Black turned over for a set but his opponent showed for a straight to take down the pot. Black was left with 23,000.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Black turned over for a set but his opponent showed for a straight to take down the pot. Black was left with 23,000.
Hallaert:
Big Blind:
The turn was the and the river was the . Nines and eights for the big blind were no good against Hallaert's queens and nines. Dragging that massive pot increased Hallaert's count to close to 80,000 chips.
When the player under the gun raised to 425, Smith called as did the button. Action then checked to Smith on a flop of and he led out for 1,000. The button called and under-the-gun folded.
Smith then check-called for 2,100 when the hit fourth street, and both players checked the on the river. Smith turned over for a pair of sixes, but couldn't beat his opponent who showed for a pair of sevens. Smith slipped to 26,000 after the hand.
His opponent mucked his hand and Hershiser raked in the pot.
Orel Hershiser - 32,000
In the most recent hand, Eli Elezra limped in under the gun, and Slaubaugh made a raise to 250 from the button. The big blind and Elezra both called, and the flop came down . The action checked to the raiser, and Slaubaugh continued out with another 1,800 chips. That was enough to fold the big blind, but Elezra came along with the call.
The turn card brought the and another bet from Slaubaugh. Elezra wasted little time calling the 4,200, and the river card was the . Both players checked the scare card, and Elezra tabled for a set. It was good; Slaubaugh sent his cards to the muck.
When the middle position player checked, Alexander bet 800. He got check-raised to 2,500 and made the call. The middle position player then led for 5,200 when the turn brought the and Alexander called again.
The on the river brought a bet of 12,500 from the player in middle position and a fold by Alexander, knocking him back down to 32,000 chips.
Magill turned over for two pair aces and eights. Duthie showed the before mucking and Magill took the pot, sending his stack up to 43,000. Duthie is down to 22,000.
With a raise and a call before him, John Hennigan made the call from the button, as did Kristian 'Bada Bing' Lunardi from the big blind.
The flop of saw a bet of 800 from Lunardi. It was folded to Hennigan, who made it 2,300 to go.
Lunardi made the call before check-calling a 5,000-chip bet from Hennigan when the fell on the turn.
The river of the was checked by both players to see Lunardi table for a turned diamond flush. Hennigan mucked his hand.
As Lunardi climbed to 34,600, Hennigan slipped to 22,200 in chips.
Laak's opponent didn't fold right away, but he did eventually fold. "That was the one I was looking for," said Laak. The pot increased his count to 28,000.
The river brought the and Sexton lead out again, this time for 1,500. The button called.
Sexton showed for top two pair to take down the pot. Sexton is now above his original starting stack with 34,000.