. La Spada had been dealt the biggest pair, 
, and made the easy call. When the board ran out 
, tournament staff escorted Pope to the payouts table to begin the process of collecting his $21,365.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Day: 4
Players Left 9 / 6,494
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. La Spada had been dealt the biggest pair, , and made the easy call. When the board ran out , tournament staff escorted Pope to the payouts table to begin the process of collecting his $21,365.
. Instead she found herself dominated by Antoine Saout's 
. Neither player improved, ending Banfield's Main Event run in the bottom rung of the payouts.
against Scott Baumstein's 
. The flop was
, and Renz was still ahead. But the turn brought the and Renz was looking for a nine to survive.The river was the
, and Renz is out.
and Adler checked again when the came on the turn. That was Hachem's cue to bet, and he fired 20,000, which was enough to push Adler out of the pot. Hachem now has 380,000.
. Kang showed up 
, racing for his tournament life.The board would smile on the at-risk Kang, running out
. With his nines holding up, he's earned a much-needed double-up, sitting right at 150,000 now.
Eastgate:
Labbe:
The flop brought a gasp from the crowd as the cards fell
. The brought some outs for Eastgate, but he couldn't finish Labbe off when the river brought the . Labbe now has 95,000 while Eastgate has about 200,000.
. Lubawski checked to Kopp who bet 25,000. Lubawski called.The turn was the
and both players checked.The river brought the
and Lubwski led out for 50,000. Kopp moved him all in and he made the call.Lubawski:
Kopp:
Lubawski slow-played his flopped straight allowing Kopp to catch runner runner flush.
Billy Kopp - 1,450,000
Lubawski - eliminated
and found himself against Steven Begleiter's pocket tens. Pocket tens were boss on a board of 
.
. Their hands:Wilson
-- treys and a straight drawGomes
-- top pairPuumalainen
-- the wheel!The river was the
, and both Wilson and Gomes are out. Puumalainen moves up into ElkYville with 1.44 million.
