2009 World Series of Poker
Event 7 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Blair Hinkle Wins a Big Pot
The small blind check-called Hinkle's 5,000 chip bet when the came on the turn and his 11,000 chip bet when the landed on the river.
Hinkle turned over for the flush and his opponent mucked. Hinkle now has 48,000 chips.
Recent Eliminations
Notable Chip Counts
Brandon Cantu - 46,000
Michael Pesek - 36,000
Michael Martin - 33,000
Matt Brady - 15,000
Gary Tang - 145,000 (chip leader)
Shaun Deeb - 35,000
Scott Freeman - 27,000
Alex Jacob - 12,000
Blair Hinkle - 36,000
Grant Hinkle - 43,000
Joe Tehan Doubles Up
He was called and Tehan showed while his opponent held . A flop of gave Tehan the lead, and he held on when the board ran out .
Tehan now has a little more than 40,000 chips.
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
New Chip Leader
Chip Count Update
Lee Childs - 58,000
Minneapolis Jim Meehan - 46,400
Blair Hinkle - 25,000
Grant Hinkle - 45,000
Alex Jacob - 39,000
Sandra Naujoks - 52,100
Brandon Cantu - 56,000
Clark Hamagami - 35,300
Michael Pesek - 53,000
Michael Martin - 28,000
Francois Safieddine - 50,000
Joe Tehan - 38,000
Phil Tom - 13,000
Shaun Deeb - 20,500
Recently busted players include Scott Freeman and Matt Brady.
It Had to Happen
Whitt doubled up his stack when the board came , giving him the nut flush.
Whitt now has about 30,000 chips.