2009 World Series of Poker
Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Day: 6
Affleck Out
The board ran out , and Affleck hits the rail in 81st place, for which he earns $68,979.
Maimone is now at 4.1 million.
Buchman Bounces Back
Powell showed and Buchman . The flop came , and Buchman had a flush draw. The turn was the , and Buchman was down to his last card. The river brought the , giving Buchman the flush and the pot.
Buchman now has 1.2 million, and Powell falls to 960,000.
Newman Runs Out Rusnak
Clayton Newman opened the pot with a raise to 80,000, and he found two callers on down the line. The flop came out . 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 . 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:
Rusnak:
Newman was well ahead with his top pair and the flush draw, and the on the river locked up the pot. Frank Rusnak has been eliminated, and Newman moves up to 3.2 million in chips.
We're Back
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Break Time
Jose Gomez Eliminated
Elad Magidov Eliminated
Magidov
Cada
The board ran out , Cada's pair of sevens enough to send Magidov to the rail in 85th place.
Nice Flop for Martin
The turn was the . 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 as he did. Martin showed his hand, too -- .
Martin is up to 2.67 million, and Saout still has a healthy stack of 5.05 million.