Event 56 - $5,000 Six-handed No Limit Hold'em | 2009 World Series of Poker

07-02-2009 11:14 UTC-12

Chip Traps Everywhere

Shamus

With the board reading {6-Diamonds}

, Sean Keeton checked, Josh Brikis made a bet of 80,000 (about two-thirds the pot), and Keeton announced he was all in. Brikis thought a while, then let it go. Keeton flashed pocket aces as he dragged the pot.

"Have a queen one time!" Keeton grinned. He's back up to 755,000, though eighth of eight players at the moment. "Guys are trapping me here," said Brikis to friends on the rail, also grinning. He has reason to smile -- he's still comfortably in the chip lead with 3.5 million.

07-02-2009 11:16 UTC-12

Kay Over Schaefer

Shamus

Thorstein Schaefer opened with a standard raise from the button, than Robert Kay reraised all in for 920,000 total from the blinds.

After Kay's chips were counted out, Schaefer went into the tank for three minutes. It would take almost all of his stack to make the call. Finally he let it go.

Kay is up to 1.25 million, while Schaefer is at 950,000.

07-02-2009 11:25 UTC-12

Thorsten Schaefer Eliminated in 8th Place ($100,230)

Shamus

There was already about 190,000 in the middle following a flop of {3-Clubs}

. Faraz Jaka checked, and Thorsten Schaefer checked behind. The turn was the {4-Clubs}

. This time Jaka bet 175,000, and Schaefer thought a while before making the call.

The river was the {Q-Spades}

. Jaka made another roughly pot-sized bet, and Schaefer announced he was all in. Jaka instantly called, showing {A-Clubs}

for the nut flush. Schaefer turned over {A-Hearts}

, and shook hands with everyone as he left in 8th place.

They are now redrawing for the final seven-handed table, after which they'll be taking a short break.

Tags: Thorstein Schaefer

07-02-2009 11:31 UTC-12

Break Time

Shamus

They've redrawn for seats, and the players have left for a 20-minute respite. We'll get you those seating assignments, as well as updated chip counts, in just a few.

07-02-2009 11:53 UTC-12

Seating Assignments for the Final Seven-Handed Table (with Updated Chip Counts)

Shamus

Seat #1 -- Robert Kay (1.28 million)
Seat #2 -- Matt Hawrilenko (1.62 million)
Seat #3 -- Faraz Jaka (3.1 million)
Seat #4 -- Sean Keeton (825,000)
Seat #5 -- Matt Waxman (1.75 million)
Seat #6 -- Jonas Wexler (1.65 million)
Seat #7 -- Josh Brikis (3.8 million)

Players are back and filling out bio sheets for the WSOP. Play should resume in a few minutes.

07-02-2009 11:56 UTC-12

And We're Back

[user77326]

The players are all situated and cards are in the air.

07-02-2009 12:08 UTC-12

Kay Looking to Build Stack

Shamus

No flops during the first few hands of seven-handed play, the last to be played during Level 23.

Robert Kay is moving his below average stack. Just now Faraz Jaka raised to 80,000 from under the gun, Josh Brikis called from the button, then Kay pushed all in from the small blind, causing all to fold.

On the next hand, Josh Brikis opened from the cutoff with a raise to 85,000, and Kay reraised to 275,000 from the button. The blinds and Brikis folded.

Kay is at 1.55 million, sixth of the seven.

Tags: Robert Kay

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

07-02-2009 12:20 UTC-12

Kay and Hawrilenko Go a Couple of Rounds

Shamus

Robert Kay has continued to be active. We just saw a couple of hands in which he tangled with Matt Hawrilenko, sitting to Kay's left.

In the first, Kay raised to 100,000 from under the gun, Hawrilenko reraised to 275,000, it folded back around and Kay called. The flop came {9-Diamonds}

. Kay bet 280,000 -- not quite half the pot -- and Hawrilenko let it go.

Soon after, Josh Brikis opened with a raise to 105,000 from the cutoff, then Kay made it 305,000 from the button. Hawrilenko announced he was all in for his entire stack of approximately 1.1 million. It folded back around, and this time Kay was the one letting it go.

Both Kay and Hawrilenko are at about 1.4 million now.

Tags: Matt Hawrilenko Robert Kay

07-02-2009 12:32 UTC-12

Brikis Bluffs The Hoss

[user77326]

Folded around to Josh Brikis on the button who raised to 105,000. Matt Hawrilenko made the call from the big blind. Matt led out 140,000 after the flop came {9-Hearts}

. Brikis then raised it to 300,000. Hawrilenko folds and Brikis shows {K-Clubs}

.

Brikis sitting on 3,600,000 in chips.