Level: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
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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The flop came
. It checked around to Labandeira who bet 400,000. Begleiter folded, then Haabak check-raised all in for 1.22 million. Lacay folded, Labandeira called with his remaining chips, and Begleiter got out of the way.Haabak showed
for two pair, and Labandeira 
for aces. The turn was the 
and the river the 
, and Labandeira is out in 44th place.
More recently, Phillips raised preflop to 450,000 from the button after Antoine Saout opened for 165,000 and Francois Balmigere called. Phillips' re-raise folded Saout but got the opposite reaction from Balmigere, who moved all in. Phillips called all in for less. Hands please, gentlemen!
Balmigere:
Phillips:
Each player had suited Big Slick, which was a problem for Phillips on a flop of
. The turn 
was a safe card; Phillips just needed to fade spades one more time to remain in the tournament. Alas, the river was the 
, filling Balmigere's spade flush and knocking Phillips out of the tournament in spectacularly cruel fashion.
Showdown
Fair:
Pham:
"He slowrolled me," said Fair, turning back to chat with his cheering section. "He had kings and he actually thought about that call... Oh well, maybe I'll get lucky."
It was a bit of dramatic foreshadowing as the dealer prepared to deal out the flop. Right in the door came the
, drawing a big reaction from the spectators with just that one card still showing. In the end, the board rolled out 
, and Fair did indeed get lucky. His tens full were the winner, earning him a massive double up. He's approaching 5,000,000 chips now, leaving Pham with that 65,000 funny money to play with.*****
On the next hand, Pham would be all in before the flop for 55,000 after paying an ante. Three players called, and the flop brought
. Antonio Esfandiari bet out 150,000, and that was enough to put him heads up with the all-in Pham."Two pair," said The Magician, turning over
. Pham tabled 
for a pair of his own. The 
on the turn filled up Antonio, and Pham would need to pull a six to stay alive. The river was a scary but disappointing , and that's the end of the line for Hung Pham. After grinding out the short stack to perfection all day, he'll walk away with nearly $140,000.
, Joseph Ward bet 300,000, Jordan Smith raised to 1,000,000, and Ward made the call.Ward turned over
, and Smith mucked instantly. Ward is at 5.5 million now and Smith slips to 1.5 million.
The flop came
. Rodman and McLaughlin checked, and Ivey bet 300,000. Rodman then check-raised all in for a little over a million. McLaughlin folded, and Ivey called.Ivey showed
for the overpair, but Rodman had flopped a set with his 
. The turn was the 
and the river the , and Rodman now has 2.55 million. Ivey is at 8.6 million.
The flop came down
. Bach checked, Vedes bet 440,000, Lacay called and Bach folded. Vedes checked the on the turn and Lacay checked behind. The river was the . Vedes checked again and Lacay checked behind. Vedes turned over
, unable to extract any more chips out of Lacay on the turn and river.
Lacay checked the
flop, Vedes bet 225,000 and Lacay called. Both players checked the on the turn. The river was the 
and Lacay fired out 350,000. Vedes made a reluctant fold. "Show the bluff," demanded Vedes.
"I never bluff," quipped Lacay.
. Ivey checked to McLaughlin. He fired out 250,000, a bet that was called only by Kopp.With Ivey out of the way, action proceeded to the
turn. McLaughlin, out of position, opted to check-call 475,000 chips from Kopp. When the river fell 
, McLaughlin checked a second time. Kopp pushed out 13 "Hawaiian Flowers" -- those lavender chips that are worth 100,000 each. That, apparently, was too much for McLaughlin to call. He folded.Kopp's back to 15.5 million as a result of that pot.
