2009 World Series of Poker

Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1c
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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The Jean-Robert Show

Never a dull moment at his table
Never a dull moment at his table
A pretty crazy hand just went down over in the middle of the room involving Jean-Robert Bellande.

There was some preflop action and on the flop of {K-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} {5-Spades}, Bellande fired a bet of 2,000 after his opponent checked to him from the small blind. Bellande was on the button. His opponent raised to 5,000 and then Bellande made the call.

The turn brought the {10-Hearts} and Bellande's opponent checked again. Bellande fired 8,000 and then his opponent raised all in for 18,750 total. With the action back on him, Bellande tanked for a solid few minutes before looking around as if trying to find someone to talk to. He finally found Allie Prescott.

"Allie, Allie. Come here, I'm about to be all in, check this out." he said as Prescott stopped in his tracks and leaned up against the rail next to Bellande's table.

The dealer then turned to Bellande and said, "Sir, it's on you."

"What? I know it's on me. How can you ask that, it's been on me for a few minutes. That's so rude." responded Bellande.

Bellande then uttered, "I have to call, I think I have to call."

Another minute or so passed before the player in seat eight chimed in by asking if Bellande had to call, because of what he said. Another player in seat three then chimed in and asked for the clock. Bellande responded by saying how rude the two players were and even brought up a previous hand in which the players questioning the call didn't call the clock on another player when he had taken far longer than Bellande had been taking. Finally, the floor was summoned to the table.

It was ruled that from what Bellande said, he had to call. "I know, I'm going to call." said Bellande. "You're right." He then made the call.

Bellande's opponent immediately complimented Bellande on making the call and even stuck his hand out. "What do you mean nice call?" questioned Bellande.

The player tabled {A-Spades} {7-Clubs} for only ace high and Bellande tabled {K-Clubs} {K-Hearts}. The dealer then burned and dealt the river, the {10-Clubs}. It would not be a repeat of last year, when Bellande was eliminated in stunning fashion. Instead, he made a full house and moved to 70,000 chips.

Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande

Seth Flushes His Opponent

Andy Seth made a standard preflop raise from middle position and got called by the cutoff before seeing a flop of {K-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}.

The betting quickly intensified as Seth led for 1,800 and got raised to 5,500. Seth reraised to 14,100 and the cutoff moved all in for approximately 35,000. Seth made the call.

Seth: {9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}
Cutoff: {K-Spades}{K-Hearts}

Seth pulled ahead of his opponent's set when he turned the {6-Diamonds} for his flush, and faded his opponent's remaining outs when the board failed to pair with the {A-Spades} on the river. The hand lifted Seth's stack to 108,000.

Todd Witteles Moves All In

Todd Witteles opened the pot for a 900 chip raise and the button three bet to 2,550. The blinds folded and Witteles made another reraise, making it 7,800 to go. The button called.

The flop came {6-Clubs} {3-Clubs} {3-Diamonds} and Witteles moved all in for 19,100. The button couldn't call the bet and mucked his hand.

Todd Witteles - 35,400

Tags: Todd Witteles

Nguyen Can't Shake Watkinson

There was one limper in the pot ahead of Scotty Nguyen. He raised to 1,800 and was called only by Lee Watkinson, who had position on the Prince of Poker. Nguyen fired out another 2,000 on a flop of {A-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {6-Diamonds}, with Watkinson calling.

Both players checked the {5-Hearts} turn. When the river fell {6-Spades}, Nguyen tried firing another 2,000 chips. Again Watkinson called.

"I guess you got it, eh baby?" said Nguyen as he opened {J-Diamonds} {J-Spades}. Watkinson did indeed have it, winning the pot with {Q-Clubs} {q-Hearts}.

Tags: Lee WatkinsonScotty Nguyen

Lisandro Picks Up Where He Left Off

Action folded around to the small blind, who limped in, and Jeffrey Lisandro checked his option. We went heads up to a flop of {J-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and the small blind check-called Lisandro's bet of 600.

Both players checked the {8-Diamonds} on the turn and the small blind led for 1,750 when the board paired again with the {J-Clubs}. Lisandro raised an additional 4,000 and the small blind tanked for nearly two minutes before making the call.

Lisandro turned over the {J-Spades} and waited for a reaction. When the small blind tabled {A-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for 8s full, Lisandro revealed his kicker, the {5-Spades} and took the pot with the bigger house. He now has about 132,000 chips.

Erratic Betting from Home Game Hero

With no raise in front of him, John Baca moved all in before the flop for 11,450 (more than 38 big blinds).

Action folded around to the button who made the huge call.

Baca: {A-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds}
Button: {10-Diamonds} {10-Hearts}

The board came {J-Spades} {J-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {7-Diamonds} giving Baca an ace-high diamond flush on the river.

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On the very next hand, Baca limped into the pot and a player in middle position raised to 1,100. Action folded back around to Baca, who made the call.

The flop came {10-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} {4-Spades} . Baca bet 1,000 and the player in middle postion called. The turn brought the {9-Diamonds} and both players checked. The river was the {3-Spades} . Baca bet 6,000 into the 4,800 pot.

His opponent folded and Baca flashed {9-Clubs} {9-Spades} for quads.

Baca was sent here via a pool collected in his home game. Although his betting patterns may seem erratic, this home game hero is almost back to his starting stack with 25,600

Tags: John Baca

Professor Puzzled

A sizeable pot had already built, the board reading {3-Clubs} {4-Clubs} {10-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {J-Diamonds}. The small blind put out a single 5,000 chip and sent Howard Lederer into the tank for several minutes. Looking tortured, he folded his hands over his eyes and bowed his head toward the felt as he pondered a call.

Some time later, Lederer made a frustrated fold.

"What did you put him on?" he asked, turning to the long-haired gentleman to his right.

"A flush."

"A flush?! He didn't have a flush," muttered the Professor as he counted down the 17,500 remaining in his stack.

Hachem's Opponent Zigs Instead of Zagging

A three-way pot involving Joe Hachem ended quite well for the former Main Event champion. He was one of two players to call a late-position preflop raise to 800. On a flop of {J-Clubs} {3-Spades} {6-Clubs}, the big blind checked to the preflop aggressor, who bet 1,600. Hachem called and then the big blind called as well.

All players checked the {8-Spades} turn. When the river fell {7-Clubs}, the big blind led out for 2,500. Her bet folded the preflop aggressor, but not Hachem. He raised to 8,000.

"You've got it this time, don't you?" Hachem's opponent asked.

"You can make a great call," responded Hachem.

"I'm actually quite strong," she countered, perhaps implying that she didn't need to make a great call.

"Then calling might not be a bad mistake," were the last words uttered by Hachem before his opponent called. She mucked when Hachem turned over the nuts, {A-Clubs} {3-Clubs}, to climb to 76,000.

Tags: Joe Hachem

Tardy Tarver

We're fifteen minutes into post-dinner play and it's just now that Antonio Tarver has re-joined Table 76. Scotty Nguyen, sucking doing a Michelob Ultra, is chewing his ear off and laughing.

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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