2009 World Series of Poker

Event 29 - $10,000 World Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
35
Prize
$625,682
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,406,400
Entries
256
Level Info
Level
6
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

Justin Smith vs. Johnny Chan; Chan Hits His Straight

Johnny Chan raised to 16,000 from the button and Justin "BoostedJ" Smith called. The flop came {10-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} and Smith checked. Chan bet 21,000 and Smith called.

The turn brought the {J-Hearts} . Again, Smith check-called a bet from Chan, this time for 42,000.

The river was the {4-Spades} and Smith checked for the third time in a row. Chan fired 63,000 into the pot. Smith called.

Johnny Chan flipped over {6-Spades} {5-Spades} for a rivered straight. Smith tosses his cards into the muck and drops to 260,000.

Steve O'Dwyer vs. Roberto Romanello; O'Dwyer Folds To an All In

Roberto Romanello raised to 16,000 from the button and Steve O'Dwyer reraised from the big blind to 58,000. Romanello called.

The flop came down {8-Spades} {4-Hearts} {2-Spades} and O'Dwyer lead out for 65,000. Romanello called.

The turn brought the {5-Spades} . O'Dwyer slowed things down and checked, but Romanello was having none of that, and moved all in. O'Dwyer folded his hand and is left with 318,000.

Wolpert vs. Mathieu: All In is Too Much

We pick up a big pot brewing on the river. With 140,000 chips already piled in the middle of the table, the board shows {3-Spades} {3-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} {5-Diamonds}, and action was on Leo Wolpert. He checked, and Clavet Mathieu put out a bet of 65,000. Without much delay, Wolpert moved all in for more than 400,000. After carefully considering, Mathieu opted to lay it down and pick another spot to go to war.

Wolpert - 580,000
Mathieu - 380,000

Tags: Leo Wolpert

Level: 4

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 0

Match Updates

Justin Smith - 195,000
Johnny Chan - 775,000

Leo Wolpert - 575,000
Clavet Mathieu - 395,000

Alec Torelli - 400,000
Jamin Stokes - 560,000

John Duthie - 740,000
Benjamin Sprengers - 220,000

Steve O'Dwyer - 280,000
Roberto Romanello - 680,000

Chan vs. Smith: Chan Gets a Boost

Justin "Boosted J" Smith - Eliminated
Justin "Boosted J" Smith - Eliminated
Johnny Chan raised to 20,000, and Justin Smith came along from the big blind. The flop brought {K-Hearts} {5-Hearts} {4-Clubs}. Smith led out with a bet of 25,000, and Chan bumped it up to 80,000. Smith moved all in for his final 160,000, and Chan made the call to put him to the test.

Showdown
Chan: {8-Hearts} {9-Hearts}
Smith: {Q-Spades} {5-Diamonds}

Smith was ahead, but he had a lot of outs to dodge. Chan found one of his out cards when the {9-Diamonds} hit the turn to improve him to the leading pair of nines. The {3-Clubs} that filled out the board was of no use to Boosted J, and he has been struck out by Johnny Chan.

Tags: Boosted JJohnny ChanJustin Smith

John Duthie vs. Benjamin Sprenger; Sprenger Gets Some Back

John Duthie raised to 25,000 before the flop and Benjamin Sprenger called. The flop came {10-Clubs} {7-Clubs} {4-Spades} and both players checked.

The turn brought the {2-Hearts} and Sprenger led out for 30,000. Duthie called.

The river was the {8-Hearts} and Sprenger bet just over half the pot for 60,000. Duthie called.

Sprenger showed {K-?} {10-?} for top pair and took down the pot.

Sprenger - 390,000
Duthie - 570,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 0