Event #9: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Dia 1 | 2014 World Series of Poker

2014-06-01 13:26 UTC-7

Unabombed

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Nível 2 : 25/50, 0 ante

Phil Laak made an early exit on Day 1 of Event #9

We noticed Phil Laak and his inimitable ski goggle and hoodie get up missing from his seat, and after a bit of investigation we found out how the "Unabomber" met his demise.

Apparently, Laak held on a board reading by the turn, and trying to push an amateur off the pot like pros are wont to do, he fired away with an all-in bluff on fourth street.

An unidentified player snapped him off though, and Laak knew the score immediately, telling the man "Ahh, you must have the nine then."

Sure enough, Laak's opponent tabled for a full house to cripple the longtime pro, and he soon lost the rest of his micro-stack to Lynne Barner in the next seat over.

Barner told us that she couldn't remember Laak's holding, but that her flopped two pair to send him to the rail with an early exit.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Lynne Barner	3,650	3,650
Phil Laak	Eliminado

Tags: Lynne Barner Phil Laak

2014-06-01 13:09 UTC-7

About a half an hour into the tournament we heard the question above being loudly directed to Tournament Director Jack Effel, and after he looked down from the podium to see what all the fuss was about, it turned out to be nothing more than a bad beat story.

"I turned a full house..." said the man who had just made a second-best monster. "And he had quads!"

According to Andy Kurtz, the winner of the hand, the action limped around to the complainer on the button, who raised to 125. That bet was called in three spots, including by Kurtz who held .

The flop rolled out to give Kurtz quads on the flop, and like Mike McD before him, he checked, checked, checked in hopes of trapping.

All four players in the pot tapped the table on the flop, and this action repeated on the turn. When the completed the board on the river, Kurtz checked his monster for a third time, and with the action now on him, the man who wanted to know if bad beats are legal decided to fire out for 450. After all, his had hit the turn hard to give him a full house, but when Kurtz raised all-in for less than the starting stack, the player with a full boat begin to suspect something was amiss.

"I even ran through the hands that could beat me," he told us after the hand. "Aces, four-five of hearts, quads... but I had to call."

After committing the calling chips to halve his own stack, the man discovered his instincts were indeed correct, as Kurtz rolled over his quad threes to double up in style.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andy Kurtz	4,200	4,200

Tags: Andy Kurtz

Nível: 2

Blinds: 25/50

Ante:

2014-06-01 12:50 UTC-7

Red Racers

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A few of the feared pros who can be found in the Brasilia Room's Red section.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Joe Kuether	3,000
Jerry Callahan	3,000
Tom Dobrilovic	3,000
Byron Kaverman	3,000
Gabriel Nassif	3,000
Shannon Shorr	3,000
Jonathan Duhamel	3,000

2014-06-01 12:36 UTC-7

Bronze Medalists

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A sampling of the notable names present in the Brasilia Room's Bronze section

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Matt Stout	3,000
Vladislav Mezheritsky	3,000
Allen Cunningham	3,000	50
Martin Staszko	3,000
Rex Clinkscales	3,000
DJ MacKinnon	3,000
Barry Shulman	3,000

2014-06-01 12:23 UTC-7

Notable Names From Brasilia Blue and Silver

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Some titles are mysteries, this one is not. Check out the recognizable faces spotted in the Brasilia Room's Blue and Silver sections.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ray Ross	3,000	3,000
Phil Laak	3,000	3,000
Joe McKeehen	3,000	3,000
Jon Turner	3,000	3,000
Steve Brecher	3,000	3,000
Erik Cajelais	3,000	3,000
AP Phahurat	3,000
Mike Leah	3,000	3,000

2014-06-01 12:09 UTC-7

Cards in the Air

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Nível 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

The World Series of Poker's venerable Tournament Director Jack Effell just gave his blessing, and cards are now in the air in Event #9: ($1,000 No-Limit Hold'em).

Each player starts with 3,000 chips and the blinds begin at 25/25 with levels running for 60-minutes each.

Nível: 1

Blinds: 25/25

Ante:

2014-06-01 12:00 UTC-7

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2014-06-01 11:58 UTC-7

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