2009 World Series of Poker

Event 9 - $1,500 Six-handed No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$428,259
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,991,535
Entries
1,459
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Could Be a Hot Year

Be warned, hot to touch.
Be warned, hot to touch.
Nelly's table was broken after he left and "Bodog Ari" Engel was moved two to the left of Isaac Haxton. The two wasted little time getting involved as well.

The flop read {3-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {8-Clubs} and Haxton bet big and Engel called, creating a really big pot. The turn {2-Hearts} came before Haxton moved all-in for 5,500. Engel didn't take too long to call with {K-Spades} {K-Diamonds}, but quickly got up and left after Haxton tabled {3-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} for a flopped set.

The river came {5-Diamonds} to send the 20,000 pot Haxton's way. He told me he's played two hands, hit two sets and busted two players. Not a bad start.

Three's Hitting All Over

The board was out {10-Spades} {4-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} {8-Spades} and Joe Sebok led out for 825 from the small blind. His opponent called before the river came {3-Clubs}. Sebok set his opponent all in. His opponent called with {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs}, but it was no good against Sebok's {3-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} that rivered a set.

Sebok up to 7,500 now.

No Badbeat Here

Neil Channing raised to 275 from the cut-off before the SB reraised to 800. It folded back to Channing. He quickly moved all-in and was called. Channing tabled {7-Clubs} {7-Hearts}, but needed a lot of help against the SB's {J-Clubs} {J-Hearts}.

That help didn't come on a {10-Spades} {K-Diamonds} {3-Spades} {10-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} board. Channing's got a couple of hours off before he tries his luck at the later event.

Tim's Stack Heading West

There was a three way limped pot before a {5-Spades} {4-Spades} {3-Hearts} flop came down. Tim West and Mark Petrillo then engaged in a raising war, with all the chips going in. Petrillo showed {5-Clubs} {6-Clubs} to West's {K-Spades} {J-Spades}.

The turn {2-Hearts} and river {J-Clubs} missed West, doubling up Petrillo. West down to 1,800 now.

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Early Exits

Kevin Saul
Kevin Saul
Those reported themselves out on Twitter include:

Justin Bonomo
Jonathan Little
Kevin Saul
Jeff Madsen
Jeff Williams
Bryan Micon

No Return for Tim

Tim West never managed to build his short stack back up after losing that last hand. He ended up getting it all in with {K-?} {Q-?} but couldn't catch up against an opponent's {A-?} {9-?}.

What Are the Chances?

If you could choose two players to put next to one another for a rematch, you would choose these two.

Sitting right next to each other are last year's Main Event winner and runner-up Peter Eastgate and Ivan Demidov!

The gloves are off.