2009 World Series of Poker

Event 29 - $10,000 World Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
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

Doudney vs. Pellegrino

Bryan Pellegrino opened with a raise to 24,000, and Nathan Doudney made the call.

The flop rolled out {2-Clubs} {4-Spades} {Q-Diamonds}. Doudney led out into the pot with 30,000 chips, and his opponent quickly called.

The turn and river would come {3-Clubs} and {9-Spades}, with the two men checking it down.

It was Doudney's turn to show, and he tapped the felt. Pellegrino tabled {A-Diamonds} {10-Clubs}, and Doudney slid his cards toward the muck. Pellegrino asked to see them, and the dealer flipped over what looked like {J-Hearts} {8-Hearts}. Either way, it was an airball, and Pellegrino's ace high takes the pot.

The two men are still virtually even in chips.

Tags: Bryan PellegrinoNathan Doudney

Level: 2

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 0

Doudney vs. Pellegrino: One for BP

On a flop showing {6-Clubs} {4-Spades} {A-Spades}, Bryan Pellegrino check-raised Nathan Doudney from 35,000 to 85,000. Doudney called the extra amount, and the turn card came the {2-Clubs}, drawing a check-check.

The river was the {6-Spades}. Pellegrino led out with 150,000. After some careful deliberation, Doudney let it go, and Pellegrino takes down the first meaningful pot of this matchup.

Tags: Bryan PellegrinoNathanael Doudney

Chan vs. Stokes; Johnny Chan Moves All In

Johnny Chan
Johnny Chan
After a flop of {Q-Spades} {10-Hearts} {4-Hearts} Jamin Stokes lead out for 40,000 and Johnny Chan raised to 110,000 from the button. Stokes reraised to 230,000.

Chan asked "You bluffing me?" Then he paused for another 15 seconds before announcing all in. Stokes threw his hand away and Chan took it down.

Johnny Chan - 1,350,000
Jamin Stokes - 570,000

Tags: Johnny Chan

Doudney vs. Pellegrino: ALL IN!

Bryan Pellegrino not to happy right now
Bryan Pellegrino not to happy right now
We just caught the tail end of the preflop action, but it appeared that Nathan Doudney had limped from the button, and Bryan Pellegrino had raised to 90,000.

The flop brought {9-Clubs} {5-Hearts} {6-Hearts}, and Pellegrino checked. When Doudney bet out 50,000, his opponent grabbed his whole stack of big pink and green chips and slid them into the middle, making a covering raise. Doudney quickly called to put his tournament life in jeopardy.

Showdown
Pellegrino: {A-Spades} {Q-Diamonds}
Doudney: {J-Hearts} {7-Hearts}

Pellegrino was ahead with a chance to win the match right here. Unfortunately for him, the {J-Clubs} peeled off on fourth street, vaulting Doudney into a commanding lead. The {3-Clubs} on the river was a blank, and Doudney has notched a big double up from 566,000. He has taken back the chip lead by a decent margin.

Pellegrino - 790,000
Doudney - 1,130,000

Tags: Bryan PellegrinoNathan Doudney

Doudney vs. Pellegrino: It's Over

Nathan Doudney - Advances
Nathan Doudney - Advances
Nathan Doudney raised from the button, and Bryan Pellegrino reraised from the big blind. Doudney moved all in, and Pellegrino quickly called.

Showdown
Doudney: {A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts}
Pellegrino: {A-Clubs} {Q-Clubs}

The two men had the same hand and were poised for a split. The flop was a big knot in Pellegrino's stomach though, as it came out {9-Clubs} {5-Hearts} {4-Hearts} to give his opponent the flush draw. Pellegrino stood up from his chair and walked over to the rail with his back turned as the dealer put out the turn.

{K-Hearts}

"There it is!" said Doudney, and Pellegrino just lowered his head. The {A-Diamonds} was meaningless on the river, and Nathan Doudney has come from behind to win his match, advancing on to the Final Four.

Bryan Pellegrino put on a great show over the past three days, but his effort comes up just short. He'll walk away with more than $90,000 for his work, but he is visibly disappointed with that result.

Tags: Bryan PellegrinoNathan Doudney