2009 World Series of Poker
Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Eastgate Clipped
Eastgate fired out 13,000 on the flop once it was checked to him by both players. The big blind folded, but the original raiser made the call before checking the on the turn.
Eastgate continued with another bet; this time for 20,500, in which his opponent again made the call.
The river landed the and with the action once again checked to him, Eastgate fired 38,000 at the pot. His opponent however opted to check-raise to 108,000 with Eastgate quick to make the call.
Eastgate mucked at the sight of his opponent's as he slipped to 223,000 in chips.
Ship It to Shulman
The flop came , and both players checked. The turn was the . The small blind checked, and this time Shulman quickly bet 30,000, prompting his opponent to fold.
Shulman is back to 188,000 now.
Anton Eliminated
The board ran out to see Anton exit the tournament.
More for Mueller
The turn was the and the river the , and Mueller's opponent was eliminated. He's at 279,000 now.
Buchanan Leveled
The flop came down and Buchanan checked. Walls wasted no time in firing out 45,000. It was now time for Buchanan to go into the tank. After a minute or so of thinking and playing with his chips, Buchanan reached back like he was going to ship it all into the middle. As soon as he did that, Walls ripped his headphones off his ears and sprung forward as if he was going to jump into the pot himself. Buchanan saw this and froze. He now was really stuck and confused about what to do.
"It was all going in, wow." said Buchanan. "Now you may make me fold the best hand... wow."
After another minute or so in the tank, Buchanan tabled face up. Walls showed right back and tabled . "Sir, you just got leveled." said Walls.
Grinder of the Day
He'd managed to claw his way up to around 100,000 when he saw a flop in a blind on blind confrontation -- said flop was with two hearts on it. Looking down at , Allen led out for 8,000 only for the big blind to make it 22,000. Allen pushed, the big blind called, and Allen was horrified to discover that his opponent was holding . But an offsuit five on the river, and Allen's up to 200,000, not far off the average.
Your Featured Table Update
Over at the secondary featured table, it looks like they've done the same thing with Kenny Tran. He's still there (and still healthy with 532,000), but he's in a different seat now. He's joined at the table by David "Devilfish" Ulliott who has 116,000 chips in front of him.
The Summer of George is Over
When the flop fell , Alexander made a small bet of 25,000 and Heich moved all in. King folded and Alexander agonized over his decision before finally putting his tournament life at risk.
Alexander:
Heich:
The turn was a meaningless but the river wasn't, bringing the and giving Heich trips and a stack worth 870,000.
Bobby In the Room
The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the . Baldwin checked, his opponent bet 10,000, and Baldwin let it go.
Baldwin has 232,000.