Event 29 - $10,000 World Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Day 3 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-15-2009 17:02 UTC-12

Duthie vs. Doudney: Tides Turning?

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We pick up the action in a raised pot over on this side of the table. On a flop of {2-Clubs}

, Nathan Doudney checked first to act. John Duthie fired out 130,000, and Doudney began stacking chips. He counted out 600,000 of them and slid them forward with firm sounding, "Raise." Duthie leaned back in his chair as if he were seriously contemplating a big decision. After just a few moments though, he uncapped his cards and slid them into the muck.

Nathan Doudney is starting to stand up to John Duthie a bit more as this match wears on, and he's just beginning to put a dent in his opponent's chip lead.

Duthie - 2,540,000
Doudney - 1,300,000

Tags: John Duthie Nathan Doudney

Level: 4

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 0

06-15-2009 17:07 UTC-12

Duthie vs. Doudney: Not So Fast

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Nathan Doudney limped his button and John Duthie raised 85,000 more. Doudney called.

The flop came {J-Diamonds}

and both players checked. The turn brought the {6-Spades}

and Duthie bet out 125,000. Doudney called.

The river brought the {5-Clubs}

and Duthie fired out a 300,000 bet. Doudney called, but mucked his hand after Duthie showed {Q-Spades}

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John Duthie - 3,040,000
Nathan Doudney - 800,000

06-15-2009 17:43 UTC-12

Break it Down

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After a level of relative inactivity, the clock has been paused for a 10-minute break.

If anything, this last level saw both of the shorter stacks chip up by 200,000-300,000. Full counts on the way.

06-15-2009 17:56 UTC-12

Match Updates

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John Duthie - 2,906,000
Nathan Doudney - 934,000

Leo Wolpert - 2,005,000
Jamin Stokes - 1,835,000

06-15-2009 18:00 UTC-12

Play Resumes

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Players have taken their seats to resume play.

Tournament official have announced that the final two players will return tomorrow at 12pm to play in the best out of three finals.

Level: 5

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 0

06-15-2009 18:20 UTC-12

Duthie vs. Doudney: Duthie is Moving On To the Final

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Nathan Doudney opened with a button raise to 120,000. After a pause for effect, John Duthie announced that he was all in, and Doudney quickly made the call to put his tournament life on the line.

Showdown
Doudney: {A-Spades}

Duthie:

There was a pot in progress on the other end of the table, and Leo Wolpert said, "I'm gonna fold so I can sweat this hand." A crowd of spectators pressed in around the table as the dealer ran out the board:

{9-Diamonds}

Failing to improve, Nathan Doudney becomes our 4th-place finisher. He put up a valiant effort today, but there was just no stopping John Duthie. Duthie ran with the chip lead from wire to wire, executing a truly flawless heads-up victory with nary a slip-up. For his efforts, he will be rewarded with a spot at tomorrow's final showdown.

Doudney was supported on the rail by a laundry list of notable faces, including Erick Lindgren, Gavin Smith, David Chiu, Daniel Alaei, JC Tran, Chris Bell, and Peter Feldman. For his work over the last three days, he's going to stop by the payout desk to pick up $214,289. Not too shabby.

Tags: John Duthie Nathan Doudney

06-15-2009 18:21 UTC-12

Match Update

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Jamin Stokes - 1,735,000
Leo Wolpert - 2,105,000

06-15-2009 18:36 UTC-12

Round One Goes to Stokes

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Jamin Stokes raised to 80,000 from the button, and Leo Wolpert made the call. The flop came down {Q-Spades}

. Both players checked.

Fourth street came the {9-Hearts}

. Wolpert checked, and Stokes fired out 100,000, which was called.

The river was the {4-Spades}

. Stokes again checked, then called another 220,000 chips. He tabled {10-Spades}

and watched Wolpert muck his hand. With these two players now all alone on the sprawling felt, the first sizable confrontation has gone to Stokes. He's also taken a slight lead with that pot as the two continue to pass it back and forth.

Stokes - 2,024,000
Wolpert - 1,816,000