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2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker World Championship NL Texas Hold'em (Event 57) Friday, July 03, 2009 to Wednesday, July 15, 2009 Buy-in: $10,000 Prizepool: tbd Entries: tbd

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Day 1a

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:59:03

Straight Flush No Good for Danzer

We caught this hand as the chips were being counted on the river. Patrik Danzer held

on a board of

. Unfortunately for him, that wasn't good enough to win as his opponent, Christian Jeppsson held

for the royal. Danzer still has his starting stack of 30,000 while Jeppsson has 50,000.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:54:16

They Can't All Be Winners

Keven Stammen encountered his first stumbling block of the day. He called a preflop raise to 700 that was also called by one of the blinds. Stammen was the only player to call the 1,400-chip continuation bet on a flop of

. When the turn came

and Stammen's opponent checked, Stammen fired a bet of 2,600. He was called. Both players checked down the

river. Stammen's opponent showed

for the winner.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:53:22

Masa Kagawa Eliminated

You'll see plenty of these situations on Day 1 of the Main Event and unfortunately, Masa Kagawa found himself on the bad end of the ol' aces vs. kings confrontation vs. Jason Risenberg. The board ran out

, Risenberg's pocket rockets holding up to send Kagawa to the rail.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:50:00

"Lookin for the right time to shoot my steam..."

A middle position player opened for 825, a late position player called, Roland De Wolfe called on the button and Nelly moved all in for 7,325 from the small blind. The middle position player folded, the late position player called and De Wolfe gave up his hand. It was a classic race with Nelly's

up against

. The flop didn't help him, coming down

, but Nelly took the lead when the

hit the turn. The river was the

and Nelly got a much-needed double-up to 17,500.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:48:23

Jelassi Accepts a Gift

We came to Ramzi Jelassi's table in time to see the end of a three-way hand. Jelassi, sitting in the small blind, bet 3,700 with the board showing

. He was called by one of his opponent before the other opponent raised to 21,000. Jelassi didn't like that raise but then said, "Ok, I call 21,000." He was the only player to call. The player who had made the 21,000-chip raise mucked rather than show his hand down. Jelassi moved to collect the pot without opening his hand, but one player at the table requested to see it. The dealer opened

, a full house. Jelassi is up to 47,000.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:46:47

Fellows Doubles

A short-stacked Zac Fellows has managed to double to over 7,000 when his

held up against

when all the money went in on the

board. No spade fell on the river, and Fellows has a little breathing room now after being down to only 3,000 at one point.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:46:20

Orel Hershiser Runs Into a Set

With 6,000 in the pot on a board of

, a player bet 2,800. Orel Hershiser made the call. The river brought the

and both players checked it down. Hershiser showed

for a pair of threes and a missed flush draw while his opponent flipped over

for a set of eights. Orel Hershiser - 24,000

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:42:42

Naujoks Goes Runner Runner

Sandra Naujoks called a standard preflop raise from the big blind and went heads up to a flop of

. Naujoks check-called for 1,500 on the flop and both players checked the

on the turn. The river paired the board with the

and Naujoks check-called another 1,500. When her opponent showed

, Naujoks turned over

for trips on the river. She now has 34,000.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:38:50

A Cold Welcome for Hua

C.K. Hua has just taken the empty seat over at the main featured table, and he's off to a bad start. On one of his first hands there, he ran a set of deuces into a set of threes, and both players filled up on the river. Hua managed to avoid losing his whole stack, but he's down to about 11,000.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:38:12

De Wolfe Mucks to the Overbet

Roland de Wolfe opened for 450 from early position, the cutoff called and the big blind reraised to 1,500, earning calls from both players. The flop came down

and the action was checked around. The turn was the

and the big blind led out for 3,000. De Wolfe called and the cutoff folded. The river fell the

and the big blind moved all in for 14,200. De Wolfe gave up his hand and the big blind took it down, leaving de Wolfe on 26,400 in chips.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:33:46

