2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker
No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed (Event 19)
Date:
Monday, June 08, 2009 to Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Buy-In:
$2,500
Prize Pool:
$2,456,400
Entrants:
1,068
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:04:52
Solid Like a Brock; Parker Wins Second WSOP Bracelet in One Week ($552,745)
Truly a stunning day, as just days after winning Event #14, Brock 'Tsoprano' Parker did it all again to win his second bracelet within a week beating over a 1,000 players during this 3-day tournament.
He entered the final table in second place behind Joe Serock, the latter dominating the early parts of the final table. Serock and Parker got heads up and Parker managed to get the advantage early on.
Serock did battle back but Parker won crucial pots and finally finished off his opponent for a famous victory.
Congratulations to Brock Parker, winner of Event #14 and now also the winner of Event #19!
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:58:34
Joe Serock Eliminated in 2nd Place ($341,783); Brock Parker Event No. 19 Champion ($552,745)
Joe Serock raised to 200,000, Brock Parker reraised to approximately 1 million, Serock pushed all in, and Parker called.
Serock 
Parker 
Just like that, we were looking at a possible end to this heads-up battle. The flop came 
, and Parker was still ahead. The turn was the 
, and Serock already was walking over to shake Parker's hand. The 
came on the river, and Brock Parker claims his second WSOP bracelet in four days!
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:53:25
Brock On the Brink!
Joe raises to 200,000. Brock calls.
The 
board gets checked to the river and Brock's 
beats Joe's 
.
Brock raises to 200,000. Joe calls.
The flop is 
and after Joe checks, Brock bets 325,000 but Joe check-raises to 825,000. Brock flat-calls this bet and the pot is nearly 2 million now.
The turn is the 
and Joe checks again but this time Brock checks behind him. The river is the and Joe thinks for a good minute or two before he decides check. Brock checks behind, Joe shows 
, and Brock wins with 
.
At the end there, Joe had 1.25 million ready to bet but seemed to decide against it right at the end. He's down to maybe 1.875 million. Brock has close to 6.125 million.
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:46:42
Punch-Counterpunch
First, Brock Parker got a walk. Then Parker raised from the button to 200,000, and Joe Serock folded. Next, Serock made the 200,000 preflop raise, and Parker folded.
On the next hand, Parker again opened with a raise to 200,000. This time Serock reraised to 540,000, and Parker quickly pushed back with a big reraise to 1.5 million. Serock exhaled with a weary look, and folded.
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:41:08
Brocking It Up
Brock raises to 225,000. Joe or 'Steve-Joe' to the TD, calls.
'Steve-Joe' checks and Brock bets 250,000 and Joe calls.
The turn is the 
and Joe checks, Brock now bets 575,000 and Joe gives it all up.
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:39:46
Brock, Joe... and Steve?
We just had a change of announcers, and it took the new one a few hands to learn that Joe Serock's name was not, in fact, Steve.
The announcer was back on track, but after Serock took that last hand, his cheering section had an idea.
"Ship it to Steve! Let's go, Steve!"
Serock took the next small pot, and surely thanks to the suggestion from the bleachers, the announcer slipped again. It appears that mental battle will be the much less significant game-within-game going forward.
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:37:45
Se-Rocktacular
Joe raises to 200,000 from the button, Brock calls. The flop this time is 
and Brock checks, Joe bets 250,000 and Brock makes the call.
The turn is the and it goes check-check. The river is the 
. Brock check-folds to another bet from Serock. We're close to even again.
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:34:36
Back and Forth We Go
After Joe Serock took down that big pot to get back even, we're starting to see some more postflop action, relatively speaking, although the counts remain approximately even.
First, Serock raised to 200,000 from the button, and Brock Parker called. The flop came all clubs: . Parker led out for 325,000, and Serock folded.
On the next one, Parker raised to 200,000 from the button, and Serock called. The flop came 
, and both checked. The turn was the . This time Serock bet 200,000, and Parker folded.
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:29:57
Back To Even
Joe raises to 200,000 and Brock makes the call once more. It's which is checked both ways. On the turn, Brock checks again and Joe bets 200,000, Brock calls and the river is the .
Joe now bets 625,000 and Brock gets up out of his chair for a second, for the first time looking a little anxious. He calls and Joe shows 
for two pair. It's good.
Incredibly that's the first hand shown down in about 40 minutes.
Brock Parker -- 4,010,000
Joe Serock -- 3,990,000
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:25:08
Parker Retakes Control
Brock Parker raised to 200,000 from the button, and Joe Serock reraised to 525,000. Parker deliberated for about 30 seconds, then pulled out a large stack of green chips, pushing them forward -- a reraise of 1 million more. Serock sat back with a sheepish grin, then folded.
Parker is now up over 5 million, while Serock has slipped below 3 million.
