Poker Tournaments



2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker

World Championship Seven Card Stud H/L-8 (Event 37)

Date:
Thursday, June 18, 2009 to Saturday, June 20, 2009
Buy-In:
$10,000
Prize Pool:
$1,541,600
Entrants:
164

 

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  • Justin Smith
  • 75k dinner break...rested a little laying down on the couch and going to go running and jumping jacks a bit
  • Doyle Brunson
  • I'M OUT...GOING TO FREAKIING BED...TX TO MY TWEETER'S FOR PULLING 4 ME
  • Justin Smith
  • Went out 8th...matusow got me outside in the sun doing windsprints and jumping jacks to get blood circulated...in the 10k plo feeling good
  • Phill Hellmuth
  • Won a gigantic pot!! 1,500 - 3,000 liimit my Q-Q, raise, sb reraise w A-Q, Bb reraise w A-K...flop Ad-Kd-4d, I have Qd...
  • Shannon Shorr
  • Out of lhe 13 spots shy of the money...back to nlhe 6675 avg like 9k
  • Pamela Brunson
  • Go Dad Go!!!!!!!!!!! Hopen dad gets his 11th WSOP bracelet today!!!!!!!!!!
  • Phill Hellmuth
  • I have over 20,000 now! Could I come all the way back from two big blinds-2,400?
  • Phill Hellmuth
  • heads up 1200-2400 limit My BB K-9 Clubs flop K-5-4-4-5 i check call all the way. he shows me J!-5 off suit!! i save last 2400, 2 bets
  • Phill Hellmuth
  • heads up 1000-2000 limit my A-K loses to A-5. my 3-3 to Q-Q flop K-Q-3!!! My A-k to their A-A, and their K-K!!
  • Cyndy Violette
  • I am at Rio watching mike wattel , He just made the final table !
  • Justin Smith
  • 9 people left...im sleeping and resting between hands...im more exhausted than I've been in my liflmost after long 15 hour days no sleep
  • Doyle Brunson
  • 14 LEFT IN 10k 8 OR BETTER. I'M IN 3RD PLACE WITH 550,000. I CAN TASTE BRACLET #11
  • Erik Seidel
  • Richie "Fingers" took 2.1mill to $21 Obama plays 1 hand at WSOP 09'. He's trying 2 contact O's ppl 2 offer 1 mill to CHI charity if O shows
  • Daniel Alaei
  • I am in the funnest poker game I have played in a long long time lol... One word: Ziigmund
  • Phill Hellmuth
  • Just hit gym and did 2 Things: 1. got rid of todays frustration 2. got my mind focused on what i need to do tomorrow...
  • Justin Smith
  • 12 people left...anteing off a bit...at about 250k..made gr8 fold witha pair of queens on fifth when scotty made 6 low and ace hi flush draw
  • Justin Smith
  • Hanging around 330k....in the money 16 people left...im a bit above average in chips...
  • Justin Smith
  • Back to 350k...scooped tuan le with aces up again
  • Howard Lederer
  • Out 21st in #wsop37. It was a very painful and slow death. But I'll be back for more tomorrow.
  • Howard Lederer
  • On life support. Down to 43k. 21 players left. They pay 16. So I'm looking kind of bubbly. #wsop37
  • Justin Smith
  • At 340k...peak was 375 about...last break of the night
  • Jon Turner
  • ... catch 4 of hearts, and I'm out 23rd sigh
  • Jon Turner
  • I'm out, had AA in the hole 1st time all tourney, got 4 way action sigh, Ts9s,Ax after 5th! Tuan made low flush, so I needed spade or boat
  • Jon Turner
  • 23k, took 578 up against a very short stacked tuan lee, he had JJK, all in on 3rd, I made Ts up on the river, but he caught a 3rd J then
  • Justin Smith
  • Up to 345k...made aces up vs tuan le to scoop a big pot
  • Jon Turner
  • I'm down to 115k, 24 left, redrawing to 3 tables... 8k/16k/2k... I'm very short, but 1 big hand an I'm above avg lol
  • Erik Seidel
  • In my fantasy world Wilco is playing a show whenever I go bust. Best consolation prize ever
  • Justin Smith
  • Scooped another pot...up to 220k with 29 left
  • Jon Turner
  • 200k! Got very lucky to dodge 2 wheel draws and scoop a huge pot with 2 pair! Back in the game!
  • Justin Smith
  • Just put a beat on todd brunson....catapulted up to 180k now I'm rolling
  • Steve Sung
  • around 30k in the stud hi/lo... limits are going up to 6k-12k... brutal last 2 levels!
  • Lacey Jones
  • Jones clan out. Me first w/ KK. Daddy and I both lost to pocket aces strange enough. Good game.
  • Justin Smith
  • Picking up steam....79k highest point of tournament
  • Jon Turner
  • 130k sigh, A235 on 4th, Lyle Berman's board was 478J, I made 8 low on the riv, he showed A56 for 7 low and str8, ugh, I paired the 3 too
  • Justin Smith
  • Stud 8 rush timeeee picked up AA2 and got 3 way action....up to 55k now
  • Justin Smith
  • Just doubled up twice with 345 and 567....got about 30k now and looking for good spots
  • Justin Smith
