Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em Day 2a | 2009 World Series of Poker

07-07-2009 16:37 UTC-12

Scott Plays Power Poker

[user108095]

Four players saw a flop of {J-Clubs}

and action checked to Kara Scott, who bet 5,000 from the button. The small blind folded and the big blind took some time before check-raising to 15,000.

The third player folded and action moved back to Scott, who tanked for nearly a minute before calling. When her opponent checked the {3-Spades}

on the turn, Scott bet 20,000. It would cost her opponent almost all his remaining chips to call, and he decided to lay his hand down.

Scott is up to 91,000 after the hand.

07-07-2009 16:42 UTC-12

Seidel Slips

[user25067]

With the board reading {10-Hearts}

on the river, Erik Seidel checked from the big blind, his opponent bet 8,000 into the 24,000 pot and Seidel made the call.

Seidel mucked at the sight of his opponent's {K-?}

and is down to 13,700 in chips.

07-07-2009 16:43 UTC-12

Andrew Gaw Building a Stack

[user111541]

Three players saw a flop of {A-Clubs}

. A player in early position checked and a player behind bet 11,800. Andrew Gaw called from the cut-off and the other player got out of the way.

The turn brought a third club with the {10-Clubs}

. The player in middle position checked and Gaw bet 35,000 - almost enough to cover his opponent.

Gaw took it down with the high presure bet and is now at 257,000.

Tags: Andrew Gaw

07-07-2009 16:55 UTC-12

What's Going On?

[user75032]

We're not sure if the average stack has once again become sufficiently large to slow down play or if the players are finally starting to feel the aftereffects of dinner, but there has been a noticeable slowdown in action throughout the Orange section. That's not to say that tables aren't being broken -- we've broken twelve tables out of Orange so far -- just that there isn't much happening in the way of substantive action involving notable players or big stacks. Even the ESPN camera crews are flailing about, looking for something interesting to film.

07-07-2009 17:05 UTC-12

The Cub Gets Some Chips Back

donpeters

Sebok's hit a slight rough patch lately, but things may be looking up

An older gentleman from early position jacked up the action to 3,000. Everyone folded around to Joe Sebok in the small blind and he made the call. The big blind folded.

The flop came down {10-Diamonds}

and Sebok checked. His opponent wasn't goofing around with his 10,000-chip bet. Sebok took his time and then made the call.

The turn brought the {J-Spades}

and Sebok checked again. "Same bet," announced the player as he tossed out 10,000. Sebok again called.

The river was the {10-Clubs}

and both players checked. The older gentleman tabled {A-?}

, which was no good to Sebok's {Q-Clubs}

. With that pot, Sebok is now back up to 98,000.

Tags: Joe Sebok

07-07-2009 17:06 UTC-12

Kili Madrid Sent to the Mat

[user66118]

A player in late position opened the pot with a raise to 1,900. Karec Terrell was next to act, and he called the raise. From the small blind, the undefeated former pro boxer Kili Madrid opted to make a reraise to 4,600. Both opponents came along with the call.

Three handed then, the flop came out {10-Clubs}

. Madrid continued out with a bet of 12,000, which was enough to fold the original raiser. Terrell was not so easily pacified though. He began to cut raising chips out of his stack, and he dumped 31,000 of them into the pot. Madrid shrugged and dumped the remaining ~40,000 of his own chips into the pot. Terrell quickly called the extra few thousand to put his opponent at risk.

Madrid rolled over {Q-Spades}

for the overpair, but Terrell tabled {10-Diamonds}

, having flopped a lucky set. The dealer waited for the film crew to arrive at the table before dealing the river card: {8-Hearts}

. No drama there. Terrell's set holds, and he has sent Madrid to the showers.

Tags: Karec Terrell Kili Madrid

07-07-2009 17:07 UTC-12

That One Stings

[user111541]

After a series of preflop raises, a player was all in with {K-Clubs}

against the {A-Hearts}

of his opponent.

Just when all seemed lost for the player holding kings, the dealer peeled off the three cards from the top of the deck. As she flipped them over, the table let out a gasp as everyone caught a glimpse at the door card - the {K-Diamonds}

.

Unfortunatly for the player with kings, the flop fanned out {A-Clubs}

giving his opponent the higher set.

The turn and river failed to bring the case king and after being teased with a monster suck out, the player holding kings was eliminated.

07-07-2009 17:10 UTC-12

That'll Teach Him!

[user75032]

"You always raise my blinds," said Sam Farha from the big blind after the button raised to 2,200. "Always."

Farha called the raise to a flop of {6-Diamonds}