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Fri May 29 2009 07:43 GMT-70Round: 26 Blinds: 25000/50000 Ante: 0
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Fri May 29 2009 07:37 GMT-70 | Posted by donpeters
Robert Price - 4th PlaceRobert Price Eliminated in 4th Place ($73,405)
On a board of
, Robert Price called a bet from Thang Luu to put himself all in. Luu had Price drawing dead with 
against Price's 
.
The river came the
and that was it for Price. He went home in 4th place earning $73,405. -
Fri May 29 2009 07:27 GMT-70 | Posted by jakatkin
Pascal Leyo Eliminated 5th ($53,293)
Before his big blind, Pascal Leyo announced he would push all in with any ace. When he looked at his hand, he started begging Thang Luu to raise.
"Come on, put it in," Leyo implored.
Luu didn't bite, but Ming Reslock did. Pascal then announced he was playing blind. Reslock turned over
while Leyo showed 
.
Reslock scooped with three 2s and an ace kicker, sending Leyo home in fifth place with $53,293. -
Fri May 29 2009 07:18 GMT-70 | Posted by donpeters
Five Alive
Here are the chip counts for the remaining five players.
Robert Price - 2,000,000
Ming "Joy" Reslock - 1,050,000
Thang Luu - 600,000
Ed Smith - 300,000
Pascal Leyu - 100,000
Luu is still looking for back to back titles after making this final table three years in a row! -
Fri May 29 2009 07:15 GMT-70 | Posted by donpeters
Jordan Rich - 6th PlaceJordan Rich Eliminated in 6th Place ($40,612)
Just minutes after doubling up by taking the low half of the pot in three-way action, Rich found himself all in again. This time, he was up against just one single preflop raiser in Thang Luu.
Showdown
Luu: 
Rich: 
The flop came down 
to give Rich some outs to make a low and lock up half of this pot. The turn was a bad card for him when the fell off. The hit the felt on the river, giving Luu a full house and making Rich our sixth-place finisher. -
Fri May 29 2009 07:10 GMT-70 | Posted by jakatkin
Rich Talk
Jordan Rich didn't take that last beat too well. After the hand, Ed Smith and Thang Luu shared an off-hand comment, and Rich assumed they were talking about him.
Smith said it was nothing, but Rich wouldn't let the matter go. "You said something about 26-year olds and poker players. What was it?"
"Nothing," Smith said.
Rich kept pressing the matter and Smith finally suggested he go read a book.
"Which one?" Rich asked.
"Anyone you want," Smith responded.
Not happy with the response, Rich then challenged Smith to play heads up after the tournament. Smith laughed him off and turned to a young spectator at the rail.
"If you ever act that way, I'll slap ya," Smith said laughing. -
Fri May 29 2009 07:03 GMT-70 | Posted by donpeters
All smiles for ReslockJordan Poor
Ming "Joy" Reslock raised from the button after action folded to her and Jordan Rich reraised from the small blind. Reslock called.
The flop came down 
between the two players. Joy fired a raise after Rich led with a bet. Rich called.
The fell on the turn, qualifying the board for a low hand. Reslock bet after Rich checked to her. Rich called again.
The river was the
to pair the board and Rich checked again. Joy fired a bet and Rich called.
"Queens up and a lock low," announced Reslock.
"Queens and what draw?" questioned Rich.
Reslock turned up 
to best Rich's 
in both the high half and the low half of the pot. Rich was left with a measly 35,000 chips. -
Fri May 29 2009 06:53 GMT-70 | Posted by donpeters
Luu gets some chips backWild Thang
Thang Luu and Ming "Joy" Reslock raised back and forth on a flop of
until Luu was all in. When the hands were revealed, the flop proved to be monstrous for both players.
Luu flopped two sets with 
and Reslock flopped a royal flush draw with 
.
The turn came the as Luu yelled, "Pair the board!"
The river produced the
and gave Luu quads and the pot. He doubled all the way back up to 500,000 chips on this hand. -
Fri May 29 2009 06:47 GMT-70 | Posted by jakatkin
Pascal Leyo Comes Back Strong
Pascal Leyo got all his chips in the middle against Ming Reslock on the first hand back from the break.
Reslock had a pair of aces and a nut flush draw while Leyo had a straight draw and a pair of sevens. He asked for a seven or a nine on the river, and got what he wanted when a seven hit the board.
He's now sitting on about 140,000 chips. -
Fri May 29 2009 06:47 GMT-70 | Posted by donpeters
Cards Back in the Air
The remaining six players have returned from dinner break and the cards are back in the air.
Just a reminder once again that Thang Luu is STILL in the field. Two years ago, he placed second in the event behind Frankie O'Dell and last year, Luu took down the title. If he wins this one, the WSOP might have to think about renaming this event the Thang Luu Classic.
Started 29th May, 2009
