Play is Getting Tighter
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Right now, most pots are being won with preflop raises or three bets, and almost no hand is getting past a flop if we see one.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 7 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,809,715
Entries
2,791
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000
Right now, most pots are being won with preflop raises or three bets, and almost no hand is getting past a flop if we see one.
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
So Much for Tighter Play
On a flop of
, Salinaro bet 115,000 and Wright raised an additional 150,000. Salinaro three bet, putting out 350,000 more and Wright shoved all in, bringing the hand to an end when Solinaro instantly folded.
Mike Ciotola Doubles Up
On a flop of
, Kalb shoved all in for 850,000, McClain folded, and Ciotola called, showing 
for a set versus Kalb's 
. Jacks on both the turn and river gave Ciotola a full house and he doubled up to 1.2 million. Kalb is down to just 500,000.
McInnis Gets Crippled
Karp showed
and was drawing thin against McInnis' 
, but a flop of 
gave him some additional outs. The 
on the turn provided no help, but the 
on the river brought the flush, leaving McInnis with just 50,000 at the end of the hand.Karp's stack now stands at 1.4 million.
McInnis Stays Alive
.When the hands were turned over, Karp showed
while Salinaro and McInnis each showed king-2 to chop the pot. McInnis climbed to 95,000 after the hand before getting his chips in the middle again on the next one. This time he got in with
versus Travis Johnson's 
.They chopped the pot and McInnis pushed his stack to 130,000.
Another Double Double for McInnis
McInnis showed
while Ciotola showed pocket 8s. When the board came 
, McInnis' aces up pushed his stack to 300,000.Not content to stop there, McInnis pushed all in again preflop with
against Travis Johnson's 
.When the hands were turned over, McInnis joked to Johnson "You've got outs," but they didn't come, as McInnis doubled to 700,000 on a board of
.
Final Table Set- Jacob Kalb Eliminated 10th ($56,955)
When Craig McConville raised to 110,000 under-the-gun, Kalb reraised all in for 435,000 from middle position. McConville made the call and we were racing as he showed
to Kalb's 
.Two kings and a three on the flop put McConville out in front and another three on the turn gave him a full house, ending the drama. A meaningless five on the river sent Kalb packing and the rest of the players on an hour-long dinner break.
Dinner Break
Dinner Break is Over - Final Table Begins
Seat 1 - Steve Karp - 1,400,000
Seat 2 - Brian McInnis - 755,000
Seat 3 - Mark Salinaro - 450,000
Seat 4 - James McClain - 430,000
Seat 5 - Walter Wright - 249,500
Seat 6 - Michael Ciotolo - 1,035,000
Seat 7 - Kam Low - 300,000
Seat 8 - Travis Johnson - 1,825,000
Seat 9 - Craig McConville - 3,060,000