With the blinds 40,000/80,000 at this level (ante 10,000), that means the average stack is nearly 84 big blinds.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Day: 7
With the blinds 40,000/80,000 at this level (ante 10,000), that means the average stack is nearly 84 big blinds.
Tamayo was first to act and bet 250,000. Lichtenberger took his time and then raised to 900,000 total, 650,000 more. tamayo then asked how much more Lichtenberger had left. After getting a ball park number, Tamayo announced that he was all in. Lichtenberger snap-mucked his cards and Tamayo scooped the pot.
The action was checked to Lacay on the flop. He bet 375,000, Begleiter folded and Maimone called. The turn came the 315,000 and Maimone led into Lacay for 315,000. Lacay called and they went to the river which fell the . Maimone fired out another 800,000 and Lacay folded.
"I put you on threes or fours. Am I right?" asked Lacay. "Show me one."
Maimone flashed the as he raked in the pot, his stack up to 4.4 million.
Showdown
McLaughlin:
Akenhead:
The board ran out uneventfully, coming . Chop it up.
*****
On the next hand, McLaughlin once again opened with an all in for his full stack of 1,210,000. This time, Ian Tavelli would quickly make the call, and McLaughlin was heads up for his tournament life for the second consecutive hand.
Showdown
McLaughlin:
Tavelli:
The flop was a clean sheet for the at-risk player, coming out . The turn was a different story altogether though. The ripped off the deck, drawing a big cheer from the rail and a pump of the fist from Tavelli. Drawing to just two outs now, the last card in McLaughlin's day was the , no use whatsoever.
With that, Marc McLaughlin becomes our 30th-place finisher, taking home more than a quarter-million dollars.
When the cards were exposed, Shulman showed and Fair showed .
The flop was dealt . Robert Williamson III happened to be walking by the secondary feature table with three beers in hand and stopped dead in his tracks, turned to his friend, who was also carrying three beers, and said "Wait! Wait! Hold up! I gotta sweat this one!"
The dealer then dealt the turn -- the -- and that ended things. "Well that was uneventful!" Williamson exclaimed before proceeding to where he was going. The river then completed the board with the .
Fair was sent to the rail in 31st place.
The flop came , giving Smith a pair but still leaving Caragiorgas ahead. But the turn was the , putting Smith in front.
The river was the , and Smith survives with 1.68 million. Caragiorgas slips to 1.15 million. Both players are sitting at the very bottom of the chip counts lists currently.
The flop rolled out , and Balmigere checked to the raiser. Zackey continued out with a healthy bet of 1,000,000 even, and Balmigere would mull it over for a bit before sticking in the call.
The turn revealed the , and Balmigere checked it once more. Zackey didn't waste much time announcing, "All in," committing his remaining 3,600,000 chips to the pot. That move would push Balmigere deep into the tank, and he would think it over for several minutes before releasing his hand into the muck.
Zackey opened up his and began stacking the sizable pot. With that win, he's moved his way up to 7,200,000, and he and Balmigere are now virtually even in chips.
Mattes
Sitron
The flop came , putting Mattes ahead. The turn was the , and Sitron was still looking for an ace or king. But the river was the , and Sitron is the next to be eliminated in 32nd place.
Mattes now has 3.9 million.
Shulman tabled and was racing with Brice's .
The board ran out and Brice was eliminated in 33rd place.