2009 World Series of Poker

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

Ivey on the Rise

Phil Ivey saw a {4-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {K-Diamonds} flop with two others. One opponent bet 4,000 and Ivey was the lone caller.

The {10-Clubs} hit the turn and it was checked to Ivey who fired 11,000 into the middle. His opponent folded as Ivey has increased his stack to 130,000.

Tags: Phil Ivey

Mitchell, Hinkle Moving Up

Will Mitchell just scored a nice pot and eliminated an opponent. The flop came {6-Spades}{10-Spades}{J-Spades}, and Mitchell was in good shape with {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} versus his opponent's {K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}. The turn was the {8-Spades} and the river the {5-Clubs}, and Mitchell is now at 57,000.

Meanwhile, Blair Hinkle also just knocked out an opponent when his pocket queens held up against his opponent's king-jack. Hinkle is up to 90,000 now.

Tags: Blair HinkleWill Mitchell

Ramdin Busts

The cutoff seat had raised to 2,000 and we got there just in time to see Victor Ramdin stack the rest of his chips into the middle from the button. The small blind woke up and made the call and everyone else folded.

Ramdin held {9-Spades} {9-Clubs} against the small blind's {Q-Clubs} {Q-Spades}. The board ran out {10-Hearts} {8-Spades} {2-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} and that would be it for Ramdin. The player in the small blind was Dan McGuire.

Tags: Dan McGuireVictor Ramdin

Chen Out

Bill Chen, now ready to hit the PokerStars party
Bill Chen, now ready to hit the PokerStars party
On a flop of {7-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}, Bill Chen moved all in for his last 15,000 chips and his opponent thought for several minutes before calling.

Chen tabled {Q-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} for top pair and couldn't believe what he'd been called by.

"What?!?!?" exclaimed Chen at seeing his opponent's {A-Spades}{3-Hearts}.

The turn was the {8-Hearts} and river the {J-Hearts}, and with hearts everywhere, the {3-Hearts} of Chen's opponent just played to give him the pot and send Chen to the rail.

Tags: Bill Chen

Bonomo Building

The board read {10-Diamonds} {5-Spades} {9-Clubs} and after some action on the flop, Bonomo had his opponent all in on the {J-Hearts} turn card.

Bonomo tabled {K-Hearts} {Q-Spades} for the nut-straight and had his opponent's {5-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} in trouble. The river was the {3-Diamonds} as Bonomo took out his opponent to up his stack to 152,000.

Tags: Justin Bonomo

It's Been Ylon Time Coming

Ylon Schwartz moved on up to 75,000 after seeing a {5-Clubs} {6-Spades} {K-Diamonds} flop and check-raising his opponent's 2,200 bet to 5,800. Mr Opponent then made it 9,800 -- and now Schwartz made it 17,800. Mr. Opponent finally folded.

A couple of hands later, he dropped a couple thousand after raising his cutoff and then folding to a reraise from Bill Gazes in the small blind. Schwartz is now perched on 73,000.

Koral Chips Up

Tom Koral
Tom Koral
After a raise in middle position, Tom Koral popped it up to 4,800 from the small blind.

His opponent called and they saw a flop of {A-?}{2-?}{3-?}. Koral checked and his opponent fired 6,500. Koral made the call.

The turn brought a repeat {3-?} and Koral checked to his opponent who fired a second barrel worth 13,000. Koral then announced he was all in, for a total of 30,000. His opponent released and Koral rakes in the chips to move up to 62,000.

Tags: Tom Koral

Humberto Doubles in Style

There was some commotion over at Humberto Brenes' table. On a flop of {K-Hearts} {Q-Clubs} {4-Diamonds}, Brenes bet 3,000 and his opponent raised to 9,000. Brenes tanked, but eventually had the clock called on him and the antics began.

The player that was involved in the hand was in seat seven. The player in seat eight said, "Humberto, shut the hell up." as Brenes was talking and putting on a show.

"Do you have a sponsor?" said Brenes to the player. "I have a sponsor." pointing to the patch on his arm. "This is about money and television means money from my sponsor." Brenes went on to say.

"Shut up and just act." said the player in seat eight.

Brenes then explained to the floor, "You count down the clock and I'll say 'All in!' when you say three, then two. You have ace queen? You have jack ten? If you have jack ten you have four outs -- I mean six outs. But you have ace queen, ace queen."

The floor counted down from the last ten seconds on the clock and when he got to three Humberto announced that he was all in. It was only a few hundred more and the player called. The player showed {A-Spades} {Q-Spades} and Humberto burst out. "I told you ace queen, I told you ace queen!" as he pointed to the player and to the camera. He then tabled {A-Hearts} {A-Diamonds}.

The turn brought the {4-Spades}. "It's not coming! It's not coming for you!" preached Brenes. The river was then the {2-Diamonds} and that was it, Humberto celebrated with his hands in the air and earned the double-up.

Tags: Humberto Brenes

Suharto Drops

The cutoff seat went all in for 12,500 total and then Darus Suharto reraised all in to isolate from the small blind. Everyone else in the hand folded. Suharto held {A-Spades} {K-Diamonds} and his opponent held {K-Clubs} {K-Spades}.

The board ran out {8-Clubs} {7-Clubs} {6-Spades} {9-Hearts} {2-Spades} to give the player the double and drop Suharto down to 56,500.

Tags: Darus Suharto

Tran Puts on the Pressure

J.C. Tran
J.C. Tran
There was about 5,000 in the middle when the flop came {6-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}. J.C. Tran, facing a bet of 3,600 from the player sitting to his right, raised to 9,100, and his opponent called. The turn was the {8-Spades}. Tran's opponent checked, Tran bet 11,000 this time, and after some thought the call was made.

The river brought a third heart, the {Q-Hearts}. Tran's opponent again checked, Tran fired out four orange (5000) chips for a bet of 20,000, and after tanking for a while his opponent let it go. Tran is at 125,000.

Tags: J.C. Tran