Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em Day 1d | 2009 World Series of Poker

07-06-2009 08:32 UTC-12

A Hit to Hall

Shamus

After a flop of {K-Diamonds}

, Tom Hall led out with a bet of 550 from the small blind, and his opponent on the button called. The turn was the {8-Spades}

. Hall bet 1,200, and again got the call.

The river brought the {10-Hearts}

. Hall again bet, 1,600 this time, to which his opponent responded with a raise to 4,500. Hall thought a moment, then made the call.

The player on the button showed {5-Hearts}

for the flopped set, and Hall mucked. After gathering some chips during the first part of the first hour, Hall is back at 28,100 now.

Tags: Tom Hall

07-06-2009 08:32 UTC-12

Schlein Slips

[user67765]

Josh Schlein has taken a hit after being caught with his hand in the cookie jar. After calling a preflop raise, Schlein fired 575 into the middle on a {J-Spades}

flop. He found one fold and one call.

The turn brought the {8-Spades}

and both players checked before the {Q-Clubs}

landed on the river. The action was again checked to Schlein who released 875 into the middle. His opponent thought for a moment and made the call.

Schlein tabled {6-Hearts}

for a busted straight draw that left him with just six-high. His opponent then revealed {6-Diamonds}

for a great call down. Schlein slips to 26,000.

Tags: Josh Schlein

07-06-2009 08:34 UTC-12

Minieri Shrinking

[user46392]

Oh dear, just when we thought he couldn't get any smaller, Mr. Dario Minieri has managed to lose almost half his stack already.

He raised to 700 and Dutch Boyd called him to see a {6-Hearts}

flop. Boyd checked, and then called 925 from Minieri.

They proceeded to the {2-Spades}

turn and this time Boyd check-called 2,100 from Minieri.

Both checked the {3-Hearts}

river -- and Boyd flipped {Q-Hearts}

for a flush. Minieri mucked, and is down to 15,600.

Tags: Dario Minieri Dutch Boyd

07-06-2009 08:38 UTC-12

Seated over in the red section are Dutch Boyd, Yuval Bronshtein, Dario Minieri, and Mohsin Charania. Not that big of a deal, right? Well, they're all at the same table. Boyd, Bronshtein, and Minieri are occupying seats one through three, while Charania is in seat eight.

On a flop of {A-Hearts}

, Minieri fired a bet of 1,300 into his lone opponent Charania. He was called.

The turn brought the {9-Clubs}

and Minieri bet out 3,100 this time. Again, Charania made the call.

The river came the {4-Hearts}

and both players checked. Charania opened up {A-Clubs}

and Minieri mucked his hand.

Tags: Dario Minieri Dutch Boyd Mohsin Charania Yuval Bronshtein

07-06-2009 08:38 UTC-12

Simon Says

Shamus

Give me your chips.

Here are a couple of hands involving the television producer and writer Sam Simon, best known for his involvement such shows as "The Simpsons," "Taxi," and "Cheers."

In the first, Charlie Ciresi opened with a raise to 275 from under the gun and got three callers, including Simon from middle position. The flop came {10-Hearts}

. It checked to Ciresi who bet 625, then Simon raised to 1,500, forcing all, including Ciresi, to fold. Ciresi was at 27,000 after that one, and Simon up to 31,500.

Soon after, Ciresi and Simon were involved in another modest-sized hand. Once again there were four players seeing a flop, which came {K-Clubs}

. When it checked to Simon, he bet 1,600, and it folded around to Ciresi who called from the big blind. The turn was the {4-Diamonds}

. Ciresi checked, Simon bet 2,500, and Ciresi folded.

Simon is now at 35,000.

Tags: Charlie Ciresi Sam Simon

07-06-2009 08:41 UTC-12

Not So Gentle Ben

[user76023]

Ben Roberts is up to about 35,000 after firing out 8,000 into two players on a {3-Diamonds}

board.

Both of them seemed pretty keen to see his cards but both gave up, Roberts quietly mucking behind them with a smile as he raked in the chips.

07-06-2009 08:42 UTC-12

Mizrachi Under Half His Stack

donpeters

Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi raised to 250 from the cutoff seat before the player in the small blind reraised to 750. Mizrachi made the call.

The flop came down {Q-Hearts}

and Mizrachi called a bet of 1,200 from his opponent. The turn produced the {3-Diamonds}

and both players checked. After the river fell the {A-Diamonds}

, the small blind fired out 2,300. Mizrachi released his hand, suffering another loss. He's down to 14,000 chips.

Tags: "The Grinder"Michael Mizrachi

07-06-2009 08:43 UTC-12

Hamilton Flops Nuts

[user80015]

Catching the action on the turn with the board reading {8-Clubs}

Lisa Hamilton led out for 600 from the big blind.

Her opponent check-called out of the small blind, before check-calling once again; this time for 1,300 when the river landed the {4-Hearts}

.

Hamilton tabled {9-Spades}

for the flopped nut straight, and the pot as she climbed to 33,000 in chips.

07-06-2009 08:45 UTC-12

Euros In The Field

[user76023]

There's a lot more Europeans playing today with many making it into the Brasilia room including former EPT champions Joao Barbosa and Peter Jepsen, WSOPE main event runner-up John Tabatabai, Italian bracelet winners Max Pescatori and Dario Alioto.

07-06-2009 08:47 UTC-12