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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It's Always a Good Sign When...

A player folds his cards before the river is even dealt.

A player moved all in on the turn of a {9-Hearts} {5-Hearts} {J-Spades} {4-Hearts} board and was instantly called by his opponent, the latter flipping {K-Hearts} {7-Hearts}.

Upon seeing this, the first player didn't even show his cards but thrust them straight into the muck without even hanging around to see the river.

Odds and Oddities

A lot of excitement just now over at Vanessa Rousso's table. First, the student of game theory had an opponent all in and her hand held up, knocking out the player and moving Rousso's stack up to 68,500. Then, just a couple of hands later, we heard the dealer once again cry out "All in and a call, Table #16!"

Rousso wasn't involved, this time, but the player to her left was all in with {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs} against an opponent who held {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}. Rousso's neighbor was in dire straits, as the board read {A-Spades}{2-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}.

Then came the river -- the {6-Clubs} -- giving Rousso's neighbor the straight flush and the pot. Subsequent chatter revealed that another player at the same table had hit a straight flush earlier in the day. And, it just so happened, both players had the same first name -- Gary.

"Figure out the math on that, Vanessa!" suggested one of her table mates.

Tags: Vanessa Rousso

A Gross Misjudgment

Steve Gross raised to 800 from the cutoff and found himself called by the big blind. They saw a flop.

Flop: {2-Hearts} {J-Clubs} {3-Spades}

The big blind checked, and then called 1,000 from Gross. To the turn!

Turn: {10-Spades}

Nothing more than check, check.

River: {10-Hearts}

Mr. Big Blind now bet out 2,100 and Gross called -- but mucked to Mr. Big Blind's {3-Hearts} {3-Diamonds}.

Gross is down to 8,300.

Tags: Steve Gross

Wissing Misses Out

Just like a commentator's curse during a sporting event, it seems as though the blogger's curse has now been implemented.

Mads Wissing has just doubled an opponent up when his {A-Spades}{Q-Spades} was up against an opponent's all in holding {Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades} on a board of {3-Spades}{9-Spades}{J-Diamonds}.

The turn landed the {K-Clubs} to give Wissing an additional three outs, but when the river fell the {j-Hearts} he doubled his opponent up, while slipping to 153,000 in chips.

Rousso Runs Into Set

Vanessa Rousso was in the middle of the action once again with a healthy pot in the middle and facing a bet of 4,000 on the turn. The board read {2-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{6-Hearts} and after some deliberation and counting down chips, Rousso tossed in a call.

The river brought a dangerous looking {8-Diamonds} which slowed both players into a check.

Rousso's opponent flipped {3-Spades}{3-Clubs} for a set as Rousso tapped the table, saying she mucked a "big overpair". Rousso is back to 60,000.

Tags: Vanessa Rousso

Raptor'D Outta Here

Bye Bye Benefield
Bye Bye Benefield
David Benefield pushed the last of his chips into the middle holding Ace-King on a board of {A-?}{A-?}{10-?} to be in great shape against his opponent's {A-?}{2-?}.

However when a deuce landed on the turn, followed by no improvement on the river for Benefield and he hit the rail.

The Truth

"The Truth" Paul Darden
"The Truth" Paul Darden
Paul Darden was all in preflop for 4,525 after working his way back up from the gutter of under 2,000 chips due to that crazy hand that happened just before the dinner break. He held {A-Spades} {K-Spades} against his opponent's pocket tens.

The board ran out {9-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} {5-Spades} {K-Diamonds} {5-Clubs}, pairing Darden's king on the turn and putting him in the lead. He now has roughly 9,700 chips.

Tags: Paul Darden

Snead Snuffed Out by Racener

No deep run for Snead this year
No deep run for Snead this year
John Racener has just dispatched of two opponents; including Paul Snead.

With all the money going in on the flop of {10-Hearts}{7-Spades}{9-Hearts} the players held the following hands.

Racener: {K-Hearts}{2-Hearts}
Snead: {10-Spades}{6-Spades}
Opponent: {Q-Spades}{J-Spades}

The turn fell the {6-Hearts} to thrust Racener in the lead with a flush, but leave Snead outs to a fullhouse as the other opponent started packing his belongings.

The river would fall the {4-Spades} to now send Snead to the rail and Racener up to over 79,000 in chips.

Bald-Win!

With 4,500 in the pot, Bobby Baldwin check-raised the {3-Spades} {J-Hearts} {6-Spades} flop bet of 3,500 to 10,500 before moving in on the {7-Diamonds} turn. His opponent folded and Baldwin is up to 43,000.