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

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

06-10-2009 15:05 UTC-12

Getting Close

Shamus

We're getting close to the restart here at the main feature table. Players are wandering over and the announcement for them to take their seats has been made. Will probably still be a few minutes.

06-10-2009 14:09 UTC-12

Updated Chip Counts at the Dinner Break

Shamus

Joe Serock -- 2.375 million
Brock Parker -- 2.135 million
Russell Crane -- 1.325 million
Alex Wilson -- 1.24 million
Jesse Rios -- 815,000

06-10-2009 14:04 UTC-12

In the last hand of the level, Russell Crane raised to 100,000, and Brock Parker reraised to 275,000. The table folded back to Crane who let it go.

The five remaining players are now taking a one-hour dinner break. Play will resume at approximately 8:00 p.m. Vegas time. We'll update those chip counts momentarily.

06-10-2009 13:56 UTC-12

Rio-s Grande

[user76023]

Crane raises to 100,000 and Alex Wilson calls in the small blind. Jesse Rios squeezes and moves all-in for 575,000 more in the big blind. Crane folds after some brief consideration and Wilson also folds, albeit somewhat more reluctantly.

06-10-2009 13:51 UTC-12

Russell Doesn't Crow Over His Victory

[user76023]

Alex Wilson raises to 90,000 and Russell Crane calls on the button.

The flop is a golf bag, {7-Clubs}

and Wilson bets 145,000, Crane raises to 400,000 and Wilson quickly folds as his opponent quietly stacks up more chips.

06-10-2009 13:44 UTC-12

A Surprising Turn

Shamus

We were starting to get lulled into a stupor. Russell Crane raised to 100,000 from under the gun, winning the blinds and antes. Then Brock Parker raised to 90,000 from under the gun, winning the blinds and antes. Then Joe Serock raised to 95,000 from under the gun... but this time Jesse Rios called from the button. The blinds folded, and we were going to see a flop.

Which came {5-Hearts}

. Serock continued with a bet of 160,000, and Rios quickly announced he was raising. He bet a total of 425,000. Serock rapidly moved all in, and Rios just as rapidly made the call.

Serock {10-Spades}

Rios

Serock was looking for a heart, but the {10-Clubs}

that popped out on the turn was even better. "Whoaaaa!" screamed the crowd at Serock's better set. The river was the {J-Diamonds}

, and Rios was left shaking his head.

That hand pushes Serock back up to 2.5 million, and knocks Rios back down to 700,000.

06-10-2009 13:36 UTC-12

Settle In?

Shamus

"It took us three hours to lose our first player at this final table," Robbie the TD just noted. "At that average, it should take another 15 hours."

The players all chuckled at that. "Just kidding," said Robbie. "I mean 12."

06-10-2009 13:35 UTC-12

Brocky Mountains Suffer Slight Decline

[user76023]

Russell Crane raises from the cut-off and steals some blinds. Poker is easy.

Brock Parker raises to 90,000 from cut-off and it's passed to Rios who quickly calls in the big blind.

The flop is {4-Spades}

. Rios immediately leads for 300,000 and Parker folds to the large bet. Rios shows {J-?}

.

06-10-2009 13:30 UTC-12

Chop the Chips

Shamus

Russell Crane raised to 115,000 from under the gun, and the table folded around to Jesse Rios who called from the big blind. The flop came {8-Hearts}

. Rios checked, and Crane checked as well. The turn brought the {J-Diamonds}

, and Rios pushed out a bet of 140,000.

Crane riffled his chips with his right hand as he eyed Rios sitting to his right. Finally, he made the call.

The river brought the {10-Hearts}

, and both checked. Rios showed {A-Clubs}

and Crane

. "Jeez!" said Rios afterwards with a smile, leaning back in his chair, reacting to the fact that their kickers didn't play.