Event 15 - $5,000 No Limit Hold'em | 2009 World Series of Poker

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

06-08-2009 13:22 UTC-12

Coloring Up

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Players are on a short 10-minute break while the 1,000 chips are colored up and taken out of play.

06-08-2009 13:21 UTC-12

Another Double for Kopp

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Thomas Keller moved all in for 296,000 and Billy Kopp was once again all in for small change.

Keller: {K-Spades}

Kopp:

The board ran out {6-Hearts}

and incredibly Kopp spikes the only pair to double up once again to stay alive!

Tags: Billy Kopp Thomas Keller

06-08-2009 13:20 UTC-12

Chip and a Chair?

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Lika Gerasimova open-shoved from middle position and Billy Kopp was all in for his ante.

Gerasimova: {A-Hearts}

Kopp:

The board was spread {7-Spades}

and Kopp survives as some rather ambitious members of the crowd shouted out, "Chip and a chair Billy!"

06-08-2009 13:19 UTC-12

Ladies Are Good to Lemke; Kopp Left With 2K

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Brian Lemke raised to 86,000 from under-the-gun and was reraised all in by Billy Kopp from the button. Lemke made the call and had Kopp had him covered by just 2,000 chips.

Lemke: {Q-Diamonds}

- 601,000
Kopp: {A-Hearts}

- 603,000

The flop brought no help for Kopp with the {6-Clubs}

, and when the board completed with the {6-Spades}

, he was left with just 2,000 while Lemke climbed to more than 1.2 million.

06-08-2009 13:12 UTC-12

Play has been extremely quiet at this final table. With the exception of the double-bustout hand, we've struggled to see any significant action for the best part of three hours. Most players are playing pretty snug and aren't under any real pressure from the blinds as of yet. The crowd has thinned out a little since we started at the ESPN feature table, with most eagerly anticipating a little more action.

Some notable observers include 2008 WSOP Main Event runner up Ivan Demidov, who has been closely railing girlfriend Lika Gerasimova for the best part of two days. John Caldwell and Joe Sebok have also been spotted chatting together in the audience. Both are sweating the process of Brian Lemke, who is the cousin of their late, close friend, Justin Shronk.

06-08-2009 13:07 UTC-12

Illingworth Takes a Pot

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We saw our first flop in quite some time after Danny Illingworth raised to 77,000 from under-the-gun and got a call from Brian Lemke in the cutoff.

When the flop came {5-Clubs}

, Illingworth bet another 127,000 and Lemke mucked.

06-08-2009 12:59 UTC-12

Flop Free

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Once again, players have tightened up their games with more than an orbit passing since the last time we've seen a flop.

06-08-2009 12:46 UTC-12

Illingworth Takes First Pot After Break

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Danny Illingworth opened the action on the first hand after the break with a raise to 76,000 and Isaac Baron made the call in the cutoff.

The flop landed {3-Clubs}

and Illingworth fired out 145,000 to take it down.

06-08-2009 12:46 UTC-12

Updated Chip Counts

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As we begin eight-handed play, we have updated chip counts on our remaining players.

Thomas Keller - 464,000
Lika Gerasimova - 506,000
Danny Illingworth - 934,000
Billy Kopp - 676,000
Fabian Quoss - 2,620,000
Isaac Baron - 2,229,000
Brian Lemke - 644,000
Mike Sowers - 1,690,000