November Nine Day 1 | 2008 WSOP Main Event - The Final Table

11-09-2008 23:11 UTC-8

Hand #146 - Ivan Demidov

Peter Eastgate has the button in Seat 9. Ivan Demidov has first action and makes the price of poker 1.525 million. That takes down the blinds and the antes.

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11-09-2008 23:12 UTC-8

Hand #147 - Peter Eastgate

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Dennis Phillips has the button in Seat 1. Peter Eastgate opens for 1,500,000, gets no takers, and the aggressive Dane picks up the pot.

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11-09-2008 23:15 UTC-8

Hand #148 - Ylon Schwartz

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Ylon Schwartz has the button in Seat 3. Dennis Phillips raises to 1.5 million as first to act. Schwartz calls in position. It's just the two of them to a flop of {8-Hearts}

. Phillips checks it over to Schwartz, who bets 2.25 million. Phillips doesn't think long before folding his hand.

With that pot, Schwartz chips up to 19.875 million and Phillips slips to 22.45 million.

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11-09-2008 23:20 UTC-8

Hand #149 - Ivan Demidov

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Ivan Demidov has the button in Seat 7. He opens for 1,525,000 and Dennis Phillips reraises to 3.6 million from the small blind. Demidov answers the reraise with a four-bet all in and the pressure is back on Phillips, who is faced with a decision for his tournament life. Phillips decides to fold and Demidov wins a sizeable pot.

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11-09-2008 23:21 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Ivan Demidov 51,325,000
Peter Eastgate 46,325,000
Ylon Schwartz 19,800,000
Dennis Phillips 18,775,000

11-09-2008 23:22 UTC-8

Hand #150 - Dennis Phillips

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Peter Eastgate has the button in Seat 9. He limps in from the button after Ivan Demidov folds. Dennis Phillips completes the small blind and Ylon Schwartz declines his option from the big blind. For what it's worth, that's the second time Eastgate has limped his button.

All three players check the flop of {6-Clubs}

. Phillips is the first one to fire at the {Q-Hearts}

with a bet of 1.75 million. That's enough to take it down.

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11-09-2008 23:23 UTC-8

Hand #151 - Peter Eastgate

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Dennis Phillips has the button in Seat 1. Peter Eastgate raises to 1.5 million and wins the blinds and antes.

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11-09-2008 23:24 UTC-8

Hand #152 - Ylon Schwartz

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Ylon Schwartz has the button in Seat 3. He raises to 1.75 million after Dennis Phillips folds. Both blinds fold to that raise.

11-09-2008 23:24 UTC-8

Players Take a 20-Minute Break

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11-09-2008 23:45 UTC-8

Action Resumes

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Cards are back in the air. Here's how our final four stack up at present:

Ivan Demidov 50,200,000
Peter Eastgate 46,100,000
Dennis Phillips 20,050,000
Ylon Schwartz 19,875,000