Event 34 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-18-2009 16:19 UTC-12

Chip Leaders Tangle

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Eric Baldwin raised it up to 125,000, and Jonas Klausen made the call on down the line.

The flop brought out {10-Diamonds}

. Baldwin checked, then called a bet of 160,000. The turn card revealed the {10-Clubs}

to pair the board. Baldwin took a few seconds before tapping the felt, and Klausen stacked out a bet of 335,000. Baldwin cut the calling chips out of his stack and sat there shuffling them for another minute or so before sliding them into the pot.

The river came the {K-Hearts}

. Baldwin checked, and Klausen thought it over before checking behind. Baldwin tabled {10-Spades}

. His bottom pair had morphed into trips on the turn, and it improved further to the winning Broadway straight on fifth street.

Baldwin drags down a big pot to pull ever closer to Klausen on the leader board, those two men still occupying the top two spots.

Tags: Eric Baldwin Jonas Klausen

06-18-2009 16:12 UTC-12

Andrew Youngblood Eliminated in 6th Place ($89,222)

Shamus

It started out as a quiet little blind-vs.-blind hand. But adventure awaited.

The table had folded around to Jonas Klausen who completed from the small blind, and Andrew Youngblood checked his option. The flop came {9-Hearts}

, and Klausen led with a bet of 75,000. Youngblood quickly raised to 420,000, Klausen just as rapidly reraised all in, and Youngblood snap-called.

Klausen turned over {7-Spades}

for a flopped straight, while Youngblood turned over {6-Diamonds}

for a set of sixes. The turn was the {A-Spades}

, and the river was the {5-Hearts}

, and suddenly Youngblood is out in 6th. Klausen now has 4,400,000.

Tags: Andrew Youngblood

06-18-2009 16:11 UTC-12

The Big Bad de Wolfe

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Benjamin Scholl was first into the pot on the button, and he raised it up to 150,000. Roland de Wolfe was in the small blind, and he sat still, considering his options for about a full minute. Eventually, he flat-called, and big blind Jonas Klausen ducked out.

The flop came down {4-Spades}

, and de Wolfe quickly moved all in for about 100,000. Scholl made the call.

Showdown
de Wolfe: {K-Spades}

Scholl:

Scholl's ace-high was in the lead, but de Wolfe had a flush draw and one live jack to play with. To his benefit, the {J-Clubs}

peeled off on the turn, improving him to the leading pair of jacks and leaving Scholl drawing dead to an offsuit ace. The river {Q-Clubs}

filled out the board, and Roland de Wolfe has doubled up back into contention with about 650,000. Scholl, meanwhile, has slipped into the danger zone under 200,000.

Tags: Benjamin Scholl Roland de Wolfe

06-18-2009 16:03 UTC-12

Steven Bradbury Eliminated in 7th Place ($74,352)

Shamus

In the first hand back, James Taylor opened with a raise to 125,000 from the cutoff, and it folded to Steven Bradbury in the big blind. Bradbury -- down to just 240,000 after losing that big pot to Eric Baldwin before the break -- pushed all in, and Taylor called.

Bradbury {A-Spades}

Taylor

The flop came {9-Diamonds}

, giving Taylor a pair of nines. The turn was the {K-Hearts}

, and Bradbury needed an ace to survive. The river brought the {7-Hearts}

, and Bradbury is out in 7th. Taylor now has 1.675 million.

Tags: Steven Bradbury

06-18-2009 15:58 UTC-12

After-Dinner Poker

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With full bellies, the seven remaining players are back in their chairs and the cards are flying once again.

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

06-18-2009 14:56 UTC-12

Fish and Chips

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Jonas Klausen - 3,315,000
Eric Baldwin - 2,505,000
James Taylor - 1,385,000
Andrew Youngblood - 1,118,000
Benjamin Scholl - 500,000
Roland de Wolfe - 305,000
Steven Bradbury - 240,000

06-18-2009 14:49 UTC-12

Dinner Bell

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We've reached the scheduled dinner break, and the players are taking one hour to chow down. We'll be back right around 8:45 to pick up the action.

06-18-2009 14:48 UTC-12

Kings Over Queens

Shamus

Steve Bradbury opened with a large raise to 305,000 from middle position, and it folded back around to Eric Baldwin who moved all in from the big blind for approximately 1.1 million, and Bradbury quickly called.

Baldwin turned over {K-Hearts}

, and Bradbury {Q-Spades}

.

The board ran out {2-Diamonds}

, and Baldwin's kings held. He's up over 2 million now, while Bradbury appears to have tumbled down to around a quarter million. We'll get updated chip counts on everyone shortly.

06-18-2009 14:40 UTC-12

Youngblood Chases Klausen

Shamus

The table folded to Jonas Klausen who raised to 95,000 from the small blind, and Andrew Youngblood made the call from the big blind.

The flop came {2-Spades}

. Klausen bet 105,000, and Youngblood promptly raised to 405,000. Klausen leaned over to see how much Youngblood had left, then let it go.

Youngblood is at about 1.15 million -- in fourth place at the moment -- while Klausen is still our leader by a wide margin with 3.2 million.

Tags: Andrew Youngblood Jonas Klausen