Seidel Says Goodbye
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Seidel:
Coulthard:
Seidel was in bad shape, and the board would give him no stay of execution. It ran down
, and that's the end of Seidel.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Showdown
Seidel:
Coulthard:
Seidel was in bad shape, and the board would give him no stay of execution. It ran down
, and that's the end of Seidel.
Not So LuckyShades
The two took a flop of
and Horan checked to Fohrenbach, who fired 3,600. Horan made the call.Both players checked the
and the 
peeled on the river. Horan checked and then insta-called the 7,000 chip bet of Fohrenbach.Fohrenbach tabled a creative
for trip threes to take it down and leave Horan shaking his head.
Cloudy Skies for Banghart
. Banghart bet 5,000 and his opponent flatted.The turn was the
and Banghart fired 10,000. His opponent raised to 30,300. "Call," said Banghart.The river was the
and Banghart checked. His opponent fired 35,300. "I call," announced Banghart once more. His opponent then flipped up a set of fives with pocket 
to win the hand.Banghart dropped to 58,000 chips.
Scott Moves Up
. Her opponent held pocket kings. An ace landed on the turn, giving Scott the winning hand and the elimination of her opponent. She now has 140,000 chips.
Colin Cruising Early
, Bryan Colin slid out a bet of 25,000 into an already healthy pot of 55,000.His only opponent in the hand mulled over the decision for quite a while before eventually making the call.
Colin turned over his
for a flopped set, and his opponent mucked. Colin raked in the pot and is now over 150,000 - just over double what he began the day with.
Phillips Folds
The original raiser bet 6,500 on a flop of
and Phillips called again. The turn brought the 
, a bet of 13,500 and another call. Phillips finally gave up the hand when his opponent led for 16,000 more at the 
on the river. He's slipped to 170,000.
Rich Gets Richer
Harrington bet 4,000 on the
flop before check-calling bets of 8,000 and 12,000 on the 
turn and 
river. The former main event winner folded when Rich showed him 
Watkinson Lets One Go
The flop landed
and play folded to a player in late position, who fired 7,000. Watkinson was the lone caller. The turn was the and Watkinson checked to his opponent, who this time fired 13,000 into the middle.Watkinson decided to release and after the hand slips to 67,000. Watkinson knows what it's like to reach a WSOP Main Event final table, finishing in 8th place in 2007. He's got some work ahead of him if he's to repeat that feat again this year.
Grigsby Going Backwards
We caught up with the action on the turn with about 40,000 chips in the pot already, and the board showing
. In a battle of the blinds, Richard Washinsky led out with a bet of 30,000. Grigsby was in the big, and he mulled it over for a bit before making the call.On the river, the
drew another bet from Washinsky. He pushed out 50,000 this time, and Grigsby tanked for a good while before making the call. Washinsky showed , and his straight to the six was the winner. He and Grigsby now have virtually even chip stacks, both men sitting right under 300,000.
Ivey in Action
, and found herself up against Phil Ivey's .The flop came
, and Ivey was still ahead. The turn was the , and Ross was still looking for an ace or a ten.Then came the river -- the
-- and Ross survives. Ivey won a couple of pots in the early going, and so still sits with about 350,000 at the moment.