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Seat 2: OPEN
Seat 3: Steven Begleiter 27,890,000
Seat 4: Antoine Saout 8,625,000
Seat 5: James Akenhead 10,215,000
Seat 6: Eric Buchman 16,480,000
Seat 7: Joe Cada 14,340,000
Seat 8: Jamie Robbins 6,430,000
Seat 9: Nick Maimone 10,520,000
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Day: 8
Event Info
Seat 2: OPEN
Seat 3: Steven Begleiter 27,890,000
Seat 4: Antoine Saout 8,625,000
Seat 5: James Akenhead 10,215,000
Seat 6: Eric Buchman 16,480,000
Seat 7: Joe Cada 14,340,000
Seat 8: Jamie Robbins 6,430,000
Seat 9: Nick Maimone 10,520,000
Shulman
Lacay
The flop came
, and Shulman had taken the lead. The turn was the 
, and Lacay was looking for one of those two remaining sevens. The river brought the 
, and Lacay is out in 16th place. Shulman is now at about 12.8 million.
The flop came down
. Tavelli checked to Begleiter, who bet 3.5 million. Tavelli moved all in for 7,705,000 and Begleiter called. Tavelli
Begleiter
The turn was the
, no help for Tavelli who needed one of the two remaining nines in the deck to keep his Main Event hopes alive. The river, however, was the 
and Tavelli was eliminated in 17th place while Begleiter took down the massive pot. He now holds the chip lead with 27,890,000.
Lamb was the pre-flop aggressor with a raise to 425,000 that Smith called in position. Lamb followed through with a bet of 610,000 on the
flop. Smith called, then called another 950,000 when the turn fell 
. That took the two players to the river. Lamb checked, and then tanked when Smith bet 1.8 million. He folded after about a minute. Smith dragging the pot is what prompted the boos from Lamb's supporters.
They booed briefly when Lamb lost a pot to Jordan Smith. It almost sounded like baaaa-ing.
Both players checked the
flop. The turn was the 
and Ivey's 600,000 bet took it down.
Smith showed
and Kopp . A big race -- with over 15 million on the line!The board ran out
, and Smith's queens held up. He survives with a stack of 15.8 million, while Kopp drops to 17.2 million.
All three players checked the
flop. Buchman led out for 550,000 on the 
turn, Cada called and Robbins folded. The river was the 
and Buchman called Cada's 855,000 bet. Cada showed
for middle pair, top kicker, Buchman mucked, and Cada took the pot.
. Shulman continued with a bet of 750,000, and Calderaro made the call. The turn brought the
. This time Shulman bet 1.1 million, and Calderaro tossed it in.Shulman is up to 9 million, while Calderaro is now one of the tourney's short stacks with 3.36 million.