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Sunday, May 31, 2009 5:07 PM Local Time
Vitaly Lunkin has the button in Seat 9. Isaac Haxton completes the small blind and Raymer makes it an additional 200,000 from the big blind. Haxton folds and Raymer wins the pot.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 5:06 PM Local Time
Dani Stern has the button in Seat 8. Justin Bonomo makes it 250,000 to go from the cutoff, Stern moves all in from the button, Bonomo folds, and Stern wins the pot.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 5:04 PM Local Time
Justin Bonomo has the button in Seat 6. Isaac Haxton raises to 225,000 and Vitaly Lunkin calls from the big blind.
The flop is
and both players check. The turn is the
and Lunkin bets 250,000. Haxton gives up his hand and Lunkin wins the pot.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 5:02 PM Local Time
Greg Raymer has the button in Seat 5. He raises to 250,000 and Dani Stern moves all in from the big blind. Raymer folds and Stern wins the pot.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 5:00 PM Local Time
Isaac Haxton has the button in Seat 4. Justin Bonomo gets a walk in the big blind.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 4:59 PM Local Time
Vitaly Lunkin has the button in Seat 9. Isaac Haxton completes the small blind and Greg Raymer checks his option.
The flop is
. Haxton leads out for 175,000, Raymer mucks, and Haxton wins the pot.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 4:57 PM Local Time
Dani Stern has the button in Seat 8. Greg Raymer opens for 250,000 and Isaac Haxton calls from the big blind.
The flop is
. Haxton checks to Raymer, who checks behind. The turn falls the
and Haxton checks again. Raymer bets 350,000 and Haxton calls. The river is the
, putting a full house on board. Haxton checks and Raymer bets 750,000. Haxton tanks for several minutes before making the call.
Haxton shows
, Raymer shows
and they chop the pot.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 4:54 PM Local Time
As is his custom, Greg Raymer is using a fossil as a card protector during this event -- in this instance, a largish, beige-colored, fossilized sand dollar (see near his left hand).
Raymer has said he plans to use a different fossil in each event at this year's WSOP. Then, when he is eliminated from a tournament, Raymer plans to sign the fossil and note the event and give it to the player who busts him.
What happens if he wins the tourney? Raymer has said he will then mount the fossil on his mantle as a memento of the event.
Just four players left with a chance to take the bracelet -- and the fossil -- away from Raymer. Raymer currently remains the chip leader with 7.24 million, with Vitaly Lunkin his nearest foe with 6.69 million.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 4:52 PM Local Time
Justin Bonomo has the button in Seat 6. Greg Raymer raises to 250,000 from the cutoff, Bonomo reraises to 700,000, and after capping his cards and donning his sunglasses, Vitaly Lunkin four-bets to 2,000,000 from the big blind. Raymer gets out of the way, Bonomo folds, and Lunkin takes it down, elating his railbirds.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 4:50 PM Local Time
Greg Raymer has the button in Seat 5. Isaac Haxton opens for 225,000, Raymer calls and the blinds fold.
The flop is
and Haxton leads out for 500,000. Raymer folds and Haxton wins the pot.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 4:47 PM Local Time
Greg Raymer 7,740,000
Vitaly Lunkin 5,660,000
Isaac Haxton 5,200,000
Justin Bonomo 4,865,000
Dani 'Ansky' Stern 2,200,000
Sunday, May 31, 2009 4:43 PM Local Time
Another short break before we begin five-handed play. The tournament clock has been stopped with 53 minutes left in the level.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 4:38 PM Local Time
Isaac Haxton has the button in Seat 4. Alec Torelli open-shoves from the cutoff for 1,055,000, and Haxton calls.
Torelli
Haxton
The flop is great for Haxton coming down
. The turn is the
, giving Torelli some outs to a chop, but the river is the
and Torelli is eliminated in 6th place. He'll take home $329,730 for his efforts.
Haxton is now up to approximately 4.6 million.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 4:32 PM Local Time
Alec Torelli has the button in Seat 3. Justin Bonomo raises to 260,000, gets no takers, and wins the blinds and antes.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 4:32 PM Local Time
Greg Raymer -- 7,825,000
Vitaly Lunkin -- 5,335,000
Justin Bonomo -- 4,465,000
Isaac Haxton -- 3,470,000
Dani "Ansky" Stern -- 2,175,000
Alec Torelli -- 1,085,000
Sunday, May 31, 2009 4:30 PM Local Time
Vitaly Lunkin has the button in Seat 9. Dani Stern opens for 210,000 from the cutoff and wins the blinds and antes.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 4:29 PM Local Time
Dani Stern has the button in Seat 8. Vitaly Lunkin completes the small blind and Alec Torelli checks from the big blind.
The flop is
and both players check. The turn is the
and they both check again. The
falls on the river and Lunkin checks a third time. Torelli bets 100,000 and Lunkin calls.
Torelli shows
, Lunkin shows
and his king high is good enough to take down the pot.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 4:26 PM Local Time
There is a dead button in Seat 7. Greg Raymer raises to 200,000 and wins the blinds and antes.
Raymer's stack is nearing the 8 million mark.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 4:24 PM Local Time
The exit of Lex "RaSZI" Veldhuis means we also must say goodbye to his cheering section, which included Karina Jett ("Go"), Evelyn Ng ("Lex"), and Maridu Mayrinck (!!:)).
There will be a short break in the action while Veldhuis conducts his bustout interview.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 4:21 PM Local Time
Justin Bonomo has the button in Seat 6. Greg Raymer opens for 200,000 and Lex Veldhuis moves all in from the small blind for 1,265,000. Raymer makes the call.
Veldhuis
Raymer
Veldhuis misses the flop, which comes down
. The turn is the
, still no help for Veldhuis, who is looking for one of the three remaining aces. He doesn't find it, though, the river falling the
to send him to the rail. Veldhuis is eliminated in 7th place, earning $277,940 while Raymer adds to his ever-growing stack.