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Sat Jun 13 2009 09:47 GMT-70Round: 29 Blinds: 50000/100000 Ante: 10000
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Sat Jun 13 2009 09:29 GMT-70 | Posted by thkcduckworth
Break Time
We are on another 20-minute break for the tournament.
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Sat Jun 13 2009 09:28 GMT-70 | Posted by thkcduckworth
Rico Our Seven Million Man!
Rico Ramirez opened the button to 175,000 and both blinds made the call.
The flop fell down
and Mark Eise checked to Jeff Chang who fired out 250,000. Ramirez proceeded to raise to 1,500,000 total to force Eise out of the pot and the decision back on Chang.
Chang sat in the tank slowly shuffling a handful of chips before laying his hand down to give Ramirez the pot as he climbed to over seven million. -
Sat Jun 13 2009 09:19 GMT-70 | Posted by thkcduckworth
Jason Potter eliminated in 4th placeJason Potter Eliminated in 4th Place ($185,444)
Jason Potter shipped it all in from the button for just on a million and Jeff Chang made the call from the big blind.
Potter:
Chang:
With Potter needing to catch a Queen to stay alive or a combination of a flush or straight, the crowd and Potter would erupt seeing the
as the window.
Like an online glitch, the dealer spread the flop but one card remained hidden. With it reading- the dealer would finally un-stick the two cards and out popped the 
.
Similar to the magnitude of a fireworks display on New Years Eve; the crowd erupted with an ear-splitting and deafening display of claps and stomps that the secondary feature table surely couldn't handle!
With thunderous noise echoing throughout the stage the
on the turn made it more interesting as it gave Potter additional flush outs to go with the two remaining Queens that could save his tournament life.
The dealer burned and turned a black . . .
and Potter would be forced to leave the rowdy stage on his way to collecting $185,444 for his 4th place finish. -
Sat Jun 13 2009 09:11 GMT-70 | Posted by thkcduckworth
Chang Sets Up
Rico Ramirez made it 180,000 to go from the cutoff and both Mike Eise and Jeff Chang made the call.
The flop fell down
and it was checked round to see the 
fall on the turn. The action was checked to Ramirez who fired with 200,000, only to see Eise push all in for 840,000 more.
Chang mucked and then Ramirez followed by open-mucking his.
As Eise raked in the pot to move to 1,600,000 he flashed his
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Sat Jun 13 2009 08:49 GMT-70 | Posted by thkcduckworth
On The Rail
On the rail we find Cliff 'JohnnyBax' Josephy, Kevin 'BeL0WaB0Ve' Saul and Thayer 'THAY3R' Rasmussen all here supporting Jason Potter.
Along with the countless family and friends of the other three final members it is bound to get even louder as they fight it out for the $639,331 first prize, coveted bracelet and title of champion. -
Sat Jun 13 2009 08:39 GMT-70 | Posted by thkcduckworth
Making phone calls to the 1800 Poker gods hotline!Eise Rings River Hotline Again
With the action passed round to the blinds Mike Eise made the call before Jeff Chang pushed it up to 200,000. Eise moved all in and Chang made the call.
Eise:
Chang:
The board would run out
to see Eise smack the river twice in a row to stay alive and now sit on 1,480,000 in chips. -
Sat Jun 13 2009 08:36 GMT-70 | Posted by thkcduckworth
Suck, Re-Suck For Eise
From the button Mike Eise pushed all in for a total of 425,000 and Jeff Chang made the call.
Eise:
Chang:
The flop of
gave Chang additional outs to a straight and when the 
landed on the turn Eise would have a sweat for his tournament life.
Drawing to a six, three or deuce to stay alive, Eise would find one on the river when the dealer burned and turned the
to give Eise deuces full of sixes and the pot as he doubles to 940,000 in chips. -
Sat Jun 13 2009 08:29 GMT-70 | Posted by thkcduckworth
Barry Berger eliminated in 5th placeBarry Berger Eliminated in 5th Place ($139,353)
Barry Berger opened to 215,000 from the cutoff and Rico Ramirez defended his button by making the call.
The flop fell down
and after nearly ninety seconds of thinking he slid out a stack of 25,000-denomination chips to amount a bet of 500,000.
Berger looked back at the 800,000 that he had in front of him and slid the rest in with Ramirez quickly calling.
Berger:
Ramirez:
With Berger making a call for his tournament life, he would have to evade countless outs with Ramirez holding a double-gutshot straight-draw as well as a flush-draw.
The turn would land the
to give Berger a set, but fill Ramirez's straight, and when the peeled on the river Berger was sent packing in 5th place. -
Sat Jun 13 2009 08:28 GMT-70Round: 28 Blinds: 40000/80000 Ante: 10000
Started 13th Jun, 2009
