2009 World Series of Poker

Event 33 - $10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
$460,836
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
185
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
0

A Battle of the Heavyweights...Off the Felt

We can't but help report on a somewhat heated discussion taking place within three feet of our blogging desk.

Before the break Mike Sexton, who doesn't appear to be playing this event, and Daniel Alaei were busy finalizing their dream teams in this event for some sort of side bet. It caught our attention as obviously there is a lot of interest in this event and they were busily negotiating on scraps of paper next to our desk.

Following the break, Sexton was joined by Howard Lederer and the two were clearly involved in an animated argument over side bets.

Without speculating, the two were obviously unable to agree on the terms of a previous side bet, which may have been something to do with the much-publicized Ivey bracelet bets, as the argument was next to Phil Ivey's table who seemed bemused by the discussion.

"You two arguing like this is bad for poker," laughed Ivey, "Take it outside."

After a few more minutes of discussion, Lederer left in one direction, and Sexton in the other.

Tags: Howard LedererMike Sexton