World Series Of Poker Euro Update: Day 46The November Nine Are Decided On Day 7 Of The Main Eventby Rebecca McAdam | Published: Jul 14, 2008 | |
 
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Blinds started at 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante on day 7 of the main event. In just over 15 hours the event saw 18 players fail in their attempts to reserve a seat at the final table. Play ended just before noon when the all-important bubble burst and the final nine emerged. We will now have to wait with bated breath until November to find out who the champion is going to be.
Michael Carroll was the first of 27 to go when Gert Andersen from Denmark took him down with trip fours. Brit Aaron Gordon, the youngest player left at just 21-years-old, followed him shortly after in 24th place. He was all-in for his tournament life with the Q
10 against the pocket jacks of Darus Suharto. The flop came K
62, with the 5 on the turn giving Gordon the flush draw. But the 7
on the river ended his main event.
Romanian Judet Cristian was bluffed out of a pot by Jason Riesenberg early session. After raising to 230,000 preflop, the chip leader to begin the day, Dennis Phillips called, followed by Riesenberg on the big blind. The flop came AQ
J. All three players checked and the 10 created an even more interesting board. Riesenberg bet 250,000 at the pot, Cristian folded, and Phillips called. The 3 was the river and Riesenberg bet 800,000. Phillips folded, then at the loud encouragement from his supporters on the rail to “show the bluff”, Riesenberg did exactly that, flashing the 107.
Cristian then went on to gain some valuable chips. In one hand, he attempted to raise from early position, but was called for a string bet as he did not announce “raise” in time. That allowed Nicholas Sliwinski to limp into the pot as well, but when play came to Albert Kim in the small blind, he decided to throw in a raise himself, to 675,000. Jason Riesenberg folded from the big blind, and then Cristian, given a second opportunity, announced raise and moved all-in for 2.5 million. Kim made the call and showed 99, trailing the AA of Cristian. The board finished QJ1043 and Cristian doubled up.
His run came to an untimely end however, after getting up close and personal with Darus Suharto. Jason Riesenberg raised to 300,000, Suharto called, and Cristian reraised to 1 million total from the cut-off. Riesenberg folded, then Suharto announced all-in. The Romanian made the call and showed pocket jacks. Suharto revealed the dominating hand, pocket kings. The flop came Q109, which meant each player held the other’s outs for any possible straight. The 5 on the turn and 5 on the river completed the board however, and Suharto eliminated Cristian in 22nd place.
Peter Eastgate from Denmark went from strength to strength throughout the day. After Brandon Cantu took a healthy little pot from beneath him, Eastgate took his revenge by sending him out of the tournament. Eastgate opened with a raise to 300,000, and Cantu shoved from the button for 2.3 million. Eastgate made the call, tabling AQ against Cantu's 99. The flop gave Cantu good reason to sweat, running out 863. The turn improved Cantu's chances of doubling up with the 8, but the 4 sealed his fate and sent him to the rail in 20th place. Eastgate climbed to over 9 million after the hand, and by the end of the same level, his stack had reached the 18 million mark.
Eastgate met his match in Dennis Phillips when the players struggled with each other in two important pots. Phillips bet 1.3 million on a flop of 842. Eastgate thought it over and made the call. When the 10 fell on the river, Phillips moved his remaining 12 million all in. With such a huge pot at stake, Eastgate went into the tank for several minutes. Phillips called clock, and Eastgate finally laid his hand down. Phillips was approaching 19 million after the hand, and he took the chip lead.
Eastgate got some of his chips back when he raised to 575,000 and Phillips made the call. The flop came Q4J and both players decided to check. The turn was the 3 and again both players checked. The river brought some action as the 7 hit the felt, inducing an 800,000 bet by Phillips. Eastgate made the call and Phillips showed 107 for a pair on the river. But Eastgate showed KJ for a better pair on the flop and he took down the pot.
On the third hand after the dinner break on the featured table, Ylon Schwartz open raised for a total of 500,000. The action folded to Gert Andersen in the small blind, who reraised all in for his remaining 3,810,000 in chips. Schwartz quickly called and turned over AK, a strong favourite over Andersen’s AJ. The tension was high as the flop came Q102, giving the Dane a gut-shot straight draw but removing the remaining jacks from his list of outs. The turn fell 8, improving Andersen’s straight draw and giving him four additional outs. The 5 on the river was a miss, and Andersen exited the tournament in 14th place with $463,201 in prize money.
Russian Ivan Demidov held his own throughout the day, and one important and exciting hand saw him double up late session. He raised preflop to 650,000 after the action folded around to him. David "Chino" Rheem in the small blind repopped it to 2 million total and Demdidov went into the tank. When he came out of the tank, he announced he was all-in for almost 8 million. Rheem took some time of his own to think about what to do before making the call. He turned over 1010 and was in good shape against Demdidov's 99. The crowd went nuts as the hands were set up for the cameras. The flop then came 1086, giving Rheem top set but also giving Demdidov a variety of outs. The turn brought the 4 and Demdidov spiked a flush. Rheem needed to pair the board to win the hand, but the 5 sealed the deal for Demdidov, and he moved up to about 18 million.
He was then taken on by Craiq Marquis who consistantly called as the Russian fired millions in to the pot. Demidov showed pocket tens for a slowplayed set and Marquis showed A-Q for a rivered pair of queens. Demidov took down the pot containing a chunky 8 million in chips.
This did not stop Marquis however, as he then set his sights on Dean Hamrick. Hamrick fell one stop short of his dream destination when he went all-in with A-J against Marquis' ladies, Q-Q. The cards were dealt slowly and the crowd was on their feet reacting to each one. The board fell K-10-3-10-K and Hamrick became the unfortunate bubble boy. Hopefully, the $591,869 he receives for 10th place will be of some consolation to the 25-year-old.
The nine players who withstood 6,835 other hopefuls and succeeded in prolonging their World Series experience are:
Dennis Phillips: 26,295,000
Ivan Demidov: 24,400,000
Scott Montgomery: 19,690,000
Peter Eastgate: 18,375,000
Ylon Schwartz: 12,525,000
Darus Suharto: 12,520,000
Craig Marquis: 10,210,000
David "Chino" Rheem: 10,230,000
Kelly Kim: 2,620,000
They will return on November 9 to play for the massive first-place prize of $9,119,338 and the right to be called World Champion. Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com for all your updates and news while the World Series is put on pause for the next 117 days.