Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em Day 1b | 2009 World Series of Poker

07-04-2009 15:02 UTC-12

Break Time

[user46392]

Amazingly, it's the last break of the day.

Four level days ftw!

07-04-2009 15:03 UTC-12

It's official -- 873 entrants for Day 1b of the 2009 WSOP Main Event. That's a dip from yesterday's 1,116.

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

07-04-2009 15:22 UTC-12

Play Resumes

[user67765]

The players are back for the final level of play for the day.

07-04-2009 15:26 UTC-12

No Go for Perrault

[user46392]

Just before the break, Pascal Perrault's stack was counted at 30,000 -- but about a second later, he was gone, leading to one field reporter having some sort of crisis where he became convinced that he was the Ultimate Cooler and it was somehow his fault that Mr. Perrault had busted.

It wasn't though -- Mr. Perrault had found pocket aces and proceeded to have them cracked, sending him to the rail. Most unfortunate.

Tags: Pascal Perrault

07-04-2009 15:36 UTC-12

Pagano Straightened Out

[user46392]

Probably Coolest Italian In The Room Luca Pagano has taken a hit.

We caught up with the action on the turn of the {J-Spades}

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 {K-Diamonds}

river -- but mucked when Walthaus flipped {9-Spades}

for a straight.

Pagano: down to 26,750
Walthaus: up to 31,200

Tags: Jorn Walthaus Luca Pagano

07-04-2009 15:37 UTC-12

Easy Game for Eise

[user67765]

Facing a shove of around 3,000 preflop, Mike Eise decided to make a gambling call with {K-Clubs}

and was happy enough to find he was racing against the {8-Hearts}

of his short-stacked opponent.

The board fell favorably for Eise as it arrived {K-Spades}

giving him two pair and the pot. He sends one to the rail and moves up to 48,000 chips.

Tags: Mike Eise

07-04-2009 15:40 UTC-12

Small Pot for Seebs

[user76023]

UTG limps for 300 before UTG+1 raises to 1,500. Joe Sebok makes the call in third position and everyone else folds.

Unfortunately, the action ends there, the board of {4-Spades}

was checked down where Sebok's {2-Spades}

stayed resolutely ahead of his opponent's {A-Spades}

07-04-2009 15:42 UTC-12

Sebok Hits Draw, Chips Up

Shamus

Shortly after that small hand with Joe Sebok, we had an all in over at his table involving the poker-podcaster in which Sebok had his opponent covered. The money went following a flop of {J-Clubs}

. Sebok held {5-Hearts}

, and his opponent turned over {K-Hearts}

.

The turn was the {10-Clubs}

, and Sebok was still looking for a heart. And the river brought one, the {A-Hearts}

. We've lost another player, and Sebok is now at 64,000.

Tags: Joe Sebok

07-04-2009 15:45 UTC-12

Raymer Recovers

[user67765]

After running into the pocket aces of Billy "The Croc" Argyros, Greg Raymer was back into the action on the very next hand.

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 {7-Diamonds}

and both players checked. The turn was the {10-Diamonds}

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 {2-Hearts}

and action checked to Raymer who fired another 5,000 with his opponent making the call.

Raymer tabled {K-Spades}

for the straight to take it down as his lost chips were quickly recovered. He's back to 48,000 chips.

Tags: Greg Raymer