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

Donkeybomber Doubles

Tom Schneider just earned a double-up, his {A-Spades} {K-Hearts} holding up for his tournament life against Grayson Ramage's {A-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds}. The hand took Donkeybomber's stack up to 2,160,000 while Ramage slipped to 1,400,000.

Affleck Out

Matt Affleck
Matt Affleck
The table folded to Matt Affleck who pushed all in for 870,000 from the button, and Nick Maimone called from the small blind. Maimone showed {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts} and Affleck {A-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}.

The board ran out {9-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{3-Hearts}, and Affleck hits the rail in 81st place, for which he earns $68,979.

Maimone is now at 4.1 million.

Tags: Matt Affleck

Buchman Bounces Back

Brian Powell raised to 105,000 from the cutoff, then Eric Buchman pushed all in from the button for 555,000 total. The blinds skedaddled, and Powell made the call.

Powell showed {K-Hearts}{K-Spades} and Buchman {A-Clubs}{3-Clubs}. The flop came {Q-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{9-Spades}, and Buchman had a flush draw. The turn was the {9-Diamonds}, and Buchman was down to his last card. The river brought the {10-Clubs}, giving Buchman the flush and the pot.

Buchman now has 1.2 million, and Powell falls to 960,000.

Tags: Brian PowellEric Buchman

Newman Runs Out Rusnak

Frank Rusnak - Out
Frank Rusnak - Out
Just before the break...

Clayton Newman opened the pot with a raise to 80,000, and he found two callers on down the line. The flop came out {6-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} {10-Hearts}. Newman fired 175,000 at the pot, and this time only Frank Rusnak came along with the call.

Heads up then, the turn brought the {4-Diamonds}. Newman moved all in for a healthy 960,000, sending Rusnak deep into the tank. With the break clock already ticking down, it would take several more minutes for him to make his decision. Finally, he very quietly announced, "I call," committing his final ~650,000 chips to the pot.

Showdown
Newman: {Q-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds}
Rusnak: {A-Clubs} {10-Clubs}

Newman was well ahead with his top pair and the flush draw, and the {7-Hearts} on the river locked up the pot. Frank Rusnak has been eliminated, and Newman moves up to 3.2 million in chips.

Tags: Clayton NewmanFrank Rusnak

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Jose Gomez Eliminated

Jose Gomez made his last stand with {10-Spades} {10-Diamonds}, but ran smack into Kevin Schaffel's {A-Clubs} {A-Spades}. {K-Spades} {7-Hearts} {7-Clubs} {4-Clubs} {J-Hearts} on the board and Gomez was eliminated in 83rd place, while Schaffel chipped up to 4.2 million.

Elad Magidov Eliminated

Elad Magidov
Elad Magidov
Joseph Cada raised to 80,000, Elad Magidov moved all in for an additional 254,000 and Cada made the call.

Magidov {Q-Clubs} {8-Clubs}
Cada {10-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds}

The board ran out {A-Hearts} {K-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {J-Hearts}, Cada's pair of sevens enough to send Magidov to the rail in 85th place.

Tags: Elad Magidov

Nice Flop for Martin

In the last hand before the break, Antoine Saout raised to 90,000 from the button, and John Martin called from the small blind. The flop came {2-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}. Martin checked, Saout raised to 155,000, and Martin made the call.

The turn was the {K-Diamonds}. Martin checked again, Saout bet 330,000, then Martin shoved all in for 1.733 total.

By now all of the other players had left the table, leaving just Saout, Martin, and the dealer. Saout thought in silence for a couple of minutes. Finally he folded, showing his {Q-Hearts}{J-Hearts} as he did. Martin showed his hand, too -- {5-Hearts}{4-Hearts}.

Martin is up to 2.67 million, and Saout still has a healthy stack of 5.05 million.

Tags: Antoine SaoutJohn Martin