2009 World Series of Poker
Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
More Chips for Morgan
It brought . Morgan checked, then called a bet of 25,000 from Oliveira. On the turn, the drew another check from Morgan. Oliveira meticulously stacked out 60,000, counted his bet four or five times, and slid it into the pot. His opponent called, and the last card off the deck was the . Morgan checked, and this time Oliveira thought it best to check behind.
Jordan Morgan showed up , and Oliveira was left to shake his head and wonder if a third bullet would have worked. He slid his cards into the muck, and the pot goes to Morgan who's moved his way up near 800,000 now.
Killer Queen
Renz turned over and Wissing . The flop came a dramatic , giving Wissing the straight. After his initial excitement, he regrouped: "No queen!" he said. The turn was the . "No queen!" Wissing repeated.
Then came the river -- the -- giving Renz the higher straight and renewed life. She's up to 155,000, and Wissing down to 126,000.
Bryan Colin Crippled
An ace showed up on the flop and Colin's couldn't catch up. He is now down to only 22,000.
Donev Done For
"I lose 11 time in a row," he explained, "It took six hours and I didn't win one pot."
A moment later and he open-shoved in mid position. A gentleman called and they flipped their cards; Donev covered his eyes, not wanting to see the result of the coinflip.
Donev:
Caller:
Board:
Thus we lose Mr. Donev.
J.C. Tran Doubles Up
Tran:
Button:
The board came giving Tran the best hand with two pair, aces and queens. He doubled up and is now at close to 200,000.
Peter Eastgate Squared
Regardless of the story the chip stacks are telling, everyone in the room is chasing one man. During the last break, Melissa Castello caught up with defending champion Peter Eastgate to shoot the breeze. Eastgate is working on making his first Day 3 of this Series a successful one; in fact, he hasn't even made a Day 2 until this 57th event. Check out what he had to say about his run for the repeat:
Cammarota Can't Out Race His Opponent
Back in Action
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400