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It came down
. Cantu led out into the pot with 300,000. Jacob went deep into the tank, shooting the occasional glance over at Cantu before letting his hand go.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 39 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
2,715
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000
It came down
. Cantu led out into the pot with 300,000. Jacob went deep into the tank, shooting the occasional glance over at Cantu before letting his hand go.
Level: 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
Showdown
Jacob:
Spalding:
The board wouldn't provide much of a sweat for Spalding as it ran out
. Failing to overcome Jacob's pocket pair, Tyler Spalding has been sent packing in 5th place. For his efforts over the past three days, he'll pick up a check for $143,421.
Alex Jacob - 3,480,000
Ray Foley - 3,300,000
Wei Mu - 3,200,000
Brandon Cantu - 2,400,000
Tyler Spalding - 650,000
The flop brought
. Mu checked, and Markham continued out with a bet of 265,000. Mu then moved all in, and Markham quickly called.Showdown
Markham:
Mu:
"Oh, cooler!" said someone on the rail. Indeed, it was a sick flop for both players. Middle set was way behind the flopped straight of Mu. Needing to pair the board, Markham saw a blank
hit the turn. Still looking for that pair, the river brought no help with the 
.Despite flopping a set of kings, Jonathan Markham had the worst hand. He's been sent to the exit in 6th place, good for nearly $115,000.
It started when Brandon Cantu opened yet another pot with a raise to 230,000. Alex Jacob made the call next door, and it was heads up to the flop.
It came down
. Cantu checked, and Jacob fired out a bet of 300,000. After some quick calculations, Cantu called.The turn brought the
and a check from both players. On the river, the drew another check from Cantu. Jacob paused for a brief moment before quietly announcing, "All in." Cantu stood up from his chair with a puzzled look on his face. It was clear the gears were turning in his head, but he ended up making the wrong decision. With either confidence or longing in his voice, he firmly announced a call. Jacob quickly and quietly turned over 
."SH*T!" Cantu whispered, though it was plenty loud enough to be heard throughout the featured table area. He flung his cards in the muck and shook his head. As the floor person was counting down Jacob's stack, Cantu mouthed the words, "Why'd I do that?" to himself.
After that monumental turnaround, Cantu has taken a big step back to 2,320,000. And that means that we have a new chip leader. With 3,640,000, Alex Jacob is now firmly atop the board.
, a continuation bet of 325,000 was all it took to send Foley's cards to the muck.
Level: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
Ray Foley - 2,205,000
Wei Mu - 1,915,000
Alex Jacob - 1,890,000
Jonathan Markham - 1,420,000
Tyler Spalding - 1,040,000