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Sun Jul 12 2009 03:54 GMT-70 | Posted by donpeters
Always good to have luck on your sideBuchman Makes a Straight to Double
Eric Buchman raised all in from middle position for 2.015 million and Jonathan Tamayo called on the button.
Tamayo held
and Buchman held 
.
The flop came down
and there was a small uproar from the crowd as they thought the nine or seven was actually an eight. The turn added a nice sweat to things when the 
hit the felt. Buchman was now open-ended.
The river was the
, completing the straight draw for Buchman and giving him the double up to over four million. Tamayo just sat shaking his head. -
Sun Jul 12 2009 03:53 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Phil IveyIvey Cracks Ward's Kings
Joseph Ward raised to 205,000 from under the gun, and it folded around to Phil Ivey who called from the small blind. The flop came
, and both players checked. The turn brought the 
, pairing the board. Ivey bet 350,000, and Ward made the call.
The river brought the
, putting a second pair out there. This time Ivey bet 750,000, and after thinking a bit Ward made the call.
Ivey showed
for sevens full, and Ward . Ivey moves up to 11.3 million, and Ward is now at 8.8 million. -
Sun Jul 12 2009 03:53 GMT-70 | Posted by FerricRamsium
New Arrivals
The featured table welcomes Marc McLaughlin and Francois Balmigere to the featured table.
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Sun Jul 12 2009 03:51 GMT-70 | Posted by change100
?!?!??!?!?!?!?!Sacre Bleu! Lacay's Top Two Snapped Off
Nick Maimone opened for 210,000 from middle position, Ludovic Lacay called from the cutoff and Antoine Saout called from the big blind.
All three players checked the
flop. When the 
hit the turn, Saout led out for 480,000. Both Maimone and Lacay called. The river was the 
and Saout bet 1.1 million. Maimone folded and Lacay called.
Saout showed , hitting a runner-runner straight to shatter Lacay flopped top two pair with 
. Lacay angrily threw his cards into the muck as Saout raked in the pot. Saout is up to 10,060,000 while Lacay fell to 4,150,000. -
Sun Jul 12 2009 03:46 GMT-70 | Posted by donpeters
Bringing in the Law
Billy Kopp just strolled into the secondary feature table with his chip leading 15.5 million stack. He's taken over seat eight. In seat two moved Kevin Schaffel.
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Sun Jul 12 2009 03:41 GMT-70 | Posted by F-Train
Gabriel Vezina busts out of the Main Event.Gabriel Vezina Eliminated in 38th Place ($178,857); Martin Lapostolle Eliminated in 37th Place ($178,857)
Wow. We headed over to Joe Ward's table to get a fresh round of chip counts and saw what some of the players described as an "internet" hand go down. Gabriel Vezina opened the pot for 200,000 from middle position. Joe Ward called in the cutoff before Martin Lapostolle shoved all in from he big blind for 2.1 million. Vezina called all in for 1.2 million and then Ward, having both players covered, called as well!
"All in and two calls on Table 2!" What hands could have prompted so much action?
Vezina:
Ward:
Lapostolle:
Lapostolle groaned when he saw Ward's kings. Vezina's reaction was a bit more sarcastic.
"Way to go, dealer!" he said.
Ward was pumped to see his opponent's hands, and even more pumped when the flop came
. There was no sweat for Ward when the turn blanked 
, leaving both Vezina and Lapostolle drawing dead.
Since Vezina had fewer chips than Lapostolle, he is the 38th place finisher. Lapostolle finished 37th. Both earned $178,857 while Ward earned a total stack of 9.8 million chips. -
Sun Jul 12 2009 03:39 GMT-70 | Posted by change100
Rodman Sheds Chips to Ivey
Blair Rodman opened for 210,000 from middle position and Phil Ivey called from the big blind.
Ivey checked the
flop over to Rodman, who checked behind. The turn came the and Ivey led out for 300,000. Rodman raised to 700,000 and Ivey made the call. Both players checked the on the river.
Ivey showed and Rodman mucked. He's just short of 10 million in chips, while Rodman is on the short stack with 1.2 million. -
Sun Jul 12 2009 03:35 GMT-70 | Posted by FerricRamsium
Moon Catching Cards
Darvin Moon limped into the pot, and the action folded around to the button. Ian Tavelli was there, and he put in a raise to 250,000. When it came back on Moon, he announced a re-raise, making it 600,000 to go. Tavelli quickly called, heads up to the flop.
It showed up 
, and both men checked. The turn was the 
, and the action check-checked once more. On the river, the 
finally drew a delayed continuation bet from Moon. He made it 1,000,000 straight, and Tavelli asked the dealer to spread the pot. Satisfied with what he saw, Tavelli kicked it in, and Moon flashed pocket aces for top set.
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Sun Jul 12 2009 03:28 GMT-70 | Posted by FerricRamsium
Eugene Katchalov - 39th Place shaking hands with Darvin MoonEugene Katchalov Eliminated in 39th Place ($178,857)
First into the pot, Eugene Katchalov moved all in for 1,095,000. The action came around to newcomer Darvin Moon who was still unracking his chips, set to play his first hand at the table. He announced a re-raise to 5,000,000 straight, but it would take another minute or so before he had pulled out enough chips to add them to the pot. Antonio Esfandiari tanked for a while before folding, and the remainder of the table followed in turn.
Showdown
Katchalov: 
Moon:
The flop paired Katchalov but he caught the wrong card as the dealer spread
. The turn 
and river did nothing for his chances though, and he has been eliminated in 39th place.
"Welcome to the table," the announcer said to Moon, stacking a pot with racks still waiting on the rail. -
Sun Jul 12 2009 03:25 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
He's Bach
Christopher Bach was just now all in again, this time opening by pushing his stack of 680,000 from middle position. Ludovic Lacay called from the big blind, showing
versus Bach's 
.
The board went, and Bach continues to hang on, and Bach had moved up to 1.47 million. Lacay was at 6.7 million after that one.
Shortly afterwards, Bach raised to 250,000 from the cutoff, and Tommy Vedes made the call from the button. The blinds folded, and the flop came. Both checked. The turn was the , and both players once again checked.
The river brought the. Bach bet 350,000, and Vedes made the call. Bach turned over , and Vedes mucked.
Bach is at 2.1 million now, while Vedes has 9.62 million.
Started 3rd Jul, 2009
