2009 World Series of Poker

Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
6,494
Players Left
9
Next Payout
Place 9
$1,263,602
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

Shulman Pushes Out Smith

Jordan Smith opened with a raise to 750,000 from under the gun, and Jeff Shulman, sitting to Smith's left, made the call.

The others folded and the flop came {K-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{10-Spades}. Smith continued with a bet of 650,000, then Shulman raised to 1.7 million.

Smith thought a moment while the crowd at the neighboring table continued to roar following that two-outer hit by Jamie Robbins to survive. Finally, Smith let it go.

Shulman is up to 15.1 million, and Smith is at 15.7 million.

Tags: Jeff ShulmanJordan Smith

Buchman Puts the Pressure On

Joe Cada kept his foot on the gas, raising to 600,000 from UTG. Antoine Saout flat-called from the button and Eric Buchman called from the big blind.

The flop was {A-Spades} {8-Clubs} {7-Clubs}. Buchman checked, Cada bet 1,000,000, Saout folded, and Buchman called. The turn came the {5-Clubs}, the three clubs on the board eliciting an "oooh" from the crowd. Buchman bet 2.5 million, Saout folded and Buchman took it down.

Buchman is up to 33.95 million.

Kopp Bests Lamb

Billy Kopp opened for 600,000 from UTG+1, and got one caller in Ben Lamb sitting in the hijack seat. Both checked the {9-Hearts}{10-Spades}{A-Diamonds} flop as well as the {9-Clubs} turn. The river was the {Q-Clubs}. Kopp checked, Lamb fired 925,000, and Kopp made the call.

Lamb showed {K-Spades}{Q-Spades} for queens, but Kopp's {A-Clubs}{3-Clubs} gave him the better pair. Kopp is at 17.2 million, and Lamb down to 5 million.

Tags: Ben LambBilly Kopp

Cada Continues to Slide

Eric Buchman made it 720,000 from the small blind and Joe Cada defended his big blind.

Both players checked the {Q-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} flop. The turn was the {K-Spades} and Buchman checked to Cada who bet 1.1 million. Buchman insta-called and they went to the river which fell the {8-Diamonds}. Check-check.

Buchman turned over {9-Hearts} {9-Diamonds}, besting Cada's {J-Spades} {10-Spades} and picked up yet another pot.

Cada is down to 12.26 million.

Ben Lamb Eliminated in 14th Place ($633,022)

Ben Lamb - 14th Place
Ben Lamb - 14th Place
Ben Lamb opened for 655,000 chips preflop from the cutoff. Action moved to Jeff Shulman in the big blind, who reraised enough to put Lamb all in. Needing to double up, Lamb made the call.

Lamb: {A-Spades} {J-Spades}
Shulman: {A-Diamonds} {K-Spades}

The look on Lamb's face after a flop of {9-Hearts} {K-Diamonds} {3-Spades} was one of utter disappointment. He puffed his cheeks out in a big sigh as he watched the curtain quickly fall on his run in the Main Event. It ended with the {7-Diamonds} turn. At that point, Lamb was drawing dead. He shook Shulman's hand and passed Shulman the remainder of his stack. The {2-Hearts} river card sealed the deal.

Shulman is up to 22.0 million chips.

Tags: Ben LambJeff Shulman

Akenhead Puts the Squeeze On

Eric Buchman raised to 650,000, Phil Ivey called from the cutoff, and James Akenhead moved all in from the small blind. Buchman folded and Ivey stared down Akenhead for a minute before folding.

That pot took Akenhead up to 6.15 million.

James Calderaro Eliminated in 13th Place ($633,022)

James Calderaro - 13th Place
James Calderaro - 13th Place
A short-stacked James Calderaro open-shoved for about 2.5 million from the button, and Kevin Schaffel called from the big blind. They turned their cards on their backs:

Schaffel {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Calderaro {K-Hearts}{J-Spades}

The flop came {2-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{5-Spades}, and Schaffel's tens were still best. The turn brought the {Q-Spades} and an "ooh" from the crowd, noting Calderaro's spade flush draw.

But the river was the {5-Diamonds}, and Calderaro goes out in 13th. Schaffel is at 11.7 million now.

Tags: James Calderaro

Re-Balancing Again

Because of two eliminations from the outer table, one player was broken off the feature table. That player was Eric Buchman, who brings his tournament-leading chip stack to the seat directly to the left of Darvin Moon.