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Lapostolle
Bilzerian
Lapostolle hit top pair on the
flop, his hand holding up through the 
on the turn and the 
on the river. He doubled to 2.1 million while Bilzerian is now short-stacked at 1.1 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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Lapostolle
Bilzerian
Lapostolle hit top pair on the
flop, his hand holding up through the on the turn and the on the river. He doubled to 2.1 million while Bilzerian is now short-stacked at 1.1 million.
The flop came
. Lacay checked, Ivey bet 225,000, and Lacay called. The turn was the , and both players checked.The river brought the
. Lacay pushed forward a bet of 350,000, and Ivey let it go.Ivey had won a hand just before, and so slips back to 8.4 million after that one. Lacay is now at 8.6 million.
Pham is up to 850,000 and there's still work to be done.
The flop came with an ace and three clubs,
. Phillips checked to Sanders, who fired out for 300,000. Phillips then check-raised all in for about 1.5 million total. Sanders barely had Phillips covered and made the call.Sanders:
Phillips:
Sanders had flopped a set of aces but needed to fade clubs if he wanted to avoid doubling Phillips up. Of course, if you've ever played poker against me, you know that clubs always get there. They didn't come on he
turn, but they did come on the 
river. Phillips hit his flush to double to about 3.9 million, leaving Sanders with just 300,000."I got lucky," said Phillips. "I just got lucky."
Sanders' 300,000 chips were in on the next hand with
. Benjamin Lamb woke up with -- what else? -- pocket aces and ended Sanders' Main Event.
face-up. Elias
Nargentino
The flop was
. "You may have saved me" said Luu.
The dealer then burned and turned the
. "Oh no..." moaned Luu. "I wish you didn't do that now!"
The river was the
and Nargentino took down the massive pot, sending Elias to the rail in 53rd place. Nargentino is now up to 7,440,000 in chips.
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.
Tran
Calderaro
Tran couldn't catch up on the
board and was eliminated in 51st place.
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.
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.
