2009 World Series of Poker

Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1c
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Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
6,494
Players Left
9
Next Payout
Place 9
$1,263,602
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000
Players Left 9 / 6,494
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It's Good to Be Lisandro

We picked this hand up on the flop with 1,500 already in the pot.

The small blind bet 3,100 on a flop of {Q-Hearts}{7-Spades}{10-Hearts} and a player in middle position moved all in for a total of 6,875. Action moved to Jeff Lisandro in late position, who moved his big stack all in.

The small blind tanked for nearly a minute before calling all in for his remaining 18,000 and the hands were shown.

Small Blind: {Q-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Middle Position: {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}
Lisandro: {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}

The turn brought the {J-Hearts}, putting the pocket jacks in front, but the lead wouldn't last as Lisandro spiked the {K-Clubs} on the river for Broadway, knocking both players out of the tournament.

Lisandro now has a stack of 125,000.

Doubling Nguyen

On a flop of {A-Hearts} {8-Hearts} {6-Clubs}, Tracey Nguyen ended up all in for just over 20,000. She was in good shape for a double, holding {A-Spades} {K-Spades} against her opponent's {Q-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds}. The turn and river blanked off with the {9-Diamonds} and the {10-Hearts}, and Nguyen did indeed fade a queen to double up to 42,000.

Tags: Tracey Nguyen

Variations in Degree

Certain parts of the Amazon Room are noticeably colder than others. A quick peek at the tables makes it easy to see. Everyone on the far left side of the Orange section is bundled up in multiple layers of hoodies, jackets and long-sleeve shirts. As you move more into the center of the room, those hoodies and jackets start to disappear.

Your Phil Hellmuth Update

We walked over to the secondary featured table to check on Phil Hellmuth, and we caught three consecutive hands with him involved.

On the first hand, Hellmuth limped in under the gun, and the player to his left raised to 1,000. One more player plus Hellmuth called to see a three-handed flop. It came {10-Hearts} {5-Spades} {9-Hearts}. Hellmuth and the other caller would fold to a bet of 2,100 from the raiser. Hellmuth flashed {A-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} as he mucked. Not too exciting.

Hellmuth 34,000

*****

On the next hand, Hellmuth called a preflop raise and the flop came {6-Hearts} {2-Clubs} {K-Clubs}. Hellmuth check-called a bet of 1,100, and the turn brought the {9-Diamonds}. Hellmuth checked again, then insta-called when his opponent bet 3,600. Both men checked when the {7-Spades} hit the river, and Hellmuth showed the winning {K-Spades} {10-Spades}.

Hellmuth - 40,000

*****

On the third hand, a player under the gun limped in, and Hellmuth made a healthy raise to 2,200 from the small blind. That was enough to fold everyone out and win him the small pot.

He's got 41,000 now.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

Kent Senter: Living His Dream

Kent Senter
Kent Senter
Kent Senter is 55 years old. He has four children, a loving wife, and only six months to two years to live after being diagnosed with Multiple Myleoma, a degenerative cancer of the spine. Once a manager at Lowe's, Senter began experiencing back pain about three years ago, but doctors and specialists alike told him it was just arthritis. Senter lived with the pain and treated it the best he could until this March, when he was hit in the back by some freight he was unloading off a truck. It was then that he received the correct, but ultimately fatal diagnosis. Now, with mounting medical bills and a family to provide for, Senter thought he'd never get to live his dream-- to play in the WSOP Main Event.

Senter's wife Patty, however, is one determined woman. She sprung into action and contacted Bluff Magazine publisher Eric Morris to see if he could help. Morris, in turn, contacted PokerStars who immediately agreed to sponsor him into the Main Event.

Today, Senter is ensconced at Table 1, Seat 2. The ESPN cameras have been hovering around all day, not to capture hands played by current chip leader Yan Chen or to check on J.J. Liu's progress, but with their lenses trained on his face. Hopefully, his appearance on the WSOP broadcast can bring some attention to Multiple Myleoma as well as the Jimmy V foundation, a charity Senter supports.

Senter is currently sitting on 18,000 in chips as we approach the dinner break.

Dinner Break

The tournament clock has been paused while the remaining Day 1c runners go on a 90-minute dinner break. Play will resume at approximately 8:15 p.m. local time.

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Savage Drinking Double

Matt Savage didn't waste any time getting his short stack into the pot. Savage was at risk for his last ~5,000 chips holding {10-Spades} {10-Clubs}, racing for his tournament life against {A-Hearts} {J-Diamonds}.

Trouble found him on the flop as the dealer spread {Q-Clubs} {5-Clubs} {J-Clubs}. His opponent had caught one of his overcards to take the lead, but Savage had flopped a flush draw to give him nine outs. The {K-Hearts} on the turn added a few more outs for Savage, and the {9-Spades} that filled out the board improved him to the come-from-behind straight.

After pulling down that dramatic (and much needed) double, Matt Savage is back up to 10,100.

Tags: Matt Savage

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