2009 World Series of Poker

Event 31 - $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 3
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$247,033
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
770
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Redraw and Dinner Break

The remaining nine players have all redrawn for seats at one table. Here's how they stack up in their seating assignments.

Seat 1: Ron "Schifty" Schiffman - 313,000
Seat 2: Tad Jurgens - 391,000
Seat 3: Bryan Micon - 354,000
Seat 4: Fabrice Soulier - 380,000
Seat 5: Brian Malcolm - 436,000
Seat 6: Shannon Shorr - 565,000
Seat 7: Mitch Schock - 693,000
Seat 8: James Van Alstyne - 202,000
Seat 9: Farzad "Freddie" Rouhani - 136,000

And with that, we're on a one-hour dinner break.

Lana Maier Eliminated in 10th Place ($19,265)

Lana Maier - 10th Place
Lana Maier - 10th Place
Hold'em:

It's all over for Lana Maier. She got her last 50,000 chips in preflop against Shannon Shorr. Shorr tabled {3-Clubs} {3-Spades} against Maier's {A-Clubs} {Q-Spades}. The window card was the {Q-Clubs}, with the {8-Clubs} and {5-Diamonds} underneath it. Maier had to duck just two cards on the river after the turn fell {10-Spades}, but she couldn't do it. The river fell {3-Hearts} to knock Maier out in 10th place. She earns $19,265.

With that elimination, we will collapse to a nine-handed final table.

Tags: Lana MaierShannon Shorr

Maier May Need Life Support

Hold'em:

Brian Malcolm raised from under the gun and then Lana Maier reraised. Malcolm came back over the top for a four-bet and then Maier asked if she could raise again. She was told she could and then made it five bets to go. Malcolm called.

The flop came down {A-Clubs} {10-Clubs} {2-Clubs} and Malcolm bet out. Maier flung her cards into the muck saying, "Good flop for my hand."

Maier is now down to about 50,000 chips.

Tags: Brian MalcolmLana Maier

Another Blow for Maier

Hold'em:

Lana Maier has been on an extended downswing the last twenty or thirty minutes, and it doesn't seem the break did anything to change it. In position, she bet a flop of {5-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {k-Clubs}, then three-bet after Bryan Micon check-raised. Micon called that bet, check-called the {J-Spades} turn, and check-called the {A-Hearts} river.

"I have a busted straight draw," announced Maier at showdown.

Micon turned up {K-Hearts} {9-Clubs} to drag the pot and cut Maier's stack in half.

Tags: Bryan MiconLana Maier

Level: 23

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Maier Drops a Pot

Stud Hi/Lo:

Lana Maier (X-X) {8-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} {3-Hearts} (X)
Brian Malcolm: (X-X) {4-Spades} {4-Clubs} {6-Clubs} {7-Clubs} (X)

Picking up the action on fifth street, Maier raised after Malcolm bet. Malcolm called. On sixth, Maier led and was raised. She then made the call.

On seventh street, Maier check-called a bet from Malcolm. Malcolm turned up two clubs in the hole, {J-Clubs} {3-Clubs}, and the {6-Spades}. He scooped the pot with a club flush due to neither player having a low. Maier flashed a third eight from her hand.

Tags: Brian MalcolmLana Maier

You're Not the Only One, Lana

Stud:

Maier: x-x / {6-Spades} {9-Spades} {5-Diamonds} {K-Clubs} / x
Schock: x-x / {7-Spades} {A-Clubs} {6-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} / x
Micon x-x / {J-Hearts} {3-Clubs} {2-Hearts} {5-Hearts} / x

Look at those boards and guess what final hand won this three-way pot. The action was completed by Lana Maier on third street and called by Mitch Schock before Bryan Micon raised. Maier and Schock called.

Schock took over the lead on fourth street. His bet was called by both opponents there and then again on fifth street. Everyone checked the rest of the way.

Schock called air at showdown. Micon announced a pair of jacks. Maier announced a pair of kings to take win the hand.

"Wow," said Maier as she dragged the pot. "I didn't think I was winning that one."

Tags: Bryan MiconLana MaierMitch Schock