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2009 World Series of Poker
Event 56 - $5,000 Six-handed No Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
928
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
"You gotta be kidding me," said Matt Hawrilenko. "God, Hellmuth was better than this," added Josh Brikis, referring to the Poker Brat's emceeing of the earlier part of the Ante Up for Africa tourney.
Thankfully, when the song ended, another didn't start, and we're back to poker. As if to reemphasize what is going on here, the WSOP gold bracelet was brought out and set on the table -- even though we're three-handed.
"I don't even want to look at my cards, now!" said Brikis, the glint of the light hitting the bracelet having caught his eye.
Keeton:
Hawrilenko:
The board would run dry for Keeton --
-- and he is eliminated in 4th place. The "Hoss" man moves up to 6,950,000.
. Faraz Jaka checked, Josh Brikis bet 280,000, and Jaka called. The turn was the 
, and both checked.The river brought the
. Both checked again. "Ace high," said Jaka. Brikis turned over 
and nudged his queen forward, a nonverbal query as to its relevance. It mattered, as Jaka mucked.Brikis is back to 4.65 million, just a bit ahead of Hawrilenko's 4.5 million at the moment. Jaka is at 3.65 million, and after a couple more successful all-ins, Keeton has chipped up to 1.8 million.
Since the dinner break, the crowd on the rail has gradually built back up to 120 or more, with each of the remaining four players have his own cheering section.
Now that the Ante Up for Africa event has reached its final table, we're hearing much less noise from the other side of the Amazon Room than we were earlier in the day. So now it's stretches of quiet as players make their decisions punctuated by occasional bursts of shouting and applause from all sides.
Soon after that, Keeton raised to 200,000 from under the gun, and both Josh Brikis (button) and Faraz Jaka (big blind) called. The flop came
. Jaka checked, Keeton continued with a bet of 250,000, Brikis quickly called, and Jaka folded.The turn was the
, and both checked. The river was the . Keeton bet just 200,000 this time, and Brikis called right away. Keeton showed 
for nines, and Brikis 
for aces. Brikis is at 3.9 million, and Keeton slips further to 1.25 million.
. Both blinds checked it to Jaka, who then bet 250,000. Keeton folded and Brikis made it 650,000. Jaka then announced all in and was followed by a snap call from Brikis. Jaka:
Brikis:
Brikis needed any heart, five or an eight to eliminate Jaka. The turn and river fell
, and Jaka doubled up to 4,300,000. Brikis dropped down to 3,300,000.
Jaka again raised to 180,000 from the cutoff the following hand, his raise a declarative statement this time. Then Sean Keeton made a declaration of his own -- he was all in. Then Brikis made the same declaration -- he was all in, too! Jaka folded, and they showed their cards:
Keeton
Brikis
The flop was
, meaning the pair were chopping, regardless of the subsequent cards. A lot of excitement, but in the end all the chips returned where they started.
Level: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000