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• Sun Sep 20 2009 16:55 GMT

  Juanda Timinated

  William Martin raised to 3,500 again and this time Stephane Hansen flat-called. Over to John Juanda, who shoved for a second time... and then on to Tim Blake, who re-shoved. Martin folded swiftly, and after a moment, Hansen folded too, though he looked like he didn't really want to. On their backs.
  
  Juanda:
  Blake:
  
  Board:
  
  Thus, to a smattering of applause, we lose Mr. Juanda, while Blake cheerfully fist-pumped in celebration and moved on up to 73,000.

• Sun Sep 20 2009 16:49 GMT

  Juanda Does Not Double Up; Neither Busts

  William Martin raised to 3,500, only for John Juanda to push for 13,700 total from the cutoff.
  
  Martin tanked up, while various media personnel drifted up to the table and craned to see. "If I win," observed Martin, "I'll have more chips. But if I lose, I won't have many chips left." Great insights, indeed. Nevertheless, he eventually folded, showing Juanda . Juanda declined to show.

• Sun Sep 20 2009 16:25 GMT

  Juanda Ganesh'd

  A bit of a setback for John Juanda. He seems to have raised in late position and got looked up by Ganesh Bathmanathan in the big blind holding . There was further betting all down the board, but whatever Juanda had will always remain a mystery, as with two queens on the flop Bathmanathan had flopped trips and Juanda mucked at showdown.
  
  Juanda's down to 16,800.

• Sun Sep 20 2009 15:11 GMT

  Fed to the Wolves

  With some big stacks present, it was like being fed to the wolves when Tim Molyneux made his way to Table Juanda, and it was indeed last year's Main Event Champ who eliminated the short stack.
  
  All in with , Molyneux need to dodge six outs against Juanda's one of which arrived on the turn of a board.

• Sat Sep 19 2009 16:45 GMT

  Here's Johnny!

  John Juanda is now up to 8,500 after eliminating a short stack with versus on an eventful board.

• Mon Sep 07 2009 18:58 GMT
  

  Juanda Eliminated

  As we did yesterday, today we played only one hand after the tournament clock was paused. According to table-mate Phil Gordon, short-stacked John Juanda seemed somewhat tilted that there was only one further hand to be played. He opened from under the gun, all in for about 17,000. Action passed to Gordon. He called with pocket eights and found himself against Juanda's pocket fives. Eights held to send Juanda to the rail.
  
  That pot may have put Gordon in the chip lead. He finished the night with 157,000. The biggest stack we counted prior to the last hand was Jan Skampa's 155,000.

• Fri Aug 21 2009 08:42 GMT

  Adios John Juanda

  Well John Juanda made a late entrance and an early exit. We got him all in with pocket tens against an opponent's pocket queens. Juanda was out of his chair shouting for a helpful card, but there was no help anywhere on the board. He's out.

• Fri Aug 21 2009 07:20 GMT

  JJ Wastes No Time

  After recently taking his seat, John Juanda has wasted no time in getting active at his table. After a button raisor made it 800 to play, Juanda shoved all in over the top for around 7,000 from the small blind.
  
  The big blind and button both folded and Juanda took the pot.
  
  "I had a big hand," said Juanda as he flashed for jack-high. He's back to starting stack of 10,000.

• Wed Jul 08 2009 20:34 GMT

  Something Funny?

  John Juanda opened with a raise to 1,375 before the small blind popped it to 3,500. Juanda made the call and they took a heads-up flop of .
  
  Both players checked and the free card on the turn was the . The small blind checked again and Juanda fired 4,800. His opponent made the call.
  
  The river was the and it was checked to Juanda who released another barrel worth 5,200 to bring some chuckles from his opponent.
  
  "Why are you laughing?" said Juanda.
  
  "I don't understand why you did that. 5,200 is so light..." replied his opponent.
  
  "Why? Are you thinking of calling with your ace-king or ace-queen?" said Juanda, as his opponent released his hand and Juanda takes it down.
  
  Juanda is up to 58,000.

• Mon Jul 06 2009 00:40 GMT

  Fire Up the Universal Translator

  There were 2,250 chips in the pot when John Juanda bet 1,650 on the turn, . His lone opponent called. Both players checked down the river.
  
  "One pair," said Juanda. He showed down a pair of treys, . The player in Seat 4 started muttering to himself and rattling off a bunch of hostile-sounding words in a foreign language. He flashed and mucked.
  
  Juanda is up to 43,000.