Event 7 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-04-2009 12:09 UTC-12

Break

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Players are on a 20-minute break.

06-04-2009 12:09 UTC-12

Gary Tang hasn't been shy about playing hands. In the last hand before the break, Walter Wright raised to 60,000 from under-the-gun and Tang called from the big blind.

Tang then check-raised Wright to 200,000 on a flop of {10-Hearts}

. After the call, both players checked the {3-Diamonds}

on the turn and Tang check-called Wright's 175,000 chip bet when the {9-Clubs}

hit the river.

Tang turned over {K-Diamonds}

for top pair and lost the hand when Wright tabled pocket aces.

06-04-2009 12:25 UTC-12

Top Five Chip Counts

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Craig McConville - 2,200,000
Walter Wright - 1,700,000
Mark Salinaro - 1,465,000
Jacob Kalb - 1,400,000
Travis Johnson - 1,369,000

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

06-04-2009 12:32 UTC-12

We're Back

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11 players remain. Blinds are 15,000/30,000 with a 4,000 ante.

06-04-2009 12:43 UTC-12

Gary Tang Eliminated

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Travis Johnson raised to 78,000 from middle position and Gary Tang reraised another 100,000 on top. Johnson shoved and Tang made the instant call with pocket kings. Johnson showed {A-Hearts}

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The flop of {3-Hearts}

gave Johnson the nut flush draw, which he hit when the {6-Hearts}

came on the turn. A meaningless {3-Clubs}

sent Tang to the rail and put Johnson at 2,050,000.

06-04-2009 12:49 UTC-12

10 Players Left

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The last 10 players have consolidated at a single table. Here are their positions and chip counts.

Seat 1 - Steve Karp - 570,000
Seat 2 - Brian McInnis - 920,000
Seat 3 - Mark Salinaro - 1,460,000
Seat 4 - Jacob Kalb - 1,300,000
Seat 5 - James McClain - 550,000
Seat 6 - Walter Wright - 1,800,000
Seat 7 - Mike Ciotola - 820,000
Seat 8 - Kam Low - 560,000
Seat 9 - Travis Johnson - 2,050,000
Seat 10 - Craig McConville - 2,470,000

We will play down to 9 players before heading on a dinner break before the final table.

06-04-2009 12:56 UTC-12

Mark Salinaro Wins a Hand

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Mark Salinaro and Jacob Kalb saw a flop of {K-Hearts}

from the blinds in an unraised pot. After checking, Salinaro bet 45,000 at the {10-Spades}

on the turn and Kalb called.

Salinaro bet another 100,000 at the {2-Clubs}

on the river and showed {A-Hearts}

for top pair after Kalb called. Kalb mucked his hand as Salinaro stacked the pot.

06-04-2009 13:12 UTC-12

McConville Adds to His Stack

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Jacob Kalb raised to 80,000 from middle position and got flat called by Mike Ciotola. Craig McConville reraised to 225,000 from the small blind, pushing Kalb out. Ciotola just flat called.

On a flop of {6-Clubs}

, McConville led for 400,000 and Ciotola tanked briefly before mucking his hand. Ciotola is left with just 475,000 while McConville now has 2,850,000.

06-04-2009 13:19 UTC-12

Mark Salinaro Takes Another Pot

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Craig McConville continues to play aggressive, raising to 85,000 from the cutoff. Mark Salinaro reraised to 165,000 from the big blind, and the two went heads up to the flop of {5-Spades}

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Salinaro bet 290,000 and McConville took just a few seconds before tossing his cards in the muck.