2009 World Series of Poker
Event 6 - $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud
Day: 3
Break Time!
Setback for Wahlbeck
Both players checked the river. Wahlbeck produced as his hole cards for two pair, tens and sixes, but Ellis had him beat with , two pair aces and fives.
It really is the Freddie Ellis show here. It seems that nobody can stop him.
Updated Chip Counts
Eric Drache - 1,435,000
Ville Wahlbeck - 495,000
Max Pescatori Eliminated in 4th Place ($107,959)
With his fourth place elimination, Pescatori will pick up $107,959. We're also down to the final three competitors.
Hasan Habib Eliminated in 5th Place ($80,969)
On his final hand, Habib completed the after Ville Wahlbeck brought it in and Eric Drache limped the . Only Drache called. In fact, Drache called all the way to sixth street, where he raised / to put Habib all in. Habib called with / and found himself looking for one of the two remaining tens. His river was not a ten; it was the .
Habib's reward for fifth place is $80,969.
Updated Chip Counts
Eric Drache - 1,000,000
Ville Wahlbeck - 405,000
Max Pescatori - 330,000
Hasan Habib - 180,000
Pescatori Doubles Up
Habib: (X-X) /
Pescatori: (X-X) /
Pescatori moved all in for his last 28,000, drawing a call from Habib. It turned out that Habib was drawing dead against Pescatori's made heart flush, in the hole.
We still have one Italian Pirate at this final table.
Another Pot to Freddie
A few hands later, Ellis was at it again, making trip eights against Eric Drache's aces-up. Drache was distracted during the hand by an ESPN tech crew member, who seemed very concerned about a cup of coffee that Drache had placed on the rail of the table.
In any event, your chip leader is Freddie Ellis, and it's not close.
Level: 24
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0