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Tue May 26 2009 05:03 GMT-70 | Posted by change100
Players Take a 90-Minute Dinner Break
Action will resume at 8:30 p.m. PDT.
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Tue May 26 2009 04:59 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Adams Flushed by Haxton
Three players saw a flop of
. Isaac Haxton led out for 13,000 from UTG, Brandon Adams called from middle position, and the third player dropped out. The turn brought the 
. This time Haxton bet 25,000, and Adams raised all in to 50,000. Haxton snap-called, turning over 
for top pair and the flush draw. Adams showed 
for two pair.
The river was the
, bringing Haxton his flush and eliminating Adams. Haxton now has chipped all of the way up to 324,000. -
Tue May 26 2009 04:55 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Rouas Rocks Rosenkrantz
On a flop of
, Jay Rosenkrantz checked, Philippe Rouas bet 10,000, and Rosenkrantz called. The turn brought the 
. Rosenkrantz checked, Rouas bet 50,000, Rosenkrantz check-raised all in for 86,200, and Rouas called with the rest of his stack.
Rouas showed
for the turned full house, meaning Rosenkrantz was drawing dead with his 
. Rouas is now up to 210,000, while Rosenkrantz has fallen to 11,000. -
Tue May 26 2009 04:54 GMT-70 | Posted by tsbostic
Barry "The Bear" GreensteinBarry Greenstein Eliminated
Andy Black has eliminated The Bear from the tournament.
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Tue May 26 2009 04:50 GMT-70 | Posted by tsbostic
Sorry Jesus...No Miracles for youChris Ferguson Eliminated; Moneymaker Continues to Roll
After a flop of
and with 23,000 in the pot, Chris Moneymaker bets 9,000 from the small blind and Humberto Brenes calls from the big blind. Chris "Jesus" Ferguson then moves all in from the high jack for 71,000. Moneymaker tanks for a moment before making the call. Brenes gets out of the way.
Chris Ferguson shows for a pair with a open ended straight draw. Moneymaker has him in bad shape with 
. Jesus can only hit one card to win and only has about a 30% chance to split the pot.
The turn and river are blanks and Ferguson is eliminated. Meanwhile, Moneymaker appears to be one of the current chip leaders with 415,000. -
Tue May 26 2009 04:46 GMT-70 | Posted by change100
Ivan DemidovDemidov Decimated
A middle position player raised to 3,200, the hijack and the cutoff both called, and Ivan Demidov reraised to 12,700 from the button. Eric Kessleman four-bet to 30,000 from the big blind and the other three players got out of the way. With the action back on Demidov, he moved all in for his remaining 137,000 and Kesselman made the call, showing
to Demidov's .
The board ran out
and Kesselman raked in most of Demidov's chips, increasing his stack to 315,000.
With only 10,900 in chips remaining, Demidov met his end only a few hands later. After Noah Schwartz opened from the button for 4,600, Demidov reraised to 10,000 leaving himself only 900 behind. Chance Walker called from the big blind and Schwartz called as well.
The flop came down 
and Demidov put his last 900 in the pot. Walker raised to 20,000 to isolate and it did the trick, as Schwartz mucked his hand and the cards went on their backs.
Demidov 
Walker
The turn was the
, the river was the 
and Demidov made his exit. -
Tue May 26 2009 04:45 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Cole Burned by the Dragon
With 30,000 in the middle and a flop of
, David "The Dragon" Pham checked, Corwin Cole bet 16,400, and Pham called. The turn was the . This time Pham led out for 25,000, Cole reraised all in for his last 38,000, and Pham quickly called, turning over 
for the turned set. Cole showed .
The river was the
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Tue May 26 2009 04:38 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Kassela Bounces Boucher
Phillipe Boucher just found himself all in against Frank Kassela, and when the pair flipped their cards it was nothing but red paint --
for Kassela, and for Boucher.
The flop came
, and Kassela was freerolling. The on the turn settled matters, and Boucher was eliminated. Kassela now has 340,000. -
Tue May 26 2009 04:34 GMT-70 | Posted by change100
Dennis Phillips Doubles Through Doug Lee
With 20,000 chips already in the pot on the
flop, Doug Lee checked from the small blind, Dennis Phillips bet 20,000 and Lee called. The turn was the 
. Lee checked again, Phillips moved all in for his remaining 25,000 and Lee made the call, turning up for a flush draw vs. Phillips' . Lee couldn't get there on the river, which fell the and Phillips doubled up to 113,000. Lee was left with 64,000. -
Tue May 26 2009 04:30 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Antonio EsfandiariEsfandiari Eliminates Duke, Builds Chip Lead
We picked up the action on the river in this one. With the board showing
and the pot approximately 50,000, our current chip leader Antonio Esfandiari pushed out a gawdy-looking stack of 220,000, plenty more than needed to put his lone opponent, Annie Duke, all in, should she choose to commit her last 75,000.
Duke deliberated for some time, then finally made the call. Esfandiari quickly flipped over his
for trip treys, and Duke mucked. Adding insult to injury, the dealer momentarily exposed Duke's hand (with which she was less than pleased).
Duke is out, and Esfandiari has now pushed his stack up to 470,000.
Started 28th May, 2009
