2009 World Series of Poker

Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2a
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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Woodward Departs

Matt Woodward has mucked his last hand in the Main Event
Matt Woodward has mucked his last hand in the Main Event
The flop came {J-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{9-Hearts} and Matt Woodward check-called his opponent's bet of 5,500. Both players then checked the {A-Diamonds} on the turn and Woodward's opponent moved all in when the {7-Clubs} fell on the river.

Woodward went deep into the tank and, eventually, the clock was called. Woodward kept thinking right to the end, waiting until there was just five seconds left before calling the bet. When his opponent showed {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}, Woodward mucked and departed the Amazon Room.

Lester's Overpair Holds

Jason Lester made a raise under the gun, and the small blind gave him action. The flop came {7-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} {5-Clubs}, and after a back-and-forth battle, the small blind ended up moving all in. Lester called him down with the covering stack.

He was in the lead with {9-Hearts} {9-Clubs} but the small blind was drawing live to six outs with {A-Hearts} {Q-Clubs}. The {J-Spades} on the turn was a blank, and the {J-Hearts} that hit the river was too, spelling the end of the day for the all-in player. Lester earns himself the knockout, moving his stack up to 60,000.

Tags: Jason Lester

Brad Garrett Will Hunt You Down

Brad Garrett
Brad Garrett
Brad Garrett opened for 1,500 and got three callers in the button and both blinds. The flop came down {4-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {2-Clubs} and the action was checked to Garrett, who bet 3,000. The button folded, the small blind reraised to 45,000, and the big blind folded.

Garrett went into the tank.

"You have queens. Maybe ace-five. I'm not ready to go home yet," he said as he folded.

Garrett begged his opponent to show his hand. The small blind showed {9-Hearts} {9-Diamonds}.

"OK, buddy. I know where you live! I know where you park your car behind the Rio!" said Garrett, sounding like a man who had folded the best hand. He's down to 30,500 in chips.

Tony G's Run is Done

When two players limped into the pot from middle position, Tony G came along from the button. The big blind checked his option and we saw a flop of {A-Spades}{5-Spades}{A-Clubs}.

Action checked to Tony G who bet 1,200 and got one caller. After going heads up to the turn, both players checked the {7-Diamonds}. The river brought the {J-Spades} and Tony G's opponent bet 2,000. When Tony G moved all in, his opponent snapped called and showed {A-Hearts}{J-Clubs}.

Tony G mucked his hand in surprise. "You've got the nuts. Nice hand."

Tags: Tony G

Weinraub Flips, Slips

The cutoff opened for 1,500, the button three-bet to 5,000, and Adam Weinraub moved all in from the small blind. The cutoff folded and the button called all in for 16,000.

Weinraub {A-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds}
Button {10-Clubs} {10-Spades}

The board ranout {J-Hearts} {3-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} {J-Spades} and Weinraub doubled up his opponent, his stack slipping to 38,000.

Eerie Emptiness

Almost all of the tables have broken over here in the Brasilia room. Only four tables remain in the way back railed by a handful of fans. The Brasilia room was the home to the single-table satellites and some of the mega-satellites during the WSOP up until now, but with the Main Event well underway, there's no need for those anymore. The room has a weird eerie feeling to it. The tables are empty, there's not a ton of commotion, you can barely hear the chips riffled by the players, and the temperature has dropped a few degrees without all the bodies. One would never guess that these guys were playing for the WSOP Main Event title if they stumbled on in. It's a little bit creepy, but shortly all of the tables will be moved over to the Amazon room and we'll be right back in the middle of the chaos.

Seidel Sucks Out To Double Up

Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel
A player raised from under the gun and a short stacked Erik Seidel raised all in from behind. Action folded back around to the original raiser who made the call.

Under the gun: {Q-Hearts} {Q-Spades}
Seidel: {J-Spades} {J-Diamonds}

The board came {K-Spades} {J-Clubs} {6-Spades} {2-Clubs} {A-Spades} giving Seidel a set to double up to 25,200.

Tags: Erik Seidel

Williams Badly Outflopped

All of the money was in the middle between Jeff Williams and one opponent on a flop of {Q-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} {Q-Spades}. Williams tabled pocket kings, {K-Spades} {K-Hearts}, and found himself drawing very thin against his opponent's {Q-Clubs} {9-Hearts}, trip queens. The turn {2-Clubs} was not a king or a Broadway card; the river {9-Clubs} made an unnecessary full house for Williams' opponent.

When the stacks were counted down, Williams was forced to pay off 41,000 chips. That lowered his own count to 21,000.

Tags: Jeff Williams

Corkins Ropes a Double Up

Hoyt Corkins was all in for just over 4,000 before the flop holding {A-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds}. The cowboy had gotten himself very low in chips, but he was in good shape to double up against his opponent's {A-Hearts} {J-Hearts}. A clean board of {4-Spades} {8-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} {10-Hearts} {5-Hearts} meant that he would do just that, holding his ace-king to bump him up to 8,900. It's still a long, hard climb back for Corkins, but he's at least taken the first step now.

Tags: Hoyt Corkins

The WSOP's Oldest Player, Jack Ury, Eliminated

See you next year, Jack
See you next year, Jack
The blinds both checked to 97-year old Jack Ury on a flop of {A-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds}. Ury bet 3,000, the small blind called and the big blind folded. The turn came the {5-Diamonds} and the small blind set Ury all in for his remaining 7,800. He made the call.

Ury's {A-Diamonds} {10-Hearts} was way behind his opponent's {A-Clubs} {J-Diamonds} and he was looking for a ten or a diamond on the river to survive. He couldn't get there, the {8-Clubs} falling to eliminate him from the Main Event to a round of applause from the Amazon Room.