Match Update
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2009 World Series of Poker
Event 29 - $10,000 World Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
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
Stokes vs. Wolpert: A Leg Up
. Jamin Stokes led out with a bet of 160,000, and Leo Wolpert quickly called.The turn was the
, and the river the 
with both players check-checking it down. At showdown, Stokes shook his head a bit, and with a shrug, tabled 
.Wolpert mumbled something along the lines of, "I played it so wrong," and he open-mucked
. With that, Jamin Stokes has just edged into the slight chip lead.
Duthie vs. Doudney: Duthie Tearing it Up
Two hands later, Doudney raised to 40,000, then folded to a reraise.
On the next hand, Doudney led out on the flop, then called a 4x raise. On the turn, Duthie bet again, and Doudney folded away his hand once more.
In the last pot, Doudney bet 225,000 on the turn. Duthie raised it up to 1,025,000, and Doundey once again folded.
After a flurry of jabs, John Duthie has taken control of this match with more than a two-to-one chip lead.
Break
Match Updates
Nathan Doudney - 1,072,000
Jamin Stokes - 2,590,000
Leo Wolpert - 1,250,000
Level: 3
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 0
Cards in the Air
Duthie vs. Doudney: Finally One for Doudney
The flop brought
, and both men checked. Fourth street came the 
. Doudney checked, and Duthie took the opportunity to bet 75,000, which his opponent called.The river was the
, and both players again checked. Duthie held his cards over the muck while he waited to see what Doudney had; he tabled 
and took it down.That hand marks the first time Nathan Doudney has won a pot postflop in quite some time.
Stokes vs. Wolpert: Action Slows in Level 3
Leo Wolpert raised from the button and Jamin Stokes made the call. The two players saw a flop of
. Stokes check-called a 73,000 bet.The turn was the
and Stokes checked again. Wolpert bet 187,000 and Stokes called.The river brought the
and Stokes checked for the third time in a row. Wolpert fired out 420,000, representing more than half of his remaining chips. Stokes folded his hand and Wolpert took it down.Leo Wolpert - 1,640,000
Jamin Stokes - 2,200,000
Tournament Tidbits
Jamin Stokes is the only player out of the remaining four who is not sporting sunglasses at this table. For what it's worth, Leo Wolpert's sunglasses are down low around his nose, and Stokes can clearly see his eyes over the frame. Also setting himself apart from the crowd, Nathan Doudney is the only player not wearing a hat.
The spectator's section is starting to fill in just a bit, as it was completely empty to start the match. Among those who've shown up to sweat this round are Vivek Rajkumar, Action Jeff Garza, Steve O'Dwyer (who was eliminated in the last round), Daniel Alaei, Carlos Mortensen, Erick Lindgren, and Gavin Smith (who is unusually quiet so far).
In other news, there is a man with a truly legendary mullet standing in the lounge overlooking the table. It looks as if he worked as hard on his hairdo as these four players have worked on their heads-up game.
Also, Tournament Director Steve Frezer really seems to be enjoying his bag of Jack Link's beef jerky as he watches the two matches on the desk monitor.