Event 45 - $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Hold'em | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-25-2009 08:36 UTC-12

Davidi's Drinking Double

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From the cutoff seat, Davidi Kitai raised it up to 54,000. Next door, Billy Kopp made it 198,000 straight, and Kitai moved all in for 454,000. Kopp made the call to put another player at risk.

Kitai was in fine shape though, turning over {K-Clubs}

to Kopp's

. The flop was money for the all-in player, as the {K-Spades}

gave him top set and a hammerlock on the hand. The turn {7-Spades}

opened a little door for Kopp with a straight and flush draw, but it never materialized on the {Q-Clubs}

river. Kitai has scored a big double up, knocking Kopp down a peg.

Kitai - 836,000
Kopp - 650,000

06-25-2009 08:33 UTC-12

Michael Kamran Eliminated in 12th Place ($57,645)

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Michael Kamran potted it to 84,000 from the button first into the pot. Davidi Kitai folded his small blind, but Billy Kopp peeked at his cards and shot a glance across the table.

"How much did you start the hand with?" he asked Kamran. He had about 120,000 behind the raise, and Kopp put him all in. Kamran made the call for his tournament life.

Showdown
Kamran: {J-Spades}

Kopp:

The board ran dry: {Q-Hearts}

. With his queens full of sevens, Billy Kopp has knocked off Michael Kamran in 12th place.

Tags: Billy Kopp Michael Kamran

06-25-2009 08:26 UTC-12

Ken Lennaard Eliminated in 13th Place ($43,091)

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Isaac Haxton raised from the button and Ken Lennaard moved all in from the small blind. Mike Karman folded his big blind and Haxton made the call.

Lennaard: {Q-Hearts}

Haxton:

The board came {A-Spades}

giving Haxton a full house and the pot to eliminated Ken Lennaard in 13th place.

Tags: Isaac Haxton Ken Lennaard

06-25-2009 08:19 UTC-12

Mohsin "chicagocards1" Charania Doubles Through Darryll Fish

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Mohsin Charania raised from the button to 55,000 and Darryll Fish reraised from the big blind to put Charania all in. He made the call.

Charania: {K-Clubs}

Fish:

The board came {9-Clubs}

to allow Charania to double up to 388,000.

Tags: Mohsin Charania

06-25-2009 08:13 UTC-12

Thomas Pattersson Eliminated in 14th Place ($43,091)

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After a series of preflop raises, Thomas Pattersson, the short stack coming into the day, was all in against Billy Kopp.

Pattersson: {J-Diamonds}

Kopp:

The board came {A-Hearts}

giving Kopp aces and eights to take down the hand. Pattersson is eliminated from the tournament in 14th place.

Tags: Thomas Pattersson

06-25-2009 08:07 UTC-12

Gerasimov Pushes All In

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Kirill Gerasimov opened the pot for a raise from the button at table 154. J.C. Alvarado reraised 100,000 more from the small blind.

After a fold from the big blind, Gerasimov announced he was all in. Alvarado folded quickly and Gerasimov takes it down.

Tags: Kirill Gerasimov

06-25-2009 08:01 UTC-12

Let's Get It On

[user66118]

The cards are in the air.

Level: 21

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 0

06-25-2009 07:44 UTC-12

Day 3 Approaching

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The 14 chip bags are out on the tables, anxiously awaiting the arrival of their owners. As we speak, the players have just begun to mosey into the tournament area. We're about 15 minutes away from our scheduled starting time of 1:00pm, and we expect to be underway right on time.

We'll play down to 10 players before racking up and moving over to the featured table arena.

06-24-2009 23:36 UTC-12

Day 3 Seating Assignments and Chip Counts

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Play resumes at 1:00pm.

(Table 154)
Seat 2: J.C. Alvarado - 924000
Seat 3: Eric 'basebaldy' Baldwin - 713000
Seat 4: Davidi Kitai - 581000
Seat 5: Mohsin Charania - 224000
Seat 6: Jason Lester - 240000
Seat 7: Darryll Fish - 368000
Seat 8: Kirill Gerasimov - 550000

(Table 155)
Seat 1: Billy Kopp - 772000
Seat 2: Eugene Todd - 351000
Seat 3: Thomas Pettersson - 121000
Seat 5: John Kabbaj - 2226000
Seat 6: Isaac Haxton - 660000
Seat 7: Ken Lennaard - 467000
Seat 8: Michael Kamran - 261000