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

07-13-2009 19:11 UTC-12

Musical Chairs

The main featured table was next on the breaking order, so we've rotated to a new set of faces. Here's how the TV table looks now:

Seat 1: Darvin Moon
Seat 2: Scott Cook
Seat 3: Christopher Bach
Seat 4: Hieu Luu
Seat 5: Fernando Gordo
Seat 6: Scott Bohlman
Seat 7: Marco Mattes
Seat 8: Tom Schneider
Seat 9: Dennis Phillips

07-13-2009 19:08 UTC-12

Prahlad Friedman Doubles

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Prahlad Friedman opened for 125,000, Francois Balmigere three-bet to 375,000, Freidman moved all in for 550,000 total and Balmigere made the call.

Friedman {10-Diamonds}

Balmigere

Friedman's tens held on the {9-Hearts}

board, giving him a much-needed double-up to 1,300,000. Balmigere was left with 1,500,000.

07-13-2009 19:02 UTC-12

Abdalla Eliminated

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In a battle of the blinds, Joseph Ward raised enough to cover the last man left to act, and Jake Abdalla called all in for just over 700,000. He tabled {9-Hearts}

, in fine shape to double up against the {K-Diamonds}

of Ward.

The board ran out clean until the last card, but an untimely {K-Clubs}

on the river would spell a disastrous end to Abdalla's tournament.

Tags: Jake Abdalla Joseph Ward

07-13-2009 18:59 UTC-12

Duck Makes Boat on River

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Jeff Shulman opened from under the gun with a raise to 120,000 and got two callers, Ian Tavelli (sitting to his left), and Hamid Nourafchan (on the button).

The flop came {7-Spades}

. Shulman bet 200,000, Tavelli folded, and Nourafchan called. The turn was the {7-Clubs}

, and both players checked.

The river brought a "duck" -- the {2-Hearts}

. Shulman bet 300,000, and Nourafchan called. Shulman turned over {2-Clubs}

for a full house, deuces full of sevens. Nourafchan mucked.

Shulman is up to 4.47 million, and Nourafchan down to 1.75 million.

Tags: Hamid Nourafchan Jeff Shulman

07-13-2009 18:57 UTC-12

Buchman's Aces Hold

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There's always that moment of elation when you get your stack in preflop with the best starting hand, pocket aces. But there's also that moment of trepidation -- is this one of those times when aces get cracked? That may have been going through Eric Buchman's mind after he opened preflop for 150,000, then called all in for 1.2 million total after Jonathan Tamayo moved in from the button.

Buchman's {A-Spades}

were up against Tamayo's {10-Spades}

, a situation that Tamayo was understandably dismayed to see. The board ran out safely for aces this time, {5-Diamonds}

, giving Buchman the double-up to 2.4 million. Tamayo is down to 2.1 million.

Tags: Eric Buchman Jonathan Tamayo

07-13-2009 18:50 UTC-12

Neilson No More

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First in from the button, Daniel Neilson moved all in for his last 450,000. Steve Sanders was in the small blind, and after a slight pause, he made the call to put his opponent at risk.

Neilson tabled {A-Diamonds}

, and he was in a bad way versus Sanders' {K-Diamonds}

. The board blanked off, coming {3-Clubs}

. That's all she wrote for Daniel Neilson, making his exit from the Main Event with less than 75 players left.

Tags: Daniel Neilson Steve Sanders

07-13-2009 18:48 UTC-12

Kahlmeyer KOed

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Joseph Cada raised to 100,000 from the hijack seat, and it folded to Tim Kahlmayer who pushed all in for 560,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded, and Cada made the call.

Kahlmeyer {A-Hearts}

Cada

The board ran out {8-Spades}

, and Kahlmeyer hits the rail in 74th place. Cada is now at 3.89 million.

Tags: Tim Kahlmayer

07-13-2009 18:46 UTC-12

Akenhead Steers Clear of Ivey

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In middle position, Phil Ivey opened with a raise to 110,000. Ryan Fair made the call from the button, but James Akenhead reraised to 390,000. Back on Ivey now, and he put in another raise, making it a total of 990,000. Fair quickly folded, and Akenhead hemmed and hawed and folded as well.

More chips for Ivey! He's just approaching 6,000,000 now.

07-13-2009 18:45 UTC-12

Nichoel Peppe Eliminated, Leo Margets is the Last Woman Standing

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Nichoel Peppe open-shoved for her remaining 675,000 from UTG+1 and Adam York called from the cutoff.

Peppe {J-Hearts}

York

Peppe was in bad shape, her sizable crowd of railbirds calling for "red cards" as the dealer spread the flop, which came down {7-Spades}

. The turn was not red, falling the {6-Clubs}

, leaving Peppe drawing dead. The river was the {4-Diamonds}

and Peppe's Main Event ended with a 75th place finish.

After her elimination, Peppe walked over to Leo Margets' table to wish her luck and congratulate her on being the last woman remaining in the Main Event.

07-13-2009 18:41 UTC-12

Tran Can Find a Club

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With a raise in front of him, Thai Tran moved all in for a total of 1,080,000. Clayton Newman quickly made the call with his big stack, putting Tran at risk.

Showdown
Tran: {A-Clubs}

Newman:

Tran stood up from his chair, packed his belongings into his backpack and slipped it over his shoulder as he pushed his chair in with his foot. The flop was dramatic as it came {2-Clubs}

, drawing a big, "Oooooooh," from the rail. Tran had picked up the flush draw for nine additional outs, leaving him lingering around the table, still with backpack on. The turn was the wrong color, a blank {9-Diamonds}

, but the river {8-Clubs}

was money. Five clubs equals a flush, and Tran notches a double up back over 2,000,000.

Tags: Clayton Newman Thai Tran