2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker
World Championship Limit Hold'em (Event 33)
Date:
Monday, June 15, 2009 to Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Buy-In:
$10,000
Prize Pool:
$1,739,000
Entrants:
185
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:20:52
Sui! Greg Mueller Wins Event 33 -- $10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em ($460,836)
After a full 12 hours in the Amazon Room today, Greg Mueller has claimed the World Championship crown in Limit Hold'em.
He beat a field including Phils Ivey and Hellmuth, Brunsons Todd and Doyle, and of course Jennifer Harman, who wrote the book on this game, to take first place money as well as the coveted bracelet.
Eagerly railed by a keen army of friends and supporters hollering Mueller's war cry, "Sui!" around the card room for the whole day, the enthusiasm of the rail seemed to propel him forward through an absolute rollercoaster of a final table, where everyone had their turn at being chip leader. Nonetheless it was Mueller who lasted the longest, and he fully deserves his brand new World Championship bracelet.
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:13:46
Pat Pezzin Eliminated in 2nd Place ($285,196)
Nope, that's it.
Mueller raised the button, and Pezzin called.
Flop: 
Pezzin bet out, and then called all in to the raise.
Pezzin: 
Mueller: 
Turn: 
River: 
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner.
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:09:56
Wait! There's More!
Pezzin doubled up next hand, getting lucky when his 
hit to beat Mueller's rather pretty 
.
Board: 
Pezzin's up to 340,000...
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:08:19
How Close Can Pezzin Get to the Felt?
Oh deary deary me. Pat Pezzin is down to just 150,000.
He called a button raise from Mueller, and both checked the 
flop. Pezzin bet out on the turn and Mueller called, and Pezzin decided to check-call the river.
Mueller flipped for trips, and a dejected Pezzin handed the chips over.
Check this out:
Mueller: 5,400,000
Pezzin: 150,000
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:02:38
...Though He's Cutting It Fine
Pezzin was soon back down to 550,000 though, after his 
was no good against Mueller's on a 
board.
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:00:17
Pezzin Not Dead Yet
Pezzin again raised his button and Mueller once again called. In a deja-vuey sort of way, Mueller check-called all the way down the 
board, but this time it was Pezzin who would take it down. Pezzin flipped 
and Mueller could only boast king-high.
Pezzin's back up to 1.2 million.
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:57:08
First Blood to Mueller; Second Blood also to Mueller
First hand back, Greg Mueller managed to make two pair with his 
on an 
board. Pezzin called him all the way, and boosted Mueller's chip lead to 4.2 million.
A few hands later and Pezzin raised his button. Mueller called, and then check-called every street of the 
board. Pezzin could boast the not very good nine-high, and Mueller's took the pot.
Mueller: 4.65 million
Pezzin: 900,000
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:49:28
Heads Up, Here We Go!
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:42:25
Short Break While a Guy Climbs a Ladder and Fiddles with Something On the Ceiling
Who knows what makes the TV people tick? We merely wait patiently while they do it.
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:40:44
Heads Up Chip Counts
Greg Mueller: 3.8 million
Pat Pezzin: 1.75 million
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:39:50
Chad Brown Eliminated in 3rd Place ($188,855)
Chad Brown raised on the button and Greg Mueller reraised out of the small blind. Back to Brown who four-bet all in -- and a call.
Brown: 
Mueller:
Board: a straightalicious 
Thus to shouts of "Sui!" from Mueller's railers, Brown is our third place finisher, and at long, long last, we are heads up.
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:35:55
Pezzin Back in Contention
Wow, Pat Pezzin is making a real comeback here.
He raised from the button and was called by Greg Mueller in the big blind which left them staring at a flop. They both checked.
Mueller checked the 
turn too and Pezzin bet; Mueller called and they looked down at 
river. Mueller checked once more and insta-called the bet from Pezzin -- but Pezzin showed him 
for the straight, and Mueller mucked.
Pezzin's now up to 1.7 million, with Mueller still leader on 3.3 million and Chad Brown down to a piddling 450,000.
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:28:30
Tables Turn on the Short Stacks
Most unusually, Pat Pezzin limped in on the button and Chad Brown raised from the small blind. Call.
Brown bet out on the flop and the turn and got himself called by Pezzin, and finally Brown check-called the 
river. Pezzin turned over and is up 1.2 million; Brown meanwhile is our new short stack on 900,000.
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:11:22
More for Mueller
Greg Mueller has extended his chip lead to 3.6 million -- well over half the chips in play -- after his hit the river of the 
board; Brown just mucked and is down to 1.1 million.
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:04:24
Chip Counting, We're Chip Counting
Greg Mueller: 3 million
Chad Brown: 1.65 million
Pezzin: 930,000
Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:54:27
Break Time
Back shortly.
Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:54:16
Pezzin Doubles Up
This tournament may never end.
Last hand before the break, and it's a full double up for Pat Pezzin to 950,000.
Chad Brown raised the button and Pezzin called in the big blind.
Come the 
flop Pezzin check-raised and then called all in to a reraise. Brown had top pair with but Pezzin had a flush draw and a gutshot with , the latter of which came in on the 
turn. An irrelevant on the river, and Pezzin was up to 950,000, Brown down to 1.55 million.
Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:49:13
Negreanu Vs. Drunk Railer
Mr Daniel Negreanu has appeared to rail.
Drunk railer: "Daniel, you're the best player ever!"
Negreanu: "Thank you. I disagree, but thank you. Have you ever seen Phil Ivey? He's scary."
Drunk railer: "Ok, you're the best Canadian player ever."
Negreanu: "Oh, screw that."
Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:48:18
Pezzin Rollercoaster Continues
Blind on blind, Greg Mueller raised and Pat Pezzin called.
Mueller kept up the aggression on the 
flop -- he led out, and then three-bet to a raise from Pezzin, who called.
Bet-call, bet-call on the 
turn and river, at which point Mueller flipped over pocket kings to take the pot. Nice.
Mueller: 2.9 million
Pezzin: right back down to 450,000
Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:37:46
Big Stacks Are Still Big
Meanwhile not much change between the big stacks.
Greg Mueller raised his button and Brown called in the big blind, but barring a bet from Mueller and a call from Brown on the turn, they checked down the 
board and Mueller took it down with 
.
Mueller: chip leader on 2.7 million
Brown: chip runner-upper currently on 2.2 million
Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:35:00
Pat Him Dry
Pat Pezzin raised out of the small blind and Brown called. He led out on the flop and called a raise from Brown, but check-folded on the turn. He has firmly established himself as the short stack on around 700,000 now, but anything can happen.
