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

06-18-2009 09:26 UTC-12

Pete Kevorkian Eliminated 16th Place ($21,533)

Shamus

Roland de Wolfe put in a raise and Pete Kevorkian reraised behind him with his last chips. It folded back around to de Wolfe, who'd need to commit about 200,000 more to call. He thought for a while, then made the call.

Kevorkian showed {K-Clubs}

and de Wolfe {A-Clubs}

. "I have the ElkY," cracked de Wolfe, referring to his hand.

He had ElkY's good fortune as well, as the flop came {A-Diamonds}

, putting him way ahead of Kevorkian. The turn was the {4-Clubs}

and the river the {3-Hearts}

, and Kevorkian is out in 16th. De Wolfe is up to 680,000.

Tags: Pete Kevorkian

06-18-2009 09:32 UTC-12

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Shamus

James Taylor raised to 50,000 from early position, and it folded back around to Steven Bradbury who called from the small blind. The flop came {9-Clubs}

, and Bradbury tossed out 40,000. Taylor paused a moment, then called. The turn was the {4-Hearts}

, and Bradbury very quickly tossed out two green chips for a bet of 50,000. Taylor thought a while, then called.

The river was the {10-Hearts}

. Bradbury again nonchalantly tossed out a bet, this time of 75,000, and sat back in his chair.

Taylor thought a full minute before deciding he didn't like the looks of things. As he folded, Bradbury's cheering section letting out a roar when he did.

Bradbury is up to 810,000, while Taylor has 420,000.

Tags: James Taylor Steven Bradbury

06-18-2009 09:39 UTC-12

Joseph Grenon Eliminated in 15th Place ($30,398)

[user66118]

Under the gun, Jonas Klausen came in with a raise. In the next seat over, Joseph Grenon moved all in for an additional 226,000. The action passed back to Klausen, and he would tank for just a bit as he eyed up the two chip stacks in question. Finally, he haphazardly dumped the call into the pot.

Showdown
Klausen: {7-Clubs}

Grenon:

The first four cards off the deck were just fine for Grenon, coming {A-Clubs}

. The fifth card, though, was not so safe at all. The two-out {7-Hearts}

slammed down, drawing another big reaction from everyone within eyeshot of the board. After falling to that miracle river, Joseph Grenon has been sent out in 15th place. He'll get a little pay bump, walking home with more than $30,000.

Tags: Jonas Klausen Joseph Grenon

06-18-2009 09:46 UTC-12

Sean Mullaghy Eliminated in 14th Place ($30,398)

Shamus

A theme is beginning to emerge here.

On the very next hand at Table 151 (where Grenon was just eliminated), Martin Jacobson opened with a raise to 51,000 from middle position, and Sean Mullaghy reraised behind him all in for approximately 200,000. It folded back to Jacobson who made the call.

Mullaghy turned over {9-Clubs}

, and when Jacobson showed his hand -- {7-Diamonds}

-- the table let out a chuckle.

The flop came {J-Hearts}

, and the turn the {5-Spades}

. Then it came -- the {7-Clubs}

-- another two-outer, and another elimination.

They are still buzzing about that one at Table 151. Mullaghy is out in 14th, while Jacobson moves up to 950,000.

Tags: Sean Mullaghy

06-18-2009 09:51 UTC-12

Klausen's a Big Bully

[user66118]

Jonas Klausen limped on the button first into the pot. In the small blind, Pete Sawitzki raised to 75,000. The big blind ducked out, and Klausen made the call.

The flop brought {3-Spades}

. Sawitzki pulled chips off his stack and continued out with a bet of 120,000. After a little pause to consider, Klausen fired a big tower of green chips into the pot, plenty to cover his opponent. Sawitzki would tank for a while before laying it down and saving the rest of his ~225,000 chips for a better spot.

Tags: Jonas Klausen Pete Sawitzki

06-18-2009 09:53 UTC-12

ElkY Pours Scholl a Double

[user66118]

We walked up on the table as Benjamin Scholl was all in for 339,000. Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier was the man putting him to the test with the big stack. Scholl's {K-Diamonds}

was slightly behind but live versus ElkY's {A-Diamonds}

.

The board ran {K-Spades}

to give Scholl the pot and a double up over 700,000. ElkY's dropped to about 1.1 million.

Tags: Benjamin Scholl Bertrand Grospellier ElkY

06-18-2009 09:59 UTC-12

Bradbury Takes Huge One from ElkY

Shamus

Roland de Wolfe raised to 45,000 from middle position, and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier reraised to 130,000 from the button. It folded to Steven Bradbury who pushed all of his chips into the middle -- about 750,000. De Wolfe folded, then ElkY took a short pause before calling.

Grospellier turned over his hand first -- {K-Diamonds}

. Then Bradbury turned over his -- {A-Spades}

. The rail erupted.

The board came {4-Hearts}

, and the huge pot went to Bradbury. (De Wolfe said afterwards he'd have hit a set on the river.) Grospellier walked away from the table afterwards, and it looked at first as though he may be out. But after the chips were counted, he still has about 275,000.

Bradbury is our new chip leader with 1.65 million.

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier Steven Bradbury

06-18-2009 10:11 UTC-12

Jacobson Takes a Few More

Shamus

Eric DeFontes raised to 100,000 from the hijack seat, and it folded to Martin Jacobson in the small blind.

Jacobson asked how much DeFontes had behind. "Five and change," replied DeFontes. Jacobson sat with head down for thirty seconds, then pushed out a tall stack of green chips -- a bet of 500,000.

Both Robert Mason in the big blind and DeFontes quickly folded. DeFontes has 510,000, and Jacobson 1.3 million.

Tags: Eric DeFontes Martin Jacobson