Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Day: 4
Break Time
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Ferguson Crippled
, Dariusz Paszkiewicz checked and Chris Ferguson fired 80,000. Paszkiewicz then check-raised by announcing he was all in.It was a total of 245,000 more as Ferguson went deep into the tank. He thought for around five minutes as the rest of the room went onto a break.
It would cost most of Ferguson's stack but he eventually called and tabled
for two pair but Paszkiewicz held 
for a bigger two pair to leave Ferguson in bad shape.The river was the
and Paszkiewicz doubles as Ferguson is left crippled with just 4,000 in chips.
It's Good to Be Kennedy
In the first hand, Kennedy was all in for a little over 90,000 against Mike Terhaar. Kennedy held
, and Terhaar . The board came down 
, and Kennedy survived with about 180,000. Terhaar was crippled in that hand, and busted soon thereafter.Just a couple of hands later, Kennedy was all in again with
and was up against Farshad Fardad's 
. The flop was 
and the turn 
, and Kennedy was down to one more community card. Then came the river -- the -- and Kennedy is up to 390,000 now.
Bagels Doubles Up
He now has 300,000.
Eights Are Enough for Fouksam
Wickham checked dark before a flop of
and both Bluestein and Fouksam checked behind. Everyone checked the on the turn and Wickham bet 20,000 at the 
on the river. Fouksam called and showed 
, easily beating Wickham's bluff with 
.
Kristy Gazes Eliminated
against the 
of Dag Palovic in the small blind.The board came
giving Palovic the pot with a set of tens.Dag Palovic - 198,000
Kristy Gazes - eliminated
A Little Too Much Action for Dan
, and Action Dan was poised for the knockout with . The board would run down 
, locking up the pot and sending Pestal to the rail.Harrington is up to 410,000 now, and it's worth noting that he's playing in a neck brace today. When asked about it, Harrington said the strain was caused by a combination of playing poker and working on the computer. The good news is Dan is still his same jolly self, if just a bit slower when turning from one side of the table to the other to crack a joke.
Dang, It's A Bust Out
Dang:
Levy:
The board ran out
and Dang spiked the only pair to eliminate Levy from the tournament. Dang is up to 520,000 chips.
Rude River for Roux
The flop came J-A-K, giving Roux a set and his opponent two pair. But an ace came on the river, and Roux is a goner.