, and Moon 
.The flop came
, and Moon's nines were still ahead. But the turn was the 
, giving Bilzerian the better pair.The river was the
, and Bilzerian doubles to 1.9 million. Moon has 8.9 million.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Day: 7
Players Left 9 / 6,494
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, and Moon .The flop came
, and Moon's nines were still ahead. But the turn was the , giving Bilzerian the better pair.The river was the
, and Bilzerian doubles to 1.9 million. Moon has 8.9 million.
Vedes
Soulier
The flop came a drama-intensifying
-- a straight draw to go with Soulier's pair, but a flush draw for Vedes. The turn was the , and Soulier was still safe. But the river brought the 
, giving Vedes the flush and the pot. Soulier is out in 49th, while Vedes moves up to 8.55 million.
Nargentino checked the
flop over to Kopp, who bet 275,000. Nargentino called. The turn came the 
and Nargentino checked again. Kopp fired out 800,000 and it was enough to induce a fold. Kopp is now at the lofty heights of 16,345,000.
Tamayo tabled
and Craig held 
.The board ran out
and Tamayo's kings held strong. Tamayo stepped away from the table after the river card was dealt to pump his fist a few times. His railbirds yelled out, "Nice hand, Texas! Way to go, Texas!" as "Texas" is Tamayo's nickname.Craig was eliminated after the final count was complete while Tamayo shot up to 7.5 million.
Naturally, Ivey raised the first hand he was dealt, making it 150,000 to go. Marc McLaughlin called on the button and Kevin Schaffel called from the big blind.
The flop came down
. Schaffel checked to Ivey, who bet 300,000. McLaughlin folded, Schaffel folded, and Ivey took down the pot.
It came down
, and Zackey continued out with a bet of 225,000. Akenhead paused for just a moment before making the call. The turn card brought the , pairing the board. Zackey kept the heat on with a bet of 400,000, and Akenhead again called, though he took an extra minute or so before sliding in his chips.The river card was another repeater, the
. Zackey paused to glance at Akenhead before announcing, "All in." Akenhead's cards were already in the muck, and Zackey adds to his stack. He's up to 3.6 million after that nice little pot.
Kevin Schaffel opened one of those smaller pots to 150,000 from the button. Billy Kopp and Phil Ivey both called from the blinds. All three players checked the
flop. Kopp and Ivey both checked the 
turn as well, prompting Schaffel to bet 300,000. His attempt to win the pot right there (if that's what it was) failed when Kopp called to the river 
. Kopp then led into Schaffel for 550,000 and collected the pot after a Schaffel fold.
Tran
Calderaro
Tran couldn't catch up on the
board and was eliminated in 51st place.
McLaughlin turned over
and Schneider tabled 
. The flop came 
and the turn the . Schneider was down to his last card, looking for another seven or an ace.The river brought the
, and Schneider is out in 52nd place. He gets $138,568, and a big hug from his supportive wife, Julie.McLaughlin now has 3.6 million.
