2009 World Series of Poker

Event 4 - $1,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$771,106
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$5,410,800
Entries
6,012
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Players Left 1 / 6,012
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Derke Derka?

Steve Sung eliminated Nicholas Derke just before the level change. It was a classic race as Sung held {K-Spades} {Q-Clubs} to Derke's {7-Diamonds} {7-Spades}. The board came {K-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} {10-Spades}. Sung on 370,000 as a result.

Reed in the Win-d

Shawn Reed, short-stack of the day, has doubled up to about 100,000 through Amanda Baker. He pushed from UTG for about 40,000 and she made the call in the big blind.

Reed: {5-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds}
Baker: {J-Hearts} {8-Diamonds}

{6-Spades} {5-Hearts} {3-Hearts} {4-Hearts} {A-Spades} was enough to help Reed out of his situation. He's still one of the stacks under pressure.

Ka-Powell!!!

Aces baby
Aces baby
Chal Letourneau raised to 50,000 from UTG before Jack Powell asked how much he had behind. When he found out it was 187,000 he made it 130,000 to go. It was folded back around to Letourneau who made a quick call before the flop came {K-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} {9-Hearts}.

Letourneau then moved in pretty quickly for his remaining chips and was snapped off by Powell with {A-?} {A-?}. Letourneau was in a lot of trouble with {7-?} {7-?} and it didn't get better with the {2-Spades} turn and {3-Hearts} river.

Powell up to 723,000 now.

Valiant Effort

After more than two days of play and nearly always being under the chip average, Eric Mizrachi has finally fallen. He raised to 45,000 before being three-bet by Brent Roberts to 140,000. Mizrachi only had 161,000 at this point and he shipped it in and got the automatic call.

Mizrachi tabled {A-Hearts} {10-Hearts} and was ahead of Roberts' {K-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds}. The board ran {2-Spades} {K-Spades} {4-Clubs} {7-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} to send Roberts up to 380,000 and Mizrachi for a smoke.

Larry's Yell-Lands A Penalty

An early position raise to 40,000 was met by a reraise from Larry Sidebotham to 125,000. Richard Yelland moved all-in for about 250,000 total behind and the original raiser folded. Sidebotham made the call with {J-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} but found himself dominated by {K-Spades} {K-Hearts}.

"Hook!" cried Sidebotham as the board came out {7-Spades} {3-Diamonds} {10-Spades}. A {J-Clubs} came on the turn, followed by the {2-Clubs} on the river. At this point Sidebotham jumped out of the chair to celebrate as a couple of friends jumped inside the rail to congratulate him.

Yelland was eliminated and Sidebotham was then given an official warning for excessive celebration.

Shut it Down

Stephen Ma raised to 40,000 and found a call from Steve Sung. Dan Heimiller reraised to 145,000. Ma folded, but Sung made the call before the flop came {A-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds}.

Sung checked to Heimiller, who moved in for 342,000. Sung sat and thought for a long while but eventually folded. Heimiller up to 658,000 Sung down a bit to 440,000.

At it Again

Ma still chipped up
Ma still chipped up
Stephen Ma made a raise again, this time to 42,000 and Heimiller called. The flop came {8-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} where Heimller check-called a 53,000 Ma bet. The turn {J-Diamonds} saw a slow check from Heimiller and a quick check behind from Ma.


The river came {3-Diamonds} and a 110,000 bet from Heimiller that Ma called. Heimiller tabled {9-Hearts} {7-Hearts} for a straight and Ma mucked. Heimiller now up to 1,000,000, Ma down to 800,000.

Redraw for Four Tables

Players are moving tables for the four-table redraw.

Lee Watkinson is the shortest stack still in; he's got about 16,000 left. At least he's moved to the table with all the chips...

Watkinson Can't Stop The Inevitable

Lee Watkinson moved all-in from UTG for his last few chips, Jonathan Aguiar moved all-in behind from the cut-off for 220,000. Amanda Baker pushed behind in the small blind and Watkinson was probably fairly happy given the action.

Watkinson: {J-Spades} {10-Hearts}
Aguiar: {9-Clubs} {9-Hearts}
Baker: {8-Spades} {8-Hearts}

The flop of {9-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} {6-Spades} kind of made a mockery of any hope of a sweat. The {10-Diamonds} gave Watkinson the merest possibility of a triple up, but the {J-Hearts} paired the wrong hole card for him. He goes out in 36th place while Aguiar doubles to about 480,000 through Baker.

Powell Stung.

Steve Sung bet 210,000 on the river of a {K-Hearts} {J-Spades} {3-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} {K-Clubs} board against Jack Powell. There was already probably 250,000 in the pot by this point but after a couple of minutes Powell folded.

Afterwards Sung told us, "I wanted him to call...probably bet too much."

On the other table Jonathan Aguiar has taken more chips from Amanda Baker, he raised to 38,000 from the hijack. She made it 110,000 from the button before he 4-bet to 240,000 eliciting a fold. Baker is down to about 460,000. Aguilar up to approximately 625,000.