World Series of Poker 2012 October Nine - Live Updates

Let's go, guys!

Who are we rooting for?

Rooting for? Nobody, I want the money for myself.

Expecting to win? Greg Merson.

That is all.

Glglglgl Greg

Sorry I removed your post. We don't want to post unauthorized streams on the forum.

Barry Carter

This is the official stream link for Europeans, as I understand it.

Hope Subaru gets some chips. Vroom vroom is good for telly!

The broadcast has begun to record, and the Penn and Teller Theater is packed with fans. The rails for Salaburu and Sylvia seem the loudest.

Tobi and I will be here all day, I'll be cross-posting updates from our news ticker in this thread and adding some of my own thoughts/observations.

Stay tuned =]!

Enjoy guys!

Cards are in the air. Steven Gee is the aggressor in the first hand of the final table, and wins a roughly 7.4 million chip pot from Russell Thomas.

Fireworks preflop between Balsiger and Merson leads to 7.6 million getting in the pot with Merson in position. Flop 2s3s4s. Balsiger leads the flop for under 2 million and Merson folds.

I'll be interested to see what kind of hands they had.

Ausmus opened for 600,000 and was called by Sylvia and Balsiger. Flop Th9h8d. Sylvia bets 1.125m in position after both others check to him. Balsiger raises to 3.7m, and Ausmus gets out of the way with a fold. Sylvia folds and Balsiger gets up to 19,320,000 chips.

Merson opens to 700,000 and is called by Esposito from the SB. Flop JdKh7h, both check. 2d turn, Esposito leads 800,000 and Merson calls. Esposito bets 1.25 on the Qd river and Merson raises to 2.7m. Esposito calls, Merson shows 8dTd and drags an 11m pot in his direction.

Gee raises and receives calls from Merson and Thomas. 3.75m in the pot preflop, flop comes 7c4h5d. Gee bets 1.6m, Merson folds, and Thomas calls. Jc on the turn. Gee bets 3.25m and Thomas calls. On the river 3s, Gee decided to move all-in. Calling and losing would leave Thomas with very few chips. He makes the call with QdQc and Gee shows just Pocket 8s. Gee is out in 9th place.

Balsiger moves all-in over a raise with KcKd and is called by Robert Salaburu's QsQh. With 22,800,000 chips in the pot, The board runs 9cAc7dTh2s and Balsiger doubles up.

Also, check the main news page for an interview by Tobias Block with Steven Gee - http://www.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/World-Series-of-Poker-Main-Event-Final-Table:-Live-Updates_65286/

Ausmus raises to 800,000 preflop and is called by Sylvia. Flop comes Th3d5c. Ausmus bets a bit over 1m and Sylvia calls. Kc on the turn, and Ausmus barrels another 2.4 million. Sylvia folds, and Ausmus now has over 15 million chips.

In a blind vs. blind situation, Sylvia moves all-in from the SB with Qc5c and Robert Salaburu calls for his tournament life (about 20 bbs) with 7d7h. The board runs 4cAdAs2dQh, which sends Salaburu home in 8th place due to a heartbreaking river.

Andras Koroknai chips up to 32,600,000 chips after Jesse Sylvia bluffs 5m on the river with air and Koroknai calls and shows A7 on an Ace-high board.

Merson bets 1,000,000, Michael Esposito moves all-in with 10,825,000 chips, and Merson calls with AcKs. Esposito shows AsJh. With the pot at 22,650,000, the board runs 4s9s7d6s8c, and Esposito hits the rail in 7th place for $1,258,040.

I think Ausmus is gonna win it.