Main Event | 2010 WSOP Circuit - Caesars Palace

04-29-2010 13:56 UTC-12

Dinner Time

[user75032]

We've reached the end of Level 17. The remaining three players have agreed to take a one-hour dinner break.

04-29-2010 13:51 UTC-12

Casetta Takes a Chunk from Lichtenberger

donpeters

Dan Casetta limped from the small blind and Andrew Lichtenberger checked in the big blind. The flop came down {9-Spades}

and Casetta fired 32,000. Lichtenberger called.

The turn card was the {7-Diamonds}

and Casetta checked. Lichtenberger fired 26,000 and then Casetta check-raised to 78,000. Lichtenberger made the call.

The river was the {7-Clubs}

and paired the board. Casetta fired 120,000 and Lichtenberger made the call. Casetta turned up the {K-Clubs}

for two pair, nines and sevens, with a king kicker. "I thought you might be doing that," said Lichtenberger, who mucked his hand and lost the pot.

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger Dan Casetta

04-29-2010 13:35 UTC-12

Lichtenberger Wielding the Bully Stack

[user75032]

Three players are left now, and all were in for a raised flop of {4-Clubs}

. All checked through to the {Q-Diamonds}

turn. Dan Casetta, the first player to act, led out for 100,000. Andrew Lichtenberger called immediately behind Casetta, folding Brock Parker out of the hand.

The river fell {J-Clubs}

, a card that forced Casetta to slam on the brakes. He checked, then folded to Lichtenberger's bet of 245,000.

Although Casetta and Parker are both clearly talented players in their own rights, at this point in time it seems like Lichtenberger is threatening to run away with the rest of the tournament.

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger Brock Parker Dan Casetta

04-29-2010 13:24 UTC-12

Updated Chip Counts

[user75032]

Andrew Lichtenberger - 2,085,000
Dan Casetta - 875,000
Brock Parker - 790,000

04-29-2010 13:19 UTC-12

Diego Sanchez Eliminated in 4th Place ($57,400)

[user75032]

Nobody can stop Andrew Lichtenberger right now. Almost immediately after the elimination of James Carroll in 5th place, Lichtenberger opened a pot to 40,000. Action folded to Diego Sanchez in the big blind, who moved all in. Lichtenberger quickly called, tabling {A-Spades}

against the presto of Sanchez, {5-Diamonds}

. The race was on.

For once, Lichtenberger didn't pair on the flop, {7-Diamonds}

. That was no problem though; he promptly spiked the {K-Diamonds}

on the turn. All of the Mexican contingent was leaning over the rail shouting for a diamond, but instead Lichtenberger paired again with the {A-Clubs}

. His aces and kings were more than enough to send Sanchez home in 4th place with $57,400, his largest-ever cash in a live poker tournament.

Lichtenberger now has more than 2 million of the 3.75 million chips in play.

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger Diego Sanchez

04-29-2010 13:17 UTC-12

James Carroll Eliminated in 5th Place ($44,844)

donpeters

Andrew Lichtenberger raised to 40,000 from the cutoff seat and then James Carroll moved all in from the button for 316,000. The blinds folded and then Lichtenberger made the call. He held a dominated {A-Clubs}

to Carroll's {A-Diamonds}

.

Quietly, Lichtenberger whispered his thoughts on the flop, "Nine ball, corner pocket."

Just like that, the {9-Diamonds}

was the door card followed by the {5-Clubs}

and

to give Lichtenberger the lead. The turn was the {3-Hearts}

and the river the {Q-Spades}

. Carroll was eliminated in 5th place, taking home just under $45,000 for his finish.

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger James Carroll

04-29-2010 13:12 UTC-12

Carroll Gives Up on the River

[user75032]

In a battle of the blinds, James Carroll opened from the small blind for 40,000. Big blind Brock Parker called.

Each player checked the {6-Hearts}

flop. When a third six, {6-Clubs}

, came on the turn, Carroll tried a bet of 60,000. Parker called without much deliberation.

On the river {A-Diamonds}

Carroll checked. Parker bet 100,000, a bet that seemed to surprise and confuse Carroll. In the end he opted to muck his hand.

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger James Carroll

04-29-2010 12:59 UTC-12

Casetta Chipping Away at Chewy

[user75032]

Dan Casetta is the only player showing much interest in playing against Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger right now. Casetta played two small pots with Lichtenberger, winning, both with a single post-flop bet.

The third hand they two played, Lichtenberger opened for 40,000 pre-flop, with Casetta calling out of the blinds. Casetta led into Lichtenberger for 65,000 on a queen-high flop, {Q-Clubs}

. Lichtenberger called, but folded for another 90,000 when the turn fell a second queen, {Q-Hearts}

.

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger Dan Casetta

04-29-2010 12:54 UTC-12

What To Do When You Bust?

donpeters

Normally, players can't wait to get as far away from the tournament as possible after busting out, but not at this final table. Both Aaron Been and Steve O'Dwyer have joined the bunch of railbirds who are hanging around outside the ropes and checking out the action, rooting their other friends on. Of course, there's some alcohol involved and what better way to relieve the pain from busting out than to down a few beers and forget about it all.

Chris DeMaci, JC Alvarado, Darryll Fish, Angel Guillen, Brent Roberts, Christina Lindley, Scott Seiver, Justin Bonomo and Isaac Haxton are some of the others who played this event, but are having a blast on the rail.

04-29-2010 12:43 UTC-12

Steve O'Dwyer Eliminated in 6th Place ($35,875)

[user75032]

A few moments ago, Eric Froehlich told Andrew Lichtenberger to "run better". Lichtenberger clearly took those words to heart. He opened for 40,000 from under the gun, then snap-called after Steve O'Dwyer moved all in for approximately 500,000. O'Dwyer tabled {7-Diamonds}

, flipping against Lichtenberger's {A-Spades}

. Both players flopped huge, but Lichtenberger was bigger. He made the nut flush against O'Dwyer's set of sevens, {5-Spades}