2009 World Series of Poker

Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1d
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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Cracking Kings 101

A late position player raised to 550. Josh Arieh called on the button as did the player in the big blind.

The flop fell {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}{4-Hearts} and the big blind open-shoved all in. The late position player folded and Arieh called.

Arieh: {9-Hearts}{6-Hearts}
Opponent: {K-Spades}{K-Clubs}

The turn was the {2-Hearts} and river the {Q-Diamonds} and Arieh rakes down another big pot with trip sixes. After taking a recent hit, he's back to about 65,000.

Tags: Josh Arieh

Lindgren Lingers, Then Lets it Go

Erick Lindgren decides to fold
Erick Lindgren decides to fold
Over at the main feature table, Erick Lindgren had chipped up close to 40,000, but has fallen back just a bit. Just now he raised to 500 from under the gun, and the table folded back around to the player in the big blind who called. The flop came {K-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{6-Spades}. The big blind checked, Lindgren continued for 700, and his opponent called. Both checked the {9-Clubs} turn.

The river brought the {8-Hearts}. This time Lindgren's opponent bet 1,500, and E-Dog let it go. He's at 32,000 at the moment.

Tags: Erick Lindgren

Mackey Takes A Hit

James Mackey has suffered a slight reversal of fortune after raising all in on a {Q-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} board with {10-?} {10-Spades} but running into {K-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} which held on the {9-Spades} turn and {2-Hearts} river.

It looks like Mackey is down to just 5,000 as a result.

Niel Before Hougaard

There was a mid position limper, but he soon got out of the way when Rasmus Nielsen raised from the cutoff and Jesper Hougaard reraised from the button. Mr. Limper got out of there swiftly before Nielsen went all in over the top, Hougaard called all in, and it was an easy double up for Hougaard as an improbably large crowd formed around the table to gawp.

Nielsen: {9-Hearts} {9-Clubs}
Hougaard: {Q-Spades} {Q-Hearts}

Board: an entirely nine-less {K-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} {3-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds}

Hougaard doubles up to 15,000, while Nielsen languishes on 2,500.

Kelopuro Scoops Another

Staying aggressive and building nicely
Staying aggressive and building nicely
On a flop of {K-Spades} {J-Clubs} {3-Clubs}, the first player checked and then Sami "LarsLuzak" Kelopuro bet 700. The next player to act called and then the other three players that saw the flop all folded.

The turn brought the {K-Clubs} and Kelopuro bet 2,000 this time. His opponent called again.

The river was the {8-Spades} and Kelopuro fired 6,000. His opponent quickly folded, giving Kelopuro the pot. He's now up to 48,000.

Tags: "LarsLuzak"Sami Kelopuro

No Cashouts

Just had a player somewhat angrily fold his cards at the end of a high-tension hand, stand up, pick up and put down the 6,000 or so chips he has remaining, then storm away from the table in order to collect himself.

"Thought he was gonna cash out!" said one of the players after he'd left, to the laughter of the group.

Hopefully we won't be seeing another incident such as happened on Day 1b, when a player who'd been drinking did in fact take his short stack from the table -- and thus out of play.

Broadway Dance For Tran

Cutting up Schulman
Cutting up Schulman
After recently taking down a big pot when he rivered a flush holding {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs} to move to 40,000, Kenny Tran was back at it again.

With the board reading {K-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{7-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{4-Spades} Tran fired out a 12,500-chip bet into tablemate Nick Schulman.

Schulman sat in the tank for several minutes before eventually splashing the pot with his call.

Tran tabled the nizzles with {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades} to prompt a quick and forceful fold from Schulman as he slipped to 10,200 while Tran soared to 65,000 in chips.

Paper Or Plastik?

Taking it slow
Taking it slow
We checked in with all-around good guy David Plastik as he called a button raise from the big blind of 600. Plastik would check after the flop came {9-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} {7-Hearts} , the button would then bet 1,000. Plastik bumped up the action to 2,500 total, and the button called. The turn was the {10-Clubs}. Plastik led out for 2,000 and his opponent folded. He is now back above starting chips at 32,000.

Tags: David Plastik

Boyd Check-Raises With Nut Straight

Dutch Boyd raised to 600 from under the gun and got two callers before the cutoff seat raised to 1,900. Boyd made the call and only one of the other players called.

The flop came down {7-Clubs} {7-Hearts} {6-Spades} and action checked to the cutoff seat. He fired 3,000 with only Boyd making the call.

The turn brought the {10-Diamonds} and checks from both players.

The river was the {2-Spades} and Boyd checked. His opponent bet 6,000 and Boyd then raised to 15,000. His opponent made the call.

Boyd showed the nut straight with {9-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} in his hand and won the pot, moving to 51,000 chips.

Tags: Dutch Boyd

Oops...

It's not a good day to be Leroy Soesman, he turned up today fully expecting to play on Day 1d of the main event and live the dream of winning the main event.

Except there was one slight problem.

He had bought in for day 1a instead.

Unsure if he has actually got through the day, Soesman is now working with a couple of members of staff to see if his stack made it through the day.