Event 11 - $2,000 No Limit Hold'em | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-06-2009 18:33 UTC-12

Ain't Rho Mountain High Enough

[user46392]

A flop:

Anthony Harb bet out, and got himself called by Peter Rho.

A turn: {10-Clubs}

Check, check.

Indeed a river: {9-Diamonds}

Now Harb bet out again, 400,000 this time. After some consideration Rho called -- and his {10-Spades}

was good to take the pot from Harb and his {A-Diamonds}

.

Rho takes down a 1.5 million pot to put him up to a little over 5 million and the chip lead.

06-06-2009 18:36 UTC-12

Gettin' Jimmy with It

[user46392]

Jim Geary shoved again, but once more he found no takers. More caffeine is what this final table needs...

06-06-2009 18:43 UTC-12

Peter Rho raised his button up to 210,000 and small blind Jim Geary pushed for 1,070,000 total. Rho stood up and looked as though he was really considering it -- but he passed, and we continue three-handed with little change in the stacks.

Tags: Jim Geary Peter Rho

06-06-2009 18:51 UTC-12

Haven't We Seen This Hand Before?

[user46392]

There has been an awful lot of folding buttons, limping in on small blinds and checking big blinds, then whoever bets first on the flop to take it. All three players seem to be taking it in turns to do these things, with just a very occasional button raise to break the tedium. Fatigue seems to be really setting in now...

06-06-2009 18:57 UTC-12

15 Minute Break

[user46392]

Another jerky platter has appeared (TD: "Jack's jerk, anyone?"), but let's hope the players get the Red Bulls in during the break, otherwise we're going to be here all night. Back in 15.

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

06-06-2009 19:18 UTC-12

Jim Geary Eliminated in 3rd Place ($230,670)

[user46392]

Wow, someone definitely got the coffee in. First hand back Jim Geary shoved for 1,370,000 from the small blind and got an insta-call from big blind Anthony Harb. Action at last!

Geary: {A-Clubs}

Harb:

Board:

Thus after a bit of a rollercoaster for him, we lose our crossword champ in third, and at long last we are heads up.

Tags: Anthony Harb Jim Geary

06-06-2009 19:20 UTC-12

Heads Up Chip Counts

[user46392]

Not much in it at all:

Peter Rho: 4,755,000
Anthony Harb: 5,100,000

06-06-2009 19:28 UTC-12

Curious Fact

[user46392]

You may be interested to know that way, way back on Day 1, Peter Rho and Anthony Harb started the tournament at the same table. And now, here they are heads up for the bracelet. How often does that happen? Not often at all, is how often.

06-06-2009 19:30 UTC-12

No Excitement Yet

[user46392]

Caginess and small pots rule right now -- the blinds and antes have been going back and forth, with little change so far. Even with the blinds at 50,000/100,000, they are still very deep and barring a massive cooler of some sort, this could take some time yet.