2009 World Series of Poker

Event 11 - $2,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q10
Prize
$569,199
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Prize Pool
$2,995,720
Entries
1,646
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Cloutier Still In, Somehow

Hellmuth - robbed
Hellmuth - robbed
Lucky lucky man T.J. Cloutier has doubled through Phil Hellmuth. Down to just 14,600, Cloutier stuck his last in with {A-Spades} {J-Spades} and was extremely behind Hellmuth's {J-Hearts} {J-Diamonds}; nevertheless the deck was on Cloutier's side, and once it had come down {A-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {A-Clubs} {8-Hearts} {10-Hearts}, he was back up to 30,000, while Hellmuth dipped to 55,000.

Tags: Phil HellmuthTJ Cloutier

Martin Cutler'd

A straightforward end to Dan Martin's tournament -- he got it in with {A-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds}, Matthew Cutler had him dominated with {A-Hearts} {K-Spades}, and nothing at all changed down the {5-Clubs} {2-Spades} {K-Diamonds} {6-Spades} {4-Diamonds} board. Out he goes.

Monster Mercier Chip Accrual Gamble

Mercier - lucky boy
Mercier - lucky boy
Jason Mercier raised preflop and got looked up by Bobby Bresner. Come the {K-Clubs} {2-Clubs} {4-Clubs} flop, Mercier bet out and then pushed all in to a raise from Bresner; a call later and they were on their backs.

Bresner: {4-Diamonds} {4-Spades} for a set.
Mercier: {A-Clubs} {J-Diamonds} for nothing more than a flush draw.

Turn: {5-Hearts}
River: {3-Clubs}

Bink! Flush and 140,000 in chips for Mercier, a sad face and a drop down to 55,000 for Bresner.

Tags: Jason Mercier

Jan Skampas Away

Jan Skampa is another recent casualty in this pre-bubble period.

With 176 left, players are now being ordered, sorry, politely requested to stay in their seats, so that the TD can see come bubble time...

Assorted Chip Counts

Jeffrey Vanchiro: 16,000
Thanh Chau: 100,000
Bobby Bresner: 130,000
Faraz Jaka: 22,000
Tommy Pope: 74,000
Scott Hall: 160,000
Perry Friedman: 51,000
Patrick Stemper: once again our chip leader on 201,000

Tapp Into Baker

A short-stacked Rodney Tapp has doubled through Mandy Baker, his {A-?} {K-?} coming good against Baker's pocket nines when an ace came on the river. I have never seen anyone look so relieved.

Meanwhile, on most tables play has tightened up considerably as we are now approaching the bubble.

Table of Doom

Mayrinck: Maridoom
Mayrinck: Maridoom
An interesting table has formed, what with all this moving around when players bust out and so on.

Currently sharing a table we have chip monsters Peter Rho and Zackary Weiler, as well as Jim Meehan and Maridu Mayrinck. Yikes...

T.J. Uses His Clout

T.J. Cloutier, down to pretty much the felt a few minutes back, has doubled up twice in a row, putting him back up to 24,000. The first double up was with {A-Spades} {8-Hearts} against Jason Koon's {K-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} on a {K-Spades} {3-Spades} {8-Clubs} {A-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} board, while the details of the second double up remain hazy. Nevertheless, 24,000 it is, and one Mr Phil Hellmuth has just been seated next to him.

New Chip Leader

It looks as though we have a new chip leader. A preflop raising war between Zackary Weiler and Masayuki Nagata resulted in Nagata all in thoroughly behind with {Q-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds} against Weiler's {A-Diamonds} {A-Clubs}. Zero assistance from the board, and Nagata is bust, while Weiler is up to 175,000. Interestingly, Weiler is seated next to the second in chips, Peter Rho. Could be fireworks...

Perry Good, Sir

A full double up for Perry Friedman, his {A-Clubs} {J-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} staying good against his opponent's {A-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} all the way down the {5-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} {4-Hearts} {2-Clubs} board. Chip went in either before the flop or on it. Friedman up to 67,000.