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

Pellegrino Advances

Bryan Pellegrino jumped out to a huge lead over Adam Ewenstein in the first level, and that match has now ended. Pellegrino advances, and his roommate Adam Ewenstein has been sent home.

Hawrilenko vs. Lichtenberger: Hawrilenko Crippled

Matt Hawrilenko raised to 2,500 from the button, and Andrew Lichtenberger three-bet it to 9,000 from the big blind. Hawrilenko made the call, and the flop brought {Q-Clubs} {10-Spades} {6-Diamonds}. Let's go with first names since that's a lot easier in this case. Andrew led out with another 11,000 chips, and Matt called.

Fourth street brought the {2-Hearts}. Andrew fired again, this time 28,000. Matt once again called. On the river, the {9-Spades} drew an all in from Andrew, pushing out his last 58,000. Matt made the call, putting Andrew's tournament life in his hands.

Andrew Lichtenberger showed down {7-Clubs} {8-Spades}, making the ten-high straight on the river. Matt Hawrilenko didn't look too pleased about it as he flung his cards into the muck. He's now down to 28,000, meaning Lichtenberger has 212,000.

Tags: Andrew LichtenbergerMatt Hawrilenko

Matt Woodward Defeats Justin Filtz

After both players arrived late to the tournament, Matt Woodward eliminates Justin Filtz on their second hand.

On a flop of {5-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} Justin Filtz checked and Matt Woodward bet 3,500. Filtz check raised to 10,500 and Woodward put in another raise to 27,500. Filtz moved all in and was called by Woodward with {A-Diamonds} {4-Spades} for a straight. Filtz showed {10-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} .

The board filled out {5-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} {4-Hearts} {5-Hearts} and Woodward's straight held up. Justin Filtz is eliminated and Matt Woodward advances to the next round.

Level: 2

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 0

Senti Grinding at Seidel

On a flop of {10-Hearts} {3-Spades} {K-Hearts}, Erik Seidel checked first to act. Jason Senti bet 3,000, only to see Seidel check-raise to 9,500. Senti called to see the turn.

It was the {7-Spades}. Seidel wasn't stopping now, pushing out 22,000 chips. Senti wasted little time making the call.

The last card off was the {4-Clubs}. Both players checked it down this time. Senti tabled {K-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds}, and Seidel tapped the felt in acknowledgement. "Three," he said, as he pushed his chips in the direction of his opponent. Seidel is down to 87,000 and Senti holds the lead with 153,000.

Schwartz Slipping Early

We pick up the action on the turn with the board reading {5-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {J-Hearts}. Action was on Benjamin Sprenger, and he checked over to Noah Schwartz. Schwartz put out a bet of 8,500 which Sprenger called.

The river card was the {3-Spades}. Sprenger grabbed the betting lead now, firing out a healthy bet of 28,000. After some deliberation, Schwartz made the call. His opponent tabled {A-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds}, his monster flop turning in the winning trip threes on the river. Schwartz has now shipped about half his stack to his foe, sitting now with 64,000 left.

Tags: Benjamin SprengerNoah Schwartz

Classy Move by Jason Senti

Play started about three minutes ago and dealers were instructed to deal even if one player was missing from the table. Meaning, a player was free to raise his opponent and take down every pot until they arrived.

Jason Senti decided to take the road less traveled. He capped his cards and quietly waited until his opponent, Erik Seidel, arrived at the table.

Tags: Jason Senti