2009 World Series of Poker

Event 28 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
87
Prize
$639,331
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
2,641
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Berger Upgrades The Value Meal

With everyone folding round to Barry Berger in the small blind, he pushed his last 215,000 in chips into the middle and found a caller from fellow blind Zach Fritz.

Berger: {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}
Fritz: {Q-Hearts}{2-Hearts}

The board ran out {8-Spades}{9-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} to give Berger the double to 445,000 as Fritz slips to just over 200,000 in chips.

Tags: Barry BergerZack Fritz

Potter Pouts at Missed Chance

Grumpy time for Potter
Grumpy time for Potter
From under the gun, Jason Potter opened to 125,000 before Jose Luis Franco pushed all in for a little over 600,000.

It slowly folded round the table back to Potter, who quickly called.

Potter: {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}
Franco: {8-Spades}{7-Spades}

The flop of {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}{3-Hearts} brought about cheers from Potter's rail, and when the {3-Diamonds} landed on the turn, Franco was looking at the brinks of elimination.

However, the {3-Clubs} would fall on the river to see the pot chopped up - much to the disappointment of Potter and his group of railbirds.

Tags: Jason PotterJose Luis Franco

Fritz Doubles

Zack Fritz pushed the last of his 205,000 into the middle and was called by Rico Ramirez from the small blind before Jason Potter moved all in from the large.

Ramirez sat in the tank for over two minutes before folding his {5-?}{5-?} face up as the two remaining players tabled their hands.

Fritz: {A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}
Potter: {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}

With Fritz in a desperate position, and having the worst of it, he would manage to strike gold on the {8-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{4-Clubs} board to double through to 645,000 as Potter slips to under two million.

Tags: Jason PotterRico RamirezZack Fritz

Jose Luis Franco Eliminated in 8th Place ($83,180)

Jose Luis Franco eliminated in 8th place
Jose Luis Franco eliminated in 8th place
Rico Ramirez opened the pot to 125,000 before Jose Luis Franco shipped it for 600,000 total.

The blinds passed and Ramirez pondered only slightly before making the call.

Franco: {A-Clubs}{3-Clubs}
Ramirez: {A-Hearts}{J-Clubs}

In dominated shape, Franco would find some hope of a flop that gave him an additional eight outs to go along with his three three's when it dropped {9-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{10-Clubs}.

However the {J-Hearts} put Ramirez in the lead, but actually changed little in the hand as Franco gained three Queens for a chop-draw.

The river would land the {7-Hearts} to see Franco hit the rail in 8th place for a $83,180 payday as Ramirez extended his chip lead with 4,670,000 to his name.

Tags: Jose Luis FrancoRico Ramirez

Avi Braz Eliminated in 7th Place ($93,622)

Avi Braz eliminated in 7th place
Avi Braz eliminated in 7th place
Mike Eise opened to 150,000 from under the gun, and found two callers in Avi Braz in the small blind and Rico Ramirez in the large.

The flop of {A-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{10-Hearts} saw a bet of 175,000 from Braz, then a fold from Ramirez before Eise made it 675,000 to go. Braz then pushed all in and Eise quickly made the call to see the cards tabled.

Braz: {A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}
Eise: {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}

With Braz drawing to only a Jack or running cards to make a straight, the {6-Hearts} would leave him drawing to one of the three remaining Jack's in the deck.

The river would fall a legless {3-Diamonds} to see Braz exit to the rail in 7th place for a $93,622 payday as Eise climbs to 3,900,000 in chips.

Tags: Avi BrazMike Eise

Eise Doubles Fritz

Zack Fritz opened to 125,000 from the cutoff only to have Mike Eise ship it from the big blind.

Fritz called tabling his {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds} to be in great shape against Eise's {A-Clubs}{8-Clubs}.

The {2-Spades}{3-Clubs}{J-Hearts} changed little, but when the {7-Clubs} fell on the turn, Fritz would have to sweat it out to stay alive.

The river would land a black card, but it would be the repeater {7-Spades} to give Fritz the double up to over one million as Eise slips to 3,370,000 in chips.

Tags: Mike EiseZack Fritz

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 5,000