  • Just got 4 outted on 6th and I still had half the deck in redraws on river for a monster pot...i don't know how I'm still in this event 20k
  • Jon Turner
  • 210k! Scooped a big one off perry friedman (and smokey was in til 6th) wtih 2345733
  • Justin Smith
  • Just check called the river with ace king high for the entire rest of my stack and scooped the pot...wheeeeeee! Up to 60kish
  • Jon Turner
  • 155k... chopped 1st 2 pots with mrsmokey after dinner, then scooped one off seidel
  • Justin Smith
  • Very unlucky in a hand...down to 28k...very big pot...
  • Jon Turner
  • 123k at dinner break, avg 91k, 54 left, pays 16
  • Justin Smith
  • Down to 46.5k...i was gifted 12k by somebody in a recent hand when they shouldve bet but checked
  • Bryan Devonshire
  • and they open limp ace queen. they limp the hands i 3 bet with and get 3 bets in with hands i fold lol.
  • Jon Turner
  • 110k! Had jacks in the hole, caught 3rd J on 4th, 3 way action to river, where they folded. Chopped another with A2456 on 4th. @wsoplive
  • Bryan Devonshire
  • how in the hell do they think that it's a good idea to call 3 bets from the big blind with 78 off?
  • Justin Smith
  • Got about 65k...doyle moved on my left...made a very good laydown of 2 pair vs nick schulman
  • Daniel Alaei
  • I feel like I am bleeding to death... And it hurts like hell!
  • Justin Smith
  • Up to about 70k...couldve got one more extra bet in this occurence but it probably wouldve been slightly minus tourney ev
  • Jon Turner
  • Was back to 70k, but bricked 4th / 5th or just 4th and folded 4 hands in a row... down to 42k, 3k/6k limits, 700 ante, HELP! @wsoplive
  • Justin Smith
  • scooped a pot with sevens up vs nick schulman...up to 41k
  • Daniel Alaei
  • 33k going into the first break.. Despite my valiant effort to win a pot I have yet to do so :( super fast structure playing 2500/5k now..
  • Phill Hellmuth
  • I am out of stud 8 or better, but I played great poker. I expect great things to happen tto me now
  • Justin Smith
  • Just messed a hand up a tiny bit but it kinda worked into my favor...64k
  • Annie Duke
  • Bad run to start day 2. Down to 10k already. Good news: my new iPhone is activated! #wsop37
  • Justin Smith
  • Up up up we go to 62k now....making some hands my table is much much softer than yesterday as well 20 big bets is a lot in stud8
  • Daniel Negreanu
  • Lost first pot of the day to Dario. Still have 20k. Also registered for the limit holdem in case I bust
  • Justin Smith
  • Going to play Day 2 of the $10k Stud 8, cashed in the $5k PLO yesterday...
  • Daniel Alaei
  • Getting ready to start day 2 of the Stud 8... Tuan has over 230k chips (wtf, avg around 40k) So GL to him and the rest of my boys still in..
  • Doyle Brunson
  • STILL IN 10k SPLIT. DIDN'T SLEEP MUCH BUT FEEL OK. tODD IS IN ALSO WITH LOTS OF CHIPS
  • Erik Seidel
  • Finished day 1 of Stud 8 w 23k which is half par. Plan today is to go bust early enough to catch Wilco @ Hard Rock
  • Steve Sung
  • Ended day 1 of the 10k Stud hi/lo tourney with 47900...great last hand against Doyle to scoop a nice sized pot with a 6-high straight...
  • Annie Duke
  • Ended the day with 43,500. Very happy with that since I was down to 14K. I am about chip average. #wsop37 #nation
  • Daniel Alaei
  • Ended the day in the stud 8 with 80k... Forgot to see how many are left but avg should be around 45-50k..
  • Jon Turner
  • 47k to end day 1... dropped back to 30k, then scooped a big pot 2nd last hand, I'm slightly above avg about 110 left @wsoplive
  • Jon Turner
  • 52k! Started 7s with 2s3s in the hole, just called a raise, 1 guy had smoothed rolled up, I made flush on 5th, scooped huge one! @wsoplive
  • Jon Turner
  • 18k, was down to 14k, finally got some hands, was up to 34k, then ran AA9 into AA3, he made aces and 3s, I never improved @wsoplive
  • Justin Smith
  • Just got very unlucky to get scooped in a pot where I had a very strong high hand....was up to 40 but back to 30k
  • Justin Smith
  • Just made a truly world class play to steal half the pot in a big pot....very sick and I'm very proud I made a raise on the river to steal
  • Phill Hellmuth
  • Proud of the way i am playing tonight in Stud 8 or better tournament
  • Jon Turner
  • 18k at last break... extremely card dead, hopefully I can make something happen in last 2 levels like in stud8/O8 event @wsoplive
  • Daniel Negreanu
  • Ok so 2 hours left. 26500 in chips. Totally over drinking and sober as a judge with waters