2009 World Series of Poker

Event 34 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
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Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10♣10♥
Prize
$521,932
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
2,095
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
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Youngblood Takes Some of Young's Blood

Shamus
Shamus
Chips are life. Young Phan's stack is starting to look a little low at the moment. He'll need to make a move soon, or his tournament life will be over.

Phan tried to do something about it just now by opening with a raise to 90,000 from middle position, and Andrew Youngblood reraised behind him all in for about 700,000. It folded back around to Phan, who thought about it, then folded his pocket sixes face up. Youngblood showed his {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}, and dragged the pot.

Youngblood has about 750,000, while Phan remains the table's short stack with 250,000.

Taylor Lays Down

[user66118]
[user66118]
Jonas Klausen raised to 80,000 from middle position. James Taylor was still stacking chips from the last big double-up, and he made the call from the button. Eric DeFontes also came along from the big blind, and it was three-handed to the flop.

It brought {7-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} {2-Clubs}. DeFontes checked, as did Klausen, and Taylor took the opportunity to fire out 155,000. DeFontes quickly ducked out, but Klausen began stacking out chips. He finally settled on 430,000 chips and slipped the reraise into the pot. That was more than Taylor wanted to play for, and he let his hand go.

Tags: Eric DeFontesJames TaylorJonas Klausen

Taylor Doubles Through Jacobson

Shamus
Shamus
In the last hand of Level 23, Steven Bradbury raised to 109,000 from early position, and both Jonas Klausen (hijack) and Martin Jacobson (button) called. James Taylor then pushed all in from the small blind for an additional 335,000, and the action was on Bradbury.

Bradbury didn't take too long to fold. Klausen took a little longer, then let it go as well. Jacobson looked down at his chips for about thirty seconds, then decided to make the call.

Taylor {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds}
Jacobson {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}

The flop came {4-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}, and Jacobson was still ahead. The turn was the {J-Diamonds}, and now a diamond could save Taylor as well.

The dealer burned a card and dealt the river -- the {2-Diamonds}. Taylor had made his flush, doubling to nearly 700,000. Jacobson is now at 880,000.

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

Youngblood Flies American Airlines

[user66118]
[user66118]
Action passed around to late position where Jonas Klausen put in a raise to 62,000 from the cutoff seat. Next door, Andrew Youngblood grabbed re-raising chips and made it 300,000 straight. When he came back to Klausen, he stared down his opponent very briefly before letting his hand go into the muck.

Youngblood flashed {A-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} and added about 100,000 chips to his stack.

Tags: Andrew YoungbloodJonas Klausen

Eric Vs. Eric

Shamus
Shamus
Eric Baldwin opened with a raise to 68,000 from middle position, and Eric DeFontes, sitting to his left, reraised to 168,000. It folded back to Baldwin, who considered for a minute before letting it go.

The Final Table Awaits

Shamus
Shamus
James Taylor digs his new shades
James Taylor digs his new shades
We're getting close. Players are being introduced, and it sounds as though each of the players has a significant cheering section. This should be a raucous final table.

Young Phan arrived late, bearing gifts for each of his tablemates -- mirrored sunglasses to match his own. All ten are wearing them at the moment, their big grins reflected in each other's eye wear.

Cards in the air in a moment.

Seating Assignments for the Ten-Handed Final Table (With Updated Chip Counts)

Shamus
Shamus
Seat 1 -- Young Phan (353,000)
Seat 2 -- Jonas Klausen (2,350,000)
Seat 3 -- Andrew Youngblood (660,000)
Seat 4 -- Martin Jacobson (1,200,000)
Seat 5 -- James Taylor (480,000)
Seat 6 -- Eric Baldwin (1,720,000)
Seat 7 -- Eric DeFontes (490,000)
Seat 8 -- Benjamin Scholl (455,000)
Seat 9 -- Steven Bradbury (1,280,000)
Seat 10 -- Roland de Wolfe (495,000)

Endgame to Come

Shamus
Shamus
The remaining ten players are moving over to the main feature table where the rest of the tournament will be playing out.

There will be about a half-hour delay while everyone gets situated over there under the bright lights. Play should resume about 5:00 p.m. local time.
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