Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em Day 6 | 2009 World Series of Poker

07-13-2009 07:34 UTC-12

McGlone is McGone

[user25067]

Tony McGlone was just eliminated in 171st place when his rivered flush with {9-Diamonds}

on a

board lost to Charlie Elias' rivered full house with {9-Hearts}

. The hand took Elias' stack up to 3.1 million.

07-13-2009 07:32 UTC-12

Kopp Busts Greer

Shamus

Billy Kopp opened with a raise to 42,000 from middle position, J.C. Tran called from the button, and Leonard Greer also called from the big blind.

The flop came {4-Diamonds}

. Greer checked, Kopp continued for 86,000, Tran folded, then Greer pushed all in with his last 300,000 or so. Kopp quickly made the call.

Greer showed {A-Diamonds}

for the nut flush draw, and Kopp {4-Spades}

for the set of fours.

The turn was the {6-Clubs}

, and Greer was still looking for the non-pairing diamond. But the river brought the {6-Diamonds}

, giving Kopp the boat and eliminating Greer in 175th place.

Kopp now has 2.4 million.

Tags: Billy Kopp Leonard Greer

07-13-2009 07:30 UTC-12

Arrivederci, Alessandro

[user25067]

Alessandro Longobardi moved all in before the flop and got two callers in Eracles Panayiotou and George Saca. Both Panayiotou and Saca checked down the {A-Spades}

board.

Longobardi showed {Q-Hearts}

, Panayiotou tabled {2-Clubs}

, but Saca had the winner with {8-Diamonds}

and send Longobardi home in 176th place.

07-13-2009 07:28 UTC-12

Soulier's Check-Raise Fails

donpeters

Fabrice Soulier checked as the first player to act in a heads-up pot with Fernando Gordo on a board of {K-Clubs}

. Gordo then fired a bet of 100,000. Soulier raised to 270,000, but this didn't scare off Gordo as he made the call.

The river brought the {J-Spades}

and Soulier checked. After some thought, Gordo sized out a bet of 150,000 and slid it into the middle. Soulier mucked his hand, dropping to 1.3 million. Gordo is up to 1.4 million.

Tags: Fabrice Soulier Fernando Gordo

07-13-2009 07:27 UTC-12

Hac Dang opened with a raise to 40,000 from the cutoff seat. On the button, Paul Smith moved all in for a total of 318,000, and Dang quickly made the call with the covering stack.

Showdown
Dang: {A-Diamonds}

Smith:

The

in the door was a bad card for the at-risk player, and in the end, the board ran out {A-Spades}

. Smith couldn't find any help, and he has been eliminated.

Tags: Hac Dang Paul Smith

07-13-2009 07:24 UTC-12

Mourshaki Makes Move, Blair Bails

Shamus

The table folded around to Blair Rodman who raised to 41,000 from the button, and Abraham Mourshaki made the call out of the big blind.

The flop came {A-Spades}

. Mourshaki checked, Rodman continued with a bet of 55,000, and Mourshaki check-raised to 115,000, forcing a fold from Rodman.

Mourshaki moves up to 705,000, and Rodman slips to 796,000.

Tags: Abraham Mourshaki Blair Rodman

07-13-2009 07:23 UTC-12

Lauria Eliminated

donpeters

From the cutoff seat, Brent Catalano raised. Bob Lauria reraised all in from the big blind after action folded to him. Catalano made the call.

Catalano held {Q-Diamonds}

against Lauria's {A-Hearts}

.

The board ran out {K-Diamonds}

and was unhelpful to Lauria, eliminating him from the event.

Catalano is up to 820,000.

Tags: Bob Lauria Brent Catalano

07-13-2009 07:21 UTC-12

Eskenazi Exits

[user66118]

Four players at the featured table saw a flop of {3-Clubs}

. All four men involved checked it around, and the turn card was the {7-Diamonds}

. Tom Schneider checked again, and Scott Eskenazi put out a bet of 100,000. After some quick deliberation, Clayton Newman moved all in for 301,000 total. Prahlad Friedman and Schneider ducked out, but Eskenazi would reluctantly make the call for his own tournament life.

Showdown
Eskenazi: {K-Spades}

Newman:

Newman was dominating his opponent, poised for the knockout with one card to come. When the river brought a blank {6-Hearts}

, he did just that, sending Scott Eskenazi to the payout desk.

Tags: Clayton Newman Scott Eskenazi

07-13-2009 07:20 UTC-12

Kazazian Eliminated

donpeters

From the cutoff seat, David Benyamine raised before Harry Kazazian reraised from the small blind. Benyamine made the call.

The flop came down {A-Hearts}

and both players checked. The turn brought the {4-Spades}

and Kazazian checked again. Benyamine stacked some chips and fired a bet. Kazazian quickly folded and Benyamine showed {K-Spades}

.

"You had me crushed." commented Kazazian.

On the next hand, Kazazian fired all in from the button and was called by Billy McMahon in the big blind. McMahon held {A-Diamonds}

while Kazazian held {J-Hearts}

.

The board ran out {K-Hearts}

to send Kazazian to the rail.

Tags: Billy McMahon David Benyamine Harry Kazazian

07-13-2009 07:20 UTC-12

Jamin Stokes Eliminated

[user25067]

Nick Maimone opened for 40,000 from late position, Jamin Stokes moved all in for his remaining 260,000 from the cutoff and Maimone made the call.

Stokes {Q-Spades}

Maimone

Stokes couldn't improve on the {7-Hearts}

board and he hit the rail in 182nd place.