Cada Pulls a Double
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Showdown
Jacobson:
Cada:
The board would run safe for Cada, coming
. He slapped a big high five to someone on the rail and collected a much-needed double-up.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 34 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
2,095
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Showdown
Jacobson:
Cada:
The board would run safe for Cada, coming
. He slapped a big high five to someone on the rail and collected a much-needed double-up.
Sawitzki Staves Off Elimination
, racing for his tournament life against Bansi's 
.The flop was a pretty good miss for Sawitzki, coming
to give him a few outs to the gutshot straight to go with his overcards. The 
that turned was no fun though, leaving Sawitzki drawing only to that straight. You can imagine the reaction from the table as the 
peeled off on the river, giving Sawitski that miracle come-from-behind straight to double up near 370,000.
Praz Bansi Eliminated in 19th Place ($15,242)
, and he was looked up by James "mig.com" Mackey. He turned over 
, having Bansi's tournament life in his hands.The community cards rolled out
, locking up the pot for mig.com and sending Bansi to the exit in 19th place. The last race against Sawitski cost the Brit most of his stack, and he couldn't overcome Mackey in the final hand, bringing his tournament to an end.With his departure, the remaining 18 players have been redrawn down to the final two tables.
Seating Assignments for Final Two Tables
Seat 1 -- Pete Kevorkian
Seat 2 -- Bertrand Grospellier
Seat 3 -- Joseph Cada
Seat 4 -- Young Phan
Seat 5 -- James Mackey
Seat 6 -- Eric Baldwin
Seat 7 -- James Taylor
Seat 8 -- Benjamin Scholl
Seat 9 -- Roland de Wolfe
Table 151
Seat 1 -- Eric DeFontes
Seat 2 -- Jonas Klausen
Seat 3 -- Joseph Grenon
Seat 4 -- Pete Sawitzki
Seat 5 -- Martin Jacobsen
Seat 6 -- Robert Mason
Seat 7 -- Andrew Youngblood
Seat 8 -- Sean Mullaghy
Seat 9 -- Steven Bradbury
Another Double-Up
. Young Phan was first to act out of the small blind, and he opened with a shove, moving all in for 187,000. Next to act was Roland de Wolfe, and he immediately began stacking chips into the middle of the table. The dealer was still counting Phan's stack, and de Wolfe added chips to the pot as needed to make the call. The other two opponents ducked out.Phan turned over
for top two, and he seemed to know that de Wolfe was going to show down for the open-ender with two overs.The turn
was decent for Phan, but it did add another six outs for de Wolfe. The river was a blank though, the , and that's good enough to give Phan a double-up. He's climbed back up to 450,000.
Easy for You to Say
"Of course he's doing great," said Andrew Youngblood, sitting to Mason's left. "He's tripled his stack in the last hour."
Mason has moved up to 780,000 during this level, after starting the day at 229,000. Youngblood is still around his Day 2 starting stack with 245,000.
Double or Nothing for Taylor
Showdown
Baldwin:
Taylor:
Board:
. That's safe for Taylor, and he's doubled up to 470,000.
James Mackey Eliminated in 18th Place ($21,533)
, and appeared to be in relatively good shape against Eric Baldwin's 
. But the flop came
, then the popped out on the turn, giving Baldwin a straight and prompting "oohs" from the rail. Mackey still had outs to fill up, but the river was the 
and he's out in 18th place.Baldwin chips up to 975,000, placing him among the leaders at the moment.
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Joseph Cada Eliminated in 17th Place ($21,533)
Showdown
ElkY:
Cada:
The news wasn't good for Grospellier, and it would get worse. The flop came
to give Cada the flush draw and reduce Elky's outs to two live aces. The 
on the turn was a blank, and ElkY stepped back from the table with his fists clenched. As if he willed it into fruition, the slammed the river, drawing a big reaction from the table and the rail alike. Cada was in disbelief as he shook his opponents' hands and headed out through the ropes. The floor staff had to track him down so that he can get paid, and he'll pocket $21,533 for his efforts. It may be little consolation though after that disappointing end to his day.ElkY now has a mountain of chips once again, leading the pack with about 1.45 million.