Four level days ftw!
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Players Left 9 / 6,494
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Four level days ftw!
For comparison's sake, last year there were 1,297 runners on Day 1a, and 1,158 on Day 1b. The numbers went up considerably for the last two Day Ones last year, with nearly 2,000 on Day 1c, and more than 2,400 on Day 1d.
Sounds like today's total means that Burt Boutin has won himself a prop bet. The line for the bet was 940, and Boutin took the under.
Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
It wasn't though -- Mr. Perrault had found pocket aces and proceeded to have them cracked, sending him to the rail. Most unfortunate.
We caught up with the action on the turn of the
board, when Pagano bet out 3,000 form the small blind position; his opponent Jorn Walthaus on the button flatted.Pagano check-called 7,000 from Walthaus on the
river -- but mucked when Walthaus flipped 
for a straight.Pagano: down to 26,750
Walthaus: up to 31,200
and was happy enough to find he was racing against the 
of his short-stacked opponent.The board fell favorably for Eise as it arrived
giving him two pair and the pot. He sends one to the rail and moves up to 48,000 chips.
Unfortunately, the action ends there, the board of
was checked down where Sebok's 
stayed resolutely ahead of his opponent's 
. Sebok held 
, and his opponent turned over 
.The turn was the
, and Sebok was still looking for a heart. And the river brought one, the 
. We've lost another player, and Sebok is now at 64,000.
With a raise to 900 and a call in front of him, Raymer squeezed to 3,500 from the button. The original raisor folded but the player in the cutoff called for the second time in the hand.
The flop landed
and both players checked. The turn was the but Raymer didn't know it, as he stared his opponent down intently and waited for him to act first before looking at the board. He bet 5,000 and Raymer quickly made the call.The river was the
and action checked to Raymer who fired another 5,000 with his opponent making the call.Raymer tabled
for the straight to take it down as his lost chips were quickly recovered. He's back to 48,000 chips.
