Event 26 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-14-2009 12:15 UTC-12

Glenn Engelbert Eliminated in 4th Place ($55,576)

[user25067]

Tomas Alenius raised from UTG, Glenn Engelbert moved all in for his remaining 45,000 from the button, and Jason Tam called from the big blind.

The flop came down {8-Spades}

. Tam checked, Alenius bet and Tam folded. Showdown time.

Engelbert {Q-Spades}

Alenius

The turn was the {6-Clubs}

, the river was the {5-Clubs}

and Alenius' aces up send Engelbert to the rail in fourth place.

06-14-2009 12:16 UTC-12

Updated Chip Counts

[user25067]

Our three remaining players are all neck-in-neck:

Jason Tam 970,000
Tomas Alenius 930,000
Al Barbieri 850,000

06-14-2009 12:25 UTC-12

As happens in limit hold'em, hands go by at a particular rhythm -- for the most part -- with players generally not taking all that long to decide what they are going to do.

Jason Tam had the button, and when he was taking a little longer than usual to examine his hole cards, Al Barbieri tossed his reading glasses to him across the table to help out.

A smiling Tam made as if to put them on, then went ahead and checked his cards without them. He liked what he saw, and put in the raise. Tomas Alenius then three-bet from the small blind. That caused Barbieri to put on his glasses and take a closer look at his hand. He decided to call the three bets from the big blind, and Tam called as well.

No one seemed to have any trouble seeing the {K-Spades}

flop. Alenius bet, and neither Barbieri nor Tam took very long before letting their hands go.

Each of the three can also see that the chip stacks of his two opponents are close to even with his own.

06-14-2009 12:38 UTC-12

Sugar Bear Needs More Honey

[user25067]

Al Barbieri raised from the button and Tomas Alenius made the call from the big blind.

The flop came down {6-Spades}

. Alenius check-called a bet from Barbieri. The turn was the {4-Hearts}

. Alenius checked again, Barbieri bet, and Alenius came back with a raise. Barbieri called and they saw the {5-Spades}

on the river. Alenius bet and Barbieri folded {A-Hearts}

face-up.

Alenius showed only the {8-Clubs}

as he raked in the pot. He's up to 1,175,000 while Barbieri is down to 300,000.

06-14-2009 12:44 UTC-12

Barbieri Rebound

Shamus

Jason Tam raised from the button, Tomas Alenius folded, and Al Barbieri called from the big blind. The flop came {10-Hearts}

, and Barbieri immediately bet. Tam called. The turn was the {7-Hearts}

. Barbieri quickly tossed out chips to bet, Tam raised, and Barbieri again with zero hesitation three-bet. Tam called.

The river was the {3-Spades}

. Barbieri put his last 40,000 in the middle, and as Tam called he asked "You got two pair?" "I do have two pair," said Barbieri, turning over {7-Diamonds}

. Tam showed his pocket kings and mucked. "That's the second time," he said, alluding to the earlier hand when Barbieri flopped a straight to crack Tam's kings.

Barbieri bounces back to 550,000 on that one.

06-14-2009 12:48 UTC-12

Big Hands in the Blinds

Shamus

Jason Tam opened with a raise from the small blind, Tomas Alenius three-bet from the big blind, Tam made it four, and Alenius called.

Alenius called Tam's bets on all three streets as the board came {5-Hearts}