Level 29

The Fourth Level of the Day Begins

The players are now well fed and Level 29 has begun. The blinds are now $50,000/$100,000 with a $10,000 ante. The average chip stack in the room is about $6,700,000. Two players to go before the night is over.

Dinner Break

Spectators on the Rail

We are now on dinner break here at the Rio. There are 29 players left in the run for the bracelet. We will be playing down to 27 tonight.

Antoine Saout sits in fifth place in chips with just under $10,000,000.

We'll be back in 90 minutes for Level 29.

Million Dollar Match

Moving On Up

We've moved up a few pay scales throughout the day. The 35 players left are guaranteed at least $253,941. This means the Million Dollar Match number has moved up. Everest Poker Qualifiers are now guaranteed $302,164.

More Chips for Saout = More Money for Everest Poker Qualifiers

Antoine Holding Strong

With the pot he took from Lacay, Antoine Saout has moved his was into third place on the chip leaderboard. He has crossed the $10,000,000 chip mark putting him only slightly behind Phil Ivey and Billy Kopp.

Over 10 Million

More Chips for Tonio292

Nick Maimone opened for 210,000 from middle position, Ludovic Lacay called from the cutoff and Antoine Saout called from the big blind.

All three players checked the Ah Ks 5c flop. When the 6d hit the turn, Saout led out for 480,000. Both Maimone and Lacay called. The river was the 9h and Saout bet 1.1 million. Maimone folded and Lacay called.

Saout showed 7h 8h, hitting a runner-runner straight to shatter Lacay flopped top two pair with As Kc. Lacay angrily threw his cards into the much as Saout raked in the pot. Saout is up to 10,060,000 while Lacay fell to 4,150,000.

**Credit: PokerNews

Taking Some From the Chip Leader

Antoine Saout

Here is a hand recount for you.

Antoine Saout opened for a raise from early position and Billy Kopp called from the big blind.

The flop was Kc 8c 6h and Kopp checked to Saout, who bet 375,000. Kopp raised to 850,000 and Saout called. The turn came the 3h and Kopp checked again. No check-raise this time-- Saout's small bet of 775,000 was enough to lose Kopp and he raked in the pot, taking his stack up to 8.3 million.

**Credit: PokerNews

We Never Said This Was Going To Be Easy

Saout and Ivey

We've completed two levels so far today. There are 43 players left in the field. The average chip stack in the room is $4,551,488. We will begin Level 28 shortly. The blinds will be $40,000/$80,000 with a $10,000 ante.

Antoine has been moved to Phil Ivey's table. He is still 8th in chips for the day with $7,500,000.

Player Update

"Tonio292"

Antoine Saout is holding strong while other players continue to fall. There are 48 players left in the 2009 Main Event. 48 players all with the same dream. Antoine still sits in 8th place on the chip leaderboard. He has $7,200,000 chips.

WSOP Main Event: Day 7

8th in chips

Day 7 of the 2009 WSOP Main Event is underway. We have started level 26. The blinds are $25,000/$50,000 with a $5,000 ante. The chip average in the room is about $3,000,000 and there are 64 players left.

Antoine "Tonio292" Saout is 8th in chips with $5,195,000. Cheer him on because the deeper in the tournament he goes, the more money the Everest Qualifiers make!

Antoine fighting for the big money today

Antoine "Tonio292" Saout is fighting for the big money today at the Rio Convention Center in Las Vegas in the Mainevent of the 2009 WSOP. The Everest Poker qualifier is in place 8 in the chipcount and got a decent table:
(Table 7)
Seat 1: Antoine Saout - 5,195,000
Seat 2: Bradley Craig - 2,445,000
Seat 3: Montagna Corrado - 860,000
Seat 4: Jeff Duvall - 3,935,000
Seat 5: Michael Jansen - 820,000
Seat 6: Gabriel Vezina - 1,250,000
Seat 7: Prahlad Friedman - 840,000
Seat 8: Eugene Katchalov - 3,300,000

Some chipcounts:
1 - Darvin Moon - 9.74 mio
2 - Billy Kopp - 8.24 mio
3 - Phil Ivey - 6.34 mio
6 - Antonio Esfandiari - 5.61 mio
8 - Antoine Saout - 5.19 mio

Today will be played until 27 players are left. Game continues at 12 noon Las Vegas time or 21.00h CET.

Right now 64 players are left and the next elimination gets $90,344 prize money. 45th place already pays $178,857 and 27th place $352,832. All players qualified for the 1 million dollar mactch - cross fingers....

Antoine fighting for the big money today

Antoine "Tonio292" Saout is fighting for the big money today at the Rio Convention Center in Las Vegas in the Mainevent of the 2009 WSOP. The Everest Poker qualifier is in place 8 in the chipcount and got a decent table:
(Table 7)
Seat 1: Antoine Saout - 5,195,000
Seat 2: Bradley Craig - 2,445,000
Seat 3: Montagna Corrado - 860,000
Seat 4: Jeff Duvall - 3,935,000
Seat 5: Michael Jansen - 820,000
Seat 6: Gabriel Vezina - 1,250,000
Seat 7: Prahlad Friedman - 840,000
Seat 8: Eugene Katchalov - 3,300,000

Some chipcounts:
1 - Darvin Moon - 9.74 mio
2 - Billy Kopp - 8.24 mio
3 - Phil Ivey - 6.34 mio
6 - Antonio Esfandiari - 5.61 mio
8 - Antoine Saout - 5.19 mio

Today will be played until 27 players are left. Game continues at 12 noon Las Vegas time or 21.00h CET.

End of the Day

The One and Only

The day has ended. Andreas was eliminated shortly before the end of the day by Antonio Esfandiari. Antonio Saout is the last Everest Poker player standing. He is 8th in chips with $5,195,000.

We end the day with 64 players. Play will begin again tomorrow at 12PM here in Las Vegas. See you then!

Last Level of the Day

The Final Two

The last level of the day has just begun. We're down to 77 players. The average in the room right now is $2,466,076 and the blinds are $20,000/$40,000 with antes at $5,000.

Antoine "Tonio292" Saout is fourth on the chip leaderboard with $5,050,000 and Andreas "flikkflak" Flakstad is holding strong with $970,000.

There is still quite a bit of poker to be played. Keep the good thoughts and good luck coming!