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:23:06
Joe Has Difficult Brockface To Scale
Serock raises to 150,000 and Parker calls. The flop is 
and Parker quickly folds to a Serock continuation bet.
Parker raises the next hand and wins without even a flop.
Serock raises to 200,000 from the button which interesting as he's always been raising to 150,000 before but Parker calls anyway.
The flop of 
goes check check, as does the 
on the turn. The river is the 
and Parker bets 250,000 and Serock folds very quickly.
Slowly Parker is edging away with this...
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:18:16
A Few More Chips Off the Old Brock
The last two hands of the level saw Joe Serock get a little bit more back from Brock Parker.
In the first, Serock raised to 150,000 from the small blind/button, and Brock Parker called. The flop came 
. Parker checked, Serock made the continuation bet, and Parker let it go.
The second saw Serock call Parker's preflop raise, then bet out 100,000 on the 
flop, forcing Parker to fold.
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:07:39
Serock Gains Some Ground Back
Four consecutive hands of button raising end-up with both players on the same amount of chips. Finally on the 5th hand, Serock gets a walk.
Serock raises to 150,000 and Parker calls. The flop is and Parker leads for 225,000. Serock makes the call and they see a turn, Parker checks and now Serock decides to bet 420,000 and Parker quickly folds.
Serock allows himself the first little smile in a while since he hadn't taken a decent pot down postflop for several hands.
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:02:29
Bullish Brock
Both players continue to play with the same expressionless demeanors they've carried since we began at noon. Brock Parker did just suppress a yawn, and Joe Serock rubbed his eyes, but both seem intensely focused on the chips, cards, and each other.
But so far at least -- whatever their cards have been -- one player has clearly had the upper hand.
Just now Parker took another decent-sized pot. Following some preflop and flop betting, Brock bet 200,000 on the turn with the board showing 
, and Serock called. When the river brought the , Brock fired 350,000, and Serock folded.
Parker is now up to 4.8 million to Serock's 3.2 million.
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:56:21
Brock Passes Joe, Collects $200
Brock limps the button and Joe raises to 185,000 in the big blind, Brock quickly calls. The flop is which Joe checks and Brock immediately bets out 250,000. Joe folds and Brock's momentum continues.
Joe Serock -- 3,600,000
Brock Parker -- 4,400,000
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:52:33
Parker Pushes Into the Lead
Joe Serock raised to 150,000, and Parker made the call. The flop came 
, and both checked. The turn was an intriguing . Parker bet 200,000, and Serock made the call.
The river brought the 
, and Parker quickly pushed out a big bet of 475,000. Serock went into a deep think. He looked across the table at Parker, then at the board, then down at the chips he was riffling. Finally he folded.
That hand puts Parker into the slight chip lead, with 4.1 million to Serock's 3.9 million.
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:50:31
Who Rocks Hardest?
Parker raises to 150,000 with Serock calling and the flop is . Serock leads out for 180,000 and Parker calls.
On the turn comes the and Joe Serock takes a minute to think before checking to Parker, who checks behind.
The river is the 
and it's back to Serock again who thinks for a minute and checks. Parker bets 375,000 and Serock folds.
Chip Counts:
Joe Serock -- 4,250,000
Brock Parker -- 3,750,000
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:45:41
Parker Continues to Chip Up
Joe Serock raised to 150,000, and Brock Parker called. The flop came . Parker checked, Serock bet 175,000, and Parker immediately reached for some chips to make the call. The turn was the . Parker checked again, and this time Serock checked behind.
The river was the 
. Parker checked, and Serock checked. Parker turned over for queens and nines, and Serock mucked.
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:41:08
Brock Around the Clock
Brock Parker raises to 150,000 and Joe Serock raises to 420,000 a second time. Again Parker moves all in and Serock instantly folds.
Parker has already cut into Serock's chip lead by reclaiming about 600,000 in chips.
And in the next hand Serock limps the button and Parker immediately makes it 200,000 more to play and Serock folds once more.
Brock Parker -- 3,200,000
Joe Serock -- 4,800,000
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:38:16
A Break in the Routine
Both players have raised their button at each opportunity thus far. In most cases, the raise has been met with a call, and the hand then ends with a flop bet.
Just now we saw a change in the pattern, as Brock Parker raised to 150,000, Joe Serock reraised to 420,000, Parker pushed all in, and Serock folded.
Serock has about 5.1 million now, and Parker about 2.9 million.
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:35:16
Brock, Brock, Brocking On Heaven's Door
Serock raises to 150,000 and Parker calls. The rainbow flop of 
is put down, Parker checks and Serock continues with a bet of 165,000 which is enough to win this little skirmish.
Both of these players really are under quite some pressure, Serock because of his big chip lead, and Parker because of his chance to win two bracelets in less than a week.
