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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Somerville Takes a Dive

Jason Somerville has dropped right down to 26,000, in the process putting Loïc Bellabarba back up to 110,000.

Bellabarba raised to 1,650 preflop and Somerville called behind to see a {Q-Hearts} {10-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} flop. Bellabarba check-called 2,250 from Somerville, and they saw a {Q-Clubs} turn, which they both checked.

Come the {A-Clubs} river Bellabarba checked again and now just flat-called 3,800 from Somerville. Bellabarba flipped over {9-Clubs} {8-Clubs} for a backdoor flush, and Somerville mucked his hand.

Tags: Jason SomervilleLoïc Bellabarba

Two-Outer For Wiggins

Andrew Wiggins thought his {K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds} was good when he check-raised all in on the turn on a board of {J-Spades}{7-Spades}{7-Hearts}{8-Clubs}. However he quickly discovered he was in trouble when his opponent snap-called with {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}.

Needing a king to survive....boom the {K-Hearts} spiked on the river to give Wiggins a full house and the pot. He's now up to 72,500 in chips.

Tags: Andrew Wiggins

Hachem Sets Up

Catching the action on a flop of {4-Clubs}{10-Spades}{K-Clubs} a player from under the gun fired out a bet of 1,500 and Tony Hachem made the call in middle position.

The play was then with the player on the button who raised it up to make it 6,000 to go. The under-the-gun player called before Hachem then raised once again to make it 20,000 to go.

The button chirped, "Did you hit a set? A set of Kings?" and tanked before folding what was later revealed as {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}, once the UTG player also folded.

Hachem showed {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} for a set of tens and collected the pot to move up to 47,100 in chips.

Tags: Tony Hachem

Why? Why Not?

Humberto Brenes
Humberto Brenes
Humberto Brenes raised to 750 from middle position, and the table folded around to the gentleman in the cutoff who after some thought finally tossed out the chips to call.

"No! No, sir! Why?" cried Brenes with a grin. The remaining players all folded. "Okay," Brenes exhaled, glad enough he only had one caller. "One to one!"

The flop came {9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{A-Spades}. Brenes removed one of the plastic sharks from his stack and began to grab some chips, then rapped the table. His opponent checked as well. Both also checked the {5-Hearts} turn and {2-Hearts} river.

Brenes' opponent showed {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for nines. Brenes tabled his {4-Spades}{4-Clubs}. "Why, sir?" Brenes asked again with a big grin.

Brenes is at 42,500.

Tags: Humberto Brenes

Deuce Alors

A small pot for Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier.

He raised in late position and got a call from the big blind to see a flop.

Flop: {Q-Hearts} {5-Spades} {4-Hearts}

Check, check.

Turn: {10-Spades}

Now Mr. Big Blind bet out 1,000. ElkY called.

River: {9-Diamonds}

Again, check, check.

Mr. Big Blind flipped {A-Spades} {6-Spades} for a turned flush draw that never happened. ElkY's pocket {2-Clubs} {2-Spades} had somehow stayed ahead, and he took the pot.

Tags: Bertrand GrospellierElkY

Small Dent To Chip Leader

Blair Hinkle
Blair Hinkle
Our chip leader Blair Hinkle has taken a hit after losing a preflop race.

Hinkle held {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} but couldn't improve against his opponent's {10-Clubs}{10-Spades} as the board ran out {3-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{6-Spades}.

It was 23,625 to pay off his opponent, but Hinkle is still very strong with around 120,000.

Tags: Blair Hinkle

Gowen Doubles

Clonie Gowen in action
Clonie Gowen in action
Clonie Gowen has managed a double after flopping a straight, and getting all her chips in on the turn.

Gowen: {7-Hearts}{5-Spades}
Opponent: {9-Spades}{6-Diamonds}

The board ran out {8-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{10-Hearts} to see Gowen double through to over 29,000 in chips.

Van Fleet Boosted

A rather dirty little boost for Jon van Fleet after he raised to 800 under the gun and got called by the gent to his left.

Van Fleet bet out 1,150 on the {8-Spades} {9-Clubs} {6-Hearts} flop and his opponent made it 3,625. Van Fleet called, and they saw a {9-Diamonds} turn. Van Fleet check-called 7,000 from Mr. Opponent, and then both players checked the {4-Diamonds} river, at which point it emerged that van Fleet's {9-Spades} {7-Spades} had cracked Mr. Opponent's {J-Spades} {J-Hearts}.

Torelli Terminated

Alec Torelli Eliminated
Alec Torelli Eliminated
Alec Torelli opened with a raise to 800 from early position and Soheil Shamseddin made the call in the small blind.

The flop landed {10-Spades}{6-Spades}{6-Hearts} and Shamseddin checked to Torelli who fired 1,200. Shamseddin check-raised to 3,100 and Torelli made the call.

The turn brought the {9-Diamonds} and Shamseddin fired 7,000 into the middle. Torelli made the call. The river brought the {8-Spades} and Shamseddin checked to Torelli who moved all in for 23,950 in total.

Shamseddin went into the tank, and cut out his chips in deliberation of the decision. He would only have 3,400 left if he was wrong, but he made the call.

"Good call," said Torelli and revealed {4-Spades}{4-Clubs}, but Shamseddin collected the pot with {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for a straight to send Torelli to the rail.

Tags: Alec TorelliSoheil Shamseddin

Farmar Commits, Reaps Reward

A player in late position raised and both Jordan Farmar (small blind) and Robert Varkonyi (big blind) called, creating a pot of about 6,000. The flop came {7-Spades}{K-Spades}{8-Diamonds}. Farmar and Varkonyi checked, the preflop raiser continued with a bet of 5,075, Farmar called, and Varkonyi got out of the way.

The turn was the {5-Hearts}. Farmar checked, his opponent made a hefty bet of 17,075, and Farmar said "I can't turn back now" as he made the call.

The river was the {4-Clubs}. Farmar again checked, and his opponent pushed all in for 27,000 -- just a couple thousand more than Farmar's stack. Farmar called relatively quickly, turning over {K-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} for two pair. His opponent mucked.

Farmar picks up a lot of chips on that one, as well as some kudos from some of his tablemates for the river call. He catapults up to 95,000.

Tags: Jordan Farmar