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

06-18-2009 10:37 UTC-12

Play Resumes

[user66118]

The cards are back in the air with 13 players remaining.

06-18-2009 10:43 UTC-12

Bertrand Grospellier Eliminated in 13th Place ($30,398)

Shamus

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier - 13th Place

Just a couple of minutes into Level 23, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier pushed all in from middle position for 168,000, and it folded back to Eric Baldwin who called from the big blind.

Baldwin showed {A-Spades}

, and Grospellier {J-Spades}

. It was all but over on the flop -- {8-Spades}

. The turn was the {5-Clubs}

, making the {5-Hearts}

on the river inconsequential.

After building a massive stack early in today's final day of play, Grospellier is out in 13th place. Baldwin is now at 1.35 million.

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier

06-18-2009 10:48 UTC-12

Pete Sawitzki Eliminated in 12th Place ($42,895)

[user66118]

On the button, Pete Sawitzki moved all in for just about 200,000. The small blind folded, but big blind Robert Mason made the call to put Sawitzki at risk.

Showdown
Sawitzki: {A-Spades}

Mason:

The board would run dry for Sawitzki, coming {7-Diamonds}

. Failing to get over the hump, Pete Sawitzki becomes our 12th-place finisher. He gets a pay bump up over the $40,000 mark for his efforts, falling just a few places short of the final table.

Tags: Pete Sawitzki Robert Mason

06-18-2009 10:53 UTC-12

Phan All In and Called?

[user66118]

When the action folded around to the cutoff seat, Young Phan broke into song: "And now... the end is near..." With that, he pushed the rest of his chips into the middle and began counting them out. "... six hundred forty thousand," he lied, actually pushing just 156,000 lonely chips in.

The small blind folded, and James Taylor went into the tank for a good thirty seconds. Finally, he quietly said, "I call so wide here, but not this hand," and opened up his {6-Hearts}

onto the table. Phan and the dealer only heard, "I call," and Phan tabled {Q-Clubs}

. A few of the players closer to Taylor gave the floor person the correct version of the story, and the gregarious Phan just chuckled and added the blinds to his small stack.

Tags: James Taylor Young Phan

06-18-2009 10:59 UTC-12

Reverse Super Psychology

Shamus

Roland de Wolfe limped in from under the gun, and Young Phan pushed all in with his last 207,000. Steven Bradbury made the call from the small blind, and both the BB and de Wolfe got out of the way.

Phan turned over {A-Hearts}

, and Bradbury {10-Spades}

.

"Ten!" yelled Phan to the dealer as he burned a card and spread out the flop -- {2-Hearts}

. "Ten, ten, ten!" he continued, becoming more animated. The {A-Clubs}

came on the turn, putting Phan in the lead.

He continued to call for the ten when the river came the {4-Spades}

. Phan doubles up to about 450,000, while Bradbury is still our chip leader with 1.55 million.

"That's called Reverse Super Psychology," Phan explained afterwards. "Lot of skill in this friggin' game, eh, boys? Push and pray."

As the dealer dealt the next hand, Phan admonished him. "I ask for a ten and you turn an ace," he cracked.

"It's my first day," the dealer deadpanned.

Tags: Steven Bradbury Young Phan

06-18-2009 11:12 UTC-12

Promises, Promises

Shamus

Eric DeFontes raised to 100,000 from the cutoff, and it folded to Martin Jacobson in the small blind. Much as happened at the end of the previous level, Jacobson considered for a while, then reraised, this time announcing he was all in. It folded back to DeFontes.

"Why you guys gotta be so reckless?" he asked with a smile. After hemming and hawing a bit more, he folded.

On the very next hand, DeFontes open-shoved from under the gun, and it folded to Andrew Youngblood in the big blind. Youngblood asked for a count, and while the dealer stacked the chips DeFontes explained that he had a bigger hand than the last one.

"You promise?" said Youngblood. He promised, and said he'd show. Youngblood folded, and DeFontes did indeed show -- {A-Spades}

.

Youngblood hit the table, obviously not too happy he'd let his hand go. Youngblood is at about 690,000 right now, while DeFontes has 585,000.

Tags: Andrew Youngblood Eric DeFontes

06-18-2009 11:31 UTC-12

Robert Mason Eliminated in 11th Place ($42,895)

Shamus

Jonas Klausen raised to 62,000 from the cutoff seat, and Robert Mason considered for a half-minute before reraising for 200,000 more from the small blind. It folded to Klausen who asked how much Klausen had behind -- about 150,000 -- and Klausen pushed all in. Mason called.

Mason showed {9-Spades}

, and Klausen {Q-Spades}

. "We've seen this before boys," said one of the players, alluding to the rash of two-outers from earlier today.

The flop was {4-Clubs}

, then the turn the {10-Clubs}

. "Ooh, a one-outer now," came the commentary. The river was the {A-Hearts}

, and Mason is out in 11th place. Klausen has the chip lead now with over 2 million.

Tags: Robert Mason

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.

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 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.