The flop is and Lunkin check-raises Haxton's 400,000 bet to 1.4 million. Haxton lays it down and Lunkin wins the pot.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 2 - $40,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 4
Event Info
The flop is and Lunkin check-raises Haxton's 400,000 bet to 1.4 million. Haxton lays it down and Lunkin wins the pot.
Haxton -- 16,495,000
Lunkin -- 7,520,000
Raymer
Haxton
With the crowd on their feet and Raymer calling "Presto", the flop comes down . The turn is the , the river is the and Greg Raymer is eliminated in third place to a rousing ovation. Even the dealer gives him a round of applause.
Before exiting the stage, Raymer autographs the shiny fossil he had been using as a card capper and gifts it to Haxton.
The flop is . Lunkin checks to Haxton, who bets 550,000. Lunkin mucks and Haxton picks up the pot.
The flop is . Haxton check-folds to Raymer's 200,000 bet.
The money in the middle preflop (300,000) is more than what separates all three at the moment.
Greg Raymer -- 8,225,000
Isaac Haxton -- 8,180,000
Vitaly Lunkin -- 7,610,000
"The problem is, you guys are knocking the tough players out, but it doesn't get any easier."
Indeed, it was an especially tough field with 201 players left. It was still tough with nine. And it remains so with three.