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

Schulman's Late Surge

Nick Schulman
Nick Schulman
Catching the action on the turn with the board reading {6-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} Ed Perry checked to Nick Schulman who fired 40,000. Perry made the call, and then check-called the bet of 75,000 on the {8-Hearts} river.

Schulman tabled {K-Clubs}{Q-Spades} for the king-high flush to collect the pot. He's up to 780,000 with Perry back to 250,000.

Tags: Ed PerryNick Schulman

Tran Can't Get Much for His House

Theo Tran opened for 18,000 from under the gun and was called by two players. On a flop of {9-Spades} {8-Spades} {7-Clubs}, Tran's 30,000-chip bet was called by only the button. Both players checked the {8-Diamonds} turn and the {9-Clubs} river, with Tran's {K-Hearts} {9-Hearts} taking down the pot with a full house.

Tran is up to 1,125,000 chips.

Tags: Theo Tran

Tran Can Make a Big Fold

J.C. Tran
J.C. Tran
With about 100,000 in the pot, J.C. Tran and Mike Lovelace saw a flop of {Q-Spades} {7-Spades} {6-Diamonds}. Tran led out with a bet of 55,000, and Lovelace moved all in for 565,000 total. That sent Tran spiraling into the tank, and he was clearly confused about the decision upon him. "This is so sick," he said. "Why would you go all in?" After another few minutes of deliberation, he added, "I'll let you bluff me this time, 'cause I know next time I'll be ready." With that, Tran showed {Q-Hearts} {J-Hearts} and released his cards into the muck. Lovelace flashed his {K-Diamonds} {7-Hearts}, breathing a big sigh of relief as he stacked some new chips.

"How could you lay that down?" someone asked Tran after the hand. Tran snapped his head around to answer, "Because I value my tournament life a lot." Tran is down to 600,000, but still alive and well here in the Main.

Tags: J.C. TranMike Lovelace

Levi Slips

David Levi
David Levi
David Levi had his opponent all in for his tournament life with all the chips in preflop. Levi held {6-Spades}{6-Hearts} for a narrow lead against his opponent's {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}.

That all changed on the flop of {3-Spades}{Q-Spades}{3-Diamonds} as Levi's opponent flopped a pair of queens. The turn was the {5-Hearts} and the river the {9-Hearts}, to leave Levi with just 100,000 chips.

Tags: David Levi

Last Level

The announcement was just made that this will, in fact, be the last level played for the night. There are 20 minutes remaining in Level 17.

A Royal Thirding Followed by a Royal Treble

What an exciting two hands for Royal Wiseman. First he called short-stacked Felix Osterland's all-in raise preflop, holding {6-Hearts} {6-Spades}. He was up against Osterland's {A-Spades} {2-Diamonds}, but couldn't fade the aces he needed to fade, {A-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} {8-Hearts}. Paying off 107,000 to Osterland left Wiseman with 33,000.

Those chips were in on the next hand when Wiseman was under the gun and moved in first. Kent Goulding re-shoved all in and was called by Patrick Stemper!

Wiseman: {A-Diamonds} {K-Hearts}
Goulding: {K-?} {K-?}
Stemper: {J-Spades} {J-Hearts}

Goulding got the side pot on a board of {4-Spades} {5-Diamonds} {2-Spades} {A-Hearts} {7-Spades}, but the turn ace saved Wiseman's Main Event and gave him the main pot. He's back up to about 110,000.

Tags: Kent GouldingPatrick StemperRoyal Wiseman

Bonomo Eliminated

Justin Bonomo
Justin Bonomo
Justin Bonomo was down to his last 120,000 or so when he picked up {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} on the button. Bonomo pushed all in, and got called by Adam Sanders in the small blind who held {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}.

The community cards came {K-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{2-Clubs}, and Bonomo is out. Sanders now has 440,000.

Tags: Justin Bonomo

Ivey Eliminates Another Opponent

Jason Tremblay was a recent addition to the feature table and his time in the spotlight didn't last long.

When Tremblay moved all in for 69,000 from early position, action folded around to Phil Ivey who made the call and we went heads up to the flop.

Tremblay: {J-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Ivey: {J-Spades}{J-Clubs}

The flop of {3-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Clubs} brought no help and the {8-Diamonds} on the turn effectively ended the hand. The river was a meaningless {5-Spades} and Tremblay's tournament was over.

That's an Action Flop

Tim Kahlmeyer has sent an opponent to the rail on a flop of {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{5-Spades}. Kahlmeyer's {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds} were in control as his opponent flipped {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts} for top two pair.

The turn was the {7-Hearts} and river the {J-Hearts} and Kahlmeyer now finds himself well placed with 875,000 chips.

Tags: Tim Kahlmeyer