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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Klinging On

Lauren Kling
Lauren Kling
Lauren Kling raised the button to 1,100 and found two customers in the blinds. The flop landed {8-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and the action checked to Kling who made a continuation bet of 1,600. The small blind folded but the big blind put in a check-raise to 5,000. Kling decided to make the call.

The turn brought the {5-Spades} and the big blind made it a hefty 11,000 to go. Kling went into the tank for several minutes, not that our reporter minded, but she eventually decided to fold and hang on to her remaining 21,500 chips.

Tags: Lauren Kling

Riccobono Moves On Up

Al Riccobono
Al Riccobono
Al Riccobono just stopped by to let us know he's up to 55,000. According to him, a few players limped in, before one player moved all in for about 15,000. Riccobono moved all in over the top of the player for about 40,000 holding pocket aces. Everyone folded and Riccobono was heads up with the all-in player who held pocket queens.

Despite the flop coming down {J-?} {10-?} {9-?}, Riccobono's aces held up to give him the pot and the elimination.

Tags: Al Riccobono

Vahedi Vanquished

Swept out of here
Swept out of here
Marc Karam has just dispatched of Amir Vahedi with all the money going in before the flop.

Vahedi: {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts}
Karam: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}

The board ran out {8-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{6-Spades} to see Vahedi out drawn and on the rail as Karam climbs to 111,000 in chips.

John Alexander Busts

John Alexander eliminated from action
John Alexander eliminated from action
After a player in middle position limped, John Alexander raised to 1,600 from the hijack seat. The big blind called and the limper called. The flop came down {7-Hearts} {2-Spades} {2-Hearts} and action checked to Alexander. He fired 3,400 with only the big blind calling.

The turn brought the {5-Hearts} and Alexander fired 6,200 after it was checked to him. His opponent made the call.

The river was the {Q-Diamonds} and Alexander's opponent got tricky and checked again. Alexander fired all in for 19,500 and the player snapped him off with pocket sevens. Alexander made a flush with the {A-Hearts} {10-Hearts}, but was no good to his opponent's flopped full house and eliminated on the hand.

Tags: John Alexander

Nobody Beats the Miz

Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi
The player under the gun limped, Jordan Farmar also limped, then Robert Varkonyi raised to 2,300. "Family's over," said one of the players on the other side of the table. "It was an accident," joked Varkonyi, feigning as if to bring back his raise.

It folded around to Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi who called from the big blind. The UTG player also called, and Farmar folded.

The flop came {8-Spades}{5-Spades}{9-Diamonds}, and Mizrachi wasted no time firing out a bet of 3,000. The UTG player thought a long while, then folded. Then Varkonyi went into the tank. He had just 9,000 left, less than the 17,500 Mizrachi had behind.

After a couple of minutes, Varkonyi emerged and let it go. Mizrachi tossed his cards face up to the dealer -- {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades} -- and Varkonyi appeared to say "ace-king."

Mizrachi is up to about 26,000. Farmar is still up above the rim with close to 80,000.

Tags: Michael MizrachiRobert Varkonyi

Enter Valerie Ross

Valerie Ross
Valerie Ross
With 3,000 in the pot and a flop of {K-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} {8-Clubs} , Valerie Ross bet 2,400 and was called by her opponent. The turn brought the {8-Hearts} and again Ross led out for 4,000, her opponent folded.

Ross has been holding firm for most of the day and is at 48,000.

Ivey Pushes Over the Century Mark

Now over 100K
Now over 100K
There was about 5,000 chips in the pot on the flop of {8-Hearts} {5-Hearts} {2-Clubs}. Phil Ivey tossed out a bet of 2,500 from middle position and his opponent on the button raised to 6,000. Ivey then jacked the action back up to 20,000 and his opponent called.

The turn brought the {Q-Diamonds} and Ivey moved all in, putting the pressure on the other player. After over four minutes under the microscope of the ESPN cameras, members of the media, and that piercing Ivey staredown, the player folded.

Ivey is now at 105,000 chips.

Tags: Phil Ivey

Treading the Borge

Borge Dypvik raised his small blind only for the gentleman in the big blind to go all in. A call, and a showdown.

Dypvik: {A-?} {J-?}
Mr. All In: {A-?} {10-?}

Board: entirely devoid of outdraws

Mr. All In had just announced all in rather than actually putting his chips in the middle, so Dypvik unceremoniously reached over and appropriated Mr. All In's stack for himself. He's up to 81,000.

Reitman Doubles, Then Gives a Little Back

Joe Reitman raised to 15,000 on the board of {10-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} {9-Clubs} after his opponent bet 4,000. The player then moved all in and Reitman called, holding {9-Spades} {7-Spades}. His opponent held pocket queens. The river was the {6-Diamonds} and Reitman was able to double up to the tune of 65,000 chips.

On the next hand though, Reitman doubled up the opponent that just doubled up him, costing him about 12,000 chips. Reitman held {A-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} against his opponent's {3-?} {2-?}. The board ran out {Q-?} {Q-?} {8-?} {K-?} {2-?} to give the player the double up.

Tags: Joe Reitman

Devil-Fished

With the board reading {K-Diamonds} {9-Spades} {J-Spades} {3-Clubs}, Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliott check-raised a 1,000 bet to 3,750 against the button before firing out a further 6,000 on the {Q-Spades} river.

His opponent shrugged, eventually throwing in the chips and Ulliott said, "You got it pal."

But the button requested to see the cards and Ulliott showed the stone bluffing {2-Clubs} {5-Clubs} which was barely playing the board against the button's {Q-Clubs} {J-Clubs}.