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Last year at the November Nine, several hundred of Dennis Phillips' closest friends showed up to support him, dressed in identical white-button down shirts and red St. Louis Cardinals' caps. Those soldiers in the Dennis Phillips Army were present again at various points during the Main Event. Six of them are on the rail today.
Joe Sebok, who is playing on the same table as Phillips today, is the CEO of PokerRoad, the poker media site that during the 2009 WSOP brought us the "PokerRoad Nation". Four members of the PokerRoad Nation are keeping an eye on Sebok today.
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Manuel Labandeira shoved his stack of 720,000 all in from late position, and Tommy Vedes called him from the cutoff. The blinds folded, Vedes turned over , and Labandeira tabled .
The board ran out , and Labandeira won the race. He's at 1.5 million now, while Vedes still has more than 8 million.
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Tom "DonkeyBomber" Schneider, supported on the rail today by his wife Julie, opened a recent pot to 125,000. He was called from the button by Luis Nargentino. They took an all-heart flop of . Schneider's continuation bet of 175,000 was called by Nargentino.
On the turn , Schneider checked, giving Nargentino an opening to fire 265,000. That bet induced a fold from Schneider, who saw his count fall to 2.45 million after the hand. Nargentino is up to 4.15 million.
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"QUEEN! QUEEEEEEEN!" shouted Craig Boyd's supporters from the rail. Their horse was all in preflop with . He had been called by Miika Puumalainen, who showed down . Boyd's friend were overjoyed when a queen but no ace flopped, . There was a mild sweat when the turn came to give Puumalainen a pair of jacks, but the river safely bricked to allow Boyd to double up from 515,000 to about 1.15 million. Puumalainen is down to 2.3 million.
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With the action folded to him in the small blind, Jeff Duvall raised to 150,000. Michael Jansen shoved from the big blind and Duvall made the call.
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The flop gave both players a sweat, coming down . Jansen flopped top pair, but Duvall picked up both a straight draw and a flush draw. Jansen maintained his lead when the hit the turn, but Duvall rivered an ace to send Jansen to the rail in 62nd place.
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Ludovic Lacay raised to 130,000 from the cutoff, and got a caller in Christopher Bach from the big blind.
The flop came . Bach checked, Lacay bet 175,000, and Bach called. The turn was the . This time Bach fired out a bet of 300,000, and Lacay responded with a raise to 950,000. Bach made the call.
The river was the . Bach bet 680,000, and Lacay reraised all in. Bach tanked for two minutes, then let it go.
After that one, Bach slips to just over 1 million. Lacay, meanwhile, chips up to 7.3 million.
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Joe Sebok has said that he hasn't had a good opening level on any day of this 2009 Main Event. Sebok needs a good opening level today if he hopes to make it to second level, but that appears less likely to happen after a confrontation with Nick Maimone.
Sebok opened to 125,000 and Maimone called from the button. On a flop of Sebok had first action and bet 135,000. Maimone called. Both players checked the action down on the turn and river, with Maimone's pair of aces taking the pot.
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Mark Ader - 61st place
After paying his ante, Mark Ader was all in for 115,000 when he peeked down at . Warren Zackey would make the call, tabling to put Ader in a bad way for his tournament life.
The board would provide salvation though, running out . That river card improved him to the better aces up, locking up the pot and a crucial double up. Ader's just over 300,000 now, alive but still short.
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A few hands later, Ader would move again, shoving in for 310,000. Adam York gave him action, tabling . Ader was in better shape for a potential double up this time, racing for his tournament life with . Unfortunately for him though, the dealer would not cooperate, running out a blank board of . Failing to improve, Mark Ader is out in 61st place, earning a nice six-figure payday.
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John Martin opened with a raise to 150,000, Hieu Luu reraised to 375,000 behind him, and all folded back to Martin who made the call.
The flop came , and both checked. The turn was the . Martin checked, Luu bet 500,000, Martin reraised all in for 2.075 million, and Luu tanked a bit before folding.
"Face up or face down?" asked Martin of Luu afterwards, referring to whether or not he'd like to see Martin's hand. "Face up," said Luu, predictably. Martin showed .
Martin has 3.85 million now, and Luu 4.75 million.
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Form the button, Jonathan Tamayo raised to 130,000 and Jason Brice called out of the big blind. The flop came down and Brice checked. Tamayo fired 180,000 and Brice called.
The turn brought the and Brice checked again. Tamayo checked behind.
The river brought the and Brice fired out 175,000. Tamayo mucked his hand, giving Brice the pot.
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, and Labandeira tabled 
.
, and Labandeira won the race. He's at 1.5 million now, while Vedes still has more than 8 million.
. Schneider's continuation bet of 175,000 was called by Nargentino.
, Schneider checked, giving Nargentino an opening to fire 265,000. That bet induced a fold from Schneider, who saw his count fall to 2.45 million after the hand. Nargentino is up to 4.15 million.
. He had been called by Miika Puumalainen, who showed down 
. Boyd's friend were overjoyed when a queen but no ace flopped, 
. There was a mild sweat when the turn came 
to give Puumalainen a pair of jacks, but the river safely bricked 
to allow Boyd to double up from 515,000 to about 1.15 million. Puumalainen is down to 2.3 million.
. Jansen flopped top pair, but Duvall picked up both a straight draw and a flush draw. Jansen maintained his lead when the 
. This time Bach fired out a bet of 300,000, and Lacay responded with a raise to 950,000. Bach made the call.
Sebok had first action and bet 135,000. Maimone called. Both players checked the action down on the 
turn and 
river, with Maimone's 
. Warren Zackey would make the call, tabling 
. That river card improved him to the better aces up, locking up the pot and a crucial double up. Ader's just over 300,000 now, alive but still short.
. Ader was in better shape for a potential double up this time, racing for his tournament life with 
, and both checked. The turn was the 
.
