2009 World Series of Poker

Event 39 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jq
Prize
$657,969
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
2,715
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000

Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 10,000

Wei Mu Eliminated in 3rd Place ($269,609)

Wei Mu - 3rd Place
Wei Mu - 3rd Place
In the cutoff, Brandon Cantu came in raising to 275,000. The small blind ducked out, but Wei Mu came along from the big.

The flop showed up {3-Spades} {4-Hearts} {K-Spades}. Mu checked, and Cantu continued out with a bet of 350,000. Mu quickly announced that he was all in, and Cantu instantly called with that not-so-sure ring to his voice.

Showdown
Mu: {K-Clubs} {9-Clubs}
Cantu: {K-Hearts} {10-Clubs}

Cantu had it right, he was ahead and dominating Mu. The turn {6-Diamonds} was useless, as was the {5-Clubs} that hit fifth street. With his ten kicker playing, Brandon Cantu has knocked off Wei Mu in 3rd place. The pay bump for Mu takes him up close to $270,000, not too bad for three days' work.

Tags: Brandon CantuWei Mu

Alex Jacob Eliminated in 4th Place ($190,857)

Alex Jacob - 4th Place
Alex Jacob - 4th Place
First into the pot from the small blind, the now short-stacked Alex Jacob moved all in for 310,000. Big blind Ray Foley called.

Showdown
Jacob: {J-Hearts} {9-Hearts}
Foley: {A-Spades} {4-Diamonds}

The board would once again provide no help for Jacob and his legendary afro. It ran down {K-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} {4-Spades} {7-Diamonds} {2-Spades}, and that will be the last board Alex Jacob sees tonight. He put on a marvelous show today, and once he grabbed the chip lead, the table was cowering in fear. One big misstep a few hands ago against Ray Foley would be his undoing though, and Jacob couldn't recover once the bleeding started. For his work over the past three days, he'll take home nearly $200,000 but fall three spots short of his first bracelet.

Tags: Alex JacobRay Foley

Chutes and Ladders for Jacob

After climbing the big long ladder throughout the day, Alex Jacob has fallen down the chute all the way back to where he started.

Just moments after his first big hit against Foley, Jacob was at it again. In the small blind, Brandon Cantu raised it up to 375,000. Next door, Alex Jacob announced that he was all in. Cantu made the call, putting his own tournament life on the line. Jacob hated it.

Showdown
Cantu: {10-Spades} {10-Diamonds}
Jacob: {6-Diamonds} {8-Clubs}

The flop ran down {K-Clubs} {5-Clubs} {8-Hearts}, giving Jacob a little life with one pair. Still needing help though, the turn was a blank {9-Spades}. "F*ck!" yelled Cantu. "Ten!"

It wasn't a ten, but the {J-Hearts} on the river was just as good. Alex Jacob doubles up another player, and this time it's cost him nearly his whole stack. When the dust settled, Cantu has climbed to 4,190,000, leaving the once-mighty Jacob crippled down to just 320,000.

Tags: Alex JacobBrandon Cantu

Jacob Falters

Ray Foley
Ray Foley
Brandon Cantu opened with a button raise to 275,000. After a pause to consider, Alex Jacob moved all in from the small blind. Unfortunately for him, Ray Foley was still left to act in the big, and Foley made the huge call to put his own tournament in jeopardy. Cantu quickly ducked out.

Showdown
Jacob: {A-Spades} {3-Hearts}
Foley: {J-Spades} {J-Diamonds}

The board ran dry for Jacob, coming {5-Spades} {10-Spades} {9-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds}. His first real misstep of the day is a huge one, costing him the chip lead. After that monster double-up, Foley is now your leader with 5,135,000. Jacob is now down in the mix with the other three players, sitting with 2,230,000.

Tags: Alex JacobRay Foley

Updated Chip Counts

The logjam is now in the bottom of the pack, with Jacob really asserting himself as the leader:

Alex Jacob - 4,550,000
Wei Mu - 2,680,000
Brandon Cantu - 2,610,000
Ray Foley - 2,420,000

Jacob Not Slowing Down

After about a half hour of relative inactivity, a pot finally develops:

It started with Alex Jacob raising to 250,000 from the button. Both Ray Foley and Wei Mu called out of the blinds, and it was three ways to the flop.

It came out {Q-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} {9-Diamonds}, and all three men checked. The turn card was the {J-Diamonds}. The blinds checked again, and Jacob slowly counted out chips. He settled on 400,000 and slid them carefully out into the center of the table. Foley ducked out quickly, but Mu made the call just as fast.

The river was the {10-Diamonds}. Mu checked again, and Jacob announced a big all in. After some careful studying, Mu gave up and open-mucked his {8-Hearts} {10-Hearts}.

Jacob picks up almost 1,000,000 chips in that exchange.

Tags: Alex JacobRay FoleyWei Mu