Kessler:
Opponent:
The board came
and Kessler was left sucking wind as his big slick couldn't catch his opponent's under-pair.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Players Left 9 / 6,494
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Kessler:
Opponent:
The board came
and Kessler was left sucking wind as his big slick couldn't catch his opponent's under-pair.
, Tim Phan checked and Tom Schneider took a moment to ponder the situation. He pulled out a stack of ten orange (5000) chips, divided it into two, then riffled them for a while before finally pushing forward the bet of 50,000.Phan then went into the tank. He only had about 55,000 behind. Finally he let it go.
Schneider is back up to 230,000 now.
Barabino:
Opponent:
The board ran out
to see Barabino climb back to 390,000 after slipping in the early parts of this level.
Alex Kostritsyn raised the pot to 5,000 and Josh Arieh called from behind. Hellmuth came along for the ride in the big blind saying, "I have a big hand here, boys."
The flop came down
and action was checked to Josh Arieh, who bet 12,000. Hellmuth check-raised to 28,000 and Kostritsyn got out of the way.Arieh reraised to 63,000. Hellmuth asked for a count of Arieh's remaining stack, and after hearing he had 48,300 more he moved all in.
Arieh snap called.
Hellmuth:
Arieh:
When Hellmuth turned over his hand he reconized the severity of his mistake saying, "I'm drawing dead. Good play, kid"
Arieh doubles up with trip queens to 245,000 while Hellmuth takes a hit to 223,000.
, the player first to act checked, and Alex Kostritsyn put in a bet of 8,000. His opponent called and checked again when the came on the turn. Kostritsyn fired another 22,000, and his opponent once again made the call.The last card off was the
. With it checked again, Kostritsyn loaded up 75,000 and fired at the pot one last time. His opponent went deep into the tank, but he would be interrupted mid-thought. Phil Hellmuth, a floor person, and a whole gaggle of camera and sound guys made their way to the table after Hellmuth's table had broken. The distraction was a lengthy one, and the player finally folded to Kostritsyn's bet.With the Brat's arrival, Table 43 is now loaded:
Seat 2: Alex Kostritsyn
Seat 3: Josh Arieh
Seat 7: Phil Hellmuth
Seat 9: Chris Bjorin
The
flop was checked to the player in middle position, who bet 14,500. The cutoff and big blind folded, and Tran made the call.Both players checked the
turn before Tran bet 26,000 on the river. His opponent called and Tran was forced to show 
for a missed straight draw, beaten by the middle position's 
Tran is down to 108,000.
. Soulier was attempting to knock the player out with 
.The flop
was a safe one for Soulier, as it did not improve his opponnt's hand. The table let out a murmur when the hit the turn. It made a pair of tens for Soulier's opponent and left Soulier looking for one card, and one card only, to secure the elimination. He needed the 
to make a set of nines, and got it! The dealer burned and turned the to the gasps and groans of the table."One out," said Soulier simply. "On the turn I was like 'not the ten of hearts' and boom, ten of hearts."
Soulier is up to 95,000.
, Richard En fired a bet of 16,000 into the middle and his opponent went into deep deliberation."If you call we can check it down?" proposed En, which seemed to entice his opponent to call.
As promised, En and his opponent both checked the river in the dark before the
landed.Both players tabled ace-king and they chopped it up! En is at 145,000 chips.
.The limper check-called Ivey's continuation bet of 15,000 and both players checked down the rest of the board which fell
. When his opponent showed , Ivey tossed his cards in the muck.
Ivey sat down in the five seat with Sorel Mizzi and David "Devilfish" Ulliot to make for a pretty solid table. Hellmuth joined the ranks of Alexander Kostritsyn, Josh Arieh, and Chris Bjorin. Both of these tables should make for a lot of fun action.