Howard and Suzie Lederer's Charity Tournament

Since we have charity on our minds these days, let's talk about another recent star-studded charity event. On July 1st, a strong contingent of poker players and celebrities turned out for Howard and Suzie Lederer's tournament with the proceeds benefitting the Boys and Girls Club of Las Vegas. There were a ton of prizes up for grabs, including a seat on NBC's Poker After Dark for the winner. All of the action on the felt was followed up by some action on the grill as the Lederers also hosted the World Series of BBQ. Check it out: [html

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Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:33:39

Mattern's Top Two Good

We came upon Arnaud Mattern's table as he pondered a river call, the board reading

. With 6,000 already in the pot, the small blind fired out 4,000 and Mattern tanked for several minutes before tossing in a call. His

was good against the small blind's

and Mattern raked in the 18,000 pot, taking his stack back up to 32,000.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:32:27

Colin Reaches for the Top

We're less than three hours into the day and already Bryan Colin has more than tripled up. Colin is sitting behind 96,000 chips after getting all in with

against an opponent with

on a

flop. Yep, it was set over set (again!). Neither player improved on the turn

or river

. By eliminating his opponent, Colin climbed all the way to 96,000 in chips.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:31:51

Johnny Chan Makes His Entrance

Two-time Main Event Champion, Johnny Chan, takes his seat at table 2 joining Wooka Kim and Steve Paul-Ambrose. A camera crew has been shadowing his every move since he sat down.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:27:51

Yang Gets in Gear

Jerry Yang raised to 700 from under-the-gun and got called in three spots, including the button and the big blind. Action checked to Yang on a flop of

and he bet 2,000. A player behind min-raised to 4,000 and the button and big blind both folded. Yang called and then bet 5,000 more when the turn brought the

. His opponent called. The

on the river brought another 17,000 bet from Yang and this time, his opponent tanked before folding. Before reaching for the pot, Yang said "I'll show you one," before turning over the

. He later claimed to have been holding pocket kings. His stack now stands at 55,000.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:27:14

Good Game, Mike Sowers

That's it for Mike Sowers. He moved his last 4,275 in preflop with

and was called by a player who showed two of the other tens,

. There was no help for Sowers on a

board. He is busto.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:24:07

Masa Mucks to the Raise

With 4,000 in the pot and the board reading

on the turn, the action was checked to Masa Kagawa who bet 2,500. His middle position opponent threw in a check-raise to 9,000, and after a bit of a think, Kagawa mucked his hand. Kagawa is down to 14,000.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:23:56

Two Pair. Yes!

A player at Table 152 was all in before the flop with

, and Will Mietz made the insta-call with

. The flop opened the door just a crack as it came

to get the all-in player halfway there. The turn would take away three of his outs though as the

gave Meitz aces up. When the

hit the river, the all-in player's friend started shouting, "Yes! Yes! YES!!!" from the rail, failing to realize that his buddy's two pair was no good. He was still shocked when his friend stood up and shook hands with the table, but aces up beats sevens up here at the Main Event.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:19:08

The Wind's Out of Vos' Sails

What an unfortunate turn card for Mark Vos. Vos opened for 500 preflop, then reraised to 6,000 after the big blind made it 1,500 to go. The big blind called to a flop of

, and quickly check-called another 4,500-chip bet. Both players checked the

turn. When the river was a seeming blank, the

, the big blind bet 10,000. Vos called with

and was shown a turned set,

. Vos sighed and mucked, slipping to just 7,150 chips in the process.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:14:35

Rouhani Wheels Out

In a limped pot, Farzad Rouhani led out for 450 from the big blind on a flop of

. One of the limpers made it 2,000 to go, and once Zac Fellows folded on the button, Rouhani made the call. The turn landed the

and Rouhani check-called another 2,000-chip bet from his opponent to see the

land on the river. Both players checked, and when Rouhani tabled

to best his opponent's

, he scooped the pot while climbing to 26,200 in chips.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:13:29

Runner-Runner Good Enough for Baker

We imagine that Mandy Baker didn't necessarily anticipate her last pot developing the way it did. She was the only player to call a bet of 2,900 made by the small blind on a flop of

. The turn was the

, which Baker took the opportunity to bet (for 5,000) after the small blind checked. That player called, then check-called another 8,000 on the

river. Baker turned up

, a running two pair that bested her opponent's

. Baker is up to 44,000.