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

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 14:10 UTC-12

Cheering Erupts in the Green Section

[user75032]

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 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 14:17 UTC-12

An Honest-to-Goodness Hand of Poker

[user75032]

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 14:23 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}

.

Tags: Jason Somervvile Jorg Peisert

06-30-2009 14:28 UTC-12

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

[user75032]

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}

.

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 14:50 UTC-12

Karga Holt Eliminated in 7th Place ($63,781)

donpeters

From under the gun, Michael Katz raised to 76,000 and action folded all the way around to Karga Holt in the small blind. Holt moved all in for 503,000 total. The big blind got out of the way and Katz went into the tank for what seemed like ages. Multiple times Katz tried to put the chips into the middle to make the call, but seemed physically unable to as if his arm wouldn't extend.

"This is close, this is so close. I think I'm going to need to flip a coin on this one." Katz said, to which Benjamin Gilbert pulled out a coin and tossed it across the table. Laughter ensued around the room and even Katz sparked a smile.

Finally, after a solid five or six minutes, Katz made the call. He showed {K-Diamonds}