Event 4 - $1,000 No Limit Hold'em | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-03-2009 11:22 UTC-12

Chip Counts:

[user76023]

Seat 1: Dan Heimiller - 3,915,000
Seat 2: Jeff Oakes - 755,000
Seat 3: Nathan Mullen - 1,495,000
Seat 5: James Matz III - 4,350,000
Seat 6: Steve Sung - 915,000
Seat 7: Panayote 'Pete' Vilandos - 5,440,000
Seat 8: Larry Sidebotham - 1,095,000

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

06-03-2009 11:37 UTC-12

We're Back

[user76023]

The blinds are starting to bite, expect an exit or two this level.

06-03-2009 11:42 UTC-12

Gnarled Oak: Jeff Oakes Eliminated In 7th Place ($126,613)

[user76023]

Steve Sung raises preflop to 220,000 and Jeff Oakes pushes from the big blind for 460,000

Sung calls with {A-Spades}

and Oakes flips {5-Diamonds}

but the board falls Sung's way. It comes {A-Diamonds}

.

Sung has Oakes covered and we're down to six players.

06-03-2009 11:52 UTC-12

They Sung His Tune

[user76023]

Pete Vilandos raises to 200,000. It's passed to Steve Sung in the big blind who makes it 650,000 to go. Vilandos folds {A-?}

, Sung shows {A-Spades}

.

Next hand sees James Matz III raise to 250,000 on the button, Sung makes it 825,000 from the big blind and Matz folds also.

In two hands Sung picks up about half a million in chips without even seeing a flop.

06-03-2009 11:56 UTC-12

Sung Recovery

[user76023]

Sung raises to 220,000 from the cutoff, Heimiller calls in the big blind.

The flop of {6-Hearts}

is checked. They also check the {J-Clubs}

turn and the river is the {2-Clubs}

. Heimiller checks the river and Sung bets 300,000, getting his opponent to quickly fold.

Sung is now back over the 2 million mark.

06-03-2009 12:05 UTC-12

Heimiller Gives Up Big Draw

[user76023]

Nathan Mullen, Pete Vilandos and Dan Heimiller see a flop of {8-Clubs}

which is checked around. The turn is the {J-Hearts}

, Mullen checks, Vilandos bets 225,000 and Heimiller calls.

Now, however, Mullen moves all-in for 830,000. Vilandos folds and Heimiller also does, though showing a drawtastic {6-Hearts}

in the process.

06-03-2009 12:10 UTC-12