That's nearly twice the average stack, which right now -- with 882 players left -- is just over 220,000.
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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That's nearly twice the average stack, which right now -- with 882 players left -- is just over 220,000.
The flatter shows
, Seat one (the original raiser) shows 
. Mr Lunkin then tables his powerhouse 
. Lets run 'em! The flop came
and the aces were still looking good. The turn was the 
giving Lunkin a double gutshot straight draw. Some "oooh's" and "ahhh's" came from the crowd that had gathered around the table. Then like a Phoenix rising from the ashes, the 
hit the river giving Lunkin the ten high straight. Lunkin triples up to over 130,000 and is all smiles.
. The big blind checked, Rich bet 14,000, the cutoff folded, the button called, then the big blind check-raised to 32,000. Rich responded by pushing all in for about 120,000 more. The button folded, and Rich's opponent went into deep-think mode.After rechecking his cards and counting out his stack, Rich's opponent stood up and looked intently at Rich for about a minute. "Don't stare at me," said Rich. Finally his opponent sat down and folded.
Rich is back up to 240,000 now.
Owen Crowe bet 55,000 from the big blind and a player under the gun made the call.The river brought the
and Crowe fired again, this time for 100,000. His opponent thought for only a short time before making the call.Crowe frowned, saying "Pair of threes" and his opponennt tabled
. Crowe, both impressed and crushed by his opponent's read said, "Nice call." A careful observer could see emotion taking control, as Crowe restacked his chips with shaky hands.Owen Crowe has dropped more than half his stack since he shot up past the million chip mark. He currently has 410,000.
flop. The gent in the big blind checked to him, Baron bet 12,000, and the big blind called.Both players checked the
turn, and the big blind check-called another 27,000 from Baron on the 
river. Baron turned over 
for two pair, kings and queens -- but the big blind turned over 
to pip him, and Baron is down to 218,000.
flop, Scott Neuman moved all in for his remaining 71,000 from the button and was insta-called. Though Neuman held the lead on the flop with against his opponent's 
, the turn came the 
and the river the to make him a nine-high straight, snapping off Neuman's queens and eliminating him from the Main Event... though he didn't realize it at first. "Oh, God it's a straight to his nine!" Neuman said, practically growling. Seizing a stack of chips in each hand, he slammed them into the middle of the table before walking away.
The flop came down
. Kostritsyn fired 16,000 and Hellmuth called almost immediately. The turn brought the and both players checked.The river was the
and Hellmuth led for 21,000. Kostritsyn released his hand and Hellmuth scooped the pot. He's now sitting on 410,000.
Just now the suggestion from Esfandiari had to do with the question of which was the better film -- Braveheart or Pulp Fiction. Esfandiari favored Braveheart, while Alvarado rated the Tarantino film higher.
The prop bet had to do with predicting which film the majority of players sitting in seat 5 at three randomly-selected tables would prefer. Before they got to terms, Alvarado resisted engaging in the bet, claiming he never won any such gambles.
Alvarado does win some gambles, though, as he just now knocked out Arnold Spee to chip up to 150,000. Esfandiari is sitting with 215,000.
The flop came down
and the remaining two players checked. The turn was the and it was checked again. The river was the and Kostritsyn and the other player checked again.Kostritsyn tabled
to chop the pot with the all-in woman that held 
. The other player in the hand held 
and mucked.On the next hand, Kostritsyn had the same woman all in preflop. Kostritsyn held
and the woman held pocket sixes. The board ran out 
and the woman was eliminated by Kostritsyn.
C.K. Hua bet out and his opponent moved him all in. Hua called with for two over cards with a heart flush draw and an inside straight draw. His opponent showed .The board ran out
giving Hua the flush and the pot, allowing him to stay alive with 126,000
