2009 World Series of Poker
Event 13 - $2,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Glines Glides Ahead
Brett Switzer Eliminated in 14th Place ($25,824)
The flop looked benign to Switzer -- . But the on the turn wasn't his favorite card to see. And the on the river was just rude.
Berube's flush gives him a total stack of 350,000 at the moment. Meanwhile, Switzer is out in 14th place.
Qinghai Pan Eliminated in 13th Place ($25,824)
The board came , and for the second time in short succession, Berube had eliminated an opponent with a worse starting hand, rivering a flush both times.
Pan is out in 13th place, and Berube now has 480,000.
Jeff Tunkel Eliminated in 12th Place ($35,584)
Tunkel showed , and Ahmadi . The flop came , and Tunkel was suddenly way in front. But the turn card changed everything -- . The river was the , and Tunkel is out in 12th.
Ahmadi is our clear chip leader now with nearly 1.5 million.
Updated Chip Counts, 11 Remain
Here's a quick look at the current chip counts:
Bahador Ahmadi -- 1,480,000
Keven Stammen -- 1,195,000
Angel Guillen -- 920,000
Shawn Glines -- 765,000
Gregg Merkow -- 700,000
Garrett Beckman -- 650,000
Oktay Altinbas -- 500,000
Antoine Berube -- 480,000
Romeo Piro -- 470,000
Torrey Reily -- 470,000
Matthew Lynn -- 205,000
In a Hand and Not Knowing Wherefore Art Thou
The flop came . Guillen checked, Piro bet 75,000, and Guillen called. The turn was the . Guillen checked again, this time Piro bet 100,000, then Guillen check-raised to 300,000.
Piro went into the tank. He had only 260,000 left behind. Finally he folded, saying that if we weren't on the final (ten-handed) table bubble, he might've gone for it.
Guillen showed one card, the , as he dragged the chips. He's now up over 950,000.
Romeo Piro Eliminated in 11th Place ($35,584)
The board came , and Piro is out in 11th.
A short pause now while players are now redrawing for seats around a single ten-handed table.
Seating Assignments for the Ten-Handed Table (With Updated Chip Counts)
Seat 2 -- Shawn Glines (700,000)
Seat 3 -- Antoine Berube (425,000)
Seat 4 -- Keven Stammen (1,500,000)
Seat 5 -- Gregg Merkow (505,000)
Seat 6 -- Bahador Ahmadi (1,750,000)
Seat 7 -- Matthew Lynn (425,000)
Seat 8 -- Torrey Reily (400,000)
Seat 9 -- Angel Guillen (1,440,000)
Seat 10 -- Garrett Beckman (420,000)
First Hand Excitement
But it didn't matter what their hole cards were, as the community cards were to put a straight on board.