WSOP 2009 Final Table *SPOILERS*

Didn't want to ruin the other threads just in case people didn't want to hear about spoilers.. so, made this one for those who want to talk about the tournament that's going on now.

Shulman has lost half his stack before the first break.... coaching from Hellmuth a bad idea? He was doing well without his help before the final table, imo.

EDIT: Nevermind, for some reason I was thinking he started with 29 million.. he actually started with 19 million. Too early to say how the coaching has done him.

Akenhead looks like he'll be first to bust. He's sitting next to Ivey so would be great if he passes him his chips. Seems like Akenhead has been card dead, and is currently just over 10 big blinds with the first break about to wrap up.

Very insane moment early when Ivey shoved all in. Seem like time stopped as a call was contemplated. Will be interesting to see that hand on TV.

Everybody Can Breathe Again
During the hand where Phil Ivey moved all in, the entire press box went absolutely silent. It was as if the whole poker community was collectively holding their breath. It was not so much that Ivey moved in over Shulman's raise, the anxiety was caused by Joe Cada going deep into the think tank. Cada clearly had a rather strong hand to be considering a call. When he folded, Shulman could not have flicked his cards into the muck fast enough.

The press box began breathing again following the hand.

Starting chip stacks:
1) Darvin Moon - 58,930,000
2) Eric Buchman - 34,800,000
3) Steve Begleiter - 29,885,000
4) Jeff Shulman - 19,580,000
5) Joe Cada - 13,215,000
6) Kevin Schaffel - 12,390,000
7) Phil Ivey - 9,765,000
8) Antoine Saout - 9,500,000
9) James Akenhead - 6,800,000

1st break chip stacks:
1) Darvin Moon - 61,535,000
2) Eric Buchman - 39,820,000
3) Steve Begleiter - 31,175,000
4) Jeff Shulman - 15,510,000
5) Joe Cada - 11,835,000
6) Kevin Schaffel - 10,890,000
7) Antoine Saout - 10,620,000
8) Phil Ivey - 10,035,000
9) James Akenhead - 3,445,000

From the other thread:

Akenhead moves all in 4 million , begleiter calls 4 million, Buchman re-raises 12 million.

begleiter folds and leaves the stage frustrated.

Akenhead KQ os

Buchman A K os

2s3sJd TURN Kh

QUEEN ON THE RIVER O M G

AKENHEAD TRIPLES UP WOW

sick triple up. That one will make the highlight reel.

Helmuth sounded like he was going to jump out of his chair.

2nd all in after the flop raise reraise

Moon vs Saout

Moon has Ah4d

Saout Js 2h

Ks Jh 2 c 3d 2s

Saout doubles threw Moon - Moon stacks off 10 million chips.
Moon blows up.

What the hell was moon doing? He had to know he was getting called

ya it was a really strange play. The way he's been catching cards everyone thought the 5 was coming on the river.

I bet he goes out in 6th/7th

What a strange play, gives even more credit to the fact that he was probably just running real good up to the final table. :/

Maybe he thought he had AA? ... A4 is easy to mistake for it sometimes

Is there a break or something at the moment? all im getting at www.bluffmagazine.com/live is ads...

ya they took I think a 20 min break cuz the blinds are going up and they're changing the chips. They run the same commercial over and over during the break for some reason.

...and over... and over... and over... and over.........

How about some nice elevator music and a blank screen for awhile? Sheesh!

Horrendous play by Darvin. You rarely see a hand played so badly at this level as that. I almost never see play that bad in $50 buyin tournaments in the casino.
What the heck was he thinking?
Saout was just risking his entire stack on a crazy bluff.
Saout was pot committed. He was obviously going to call.
The best Darvin could really hope for was a coin flip if he held exactly Q10, which is hardly likely.

the ads havew stopped!

All in After 2nd break:

Akenhead 13million chips vs Schaffel 7million chips

KK's vs AA's all in post flop

Js 9c 4c 3d Jh

Schaeffel doubles thru Akenhead. Akenhead now the shortstack again with just under 6 million.

Akenhead all in pf. Called by Schaeffel.

33's from Akenhead

99's from Schaeffel

10c 2c 7h 2s 9d

AKENHEAD out in 9TH.

Saout is doin' well.. he has increased his stack size over twice as much since starting out.

can we get some people on the mic who are actually watching the action. the guys right now are not interested at all. give me Phil and Annie back.

Schaffel getting hands... another AA over Buchman's KK.

Buchmann spikes a King on the flop, still a broadway draw for Schaffel.

Turn King.

River 9.

Schaffel out in 8th place.

Chips:

Moon 55,975,000
Buchman 51,875,000
Begleiter 27, 750,000
Saout 24,425,000
Shulman 14,325,000
Ivey 9,550,000
Cada 7,825,000

Schaeffels 17 million all-in again. preflop vs Buchman 32 million.

AA's over KK's AGAIN.

Schaeffel has AA's again, Buchman with KK's.

K in the window. K on the turn.

Schaeffel busts with AA's in 8th!

Buchman has to be a favorite now.

Wow... Buchman just eliminated Schaffel... His KK cracked AA with a K-Q-J flop, and then another K on the turn!

So sick

Chip Counts:
1) Darvin Moon - 55,975,000
2) Eric Buchman - 51,875,000
3) Steve Begleiter - 27,750,000
4) Antione Saout - 24,425,000
5) Jeff Shulman - 14,325,000
6) Phil Ivey - 9,550,000
7) Joe Cada - 7,825,000

8) Kevin Schaffel - OUT
9) James Akenhead - OUT

this is airing on ESPN this tuesday right?

That's the word. Last 2 go heads up on Monday, and then the whole thing airs Tuesday.

Ivey down under 9M. Shove time, almost M<10.

Phil Ivey is winning this poker tournament.

biggest pot of the tourney so far:

Moon raises 1m, Begs comes over the top 3m, Moon calls.

flop
3s 4s 2d

9million pot

begs bets 5.3 million
moon reraises 15 million

BEGS SHOVES all in
Moon FOLDED OMG

OMG OMG

IT WAS 6 MILLION TO CALL

holy crap 45 million pot with 6Mil to call and MOON FOLDS to BEGLIGHTER's ALL-IN!!!!!


Helmuth is speechless....

Moon is making himself look terrible.

WOW, MOON IS A MORON

should moon even be at this table? he folds with 7 to 1 odds? after reraising him after the flop?