Event 19 - $2,500 Six-handed No Limit Hold'em | 2009 World Series of Poker

Jun 10, 2009

Serock Tanks, Says No Thanks

Joe Serock raised to 120,000 from the button, Russell Crane moved all in from the small blind, and Brock Parker folded. Crane's chips were counted out -- 1,115,000 -- and Serock went into the tank. Finally, after about a minute, Serock folded.

Crane has 1.35 million now. Serock is still over 4 million. And Brock Parker has 2.65 million.

Jun 10, 2009

Serock's King-High Is Good.

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Crane raises to 125,000 from the button and gets the blinds and antes. Currently they're just passing around a set of blinds and antes between them.

A rare limped pot sees Serock vs Crane blind on blind.

The {5-Hearts}

flop is checked. Serock checks the {8-Spades}

turn as well, but Crane can't check twice and bets 75,000. The river is the {J-Diamonds}

and both players check. Serock shows {K-Hearts}

, it's good.

Jun 10, 2009

A Couple of Small Ones

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The bearded Brock Parker folded from the button. Joe Serock, with white baseball cap and headphones around his neck, completed from the small blind. And the black-cap wearing Russell Crane checked from the big blind.

The flop came {J-Hearts}

and both checked. The turn was the {5-Hearts}

. Both checked again. The river was the {K-Hearts}

. Both checked again. Serock turned over queen-ten for tens, and Crane mucked.

On the next hand, Serock raised to 125,000 from the button, Crane folded from the small blind, and Parker called. The flop came {9-Spades}

, and both checked. The turn was the {10-Spades}

, Parker bet 155,000, and Serock folded.

Jun 10, 2009

Like Buses, These Hands Come in Threes...

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Parker raises to 125,000, as is now seemingly obligatory on the button. Crane moves all in from the big blind, which is becoming almost equally obligatory against either of the other two raising his big blind.

Serock raises to 120,000 and takes the blinds and antes.

Parker raises to 150,000 from the small blind and wins Serock's big blind.

Counts:

Joe Serock -- 4.2 million
Brock Parker -- 2.4 million
Russell Crane -- 1.4 million

Jun 10, 2009

Crane Can't Get Leverage

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Russell Crane raised to 125,000 from the button, Brock Parker folded from the small blind, and Joe Serock thought a bit before tossing out the chips to call. The flop came {K-Diamonds}

. Serock checked, and Crane checked behind. The turn was the {J-Hearts}

. This time Serock bet 160,000, and Crane quickly let it go.

Serock is up to 4.175 million, while Crane is now just over 1 million.

Jun 10, 2009

Counts.

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Now we're three handed and battle is really joined. Serock raises the button and steals Crane's big blind.

Serock raises from the cutoff (there is a dead button). Russell Crane pushes all in and gets Serock off the hand.

Rough chip counts:

Russell Crane -- 1,500,000
Brock Parker -- 3,000,000
Joe Serock -- 3,500,000

Jun 10, 2009

Jesse Rios Eliminated in 4th Place ($148,661)

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Brock Parker opened with a raise to 125,000 from the button, and Joe Serock called from the small blind. Then Jesse Rios shoved all in from the big blind for about 800,000. Parker called, and Serock got out of the way.

Rios {A-Clubs}

Parker

The flop came {5-Hearts}

, and Parker was still in front. The turn was the {K-Clubs}

, and Rios was down to one last card. The river brought the {7-Clubs}

, and within a couple of orbits since the dinner break we've already lost two players.

Rios goes out in 4th, and Parker trips up to about 3 million.

Tags: Jesse Rios

Jun 10, 2009

Last 3 Hands.

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Brock raises to 125,000 on the button but folds to Serock's reraise in the small blind to 325,000.

Joe Serock raises to 125,000 the next hand and takes the blinds and antes. The Serock & Roll Express is back up and running.

Jesse Rios raises to 140,000 and takes the blinds and antes.

Jun 10, 2009

Alex Wilson Eliminated in 5th Place ($104,323)

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First, Russell Crane got a walk in his big blind. Then Brock Parker got a walk in his big blind -- he showed pocket queens. On the third hand, Parker opened with a raise to 150,000 from the small blind, and Joe Serock folded.

On the fourth hand back, Parker open-raised to 125,000 from the button, and Serock called from the small blind. Then Alex Wilson somewhat surprisingly moved all in from the big blind for about 1.1 million. Parker folded, and Serock thought a while before making the call.

Serock {A-Diamonds}