In early position, Magnus Persson opened to 5,200, and the table folded around to the blinds. In the big, November Niner John Dolan announced an all in for just a bit over 50,000. Persson asked how much it was, and he made the call while the dealer was still breaking down the stacks, Dolan now at risk for his tournament life.
Showdown
Persson:
Dolan:
Dolan stood up to sweat his fate, and he would not get to sit back down again. The board ran , and he has been eliminated from this Main Event.
Get used to the name, though; you'll see John Dolan again in about six weeks. As sweet as this prize pool is, Dolan is playing for much bigger stakes on a much grander scale in November. He's second in chips at the WSOP Main Event, eight players standing between him, a gaudy bracelet, and almost nine million dollars.
With Dolan's exit, the November Nine have been eliminated from the WSOPE.
Clint Coffee his eliminator with which housed up on the river to bring him Andy Frankenberger's entire stack. The final board: and it's curtains for the WPT champ.
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From middle position, Ronald Lee raised to 6,500. Jean Paul Seatelli reraised from the hijack seat to 11,900 and then action moved over to Yevgeniy Timoshenko on the button. He four-bet to 28,000. Everyone folded and Timoshenko picked up the pot to move to 310,000.
Daid Baker had raised and Magnus Persson three-bet him to 18,200. Baker put in a four-bet to 37,100 and Persson flatted. The flop came down with a lot of love, , and Baker fired 28,500. Persson gave it up and dropped to 155,000. Baker moved up to 285,000.
James Mitchell limped in mid position, and to his immediate left erstwhile chip leader Viktor Blom made it 20,500. It folded back to Mitchell, who calmly went all in for 147,200.
Blom stared at him fixedly, while Mitchell gazed unconcernedly across the table at the various media personnel who were recording the moment for posterity. Eventually just the vaguest shadow of a smile crept across his face, and almost at the same time Blom folded.
Mitchell told him afterwards he'd had . Said a jovial Blom, "I should have just called preflop," and they had a good laugh about it. These two seem to be thoroughly enjoying themseleves at the moment.
The action folded around to the blinds, and Phil Ivey limped in. From the big blind, Bojan Gledovic was confused at the play and asked, "Did you raise??"
Ivey pointed to the three yellow chips in front of him. "That's three thousand here, and you have three thousand over there," Ivey smirked.
"Hey, you don't have to be mean to the guy," Barry Greenstein piped up from across the table. There has been plenty of good-natured table talk over there at Table 21, and everyone seems to be in a pretty chipper mood despite the high stakes.
Gledovic was just surprised to see a limp from Ivey, that's all. He knocked the table, and the two men checked the flop. Ivey bet the turn, holding a red chip in his hand and slowly announcing, "Five thousand," with another broad smirk. Gledovic quickly folded.
Barry spoke up again, poking at his pal Ivey. "Let me give you a little tip," he said. "You're supposed to be nice to the guy on your left who has more chips than you."
Ivey came right back: "Come on, Barry. Every time you have chips, you talk non-stop."
Greenstein: "Yeah, and you better believe you're going to hear me when I have more chips than you, too."
Ivey: "...Then it'll be the first time I've heard you in about six years."
There are smiles all around over there, and the table talk continues to be a source of entertainment for the lesser-known players there. And us, for that matter.
, and he has been eliminated from this Main Event.
which housed up on the river to bring him Andy Frankenberger's entire stack. The final board: 
and it's curtains for the WPT champ.
, and Baker fired 28,500. Persson gave it up and dropped to 155,000. Baker moved up to 285,000.
. Said a jovial Blom, "I should have just called preflop," and they had a good laugh about it. These two seem to be thoroughly enjoying themseleves at the moment.
