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

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 12:17 UTC-12

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 12:18 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

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

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.

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 12:36 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 12:39 UTC-12

Scholl Lies in Wait

[user66118]

In a battle of the blinds, Benjamin Scholl raised from the small blind, making it 80,000 to go. In the big, Steven Bradbury made the call, and it was heads up to the flop.

It brought {K-Spades}

, and both men checked. The turn card came the {4-Clubs}

. Scholl checked again, and Bradbury figured now was the time to bet 100,000. Scholl was having none of it though, check-raising all in over the top. After some brief deliberation, Bradbury gave it up.

Tags: Benjamin Scholl Steven Bradbury

06-18-2009 12:42 UTC-12

Young Phan Eliminated in 10th Place ($42,895)

Shamus

Young Phan opened from under the gun by pushing all in for 250,000, and the table folded around to Benjamin Scholl who made the call. The blinds folded, and the players opened their hands:

Phan {Q-Diamonds}

Scholl

The flop came {6-Hearts}

, giving Phan an open-ended straight draw, but he didn't want to see a heart. The turn brought the {A-Diamonds}

, and Phan was down to one card.

The river was the {J-Clubs}

, and Phan is eliminated in 10th place. That hand takes Scholl up over 1,000,000.

Tags: Young Phan

06-18-2009 12:43 UTC-12

Another Break

[user66118]

Now that we're down to the official final table, the table and cameras need to be set up for nine-handed play. We expect to break for about 20 minutes before returning for the run to the bracelet.