2009 World Series of Poker

Event 45 - $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$633,335
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
275
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0

Heads Up - Hand #8

The button is on John Kabbaj.

He raised 320,000 and Gerasimov made the call. The flop came {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{9-Hearts} and both players checked.

The turn brought the {6-Clubs} and Gerasimov lead out for 450,000. Kabbaj folded and Gerasimov took it down.

Kirill Gerasimov has won five of the first eight heads up pots.

Tags: John KabbajKirill Gerasimov

Eric Baldwin Eliminated in 3rd Place ($259,534)

Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin - 3rd Place
Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin - 3rd Place
On the next hand after his crippling, Eric Baldwin was on the button, and he raised the pot. The 420,000-chip bet was exactly how much he had left in his stack. In the small blind, John Kabbaj raised his eyebrows and asked rhetorically, "Four twenty, huh?..." He stacked out the call, double-checked his hole cards, and slid the chips into the pot. Kirill Gerasimov ducked out from the big blind.

Showdown
Baldwin: {J-Spades} {6-Diamonds}
Kabbaj: {A-Spades} {5-Clubs}

Baldwin was all in and behind, and the flop was a disaster. It rolled out {A-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} to give Kabbaj two pair and leave Baldwin drawing to a miracle. He stayed alive when the {6-Spades} hit the turn, but he would need to find one of the two remaining sixes in the deck to stick around. The river was the {J-Clubs} though, and his two pair weren't good enough.

With aces up, Kabbaj has knocked off Eric Baldwin in 3rd place. Baldwin made another great run through this field, but he falls just two spots short of picking up his second bracelet this year. Still, $259,534 is something to be proud of.

Tags: basebaldyEric BaldwinJohn Kabbaj

Kirill Gerasimov Doubles Up; Baldwin Crippled

Kirill Gerasimov
Kirill Gerasimov
Kirill Gerasimov raised to 300,000 from the button. Eric Baldwin called from the small blind and John Kabbaj got out of the way.

The flop came {A-Hearts} {9-Clubs} {8-Spades} and after a check from Baldwin, Gerasimov bet 375,000. Baldwin then check-raised pot 1,400,000 more. Gerasimov moved all in and Baldwin called.

Baldwin: {A-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds}
Gerasimov: {A-Clubs} {9-Hearts}

The board filled out {A-Hearts} {9-Clubs} {8-Spades}{Q-Hearts} {8-Hearts} allowing Gerasimov to double up huge with two pair, aces and nines.

Gerasimov - 5,500,000
Baldwin - 420,000

Tags: Eric BaldwinKirill Gerasimov

Baldwin Takes a Huge Pot After River Check Raise.

Eric Baldwin
Eric Baldwin
Eric Baldwin raised to 335,000 from the small blind and John Kabbaj made the call.

The flop came {9-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} and both players checked. The turn brought the {Q-Hearts} and Baldwin bet out 365,000. Kabbaj called.

The river was the {A-Clubs}. After a check from Baldwin, Kabbaj bet 650,000. Baldwin then check raised all in for an additional 740,000.

Kabbaj took of his sunglasses and stared Baldwin down. He thought for another minute and a half and laid down his hand.

Baldwin - 3,200,000
Kabbaj - 1,215,000

Tags: Eric BaldwinJohn Kabbaj