2009 World Series of Poker

Event 28 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
87
Prize
$639,331
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
2,641
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

Rico Our Seven Million Man!

Rico Ramirez opened the button to 175,000 and both blinds made the call.

The flop fell down {5-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{4-Spades} and Mark Eise checked to Jeff Chang who fired out 250,000. Ramirez proceeded to raise to 1,500,000 total to force Eise out of the pot and the decision back on Chang.

Chang sat in the tank slowly shuffling a handful of chips before laying his hand down to give Ramirez the pot as he climbed to over seven million.

Tags: Jeff ChangMike EiseRico Ramirez

Jason Potter Eliminated in 4th Place ($185,444)

Jason Potter eliminated in 4th place
Jason Potter eliminated in 4th place
Jason Potter shipped it all in from the button for just on a million and Jeff Chang made the call from the big blind.

Potter: {Q-Spades}{10-Spades}
Chang: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

With Potter needing to catch a Queen to stay alive or a combination of a flush or straight, the crowd and Potter would erupt seeing the {Q-Clubs} as the window.

Like an online glitch, the dealer spread the flop but one card remained hidden. With it reading {Q-Clubs}-{4-Spades} the dealer would finally un-stick the two cards and out popped the {10-Hearts}.

Similar to the magnitude of a fireworks display on New Years Eve; the crowd erupted with an ear-splitting and deafening display of claps and stomps that the secondary feature table surely couldn't handle!

With thunderous noise echoing throughout the stage the {A-Spades} on the turn made it more interesting as it gave Potter additional flush outs to go with the two remaining Queens that could save his tournament life.

The dealer burned and turned a black . . . {7-Clubs} and Potter would be forced to leave the rowdy stage on his way to collecting $185,444 for his 4th place finish.

Tags: Jason PotterJeff Chang

Chang Sets Up

Rico Ramirez made it 180,000 to go from the cutoff and both Mike Eise and Jeff Chang made the call.

The flop fell down {k-Spades}{7-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} and it was checked round to see the {A-Hearts} fall on the turn. The action was checked to Ramirez who fired with 200,000, only to see Eise push all in for 840,000 more.

Chang mucked and then Ramirez followed by open-mucking his {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}.

As Eise raked in the pot to move to 1,600,000 he flashed his {6-Hearts}{6-Spades} for a flopped set.

Tags: Jeff ChangMike EiseRico Ramirez

On The Rail

On the rail we find Cliff 'JohnnyBax' Josephy, Kevin 'BeL0WaB0Ve' Saul and Thayer 'THAY3R' Rasmussen all here supporting Jason Potter.

Along with the countless family and friends of the other three final members it is bound to get even louder as they fight it out for the $639,331 first prize, coveted bracelet and title of champion.

Eise Rings River Hotline Again

Making phone calls to the 1800 Poker gods hotline!
Making phone calls to the 1800 Poker gods hotline!
With the action passed round to the blinds Mike Eise made the call before Jeff Chang pushed it up to 200,000. Eise moved all in and Chang made the call.

Eise: {Q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Chang: {A-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}

The board would run out {8-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{9-Spades} to see Eise smack the river twice in a row to stay alive and now sit on 1,480,000 in chips.

Tags: Jeff ChangMike Eise

Suck, Re-Suck For Eise

From the button Mike Eise pushed all in for a total of 425,000 and Jeff Chang made the call.

Eise: {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}
Chang: {A-Spades}{3-Diamonds}

The flop of {2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} gave Chang additional outs to a straight and when the {5-Diamonds} landed on the turn Eise would have a sweat for his tournament life.

Drawing to a six, three or deuce to stay alive, Eise would find one on the river when the dealer burned and turned the {2-Spades} to give Eise deuces full of sixes and the pot as he doubles to 940,000 in chips.

Tags: Jeff ChangMike Eise

Barry Berger Eliminated in 5th Place ($139,353)

Barry Berger eliminated in 5th place
Barry Berger eliminated in 5th place
Barry Berger opened to 215,000 from the cutoff and Rico Ramirez defended his button by making the call.

The flop fell down {8-Spades}{Q-Spades}{6-Diamonds} and after nearly ninety seconds of thinking he slid out a stack of 25,000-denomination chips to amount a bet of 500,000.

Berger looked back at the 800,000 that he had in front of him and slid the rest in with Ramirez quickly calling.

Berger: {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs}
Ramirez: {10-Spades}{9-Spades}

With Berger making a call for his tournament life, he would have to evade countless outs with Ramirez holding a double-gutshot straight-draw as well as a flush-draw.

The turn would land the {j-Diamonds} to give Berger a set, but fill Ramirez's straight, and when the {4-Hearts} peeled on the river Berger was sent packing in 5th place.

Tags: Barry BergerRico Ramirez

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000