Event 19 - $2,500 Six-handed No Limit Hold'em | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-10-2009 16:41 UTC-12

Brock Around the Clock

[user76023]

Brock Parker raises to 150,000 and Joe Serock raises to 420,000 a second time. Again Parker moves all in and Serock instantly folds.

Parker has already cut into Serock's chip lead by reclaiming about 600,000 in chips.

And in the next hand Serock limps the button and Parker immediately makes it 200,000 more to play and Serock folds once more.

Brock Parker -- 3,200,000
Joe Serock -- 4,800,000

06-10-2009 16:38 UTC-12

A Break in the Routine

Shamus

Both players have raised their button at each opportunity thus far. In most cases, the raise has been met with a call, and the hand then ends with a flop bet.

Just now we saw a change in the pattern, as Brock Parker raised to 150,000, Joe Serock reraised to 420,000, Parker pushed all in, and Serock folded.

Serock has about 5.1 million now, and Parker about 2.9 million.

06-10-2009 16:35 UTC-12

Brock, Brock, Brocking On Heaven's Door

[user76023]

Serock raises to 150,000 and Parker calls. The rainbow flop of {4-Hearts}

is put down, Parker checks and Serock continues with a bet of 165,000 which is enough to win this little skirmish.

Both of these players really are under quite some pressure, Serock because of his big chip lead, and Parker because of his chance to win two bracelets in less than a week.

06-10-2009 16:28 UTC-12

The Battle Begins

Shamus

First, Joe Serock raised to 225,000 from the small blind/button, and Brock Parker folded.

Then, Parker raised to 180,000, and Serock called. The flop came {4-Spades}

and both checked. The turn was the {J-Spades}

. Serock bet 225,000, and Parker folded.

Next, Serock raised to 150,000, and Parker called. The flop came {K-Hearts}

. Both checked. The turn was the {J-Spades}

. Parker bet 175,000, and Serock called. The river brought the {8-Diamonds}

. This time Parker bet 375,000, and Serock folded.

06-10-2009 16:22 UTC-12

Crane Off His Perch: Russell Crane Eliminated In 3rd Place ($220,633)

[user76023]

Joe Serock raises preflop from the small blind and Russell Crane reraises all in. Serock quickly calls.

Crane: {J-Clubs}

Serock:

Someone in the audience shouts "T-t-t-t-t-t-t," in support of Crane, mimicking the online calling for cards on internet poker sites.

The board comes {9-Clubs}

making aces up for Serock. He has the chip leader but Parker is gunning for back-to-back bracelets, who will win?

06-10-2009 16:13 UTC-12

Updated Chip Counts

Shamus

Joe Serock -- 4.22 million
Brock Parker -- 2.4 million
Russell Crane -- 1.38 million

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 5,000

06-10-2009 16:10 UTC-12

A Short Break

Shamus

A short three-minute break between levels, and we'll be back at it.

06-10-2009 16:08 UTC-12

The Last Two Orbits

Shamus

The two orbits that ended Level 26:

Russell Crane raised to 125,000 from the button, and the blinds folded.

Brock Parker raised to 125,000 from the button, Joe Serock called from the small blind, and Crane folded. The flop came {7-Hearts}

, and both checked. The turn was the {3-Diamonds}

, and both checked again. The river brought the {5-Clubs}

. Serock checked, Parker bet 125,000, and Serock folded.

Next, Parker got a walk in his big blind.

Crane folded from the button, Parker raised to 150,000 from the small blind, and Serock called. The flop came {K-Hearts}

. Parker bet 200,000, then Serock raised to 510,000. Parker let it go.

Crane got a walk in his big blind.

And finally, Serock raised to 120,000 from the button, claiming the blinds and antes.

06-10-2009 16:00 UTC-12

Like a Three Legged Dog...

[user76023]

There's lots of limping.

Russell Crane raises to 150,000 from the small blind and Brock Parker reraises to 400,000 in the big blind. Crane ends up folding but despite this there have been noticeably fewer 3-bets now three-handed other than Crane's reraises all in.

Parker and Serock see a limped pot blind on blind and both check the {7-Spades}

flop before Parker bets 60,000 on the {5-Diamonds}

turn.

Serock calls and the river is the {10-Clubs}

. The action is checked and Parker shows {A-Diamonds}

which is good enough to win.