2009 World Series of Poker

Event 15 - $5,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$692,658
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,078,500
Entries
655
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Illingworth Has Rough Start

The day hasn’t started too well for Danny Illingworth after losing two consecutive hands. In the first, he raised from middle position to 33,000 with Fabian Quoss making the call in the small blind. They checked the {6-Spades}{10-Hearts}{7-Hearts} flop before Quoss led for 61,000 on the {9-Spades} turn. Illingworth made the call but folded when Quoss fired another 110,000 on the {9-Diamonds} river.

Soon after Illingworth tried again with another preflop raise which this time was called by both Isaac Baron and Lika Gerasimova. The flop fell {J-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{4-Spades} and play checked to Illingworth who fired a continuation bet of 85,000. Baron called as Gerasimova got out of the way. The turn was the {7-Hearts} and Illingworth fired a second barrel of 167,000. Baron called once more and both players slowed and checked down the {4-Clubs} on the river. Baron showed {A-Spades}{J-Diamonds} for top pair, top kicker to take it down.

With those two losses Illingworth is back under 500,000 chips.