Killing the Woolf
. His opponent held 
.The board ran out
with Woolf's opponent holding the only diamond to make the flush. Woolf was sent to the rail.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
. His opponent held .The board ran out
with Woolf's opponent holding the only diamond to make the flush. Woolf was sent to the rail.
Davis Can't Beat Aces
, Raymond Davis' opponent cut out a bet of 6,000 and pushed it forward, and Davis considered for some time before making the call. His opponent showed
, and Davis mucked. He's now at 55,800.
Playing for Pruitt
On a board of
, Sineath bet out and Slotboom called. On the river, the pot sat slightly under 10,000 chips when the landed on the felt. Sineath fired a bet of 10,000 and this seemed to make Slotboom uneasy. He tanked... and tanked... and tanked, checking his cards multiple times every thirty seconds or so."I really think you have queen ten." said Slotboom while in the tank. Eventually, he folded his hand after going back and forth in his mind about the decision.
"You wanna see it?" said Sineath.
"Not if it's a bluff." said Slotboom.
Sineath then tabled pocket kings. Slotboom mentioned he held pocket aces and mucked top set. The majority of the table, including Sineath, seemed to take Slotboom's claim to be an honest one. The pot put Sineath up towards 75,000, but that's not the real story behind this hand.
Back on July 13, 2008, U.S. Army Corporal Pruitt Rainey died in Afghanistan. He was deployed there in May of 2007 after being stationed in Italy. Pruitt was the son of one of Sineath's friends. Pruitt's father is on the rail a few feet away from Sineath as he watches him battle with the likes of Mike Caro and Rolf Slotboom often under the scope of the ESPN cameras.
The father informed us that Rainey dreamed of playing in the WSOP Main Event. In honor of the fallen soldier, Pruitt's father and five others are playing the Main Event this year. Sineath is included in this group and all of them are wearing specially made shirts to honor Pruitt that say "Playing for Pruitt". We wish them all the best of luck!
Pirone Cops an Ugly River
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the player in the small blind led for 1,500 before Florian Manz tossed out a single 5,000-denomination chip from the big blind with the intention to raise, but he was ruled as just a call.Play was then with Tony Pirone who popped it up to 10,000 to go. The small blind folded but Manz moved all in. Pirone shrugged and made the call.
Pirone:
Manz:
The turn bricked the
but the poker Gods entertained us with the 
falling on the river to give Manz a full house to snatch victory in the pot. He survives and more than doubles to 42,000 with Pirone unlucky to be back to 18,000.
Senne the Chips My Way
Senne:
Irked opponent:
Board:
Chopped Pot on the Table of Doom
flop, which both players checked -- most sneakily, as it turned out...Walthaus bet out 1,400 on the
turn and Hoivold called; Walthaus stuck another 3,100 in on the river and again, Hoivold called.Walthaus:
Hoivold:
That king had been Hoivold's saviour -- they chopped it up, and went about their business.
Seidel Loses to Top Two
for 2,000. Erik Seidel raised to 5,000 and the player called. The turn brought the 
and action checked to Seidel. He fired a bet of 7,500 and was called once again.The river brought the
and Seidel's opponent snap-called a bet of 10,000 after checking from the eight-time bracelet winner. Seidel then mucked after his opponent showed 
for top two pair.Seidel - 24,600
Trying to be Kara-ful
on the button and the big blind defended with 
- the flop was but he only got two streets of value from me, I checked behind on the river."
Tamayo Gets There
before leading for 3,500 on the 
turn. "You didn't call me (preflop) with a deuce right?" said his opponent before making the call and they saw the
land on the river.Tamayo quickly moved all in and his opponent made the call for his last 13,500 chips.
Tamayo tabled
for a big draw that finished with a straight as his opponent flashed 
and made a disgusted exit from the Amazon Room. Tamayo is now up to 52,000 chips.
Einhorn Can't Buy the Pot after Missing
. The turn brought the 
and Einhorn fired a bet of 1,200. Galajian called.The river brought the
and Einhorn fired again, making the bet 3,500 this time. Galajian called.Einhorn held only
for a busted flush draw. Galajian tabled two aces, , and scooped the pot.Galajian - 24,000
Einhorn - 21,000