2009 World Series of Poker

Event 4 - $1,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 4
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$771,106
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$5,410,800
Entries
6,012
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Heimiller Gives Up Big Draw

Nathan Mullen, Pete Vilandos and Dan Heimiller see a flop of {8-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} which is checked around. The turn is the {J-Hearts}, Mullen checks, Vilandos bets 225,000 and Heimiller calls.

Now, however, Mullen moves all-in for 830,000. Vilandos folds and Heimiller also does, though showing a drawtastic {6-Hearts} {5-Hearts} in the process.

Sung Recovery

Sung raises to 220,000 from the cutoff, Heimiller calls in the big blind.

The flop of {6-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} {J-Spades} is checked. They also check the {J-Clubs} turn and the river is the {2-Clubs}. Heimiller checks the river and Sung bets 300,000, getting his opponent to quickly fold.

Sung is now back over the 2 million mark.

They Sung His Tune

Pete Vilandos raises to 200,000. It's passed to Steve Sung in the big blind who makes it 650,000 to go. Vilandos folds {A-?}, Sung shows {A-Spades} {K-Spades}.

Next hand sees James Matz III raise to 250,000 on the button, Sung makes it 825,000 from the big blind and Matz folds also.

In two hands Sung picks up about half a million in chips without even seeing a flop.

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Dan Heimiller - 3,915,000
Seat 2: Jeff Oakes - 755,000
Seat 3: Nathan Mullen - 1,495,000
Seat 5: James Matz III - 4,350,000
Seat 6: Steve Sung - 915,000
Seat 7: Panayote 'Pete' Vilandos - 5,440,000
Seat 8: Larry Sidebotham - 1,095,000

Ten Minute Break

Steve Sung folds on a {J-Diamonds} {K-Clubs} {3-Clubs} {5-Spades} {6-Hearts} board to a 400,000 bet from Larry Sidebotham.

Players are now on a 10 minute break while we get chips counts for the live feed.

And us too at PokerNews.

Big Stack Bully

Nathan Mullen raises to 165,000 from the hijack and Pete Vilandos decides to give it a spin from the big blind.

It's {7-Hearts} {7-Clubs} {8-Clubs} and Pete quickly leads for 200,000 getting Mullen to fold.