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

06-18-2009 12:53 UTC-12

Updated Chip Counts

Shamus

With nine players left, here's what the stacks look like at the moment:

Jonas Klausen -- 2,535,000
Eric Baldwin -- 1,586,000
Benjamin Scholl -- 1,075,000
Steven Bradbury -- 942,000
Andrew Youngblood -- 895,000
James Taylor -- 859,000
Martin Jacobson -- 686,000
Roland de Wolfe -- 419,000
Eric DeFontes -- 385,000

06-18-2009 13:02 UTC-12

Shuffle Up and Deal

[user66118]

After the most famous words in poker from TD Robbie Thompson, the cards are in the air, and the final table is underway!

06-18-2009 13:08 UTC-12

Taylor Takes a Pass

Shamus

James Taylor raised to 80,000 from early position, and Eric Baldwin, sitting to Taylor's left, reraised to 213,000.

The table folded back around to Taylor, who studied the situation for a while, chewing his gum and staring ahead. Finally, Taylor let it go.

06-18-2009 13:16 UTC-12

Taylor Tanks

[user66118]

First in from the cutoff seat, Jonas Klausen raised it up to 80,000. He found action from the big blind where James Taylor made the call.

Heads up then, the flop came down {J-Spades}

, and both men checked. The turn brought the {2-Spades}

. Taylor took control of the pot now, betting out 115,000. Klausen flat-called. The river was the {8-Spades}

. Taylor now gave up the betting lead, passing over to his opponent. Klausen slowly stacked out 340,000 chips and slid them into the middle. After a long soak in the think tank, Taylor thought better and let his hand go.

Tags: James Taylor Jonas Klausen

06-18-2009 13:19 UTC-12

Eric DeFontes Eliminated in 9th Place ($60,335)

Shamus

Jonas Klausen raised to 80,000 from middle position, and it folded around to Eric DeFontes in the big blind who pushed all in for a total of 359,000. Klausen made the call.

DeFontes {4-Spades}

Klausen

The flop came {6-Hearts}

, and now DeFontes had the lead. The turn was the {9-Spades}

, and DeFontes was looking for a four to survive. But the river brought the {K-Spades}

, and DeFontes is out in 9th place.

Klausen pushes past the 3 million-chip mark on that one, about twice what his nearest foe, Eric Baldwin, currently has.

Tags: Eric DeFontes

06-18-2009 13:32 UTC-12

Klausen Dusts Off Chips

[user66118]

From early position, the aggressive Jonas Klausen opened the pot again, raising to 80,000. Action came all the way around to the big blind where Steven Bradbury made the call to see the flop.

It showed up {K-Clubs}

, and Bradbury took the betting lead. He pushed 125,000 chips into the pot, and Klausen wasted little time calling.

The turn card was the {K-Spades}

. Bradbury wasn't letting up; he put 150,000 more chips into the pot. Klausen took just a half of a beat longer to think this time, but he called once again.

The last card off was the {9-Diamonds}

. Without delay, Bradbury made his move, shoving all in for 555,000. Klausen now went deep into the tank. As Bradbury peered over his glasses at his foe across the table, Klausen cut out the calling chips and counted down his remaining stack. He held the matching 555,000 chips in his hand and glanced up to see Bradbury's unceasing gaze. Finally, he plunked the call into the pot.

Bradbury could hardly wait to show {K-Hearts}

, rivering the absolute nuts. Unable to show anything better than that, Klausen sent his cards into the muck. It's a good thing he could survive a big hit like this, because Bradbury has just taken more than 800,000 of his chips.

Klausen - 2,300,000
Bradbury - 1,750,000

Tags: Jonas Klausen Steven Bradbury

06-18-2009 13:42 UTC-12

Klausen Recovers

Shamus

Jonas Klausen has recovered rapidly after losing that big pot to Steven Bradbury.

Klausen raised to 80,000 from the hijack seat, and Andrew Youngblood, sitting in the cutoff reraised to 220,000. It folded back to Klausen who made the call.

The flop came {9-Hearts}

. Klausen checked, and Youngblood spent some time counting chips before finally betting 295,000. Klausen promptly moved all in, and Youngblood just as quickly folded.

Klausen is back to 2.85 million after that one, with Youngblood slipping back to 453,000.

Tags: Andrew Youngblood Jonas Klausen

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

06-18-2009 13:48 UTC-12

Updated Chip Counts

Shamus

Jonas Klausen -- 2.85 million
Steven Bradbury -- 1.86 million
Eric Baldwin -- 1.8 million
Benjamin Scholl -- 908,000
Martin Jacobson -- 633,000
James Taylor -- 484,000
Andrew Youngblood -- 453,000
Roland de Wolfe -- 393,000

06-18-2009 13:56 UTC-12

Taylor Wins a Big One

[user66118]

James Taylor opened with a raise to 100,000 from middle position. The action came around to Benjamin Scholl on the button, and he asked for a count on Taylor's remaining stack. Taylor had 480,000 chips behind the raise, and Scholl decided on a reraise to 300,000 straight. After a slight pause, Taylor moved all in for those 580,000 chips, and Scholl made the call.

Showdown
Taylor: {K-Clubs}

Scholl:

There was some chatter around the table as the players were thinking back to the series of two-outers that were hitting hard earlier in the day. There would be none of that nonsense this time though as the board ran {Q-Spades}

. With his kings holding, James Taylor has earned a big double up to 1,200,000. That leaves Scholl with the short stack of 328,000.

Tags: Benjamin Scholl James Taylor