No spade fell on the river, and Fellows has a little breathing room now after being down to only 3,000 at one point.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
No spade fell on the river, and Fellows has a little breathing room now after being down to only 3,000 at one point.
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
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.
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.
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:
His was good against the small blind's and Mattern raked in the 18,000 pot, taking his stack back up to 32,000.
By eliminating his opponent, Colin climbed all the way to 96,000 in chips.
A camera crew has been shadowing his every move since he sat down.
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.