Event 26 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-13-2009 23:55 UTC-12

Day 3 Seat Assignments and Chip Counts

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(Table 150)
Seat 1: John Varner - 110000
Seat 2: Rep Porter - 196000
Seat 3: Dominik Kulicki - 131000
Seat 4: Al 'Sugar Bear' Barbieri - 400000
Seat 5: Kim Phong Duong - 272000
Seat 7: Andrew Kerstine - 161000
Seat 8: Demetrios Arvanetes - 350000
Seat 9: Jason Tam - 144000

(Table 151)
Seat 1: Mike Schiffman - 110000
Seat 2: Richard Brodie - 152000
Seat 3: Yan Peng Li - 85000
Seat 4: Ken Dickenson - 230000
Seat 6: Tomas Alenius - 322000
Seat 8: Cole Miller - 67000
Seat 9: Glenn D. Engelbert - 173000

06-14-2009 07:51 UTC-12

Ready or Not

Shamus

We are about 10 minutes away from the restart of Event No. 26, the $1,500 Limit Hold'em event. A few of the remaining 15 players have already taken their seats and begun the process of unbagging and stacking their chips. Back shortly.

Level: 21

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-14-2009 08:00 UTC-12

And Away We Go...

[user25067]

Shuffle up and deal, our final fifteen are back in action.

06-14-2009 08:08 UTC-12

Action from Arvanetes

Shamus

Demetrios Arvanetes opened with a raise from the button, and John Varner called from the big blind. The flop came {5-Clubs}

. Varner checked, Arvanetes bet, and Varner called.

The turn brought the {10-Spades}

. This time Varner led out with a bet. Arvanetes studied that second ten on the board for about 20 seconds, then raised. Varner quickly folded.

Arvanetes -- who goes by "Jimmy" -- is up to 390,000, while Varner quickly dips into the danger zone with 74,000.

Tags: Demetrios Arvanetes John Varner

06-14-2009 08:14 UTC-12

Small Skirmish Early

Shamus

Another small tête-à-tête here early on. Of course, in limit hold'em, these small ones can add up in a hurry, especially with the ever rising stakes.

Ken Dickenson bet out on a flop of {6-Diamonds}

, and Tomas Alenius raised. Dickenson made the call. The turn brought the {Q-Diamonds}

. Dickenson bet again, and this time Alenius just called.

The river was the {2-Clubs}

. Dickenson eyed Alenius, then checked. Alenius checked behind. Dickenson turned over {J-Diamonds}

, while Alenius showed {A-Diamonds}

for nines. Alenius is at 362,000, while Dickenson has 190,000.

Tags: Ken Dickenson Tomas Alenius

06-14-2009 08:19 UTC-12

John Varner Eliminated in 15th Place ($10,076)

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Jason Tam raised from the cutoff, John Varner three-bet all in from the button and Tam made the call.

Varner {A-Diamonds}

Tam

Varner and Tam were off to the races, but Tam's hand went the distance, the board running out {K-Spades}

to make him nines full and send Varner to the rail.

06-14-2009 08:27 UTC-12

Mike Schiffman Eliminated in 14th Place ($10,076)

Shamus

On his next to last hand, Mike Schiffman had lost a sizable pot in a blind-vs.-blind battle against Glenn Engelbert. The board had come {4-Hearts}

, and Schiffman ended up calling Engelbert down only to see his opponent turn over {A-Clubs}

. That hand left Schiffman with about 40,000.

On the next hand, it folded to Schiffman in the small blind and he raised, and Richard Brodie called from the BB. Schiffman had already tossed out chips to bet before the flop came {7-Diamonds}

. Brodie raised, and Schiffman committed his last chips.

Schiffman turned over {J-Diamonds}

, and Brodie {K-Hearts}

. The turn was the {8-Diamonds}

and the river the {Q-Spades}

, and Brodie won the pot, moving up to 190,000. Schiffman is out in 14th place.

Tags: Mike Schiffman

06-14-2009 08:32 UTC-12

Andrew Kerstine Eliminated in 13th Place ($10,076)

Shamus

Rep Porter raised from middle position, and Andrew Kerstine three-bet from the button. Porter called.

The flop came {K-Hearts}

. Porter checked, Kerstine bet, and Porter took about 20 seconds before check-raising. That sent Kerstine into the tank, and after he emerged he announced he was reraising. Porter called.

The turn was the {2-Clubs}

. Porter led with a bet, and Kerstine called with his remaining chips. Porter turned over {10-Spades}

, and Kerstine {5-Hearts}

. The river was the {6-Clubs}

, and Kerstine is out. Porter is nearing the 300,000-chip mark.

Tags: Andrew Kerstine

06-14-2009 08:35 UTC-12

Yan Peng Li Eliminated in 12th Place ($13,543)

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Richard Brodie raised from the cutoff, Yan Peng Li three-bet from the button (leaving himself 4,000 behind), Tomas Alenius called from the big blind and Brodie called.

The flop was {Q-Clubs}

. Alenius led out, Brodie folded and Li called all in.

Li {A-Hearts}

Alenius

Li was drawing dead when a {5-?}

hit the turn and exited in 12th place.