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

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

E-Stellar Performance

Estelle Denis raised to 25,000 and then called all in when [Removed:197] (so good they named him twice!) pushed to cover her.

Denis: {K-Diamonds} {Q-Spades}
[Removed:198]: {A-Diamonds} {9-Clubs}

Board: {5-Hearts} {6-Clubs} {J-Spades} {Q-Clubs} {J-Clubs}

Denis up to 360,000.

Sebok Makes a Four-bet, Then Folds

Joe Sebok in the tank
Joe Sebok in the tank
Joe Sebok opened with a raise from middle position before Hieu Luu reraised to 95,000 from the small blind. Sebok then four-bet to 215,000. Luu studied Sebok for some time and then moved all in. Sebok had 610,000 behind and went into the tank. The ESPN cameras filmed for a few minutes while Sebok tanked, but eventually he released his hand.

Tags: Hieu LuuJoe Sebok

Schneider On the Move

Tony "Bagels" Cavezza was all in for his last 330,000 on a flop of {8-Hearts} {9-Hearts} {A-Spades}. He held {A-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs}, and he was in touble versus Tom Schneider and his {A-Hearts} {K-Spades}. The turn was the {5-Clubs}, and a blank {10-Diamonds} hit the river as well. Schneider's top-top holds up to send Cavezza packing, and "Donkey Bomber" is up to a whopping 2,900,000 now.

Tags: Tom SchneiderTony Cavezza

Russell Out

Dave Russell is a goner after smacking his {Q-Spades} {Q-Clubs} into George Saca's {K-Hearts} {K-Clubs}. Russell was drawing thin as can be when Joe Hachem announced that he'd folded two red queens, and duly he busted out.

Board: {5-Clubs} {6-Clubs} {7-Clubs} {3-Diamonds} {8-Spades}

Hanoteau Done-For

Miika Puumalainen opened the pot with a raise to 30,000, and Patrick Hanoteau made the call from the next seat over. In late position, Marc Etienne McLaughlin reraised to 100,000 straight. That was enough to eventually fold Puumalainen, but Hanoteau moved all in for the rest of his stack. McLaughlin instantly called with {A-Spades} {A-Hearts}, having his opponent's {A-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} crushed.

The board blanked out the whole way with {5-Spades} {6-Hearts} {10-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} {8-Clubs}. That's the end of the day for Hanoteau as he failed to overcome McLaughlin's pocket aces.