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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Tamayo tabled
and then the dealer turned over Buchman's hand -- 
. The crowd sprung to their feet to watch the action as Tamayo's rail cheered.The flop was gin for Buchman when it came
. Buchman is rarely emotional, but again slapped his hands together and yelled, "Yes!"The turn was the
which officially ended things. The river completed the board with the 
and Tamayo sent the chips over.
. Lamb obliged with a bet of 480,000. Nargentino considered his options before moving in for 1.625 million total. Ivey quickly folded and Lamb quickly called.Lamb:
Nargentino:
Nargentino had the nut flush draw and must have been dismayed to see Lamb turn up top pair, top kicker, killing Nargentino's outs to an ace. The turn and river were black cards but both were clubs --
and 
. Lamb had Nargentino covered and as a result Nargentino is out of the tournament.Lamb moves to about 8 million in chips.
and Jeff Shulman checked. Jonathan Tamayo bet out 510,000 before Billy Kopp raised to two million. Shulman folded and Tamayo went into the tank. He looked pained by Kopp's raise, but after some thought, decided to move all in. Kopp quickly called.Kopp tabled
and Tamayo held 
.The turn was the
and no help for Kopp. He needed an ace, an eight, or a diamond on the river.Kopp wouldn't get it when the
fell. He sent the 3.2 million over that he owed to Tamayo.
It folded around to Marco Mattes in the small blind who completed, and Antoine Saout checked from the big blind. The flop came
, and both players checked. Both also checked the 
turn.The river was the
. This time Mattes bet 150,000, and Saout called. Mattes showed 
, and Saout mucked.Mattes is at 4.3 million, while Saout has 9.6 million.
The flop came down
and Margets led for 400,000. Lichtenberger called.The turn was the
and Margets checked. Lichtenberger checked behind.The river was the
and Margets checked. Lichtenberger checked behind.Margets announced an ace, but mucked after Lichtenberger showed her
.
Three handed then, the flop came out
. Cada checked, Balmigere bet 550,000, Moon called, and Cada ducked out of the way. The turn card brought the , and Balmigere fired another 1,075,000 chips at the pot. After some quick consideration, Moon raised it up to 2,200,000. Balmigere spent little time in the tank before eventually making the call.The last card off was the
, and Balmigere checked again. Moon fired a cool 2,000,000 into the pot, and his opponent tanked for several minutes before sending his cards back to the dealer.With that pot, Moon crawls his way up very close to the chip leader. He's at 15,000,000 plus or minus a couple green chips, putting him neck-and-neck for the top spot on the board.
Haabak led out for $445,000 on the
flop, Lacay raised to 1.2 million and Haabak folded, his stack down to 2.9 million. Lacay climbed back to 4 million.
Ward:
Nargentino:
Cue the drama, cue the cameras and then cue the flop!
Flop:
"Ace is no good anymore," Ward said excitedly. Then he realized his error at the same time as several other players pointed it out. "I meant deuces is no good." The turn came
and the river was a mild heart-stopper -- it was paint, but the . Ward's sixes held to double him up to about 3.7 million."I get way too nervous in these situations," Ward told the table. "I can't count my chips, can't read the board... I'm not cut out for this."
. Tamayo checked and Kopp fired out 450,000. Tamayo made the call.The turn brought the
and Tamayo checked again. Kopp wasn't about to let Tamayo get a free pass here; he fired one million. Tamayo made the call.The river was the
and Tamayo checked again. Kopp reached for more chips and made a bet of 2.6 million. Tamayo announced a call.Kopp turned up
for trip queens and Tamayo mucked his hand, shaking his head in the process.
