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Event 57 - $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em World Championship Live Updates November 24, 2009
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Madness! Madness I Say!
16 days ago
Things are going crazy here at the Rio as players are shipping it in with reckless abandon. The hour is getting late but it's certainly not slowing anything down.
We've got the details on three big double-ups so read on and don't forget to check the new chip counts by clicking on the tab above.
Another Suck-Out; Cada Doubles
Recipe for doubling up:
Add one inferior hand and all your chips.
Close your eyes and wait for the deck to bail you out.
Joe Cada three-bet shoved over a Jeff Shulman opening raise and got snap-called. Pocket treys for Cada were in bad shape against Shulman's pocket jacks, until the flop.
A trey in the window put Cada way ahead. His cheering section won't stop screaming even when he's not in a hand so you can imagine what happened when that trey hit.
The turn and river were bricked and the pot is shipped to Joe Cada. He's now on 22.5 million while Shulman is down to 7 million or so.
Cada Doubles; This Time Legitimately
We were a bit rough on Joe Cada in that last update but this next double-up saw the best hand win.
While we have no problem with the way Cada played, we have no idea what Darvin Moon was thinking. Moon opened to 2 million from the button and Cada three-bet to 5.6 million from the big blind.
Moon insta-shoved and Cada insta-called, laying aces down on the table. Moon had K-9, go figure, and even though we thought for sure he was going to suck out the board failed to bail him out.
Cada doubles to around 45 million while Moon slips to just under 40 million.
Shulman Doubles; Lots of Doubling Going On
Next in line to double up is Jeff Shulman, all-in preflop with A-5 to Antoine Saout's K-Q. The flop came A
J
4
and Shulman's aces take the lead. Saout's looking for a ten to make Broadway but when the board finishes out 5
4
Shulman's good for the double.
Shulman's on around 11 million after the hand.
- Level: 37
- Blinds: 300,000/600,000
- Ante: 75,000
- Average Stack: $38,964,000
- Players Left: 5
- Tables Left: 1
Ivey and Begleiter Out! Moon Runs Like God!
17 days ago
Darvin Moon has taught us a thing or two about running good this past hour, sending both Phil Ivey and Steven Begleiter to the exit.
Ivey's elimination was the most painful thing we've endured in a long time, and Begleiter's bust was no walk in the park.
Nevertheless, we're down to five and Moon is the chip leader once again. Read on for the details on these two busts and check the chip counts for the new lay of the land.
Ivey Busts; Poker World Weeps
The dream is over. Phil Ivey is busted.
He got it in good, as he usually does, but it wasn't enough to overcome the awesome rungood of Darvin Moon.
Ivey open-shoved from under the gun with A-K and it folded to Darvin Moon in the big blind who made the call with A-Q.
It looked like Ivey was in for a double-up since if anyone can make a hand like that hold up it's Phil Ivey. The dealer had other ideas.
A queen hit the flop and put Ivey way behind in the hand. The turn and river bricked and just like that Ivey was out.
He hits the rail in 7th for $1.4 million and change.
Begleiter Busts; Moon King of Run Good
Darvin Moon cannot be stopped. He just gets it in bad and sucks out.
The latest player to learn this cruel lesson is Steven Begleiter, busting in sixth place at the hands of the magical Moon.
Begleiter opened the pot to 1.6 million, with another 21 million or so behind, and when action got to Moon he simply moved all-in.
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Why oh why did I get it in good?
It was a big overbet but Begleiter had no trouble making the call with pocket queens. Moon's A-Q was in a bad spot and didn't improve on the raggedy flop. The turn was a brick but the river was a miracle ace.
The room exploded as Moon raked the pot and shook Begleiter's hand somewhat sheepishly.
Moon is once again the chip leader with 63 million while Begleiter is on his way out the door with $1,587, 160.
- Level: 37
- Blinds: 300,000/600,000
- Ante: 75,000
- Average Stack: $38,964,000
- Players Left: 5
- Tables Left: 1
Event 57 - $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em World Championship - Day 9, Reports by:

Martin Derbyshire
Matthew Showell
Event 57 - $10,000 No-Limit...
- Buy-In: $10,000
- Entrants: 6,494
- Total Prize Money: $61,043,600
- Date: Jul 3, 2009
- Final Day Nov 10, 2009
Event Chip Leaders9 days ago
Event 57 - $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em World Championship
| Player | Chip Stack |
|---|---|
| Joe Cada | $194,820,000 |
| Darvin Moon | Eliminated |
Blind Structure5 months ago
Event 57 - $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em World Championship
| Level | Ante | Blinds |
|---|
| Level 1 | 50/100 | ||
| Level 2 | 100/200 | ||
| Level 3 | 150/300 | ||
| Level 4 | 25 | 150/300 | |
| Level 5 | 50 | 200/400 | |
| Level 6 | 50 | 250/500 | |
| Level 7 | 75 | 300/600 | |
| Level 8 | 100 | 400/800 | |
| Level 9 | 100 | 500/1,000 | |
| Level 10 | 200 | 600/1,200 | |
| Level 11 | 200 | 800/1,600 | |
| Level 12 | 300 | 1,000/2,000 | |
| Level 13 | 300 | 1,200/2,400 | |
| Level 14 | 400 | 1,500/3,000 | |
| Level 15 | 500 | 2,000/4,000 | |
| Level 16 | 500 | 2,500/5,000 | |
| Level 17 | 1,000 | 3,000/6,000 | |
| Level 18 | 1,000 | 4,000/8,000 | |
| Level 19 | 1,000 | 5,000/10,000 | |
| Level 20 | 2,000 | 6,000/12,000 | |
| Level 21 | 2,000 | 8,000/16,000 | |
| Level 22 | 3,000 | 10,000/20,000 | |
| Level 23 | 3,000 | 12,000/24,000 | |
| Level 24 | 4,000 | 15,000/30,000 | |
| Level 25 | 5,000 | 20,000/40,000 | |
| Level 26 | 5,000 | 25,000/50,000 | |
| Level 27 | 10,000 | 30,000/60,000 | |
| Level 28 | 10,000 | 40,000/80,000 | |
| Level 29 | 10,000 | 50,000/100,000 | |
| Level 30 | 15,000 | 60,000/120,000 | |
| Level 31 | 20,000 | 80,000/160,000 | |
| Level 32 | 30,000 | 100,000/200,000 | |
| Level 33 | 30,000 | 120,000/240,000 | |
| Level 34 | 40,000 | 150,000/300,000 | |
| Level 35 | 50,000 | 200,000/400,000 | |
| Level 36 | 50,000 | 250,000/500,000 | |
| Level 37 | 75,000 | 300,000/600,000 | |
| Level 38 | 100,000 | 400,000/800,000 | |
| Level 39 | 150,000 | 500,000/1,000,000 | |
| Level 40 | 200,000 | 600,000/1,200,000 | |
| Level 41 | 200,000 | 800,000/1,600,000 | |
| Level 42 | 300,000 | 1,000,000/2,000,000 | |
| Level 43 | 300,000 | 1,200,000/2,400,000 | |
| Level 44 | 400,000 | 1,500,000/3,000,000 | |
| Level 45 | 500,000 | 2,000,000/4,000,000 | |
| Level 46 | 500,000 | 2,500,000/5,000,000 | |
| Level 47 | 1,000,000 | 3,000,000/6,000,000 |
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