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

Chang Eise'D

Slipping so far
Slipping so far
Mike Eise make it 115,000 to go with Jeff Chang his only caller.

Eise checked the {J-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{K-Clubs} flop to Chang, who opted to fire with a 300,000-chip bet. Not afraid to put some chips in the pot, Eise then check-raised to 600,000.

Chang pondered for some time before eventually laying his hand down. He slipped to 650,000 while Eise climbed to 2,530,000 in chips.

Tags: Jeff ChangMike Eise

Franco Doubles

Joey Barttole looked down at his {Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades} under the gun and bumped it up to 250,000. The action folded round to Jose Luis Franco in the big blind, who jammed all in for 390,000.

Franco called with his ladies, and was happy when he saw Franco's {A-Hearts}{9-Hearts} -- but not for long, however, as the board ran out {6-Spades}{5-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{6-Clubs} to give Franco the double up.

While Franco moved to 840,000 in chips, Bratolle slipped to just 115,000.

Tags: Joey BarttoleJose Luis Franco

Joey Brattole Eliminated in 10th Place ($54,481)

Joey Brattole eliminated in 10th place
Joey Brattole eliminated in 10th place
With everyone folding round to Mike Eise in the small blind, he open shoved all in against the short stack of Joey Brattole.

Being pot-committed, Brattole made the call and the cards were tabled.

Eise: {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}
Brattole: {7-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}

The board would run out {J-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{6-Clubs} to see Eise fall in 10th place as Eise contines to soar; now up to 2,840,000 in chips.

Tags: Joey BrattoleMike Eise

Official Final Table

Following the elimination of Joey Barttole, we have now reached our official final table.

Seat 1: Zack Fritz
Seat 2: Avi Braz
Seat 3: Rico Ramirez
Seat 4: Jason Potter
Seat 5: Jose Luis Franco
Seat 6: Mike Zulter
Seat 7: Mike Eise
Seat 8: Jeff Chang
Seat 9: Barry Berger

Berger Pushing

Play has been fairly slow since losing Joey Barttole.

The only noted aggression has been shown by Barry Berger who has now pushed all in two hands in a row to pretty much double his stack through the blinds and antes.

Rico Ramiriz may have plenty of chips, but he isn't afraid to splash them round as he has three-bet two separate opponents twice during the last orbit.

Tags: Barry BergerRico Ramirez

Zulker Clipped

Mike Eise in action
Mike Eise in action
With the action folding round to Mike Zulker in the small blind, he bumped it to 125,000 preflop and Mike Eise made the call from the big blind.

The flop fell down {10-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{A-Clubs} and Zulker made it 250,000 to go, with Eise making the call.

The turn landed the {3-Diamonds} and Zulker check-called 325,000 to see the {9-Diamonds} fall on the river and a bet of 500,000 follow from Eise.

Zulker sat in the tank for over two minutes before making the call, only to muck when Eise rolled his {A-Spades}{5-Hearts}.

As Eise raked in the pot to move to 4,260,000, Zulker slips to 460,000 and change.

Tags: Mike EiseMike Zulker

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Mike Zulker Eliminated in 9th Place ($77,778)

Mike Zulker eliminated in 9th place
Mike Zulker eliminated in 9th place
With action on Jason Potter in the hi-jack, he opened to 100,000 only to have a short-stacked Mike Zulker push all in on the button. Potter called and the cards were tabled.

Potter: {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}
Zulker: {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}

The flop fell down {K-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{7-Spades} to give both players a pair, and Zulker the stonger kicker of the two.

When the turn landed the {6-Diamonds} Potter gained a flush-draw to add to his outs to eliminate Zulker.

The rail pressed hard, the crowd stood and the dealer burn and turned the {J-Clubs} to give Potter a superiour two-pair and send Zulker to the rail in 9th place.

As a dejected Zulker exited the tournament floor to collect his $77,778, Potter raked in the pot to move to around 1,600,000 in chips.

Tags: Jason PotterMike Zulker

A (Not So) Quiet Double for Ramirez

Rico Ramirez opened from the cutoff to 275,000, only to have Mike Eise in the big blind push all in for over four million.

Ramirez didn't think twice, turning over his {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts} to signify a call and be in a race against Eise's {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}.

The rail of Ramirez, that numbered in the teens, all stood from their chairs and pressed hard against the metal support rail screaming excessively.

The flop was slowly dealt out {5-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{J-Spades} and even more screams were let out - somehow exceeding the ones previously.

"C'mon baby!" yelled one supporter as the {4-Spades} landed on the turn, and when the {8-Clubs} fell on the turn, Ramirez 2,275,000 chip stack increased to a whopping 4,600,000!

As the Tournament Director reminded the rail of the excessive celebration rule, Eise looked down at a still healthy 1,650,000 in chips.

Tags: Mike EiseRico Ramirez