Event 34 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 2009 World Series of Poker

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 5,000

06-18-2009 17:01 UTC-12

A Baldwin Win

Shamus

In the last hand of the level, James Taylor folded from the button, Eric Baldwin raised to 135,000 from the small blind, and Jonas Klausen called from the big blind. The flop came {K-Clubs}

. Baldwin bet 180,000, and Klausen called.

The turn was the {Q-Diamonds}

. This time Baldwin bet 380,000, and Klausen sat in contemplation for about a minute before letting it go.

06-18-2009 16:55 UTC-12

Benjamin Scholl Eliminated in 4th Place ($150,133)

Shamus

A short-stacked Benjamin Scholl moved all in from the button for 235,000, and James Taylor called him from the big blind.

Taylor {A-Hearts}

Scholl

The flop brought a king -- {3-Spades}

, and Scholl was in the lead. The turn was the {6-Spades}

, meaning there were only a couple of cards left in the deck that could sink Scholl. And one of them came on the river, the {A-Clubs}

.

Scholl is out, and we are down to three. Taylor has about 2.3 million now.

06-18-2009 16:55 UTC-12

Scholl Crippled

[user66118]

In a heads-up battle of the blinds, Benjamin Scholl and Jonas Klausen saw a flop of {5-Hearts}

, and they both checked.

The turn was the {Q-Hearts}

, and Scholl opted to lead out with a bet of 75,000. After some deliberation, Klausen made the call. The river brought the {7-Diamonds}

, and Scholl passed this time. Klausen fired out a bet now, 225,000 to play. Scholl mulled it over for a good while before putting in the call.

Klausen tabled {K-Diamonds}

, and his trip sevens were easily good enough to win the pot. Scholl sent his cards into the muck, and he has slipped all the way down to 240,000.

Tags: Benjamin Scholl Jonas Klausen

06-18-2009 16:48 UTC-12

We had three more raise-and-take-it hands, then Jonas Klausen raised to 110,000 from under the gun, and James Taylor called from the button. Benjamin Scholl called as well from the blind blind.

The flop came {Q-Clubs}

. It folded to Taylor who bet 225,000, and the others folded.

Taylor is now around the 2 million-chip mark. Klausen has 3.9 million, and Scholl is still the short stack with 550,000. Eric Baldwin has almost 3 million.

06-18-2009 16:41 UTC-12

Taking Turns

Shamus

We haven't seen a flop for the last seven hands, with preflop raises (or reraises) getting the job done. Each player has won at least one of the hands, with Taylor taking three.

06-18-2009 16:35 UTC-12

Scholl Working Back Up

[user66118]

Eric Baldwin limped from the button as the first player to enter the pot. Benjamin Scholl completed from the small blind, and Jonas Klausen tapped the table for a free flop.

It came out {2-Clubs}

, and the blinds both checked. Baldwin slid out 85,000 chips, drawing a check-raise from Scholl. He made it 200,000 straight, and that was good enough to win him the pot right there.

Tags: Benjamin Scholl Eric Baldwin Jonas Klausen

06-18-2009 16:29 UTC-12

Eights are Enough for Taylor

Shamus

In the first hand of four-handed play, James Taylor got a walk. Then Eric Baldwin got a walk. Next, Baldwin raised from the small blind, and Benjamin Scholl folded.

In the fourth hand of four-handed play, Taylor raised to 115,000 from under the gun/the cutoff, and it folded to Jonas Klausen who called from the big blind.

The flop came {3-Diamonds}

. Klausen checked, and Taylor tapped the table in response. The turn was the {2-Hearts}

. This time Klausen bet 155,000, and Taylor made the call.

The river was the {A-Hearts}

. Klausen checked, and Taylor checked behind. Klausen paused, and Taylor turned over {10-Spades}

for eights and aces. Klausen mucked, and Taylor took the pot.

06-18-2009 16:26 UTC-12

Roland de Wolfe Eliminated in 5th Place ($112,957)

[user66118]

With the betting folded around to him in the small blind, Roland de Wolfe moved all in for just over 600,000 chips. Klausen took a peek at his cards and instantly plunked a big stack of green calling chips into the pot, putting de Wolfe's tournament life in jeopardy.

Showdown
de Wolfe: {7-Hearts}

Klausen:

The flop was no fun for de Wolfe, coming down {5-Hearts}

to give his opponent top pair. The {7-Spades}

on the turn kept de Wolfe alive for the time being, looking only for a third seven to stay alive. The {8-Clubs}

on the river was indeed not a seven, and that spells the end of the day for Roland de Wolfe.

De Wolfe put on a great show over the past three days, but he could never manage to get on top of the pack. Working with a short stack for most of today, Roland was card dead by his own admission, and he was unable to overcome a dominant hand on his final showdown. With that, De Wolfe's bid for bracelet number two at this WSOP falls just short, but he has managed to tally another final table and a six-figure payday.

Tags: Jonas Klausen Roland de Wolfe

06-18-2009 16:21 UTC-12

Good Time for Aces

Shamus

James Taylor opened with a raise to 125,000 from the cutoff. Eric Baldwin folded from the button, then Benjamin Scholl took a look over at Taylor before pushing all in for 325,000 from the small blind. Roland de Wolfe folded, and Taylor called.

Good timing for Scholl, as he turned over {A-Hearts}

. Taylor had {A-Diamonds}

. The board came {8-Clubs}

, and Scholl doubled up to 650,000. Taylor is now at 1.32 million.