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
Players Left 9 / 6,494
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Much Ado

Marc McLaughlin raised to 150,000 from middle position, Phil Ivey reraised to 500,000 from the button, the blinds folded, then McLaughlin reraised to 1.25 million. Ivey paused a beat, then pushed all in. McLaughlin made the call.

McLaughlin turned over {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs} and Ivey {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}. The flop came {9-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{8-Spades}, making the {2-Hearts} turn and {4-Spades} a little added trivia.

After that big chop, McLaughlin has 3.6 million and Ivey 7.9 million.

Tags: Marc McLaughlinPhil Ivey

Phillips Back in Business

Dennis Phillips has been very active today and his stack has fluctuated quite a bit to match. Sitting with the button, he called a raise to 155,000 made by Ben Lamb. Lamb bet 220,000 on a flop of {Q-Hearts} {2-Hearts} {J-Clubs}. It looked like Phillips meant to raise that bet to 525,000 but inadvertently wound up raising to only 475,000. Lamb called.

The turn was the {10-Spades}. Lamb checked, then called a bet of 675,000. On the river {7-Spades} Lamb checked again. Phillips decided to move all in and induced a quick fold to take down the pot.

New counts:

Phillips - 3.1 million
Lamb - 5.5 million

Tags: Ben LambDennis Phillips

Hieu Luu Eliminated in 48th Place ($138,568)

Hieu Luu - eliminated
Hieu Luu - eliminated
And so we bid toodle-oo and adieu to Hieu Luu. The "Lucky Donk" was down to 410,000. Action folded to small blind Marc McLaughlin who elected to put Luu all in. Luu called.

McLaughlin: {9-Spades} {3-Clubs}
Luu: {10-Diamonds} {5-Clubs}

With the cards on their backs, the table was forced to wait for a camera crew. "I don't care anymore," said Luu.

Once the camera crew was in place, the dealer started burning and turning. At the end the {9-Hearts} {2-Clubs} {6-Spades} {8-Diamonds} {4-Clubs} board made a pair of nines for McLaughlin to win the pot and eliminate Luu in 48th place.

Tags: Hieu LuuMarc McLaughlin

Brice Drops Under Two Million

The action went check, check on the flop of {A-Clubs} {7-Spades} {5-Hearts} between Jason Brice and Andrew Lichtenberger. The turn brought the {3-Hearts} and Brice fired 210,000. Lichtenberger called.

The river produced the {Q-Hearts} and Brice fired 260,000. Lichtenberger tanked for quite some time. He eventually made his decision and it was to raise. He did so to 1.035 million. Brice took a minute and thought. He counted his own chips and then checked his cards a few times. Finally, he folded, leaving himself with just under two million in chips.

Tags: Andrew LichtenbergerJason Brice

More for Vedes, Bach Aching

Christopher Bach limped from late position, Tommy Vedes also called from the button, Steven Begleiter completed from the small blind, and Jesse Haabak checked from the big blind.

The flop came {Q-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{3-Spades}, and all four checked. The turn was the {2-Hearts}. It checked around to Vedes who bet 220,000, and all folded but Bach.

The river was the {Q-Clubs}. Bach checked. Vedes reached for chips, but before he made his bet Bach went ahead and folded.

Vedes is up to 9.75 million and Bach now down to 860,000.

Tags: Christopher BachTommy Vedes

40 Years of WSOP - Part 3

In 2003, an accountant from Tennessee with an ironic last name blew the doors off of the World Series of Poker by capturing $2,500,000 and the Main Event title. The so-called "Moneymaker Effect" that followed vaulted poker to previously unimaginable heights at a time when the world was ready to embrace the game. At PokerNews TV, our video team has been piecing together a production that explores the entire 40-year history of the World Series of Poker. This third and final part of the video series delves into the Moneymaker Effect and the development of online and international poker over the course of the past six years.

Labandeira Survives With a River Two-Outer

For the second hand in a row, Manuel Labandeira moved all in for his remaining 815,000 but this time Steven Begleiter looked him up from the big blind.

Labandeira {A-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds}
Begleiter {A-Hearts} {Q-Spades}

The flop came down {K-Clubs} {10-Spades} {8-Spades}. The turn was the {4-Spades}, but the {6-Clubs} spiked on the river to double Labandeira up to 1,800,000.

So frustrated was Begleiter with the two-outer that he left the table to walk it off, missing the next three hands. He's still on 5.65 million in chips.

Ivey Pushes Out Kopp

Billy Kopp opened for 150,000 from the hijack seat and Phil Ivey made the call from the cutoff.

Both players checked the {7-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} flop and checked again when the {4-Hearts} hit the turn. The river was the {A-Clubs} and Kopp bet 225,000. Ivey raised to 700,000 and Kopp gave up his hand, Ivey raking in the pot.

The hand took Ivey's stack up to 8.63 million. Kopp is still the chip leader with 15,650,000.

Rare Emotion From Buchman As He Doubles

Jason Brice and Eric Buchman found all of the money in the middle rather quickly. Buchman held {A-Hearts} {K-Spades} and was dominating Brice's {A-Diamonds} {J-Hearts}.

The flop came down {Q-Hearts} {8-Clubs} {5-Hearts}, keeping Buchman in the lead. The turn brought a nice sweat to things when the {10-Diamonds} rolled off. The river was the {2-Spades} though and Buchman doubled up.

Buchman rarely, if ever, shows emotion at the table, but after the {2-Spades} hit the river, he pumped his fist in the air yelling, "Yes!"

Buchman is back up to 2.1 million while Brice dropped to 900,000.

Tags: Eric BuchmanJason Brice

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