2009 World Series of Poker
Event 7 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Tang Turns it Around - Again
Tang then check-raised Wright to 200,000 on a flop of . After the call, both players checked the on the turn and Tang check-called Wright's 175,000 chip bet when the hit the river.
Tang turned over for top pair and lost the hand when Wright tabled pocket aces.
Top Five Chip Counts
Walter Wright - 1,700,000
Mark Salinaro - 1,465,000
Jacob Kalb - 1,400,000
Travis Johnson - 1,369,000
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
We're Back
Gary Tang Eliminated
The flop of gave Johnson the nut flush draw, which he hit when the came on the turn. A meaningless sent Tang to the rail and put Johnson at 2,050,000.
10 Players Left
Seat 1 - Steve Karp - 570,000
Seat 2 - Brian McInnis - 920,000
Seat 3 - Mark Salinaro - 1,460,000
Seat 4 - Jacob Kalb - 1,300,000
Seat 5 - James McClain - 550,000
Seat 6 - Walter Wright - 1,800,000
Seat 7 - Mike Ciotola - 820,000
Seat 8 - Kam Low - 560,000
Seat 9 - Travis Johnson - 2,050,000
Seat 10 - Craig McConville - 2,470,000
We will play down to 9 players before heading on a dinner break before the final table.
Mark Salinaro Wins a Hand
Salinaro bet another 100,000 at the on the river and showed for top pair after Kalb called. Kalb mucked his hand as Salinaro stacked the pot.
McConville Adds to His Stack
On a flop of , McConville led for 400,000 and Ciotola tanked briefly before mucking his hand. Ciotola is left with just 475,000 while McConville now has 2,850,000.
Mark Salinaro Takes Another Pot
Salinaro bet 290,000 and McConville took just a few seconds before tossing his cards in the muck.