Match Updates
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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
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 29 - $10,000 World Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,406,400
Entries
256
Level
6
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
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
Level: 4
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 0
Wolpert vs. Mathieu: All In is Too Much
, 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
Steve O'Dwyer vs. Roberto Romanello; O'Dwyer Folds To an All In
The flop came down
and O'Dwyer lead out for 65,000. Romanello called.The turn brought the
. 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.
Justin Smith vs. Johnny Chan; Chan Hits His Straight
and Smith checked. Chan bet 21,000 and Smith called.The turn brought the
. Again, Smith check-called a bet from Chan, this time for 42,000.The river was the
and Smith checked for the third time in a row. Chan fired 63,000 into the pot. Smith called.Johnny Chan flipped over
for a rivered straight. Smith tosses his cards into the muck and drops to 260,000.
Level: 3
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 0
Timoshenko Next to Go; Pellegrino Advances
. Pellegrino checked, and Timoshenko put out his bet of 16,000. Pellegrino then check-raised to 44,000, and Timoshenko moved all in. Timoshenko made the call to put his own tournament life in jeopardy.Showdown
Timoshenko:
Pellegrino:
Pellegrino was ahead, but Timoshenko had a myriad of out cards. The
on the turn was safe for the leading player, as was the repeat that hit the river. Improving to tens full of aces, Bryan Pellegrino has moved on to Day 3, taking care of the deceptively dangerous Yevgeniy Timoshenko.
Chan vs. Smith: Chan Taking Control
The flop came
, and Smith checked. Chan put out 21,000, and his opponent called.Both players checked when the
hit fourth street. On fifth, the looked like a rag. Smith grabbed the betting lead, firing out 56,000. Chan weighed his options before making the call. He turned over 
, and Smith could only nod and send his cards into the muck.Chan - 645,000
Smith - 315,000
Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf Defeats Mike Caro
Dustin Woolf checked and Mike Caro bet out 65,000. Woolf smooth called and they saw the fall on the river. Woolf checked again and Caro bet 150,000. Woolf called him down and Caro was forced to show a full on bluff with
. Woolf turned over 
for a flush to take down the pot.* * *
Left with 127,000 Mike Caro was all in after a flop of
with for the nut flush draw. Woolf had 
.Woolf locked up the match by hitting the
on the turn for quads.Mike Caro is eliminated from the tournament while Dustin Woolf will come back tomorrow in the elite eight.
Mathieu vs. Wolpert: Mathieu Strikes First
The board would run
. On the flop, Wolpert check-called a bet of 37,000. On fourth, he did the same, this time calling 55,000 chips. On the river, Mathieu fired 85,000, and that was finally enough to get Wolpert out of the way.Clavet Mathieu - 600,000
Leo Wolpert - 360,000