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

06-18-2009 12:36 UTC-12

Youngblood Takes Some of Young's Blood

Shamus

Chips are life. Young Phan's stack is starting to look a little low at the moment. He'll need to make a move soon, or his tournament life will be over.

Phan tried to do something about it just now by opening with a raise to 90,000 from middle position, and Andrew Youngblood reraised behind him all in for about 700,000. It folded back around to Phan, who thought about it, then folded his pocket sixes face up. Youngblood showed his {K-Diamonds}

, and dragged the pot.

Youngblood has about 750,000, while Phan remains the table's short stack with 250,000.

06-18-2009 12:33 UTC-12

Taylor Lays Down

[user66118]

Jonas Klausen raised to 80,000 from middle position. James Taylor was still stacking chips from the last big double-up, and he made the call from the button. Eric DeFontes also came along from the big blind, and it was three-handed to the flop.

It brought {7-Hearts}

. DeFontes checked, as did Klausen, and Taylor took the opportunity to fire out 155,000. DeFontes quickly ducked out, but Klausen began stacking out chips. He finally settled on 430,000 chips and slipped the reraise into the pot. That was more than Taylor wanted to play for, and he let his hand go.

Tags: Eric DeFontes James Taylor Jonas Klausen

06-18-2009 12:26 UTC-12

Taylor Doubles Through Jacobson

Shamus

In the last hand of Level 23, Steven Bradbury raised to 109,000 from early position, and both Jonas Klausen (hijack) and Martin Jacobson (button) called. James Taylor then pushed all in from the small blind for an additional 335,000, and the action was on Bradbury.

Bradbury didn't take too long to fold. Klausen took a little longer, then let it go as well. Jacobson looked down at his chips for about thirty seconds, then decided to make the call.

Taylor {A-Spades}

Jacobson

The flop came {4-Diamonds}

, and Jacobson was still ahead. The turn was the {J-Diamonds}

, and now a diamond could save Taylor as well.

The dealer burned a card and dealt the river -- the {2-Diamonds}

. Taylor had made his flush, doubling to nearly 700,000. Jacobson is now at 880,000.

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

06-18-2009 12:18 UTC-12

Youngblood Flies American Airlines

[user66118]

Action passed around to late position where Jonas Klausen put in a raise to 62,000 from the cutoff seat. Next door, Andrew Youngblood grabbed re-raising chips and made it 300,000 straight. When he came back to Klausen, he stared down his opponent very briefly before letting his hand go into the muck.

Youngblood flashed {A-Diamonds}

and added about 100,000 chips to his stack.

Tags: Andrew Youngblood Jonas Klausen

06-18-2009 12:17 UTC-12

Eric Vs. Eric

Shamus

Eric Baldwin opened with a raise to 68,000 from middle position, and Eric DeFontes, sitting to his left, reraised to 168,000. It folded back to Baldwin, who considered for a minute before letting it go.

06-18-2009 12:10 UTC-12

Let's Do This

[user66118]

The cards are flying, and the "final" table is underway.

06-18-2009 12:09 UTC-12

The Final Table Awaits

Shamus

We're getting close. Players are being introduced, and it sounds as though each of the players has a significant cheering section. This should be a raucous final table.

Young Phan arrived late, bearing gifts for each of his tablemates -- mirrored sunglasses to match his own. All ten are wearing them at the moment, their big grins reflected in each other's eye wear.

Cards in the air in a moment.

06-18-2009 11:59 UTC-12

Seating Assignments for the Ten-Handed Final Table (With Updated Chip Counts)

Shamus

Seat 1 -- Young Phan (353,000)
Seat 2 -- Jonas Klausen (2,350,000)
Seat 3 -- Andrew Youngblood (660,000)
Seat 4 -- Martin Jacobson (1,200,000)
Seat 5 -- James Taylor (480,000)
Seat 6 -- Eric Baldwin (1,720,000)
Seat 7 -- Eric DeFontes (490,000)
Seat 8 -- Benjamin Scholl (455,000)
Seat 9 -- Steven Bradbury (1,280,000)
Seat 10 -- Roland de Wolfe (495,000)

06-18-2009 11:33 UTC-12

Endgame to Come

Shamus

The remaining ten players are moving over to the main feature table where the rest of the tournament will be playing out.

There will be about a half-hour delay while everyone gets situated over there under the bright lights. Play should resume about 5:00 p.m. local time.