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

Saul Hits Set; Opponent Hits Runner-Runner Then Adds Salt to the Wound

Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul
Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul
After a series of preflop raises, Brian Shapiro was all in from late position against Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul from the small blind.

Saul: {K-Spades} {K-Diamonds}
Shapiro: {A-Clubs} {A-Diamonds}

With ESPN recording the hand, Shapiro felt the need to ham it up for the camera's, standing from the table and screaming "Please don't put a king, please, please don't put a king"

Flop: {K-Hearts} {10-Spades} {6-Spades} giving Saul his set.

Shapiro got his backpack on and prepared to leave, however he got a glimmer of hope when the {J-Diamonds} landed on the felt.

The river then brought the {Q-Diamonds} giving Shapiro runner-runner straight to stay alive.

Several "Whooo's" came screaming from the mouth of Shapiro. After the string of excessive celebratory exclamations, Shapiro stuck an index finger in Saul's direction and proclaimed "Do that to me one more time...double me up again! Whooo!"

Saul sat staring at Shapiro in silent disbelief of the act of unsportsmanlike conduct.

Tournament director Jack Effel came over to the table and offered Shapiro a stern warning and a one hand penalty.

Chip counts after the hand:
Brian Shapiro: 167,500
Kevin Saul: 685,000

Tags: Brian ShapiroKevin Saul

Keven Stammen Eliminated

Keven Stammen moved all in on a board of {J-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{9-Spades} and action folded to Bernard Perner who went into the tank before making the call.

Stammen: {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}
Perner: {K-Spades}{10-Diamonds}

Stammen's set was ahead, but Perner had top pair and a gut shot, which came through with the {Q-Spades}.

Kang Quads It

Team PokerStars Pro Benjamin Kang
Team PokerStars Pro Benjamin Kang
Benjamin Kang has doubled up after his chips were in the middle on a flop of {5-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{7-Hearts}. Kang was in great shape with {J-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} against his opponent's {6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}.

When the turn fell the {7-Clubs} Kang let out a roar of "Yes!!!" as he picked up quads to leave his opponent drawing dead.

The river bricked the {2-Spades} and Kang is alive with over 160,000 chips.

Tags: Benjamin Kang

Machado and Lesnoy Fall Victim to Jansen

Michael Jansen has been busy at work on Table 30. First he faded Dmitri Lesnoy's 15-card draw on a flop of {J-Diamonds} {6-Spades} {10-Spades}. Lesnoy's {A-Spades} {Q-Spades} failed to improve against Jansen's top pair, {A-Clubs} {J-Clubs}, after all the chips went in. The board bricked out running threes {3-Hearts} {3-Clubs} to eliminate Lesnoy.

A few minutes later Jansen's pocket nines, {9-Hearts} {9-Spades}, went to war on the flop against short-stacked Roberto Machado's {Q-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds}. Each player caught a piece of the {J-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} flop. Machado had a combination straight-and-flush draw against Jansen's middle set. Again Jansen faded all the cards he needed to fade, with harmless {6-Spades} and {3-Spades} on theturn and river.

Machado is eliminated just short of the money.

Lemke Busts

Brian Lemke
Brian Lemke
2009 WSOP bracelet winner Brian Lemke was first crippled and then recently eliminated from the Main Event.

In the first hand he pushed with {2-Spades}{3-Clubs} for just a gutshot on a {A-Spades}{9-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} flop but his opponent made the call with {A-Hearts}{5-Spades} for two pair. Lemke missed his gutshot and was down to just 50,000.

A moment or two later he committed those chips with {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts} but Fernando Gordo woke up with {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}.

The board ran out {Q-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} to end the day for Lemke.

Tags: Brian LemkeFernando Gordo

Bilz Bilz Bilz

Aaron Rondon has been eliminated by the previously short-stacked Dan Bilzerian. Rondon made his move preflop with {A-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} against {K-Clubs} {K-Diamonds} but the board came {3-Clubs} {7-Spades} {2-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} {8-Spades}.