2009 World Series of Poker

Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
6,494
Players Left
9
Next Payout
Place 9
$1,263,602
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000
Players Left 9 / 6,494
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Big Laydown Disappoints Everyone

Josh Chait raises to 16,000 and Jaroslaw Jaskiewicz made the call from the cutoff. Joseph Michael now reraised all in for 200,000 and Chait tanked for perhaps 10 minutes before folding, Jaskiewicz folded {10-Hearts} {10-Clubs} and Chait showed the {K-Clubs} {K-Hearts} that he had folded.

Michael flashed the {K-Diamonds} as they mucked and Chait went into a rant against himself for making the fold, kicking his own chair at one point.

We're still on the bubble.

649 Left, One Away from Money

Here's one of those two eliminations from the last hand.

With the board showing {Q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{7-Spades}{9-Spades}{5-Spades}, Kevin Schaffel shoved all in from early position, and the action was on Mike Carlson in the cutoff. Schaffel had Carlson covered, so Carlson's tourney life was at risk.

Finally Carlson made the call, and Schaffel turned over {A-Spades}{K-Spades} for the nut flush. Carlson mucked, and we are down to 649 players.

One more elimination until the money! Tension is high!

Lachancing It

While the tournament was being played hand for hand, Ludovic Lachance was all in for his tournament life. The board showed {6-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{7-Spades}, Lachance held {5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for the straight, and Christopher Giannell had {7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} for two pair.

The river was the {6-Spades}, and Lachance survived.

Eastgate Likes the Ladies

Joe Hachem made it 15,000 to play from middle position and Peter Eastgate made the call from the big blind.

Both layers checked the flop of {8-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{5-Hearts} and Eastgate check-called for 18,000 when Hachem bet the {3-Clubs} on the turn. The {9-Hearts} on the river brought two more checks, and Hachem announced one pair before showing {K-Clubs}{8-Hearts}. Eastgate tabled {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} and took the pot.

651 and Holding

"Still 651 players remaining," announced Jack Effel after the completion of the last hand. The tourney has been played hand for hand for the last 40 minutes or so, during which time we've lost two players.

"My prediction is we will reach the money today," added Effel, garnering some laughter in response.

Doug Campbell Doubles Through Kevin Saul

After a flop of {Q-Clubs} {J-Spades} {5-Hearts} Kevin Saul bet out 31,000 and Doug Cambell moved all in for 64,500. Saul made the call to put Campbell at risk.

Saul: {A-Spades} {K-Spades}
Campbell: {K-Diamonds} {K-Hearts}

The board ran out {Q-Clubs} {J-Spades} {5-Hearts} {4-Clubs} {5-Clubs} allowing Campbell's kings to hold. He doubles up and hand for hand play continues.

Kevin Saul - 465,000
Doug Campbell - 165,000

Tags: Kevin Saul

Wu Wins Another

Eugene Fouksman raised to 12,500 from middle position and action folded to Bingjian Wu, who made it 36,000 to play from the button. Fouksman called and we saw a flop of {A-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{8-Spades}. when Fouksman checked, Wu bet 37,000 and took another pot.

Fouksman is down to 148,000 while Wu has 610,000.

Botwin Eliminated

We're still in hand-for-hand play, with all of the players in the room being able to taste how close the money is. Michael Botwin is one of the few that will go home disappointed. He was all in preflop with {A-Hearts} {8-Spades} and was called by Robert Allen, who showed two live cards, {9-Spades} {7-Diamonds}. Allen paired nines on a flop of {9-Diamonds} {K-Spades} {K-Diamonds} and finished off Botwin's elimination with the {2-Clubs} turn and the {5-Clubs} river.

Pilot Doubles Through Persson

Magnus Persson and Shawn Pilot got it all in before the flop with the latter being the at-risk player. He held {A-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} though, in good shape to double through Persson's {K-Spades} {K-Clubs}. Pilot stood from his chair as the ESPN cameras crowded around the table. “No king, please,” he said. “I'm not interested in a king right now.”

With all the drama required for a television presentation, the dealer ran out a clean board of {9-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} {7-Spades} {9-Diamonds}. Making aces up, Pilot takes down the pot and the double up.