2009 World Series of Poker

Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
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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Lieu Leaves Us

Liz Lieu was just all in again -- for her last 30,000 this time -- with {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} and was up against an opponent with {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}.

The flop came {6-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{2-Diamonds}, and Lieu was still looking for a nine. The camera crew then arrived, and there was a pause in the action while they set up. "Is this painful or what?" said Lieu's sympathetic tablemate, but she just smiled.

The turn was the {3-Diamonds} and the river the {3-Hearts}, and Lieu is out.

Tags: Liz Lieu

Wasicka Lays One Down

Paul Wasicka
Paul Wasicka
Three players, including Paul Wasicka in the small blind, saw a flop of {J-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{4-Spades}. Action checked to the player in middle position, who bet 7,800. The button folded and Wasicka called.

Both players checked the {9-Clubs} on the turn and Wasicka checked the {6-Spades} on the river before his opponent moved all in for 77,700. Wasicka thought the hand through for nearly a minute before mucking his cards. He still has 265,000.

"You Think I'm Gonna Tell You?"

With the board reading {3-Clubs} {3-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} on the turn, the action was checked to Ramzi Jelassi in the cutoff. He bet 20,000 and his lone opponent called. The river fell the {7-Clubs} and again the action was checked to him. Jelassi bet 55,000.

After a long think, his opponent started talking.

"I think you know exactly what I have."

"Yeah, pretty much," replied Jelassi.

"You wanna tell me what you think I have?"

"No. Why would I want to do that? It's your biggest decision of the tournament, you think I'm going to tell you?"

Jelassi's opponent mucked a few seconds later, conceding the pot to the young Swede, who is now on 220,000 in chips.

Hammer Time!

John Hammer raised it up to 6,000 from under the gun before the action folded around to the player in the big blind, who moved all in for his last 38,500. Hammer made the call with {A-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and tabled the best hand against his opponent's {Q-Spades}{J-Clubs}.

The flop produced a sweat when it arrived {K-Clubs}{10-Spades}{2-Hearts}, but the {4-Hearts} on the turn and {10-Diamonds} on the river left Hammer to rake in another pot as he progresses to 590,000 chips.

Tags: John Hammer

"How Do You Even Get to the River With That?"

Such were the words of a certain member of the Dutch media after witnessing an extraordinary bluff hand from Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier's table.

There was a {5-?} {5-?} {6-?} {J-?} {Q-?} board out, with three spades on it, and ElkY checked. His opponent bet, but ElkY now made a massive reraise -- all his orange chips went in, to cover his opponent. TV crews obviously materialized, and the hapless bettor assumed that ElkY must have the goods, and passed. ElkY showed him {8-?} {9-?} offsuit for nothing more than a flopped gutshot that never came in. Extraordinary.

Tags: ElkY

Overheard at the Tables

Two players that were recently eliminated from tables in the Brasilia Room walked out together. One said to the other, "It's been a long day. A long week. Having fun?"

"No," the other replied, in a tone that suggested he found it a stupid question to ask of someone who just busted out of the Main Event.

"Well you are now, right?" the first player asked. We didn't hear the response.

Tardea Counterfeits Opponent

Christian Tardea was in the small blind against a player on the button. The button had raised preflop and Tardea reraised. The button then called.

The flop came down {A-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} and the two got all in. Tardea held {A-Spades} {Q-Diamonds}, but the button flopped two pair with {A-Clubs} {7-Clubs}. The turn brought the {10-Diamonds} and the river the {10-Hearts}, counterfeiting the button's two pair and making Tardea's queen kicker play.

Tardea now has 545,000.

Tags: Christian Tardea

Wong Lets His Ladies Go

Thor Hansen kicked it off with a raise to 5,500 from late position. On the button, Jerry Wong reraised to 15,500. The small blind ducked out, but the big blind made a third raise, sliding out 40,000 chips. Hansen quickly folded, but Wong would take his time. After a long session in the tank, he pulled his cards off the table and stared at them, flipping them back and forth in his hands before mucking. Since the player next to him could see the cards, the table asked for a show, and Wong's {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} was flipped up. His opponent in the big blind flashed {Q-Hearts} {Q-Spades} and made a comment that he would have had an impossible decision to make had Wong shoved over the top.

Either way, the pot goes to the big blind, and Wong has taken one little step back to 513,000.

Tags: Jerry Wong

Did Robert Rob Antonio?

We came up on this one with about 35,000 in the middle, the board showing {9-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{4-Clubs}{7-Spades}, and Antonio Esfandiari deciding whether or not to call (or raise) the 30,800 sitting in front of Robert Mizrachi. It appeared Esfandiari had bet, and Mizrachi had raised him from the button, with the dealer having by this point pulled in the chips to leave the amount needed for the call.

"Nines and tens?" asked Esfandiari with a doubting look. "You got me beat?"

Finally he folded, and Mizrachi is now at 145,000. Esfandiari has 235,000.

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariRobert Mizrachi