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

J.C. Tran Doubles His Short Stack

Just a few hands after doubling up Jordan Smith, J.C. Tran finds his spot to get some back.

Mark Weil raised to 10,500 and Tran moved all in for 41,000. Action folded back around to Weil who took his time before making the call.

Weil: {A-Diamonds} {7-Clubs}
Tran: {A-Hearts} {Q-Spades}

The board came {8-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} {10-Spades} {2-Spades} allowing Tran's hand to hold. He doubles up and moves to just under 90,000

Tags: J.C. TranMark Weil

Presto Good for Hachem

Peter Eastgate made it 12,500 to play from early position and Joe Hachem came along. Both players then checked down the entire board, which ran {K-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{6-Clubs}. When Hachem turned over {5-Hearts}{5-Spades}, Eastgate mucked.

Hellmuth's Bluffs Send Him Sliding

Phil Hellmuth raised to 16,000 from late position and Kenny Hsiung made the call from the button.

Hellmuth bet 20,000 on the {J-Spades} {7-Spades} {10-Clubs} flop and Hsuing made the call. On the {A-Diamonds} turn Hellmuth tried 30,000 but was called again and the two saw a {4-Diamonds} river.

This time Hellmuth checked and folded to a 75,000 bet, showing {9-Clubs} {6-Clubs} as he did so. Hsuing flipped {J-?} {J-?}.

A few hands later Hellmuth saw his small blind raise be reraised by Jose Manuel Gomez Rebenaque for an additional 30,000. Hellmuth called and then called a 50,000 bet on the flop of {8-Diamonds} {10-Hearts} {2-Diamonds}. Both players checked the {8-Hearts} turn before Hellmuth bet 80,000 on the {Q-Spades} river.

He was immediately called by Rebenaque's {A-Spades} {A-Hearts} and Hellmuth mucked and is now down to just 240,000.

Jerky For Catalano

Benjamin Pollack was first into the pot, and he shoved his remaining stack of about 60,000 in. Next door, Brent Catalano made the call, and the rest of the table folded out of the way. Pollack tabled {A-Diamonds} {10-Spades}, and he was not looking so good versus Catalano's {J-Clubs} {J-Hearts}.

The flop came down {9-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {8-Clubs}. "Ohhh, a little sweat!" said Pollack, seeming to enjoy this all-in predicament. He grinned and leaned in as the dealer burned and turned the {J-Diamonds}. "Oh. No sweat anymore," he realized. The river was a meaningless {2-Clubs}, and Catalano will enjoy the knockout and his Jack Link's prize pack full o' beef jerky.

Tags: Brent CatalanoPollack Benjamin

Double Double For Monnette

It's been a profitable few minutes for John Monnette. He first doubled up after he committed his last chips on a flop of {8-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{8-Hearts}. His opponent, Michael Kinney tabled {7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}, but Monnette was well in front with his {8-Spades}{7-Clubs}. The turn was the {2-Hearts} and river the {3-Hearts} and Monnette doubled to 220,000 chips.

A few moments later Monnette was again all in, and again was in a commanding position. The board read {7-Spades}{8-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} as Todd Hunter got himself into a tangle with {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} and Monnette was able to gain maximum value with his {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}. The river was the {3-Spades} and suddenly Monnette finds himself with 440,000 chips!

Tags: John MonnetteMichael Kinney

All About The Benjamins

No luck at all for Spencer Mohler, he got it in as good as he could possibly hope with {6-Spades} {6-Diamonds} against Jensen Benjamin's {5-Spades} {5-Hearts} but a largely audible groan could be heard from the table when the board came {2-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} {10-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} to bust him.

Jesus Update

After Sander Lylloff raised preflop to 12,000 from under the gun he found two callers including Chris Ferguson in the cutoff.

They saw a flop of {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and the action checked to Ferguson who fired a bet of 24,000 to take down the pot uncontested. He's up to 235,000 chips.

Tags: Chris FergusonSander Lylloff

Short Stacks Mixing It Up

The action has been unrelenting in the Blue Section to start Day 4. In the last few minutes Catherine Hearn was busted by Joe Luht, and Ilia Lekach's pocket jacks came up short against David Patent's pocket aces, sending Lekach to the rail.

But that's not all! Acting quickly also earned victims' scalps for Ben Jensen, whose {10-Spades} {10-Diamonds} four-flushed Bo Magne's {K-Diamonds} {K-Clubs} when four spades hit the board, and Vitaliy Lunkin, whose {A-Clubs} {K-Clubs} made short work of Kinesh Pather's {A-Diamonds} {5-Hearts}.