Event 52 - $3,000 Triple Chance No Limit Hold'em | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-30-2009 14:28 UTC-12

William Erickson Eliminated in 8th Place ($53,622)

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William Erickson opened all in for 228,000 from early position. Action passed to perpetual tanker Jorg Peisert in the small blind. He didn't tank this time; he snap-called with {Q-Diamonds}

and saw that he had to fade an ace against Erickson's {A-Clubs}

. Fade it he did, on a board of {6-Clubs}

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Erickson becomes the eighth-place finisher and the first player to be eliminated in four hours -- though to be fair, we were on dinner break for an hour.

Tags: Jorg Peisert William Erickson

06-30-2009 14:23 UTC-12

Somerville Doubles through Peisert

[user75032]

Now we're talking! Jorg Peisert opened for 79,000 from middle position. Action passed to the button, where Jason Somerville was waiting to put his 337,000 chips into the middle. That re-raise folded both blinds and put the action squarely back on Peisert. Peisert tanked before calling with {K-Spades}

. Somerville turned up {A-Hearts}

and took down the pot on a board of {7-Spades}

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Tags: Jason Somervvile Jorg Peisert

06-30-2009 14:17 UTC-12

An Honest-to-Goodness Hand of Poker

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Michael Katz opened for 76,000 preflop and was called by big blind Jason DeWitt. Both players checked the {Q-Hearts}

and the

turn. When the river fell {J-Diamonds}

, DeWitt led out for 115,000. Katz tanked for a bit and then folded.

We may need to decide the outcome of this tournament by roshambo if things don't change soon.

06-30-2009 14:11 UTC-12

Updated Chip Counts

[user75032]

Jorg Peisert - 1,650,000
Jason DeWitt - 1,620,000
Michael Katz - 1,164,000
Benjamin Gilbert - 960,000
Michael Noda - 730,000
Karga Holt - 635,000
Jason Somerville - 400,000
William Erickson - 375,000

06-30-2009 14:10 UTC-12

Cheering Erupts in the Green Section

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Cheering erupted from the rail a few moments ago -- the rail sweating the action on Green 150, the final table of the $1,500 Stud Hi/Lo. Unfortunately our event is on Green 151, where the rail looks to be in various stages of medically-induced coma. When a few players at the final table in our event looked over at the opposite rail, fans waved back. They seemed to be having more fun than any of the players on either table.

06-30-2009 13:56 UTC-12

Hey! It's a Flop!

[user75032]

It took more than twenty minutes of play to find our first flop. Jason DeWitt raised to 75,000 preflop and was called in position by Jorg Peisert. On a flop of {10-Hearts}

, DeWitt check-folded to a bet of 100,000 from Peisert.

Peisert opted to flash his hand as he collected the pot. He didn't have much -- just {10-Diamonds}

for the nuts.

06-30-2009 13:46 UTC-12

Nobody's Buying

[user75032]

We have settled back into a lull here to start post-dinner play. The last three hands in a row, someone was all in but wasn't called. First Jason Somerville took down a pot by shoving from under the gun.

The next hand, Jorg Peisert opened for a raise, prompting Michael Noda to shove all in from the button. Everyone folded.

Finally, William Erickson raised the button and then folded to a shove by Jason DeWitt from the big blind.

We could be here a while.

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

06-30-2009 13:33 UTC-12

Play Resumes

[user75032]

Players are back in their seats and cards are back in the air. Eight players remain.

06-30-2009 12:33 UTC-12

Dinner Break

donpeters

On the final hand, Jason DeWitt opened to 55,000 and then Jorg Peisert reraised to 150,000 from the small blind. DeWitt folded and that was it.

Pause the clock, we're on a one-hour dinner break.