Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em Day 6 | 2009 World Series of Poker

Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em

Day 6 Completed

07-13-2009 20:02 UTC-12

Day 6 Concludes

Shamus

It was a long day, relatively speaking, following the two shortened days at the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event. Players played five full two-hour levels, and when play finally ended near 1 a.m., just 64 remained from the 185 who came to the Rio at noon still with chips and hopes for that $8,546,435 first prize.

Among those leaving us during the first levels of play were Cole South, Chris Bjorin, John Monnette, Joe Serock, Thierry van den Berg, Blair Hinkle, Theo Tran, and long-time chip leader in this tournament, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier.

Sarne Lightman, J.C. Tran, 2005 Main Event champ Joe Hachem, and David Benyamine soon joined the parade of players marching to the rail, and when dinner time arrived just 101 players remained.

As Noah Boeken, Kenny Tran, and last year's champion Peter Eastgate were eliminated, Darvin Moon, Ludovic Lacay, and Antoine Stout began moving toward the top of the leaderboard. Nichoel Peppe would go out in 75th place, leaving Leo Margets as our last woman left remaining in the field.

Just before night's end, Fernando Gordo was eliminated in 65th place. Darvin Moon will be our overnight leader with nearly 10 million, followed by Billy Kopp in second and the player most everyone will be watching in third -- none other than Phil Ivey.

Antonio Esfandiari is also in the top ten with 64 left, and Jeff Shulman, Tom Schneider, Dennis Phillips, Blair Rodman, Joe Sebok, and Prahlad Friedman have chips as well.

Thanks for following our coverage today, and rejoin us tomorrow at noon local time when play resumes and, in the words of Tournament Director Robbie Thompson tonight when announcing our main feature table, "the dream continues."

Tags: Darvin Moon

07-13-2009 19:53 UTC-12

Ludovic Gets Paid

Shamus

Ludovic Lacay, continuing his active ways, raised to 100,000 from middle position, and got a caller in John Martin from the small blind.

The flop came {4-Hearts}

, and both players checked. The turn brought the {Q-Diamonds}

. Martin bet 100,000, Lacay raised to 250,000, and Martin called.

The river brought the {10-Hearts}

. Martin checked, and Lacay fired out 525,000. Martin tanked for a good while, then finally called.

Lacay turned over {K-Hearts}

for queens full, and Martin showed {6-Diamonds}

. "He finally had a hand," quipped Adam Bilzerian, referring to Lacay showing up with something there.

Lacay is up to 5.8 million, and Martin has 3.2 million.

Tags: John Martin Ludovic Lacay

07-13-2009 19:49 UTC-12

Saca Does Damage to Ramage

Shamus

George Saca got all of his chips in the middle against Grayson Ramage following a flop of {J-Spades}

. Saca had {J-Hearts}

for top two, while Ramage had {Q-Diamonds}

for the overpair.

The turn was the {J-Diamonds}

, improving Saca to a full house. The river brought the {6-Diamonds}

, and Saca moves to 3.1 million. Ramage slips to 1 million.

Tags: George Saca Grayson Ramage

07-13-2009 19:47 UTC-12

Phillips Climbs Back Into Contention

[user66118]

After limping into the pot, Dennis Phillips saw Fernando Gordo put in a raise to 110,000. Phillips then reraised to 310,000, and Gordo made the call.

The flop came out {2-Spades}

, and Gordo quickly moved all in for 895,000. Phillips snap-called, and Gordo could only lower his head in acknowledgement.

Showdown
Gordo: {A-Diamonds}

Phillips:

Gordo was drawing only to running queens for the win, or runner-runner for the chop. The {8-Diamonds}

on the turn was nowhere in the ballpark though, ending the hand right there. A meaningless {5-Diamonds}

filled out the board, and Phillips has claimed the full stack of Fernando Gordo.

Tags: Dennis Phillips Fernando Gordo

07-13-2009 19:47 UTC-12

Hamid Nourafchan Eliminated

[user25067]

Ludovic Lacay opened for 100,000 from middle position, Hamid Nourafchan shoved for 325,000 from the small blind and Lacay made the call.

Nourafchan {A-Spades}

Lacay

Lacay's railbirds immediately began boisterously calling for a "cinq."

Lacay didn't get a "cinq" on the {Q-Clubs}

flop, but he got a six on the turn. The river was the {Q-Hearts}

and Lacay took down the pot, sending Nourafchan to the rial in 67th place.

07-13-2009 19:46 UTC-12

Powell Runs Into a Crooked Kopp

donpeters

From under the gun, Billy Kopp raised to 105,000. Brian Powell reraised from middle position to 400,000. Action folded back over to Kopp and he announced that he was all in, putting the pressure back on Powell. There wasn't much pressure as Powell quickly called with pocket kings -- {K-Spades}

. Kopp rolled over {A-Hearts}

.

Powell began commenting on how this always happens. This type of scenario always happens to him he said, and he went to say how he always goes out in situations like this.

The flop came down {Q-Spades}

. It did pair Kopp, but it was the wrong pair as he was still behind Powell's kings.

The turn brought the {10-Hearts}

. Powell was still in the lead.

The river was the {A-Clubs}

though, and Kopp stole the hand on the river from Powell.

Kopp now has 7.9 million chips after eliminating Powell on the hand.

Tags: Billy Kopp Brian Powell

07-13-2009 19:44 UTC-12

The Brice is Right

Shamus

Jason Brice opened for 105,000 from early position, and it folded around to Nick Maimone in the big blind who made the call. The flop came {9-Clubs}

. Maimone checked, Brice bet 130,000, and Maimone called. The turn was the {7-Hearts}

. This time Maimone check-called Brice's bet of 175,000.

The river brought the {5-Clubs}

, and both checked. Maimone showed {8-Clubs}

and Brice

. Brice took the pot with his jacks, and moves up to 2.8 million.

Tags: Jason Brice Nick Maimone

07-13-2009 19:41 UTC-12

Lacay Can't Call the River

[user25067]

At this point, Ludovic Lacay is playing nearly every hand. In this one, he called Adam Bilzerian's UTG raise to 125,000 from the big blind, then checked the {K-Diamonds}

flop. Bilzarian bet 250,000 and Lacay called. The turn came the {6-Hearts}

and Lacay check-called another 525,000. The river fell the {7-Clubs}

and Lacay checked a third time. Bilzerian moved all in for 1,695,000 and Lacay gave it up.

Lacay is down to 4.5 million in chips while Bilzarian is up to 2.5 million.

07-13-2009 19:41 UTC-12

All Aboard the Ivey Train

[user66118]

Gabriel Vezina started things off with a raise to 100,000 from middle position. Whether he wanted it or not, he found action from Phil Ivey in the big blind.

The two men went heads up to a flop showing {J-Spades}