Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em Day 3 | 2009 World Series of Poker

07-10-2009 19:09 UTC-12

Antonio's New Trick - Making Your Opponents Disappear

[user67765]

We approached the table preflop to find J.C. Alvarado putting in a squeeze play from the big blind. He had made it 15,000 to go and the player on the button flat called the raise. The action was then with Antonio Esfandiari in the small blind who decided to move all in! It was a huge overbet of the pot but with so much dead money in the middle, Esfandiari had decided to take a shot at taking it down.

The cameras swarmed around as Alvarado was in the tank, but both players folded and Esfandiari took it down. He's up to 245,000.

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari J.C. Alvarado

07-10-2009 19:04 UTC-12

Demes Demise Detailed

[user46392]

Brandon Demes had a frankly terrible day -- starting on almost 400,000, he lost pot after pot and now is finally busto.

He got his last in preflop, holding {9-Clubs}

and up against Saar Wilf's {K-Hearts}

Board: a pretty decisive {K-Clubs}

07-10-2009 19:03 UTC-12

Phil Hellmuth: Chip Counter

[user66118]

Two players were tangled up in an all-in pot over at Table Hellmuth, pocket kings against pocket eights. The kings held up and the shorter of the two players doubled up. The dealer counted down the stacks and announced, "One hundred forty-three thousand, two hundred." Hellmuth was watching with a keen eye.

"One forty-three one? Or one forty-three two?" he asked.

"Two," said the dealer confidently.

"Show it to me then," said Hellmuth. The dealer broke down the stacks again, and sure enough, Hellmuth was right. "People are gonna get paid the right amount when I'm at the table," he said to nobody in particular. Hellmuth is scowling and a bit grumpy right now.

Better stick close by his table.

07-10-2009 19:03 UTC-12

Julian Verse Update

donpeters

Va Shon "Julian Verse" Watkins raised to 8,000 and the big blind called. The flop was checked by both the big blind and Watkins after it came down {7-Spades}

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The turn was the {10-Diamonds}

and the big blind led out with a bet of 9,000. Watkins folded and dropped to 102,100.

Tags: "Julian Verse"Va shon Watkins

07-10-2009 19:03 UTC-12

Harrington Hurt on River

[user67765]

The action folded around to the player in the small blind who raised it up to 8,500 with 1995 World Champion Dan Harrington making the call in the big blind.

They saw a flop of {A-Hearts}

and the small blind led out for 9,500 with Harrington making the call.

The turn produced the {Q-Hearts}

and the small blind checked to Harrington who fired 16,000. The small blind player instantly called.

The river was the {5-Spades}

and the small blind hesitated before checking to Harrington who thought for a moment before adding 37,000 to the pot. The young player in the small blind immediately moved all in, stunning Harrington.

After cutting down the chips it was an additional 36,700 and Harrington made a crying call.

His opponent flipped {A-Spades}

for a rivered full house as again Harrington sat in shock, eventually flashing {K-Hearts}

on its way to the muck.

Harrington slips to 200,000.

Tags: Dan Harrinton

07-10-2009 19:01 UTC-12

Lisandro's Series Ends

[user80015]

WSOP Player of the Year Jeff Lisandro has bitten the dust and is on his way out the door.

Catching the action on the {9-Diamonds}

flop, Lisandro pushed all in for his last 43,200 and was called by John Myung.

Lisandro: {K-Hearts}

Myung:

With Lisandro drawing virtually dead, the {2-Hearts}

and

would be the last turn and river he would see for the summer as he headed to the rail short of his seventh cash for the series.

07-10-2009 19:00 UTC-12

Bjorin Moves In

donpeters

Alexander Kostritsyn raised to 8,000 and the button player called. Chris Bjorin reraised to 32,000 out of the small blind. Kostritsyn called and the other player folded. The flop came down {Q-Hearts}

and Bjorin moved his stack into the middle. Kostritsyn asked for a count, but then once the dealer got to about 100,000, he folded.

Bjorin has been quiet, but that move pushed him over 250,000.

Tags: Alexaqnder Kostritsyn Chris Bjorin

07-10-2009 18:58 UTC-12

Nice Pot for Daneshgar

Shamus

Three players, including David Daneshgar, saw a flop of {7-Clubs}

, and all three checked.

The turn was the {A-Spades}

. The player in the small blind checked, Daneshgar checked as well, and the third player bet 18,000. Only Daneshgar called.

The river was the {10-Clubs}

. Daneshgar checked again, his opponent bet 45,000, and this time Daneshgar pushed all in for 76,000 more. His opponent made the call.

Daneshgar showed {A-Clubs}

for the nut flush, and his opponent mucked. Daneshgar is up to 240,000 now.

Tags: David Daneshgar

07-10-2009 18:57 UTC-12

Shak Can't Watch

donpeters

Dan Shak sprinted away from the table as he had called a player's all-in bet holding top two pair on a flop of {10-?}

. The opponent held pocket jacks. The turn was a {6-?}

and Shak still couldn't watch. After the river fell an {A-?}

, Shak returned to his table to gather in the chips and shake his opponent's hand that he just eliminated.

Shak is now on 310,000.

Tags: Dan Shak

07-10-2009 18:56 UTC-12

Buchanan Crippled Then Eliminated

[user80015]

Shawn Buchanan called an all in from the big blind holding {J-Clubs}

to be ahead of his opponent's {K-Diamonds}

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When the board however dropped {10-Hearts}

, Buchanan was crippled to 3,500 in chips as his opponent doubled through to over 205,000 in chips.

The next hand Buchanan would hit the rail when he was unable to best an opponent's {Q-?}

on a final board of {Q-Diamonds}

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