Steven Burkholder 886,000
Jonathan Tare 773,000
Matt Giannetti 358,000
Jason Mercier 285,000
Dario Alioto 216,000
Chris Biondino 84,000
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 5 - $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha
Day: 3
Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$11,042,850
Entries
809
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 809
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Steven Burkholder 886,000
Jonathan Tare 773,000
Matt Giannetti 358,000
Jason Mercier 285,000
Dario Alioto 216,000
Chris Biondino 84,000
Level: 20
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 0
Alioto
Iacofino
The board ran out
, Iacofino hitting a pair of queens on the turn. Though Alioto flopped a flush draw, he couldn't fill it and he hit the rail in 7th place, earning $29,882 for his performance.With that pot, Iacofano vaulted past the 1,000,000 mark.
flop, enough to set Biondino all-in. He made the call, turning up 
for jacks full of queens. The turn was the 
, the river was the 
and Biondino earned the double-up, increasing his stack to 134,000. Mercier was left with 340,000.
1. Chris Biondino raised pot from the button and got no action.
2. Matt Giannetti limped from the button and Jonathan Tare checked his option from the big blind. Tare checked the
flop over to Giannetti, who bet 30,000. Tare made a pot-sized raise and Giannetti folded. 3. Kevin Iacofano made it 40,000 to go from the cutoff and picked up the blinds.
4. Jason Mercier got a walk in the big blind.
5. Jonathan Tare raised to 40,000 from the cutoff and Chris Biondino called from the big blind. Biondino check-folded to Tare's 80,000 bet on the
flop.
flop, Giannetti announced a pot-sized raise, and Mercier immediately moved all in. After a bit of a think, Giannetti gave up his hand and Mercier raked in the pot, taking his chip count up to 590,000. Giannetti was left with 195,000.
. Both players checked and they went to the turn, the 
. Tare checked, Burkholder bet 60,000 and Tare called. The river was the and Tare check-called another 120,000 from Burkholder. Burkholder revealed
for an eight-high straight and Tare mucked. Tare = 600,000
Burkholder 1,067,000
Steven Burkholder 857,000
Jason Mercier 680,000
Jonathan Tare 515,000
Matt Giannetti 168,000
Chris Biondino 103,000
. Everyone checked over to Jason Mercier in the cutoff, who bet 46,000. The action folded back to Jonathan Tare in the big blind, who raised pot. Mercier moved all in and after quite a long tank, Tare made the call. Tare
Mercier
Though Tare had flopped two pair, sixes and fives, Mercier was well ahead with his set of jacks. The turn was the
, the river was the and Mercier took down the massive pot, sending Tare to the rail in sixth place. He'll take home $37,192 for his finish. After the hand, Mercier took the chip lead with 1,225,000.
