The two tangled again on a
flop with the short stack's last few thousands committed to the middle. He held 
but was out-kicked by Hinkle's 
.The turn and river bricked
, 
, and Hinkle eliminates his opponent to move up to nearly 80,000 chips.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1d
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The two tangled again on a
flop with the short stack's last few thousands committed to the middle. He held but was out-kicked by Hinkle's .The turn and river bricked
, , and Hinkle eliminates his opponent to move up to nearly 80,000 chips.
, Phil Tom led out 1,200 from the big blind. Scandinavian Anders Langset made the call, as well as Jen Harman. The turn would bring the 
. Tom checked, Langset made a bet of 2,400. Harman would then raise it up to 6,200 total; Tom folded and Langset made the call. The river was the 
now making three hearts on board. Langset would then lead out again for 10,000, putting Harman to the test. Harman would think it through for a good five minutes before finally making the call. Langset immediately dropped his head down in shame and turned over
, Harman tabled 
for a set of fives giving her the pot. She is now up to 54,000.
The large crane on which is attached an ESPN camera was just now doing its majestic sweep of the room, capturing those establishing shots that often open a new show or segment. As the break was concluding, the camera eased its way over to Mitchell's table, and he took the opportunity to hold up a hand-made sign bearing an earnestly-penned plea:
"HOMELESS PLEASE FOLD."
Just after play resumed, Mitchell opened with a raise to 950 from the hijack seat. The player in the cutoff called, the others folded, and the flop came
. Mitchell checked, his opponent bet 1,500, and Mitchell instantly called. Both checked the turn. The river brought the
. Mitchell quickly announced a bet of 3,000. His opponent, probably more influenced by the cards than Mitchell's sign, let it go.Mitchell is at 44,000.
With over 14,000 in the pot, Mizrachi was all in for 5,600 on a
board. His opponent tanked for a few minutes before opting to call. Mizrachi flipped over 
and his opponent mucked.He now sits on a stack of 25,300.
According to Hachem he had pre-registered today but had been forced to wait in line for several hours to pay for his ticket!
From England, Messrs Paul "Pab" Foltyn (38,000) and Adam Clark (26k) have been spotted.
And Portuguese tournament director Joao Nunes is trying his luck on the other side of the felt today. He's on 35,300 currently.
.With his opponent facing a 7,000 chip bet when the river fell, it took him nearly three minutes before making the call.
Ian tabled his
to prompt a quick muck from his opponent as Ian chipped up to just on 40,000 in chips.
and his opponent held 
.The board ran out
, making Ivey quad aces and busting his opponent. The ESPN camera crew caught the action and even asked the dealer to leave the board and hands out in the middle of the table for a few moments after so they could capture it."What are we doing, let's go to the next hand." Ivey said as he raked in the chips. He nows has around 80,000.
The flop was
and it was checked to the button who bet 1,600. Joep Peisser made it 4,300 and Alaei folded. The button called before both checked the 
turn and the river was the .Peisser now bet 3,500 and eventually got called by his opponent forcing the Dutchman to show
, except his opponent called him with... 
and they chopped it up with their two pairs.
He is unhappy because although he is on around 40,000 currently, he feels that the standard of play on his table is so low that he really ought to have amassed more by now. Must be nice.
