Event 34 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-17-2009 09:51 UTC-12

Wilds' Time Comes to an End

Shamus

Mark Wilds has been eliminated, but must now sit patiently while hands are being completed elsewhere, hopeful that another player will be knocked out as well and he might get at least a share of that 216th place money.

06-17-2009 09:58 UTC-12

The Bubble Bursts

Shamus

It sounds like a second player was indeed eliminated on that hand, meaning Mark Wilds and that player will be getting at least some money back for their ten-and-a-half levels' of work.

A short delay while various instructions are delivered to the players regarding getting paid.

06-17-2009 10:07 UTC-12

Slaubaugh Not Playing Small Ball

Shamus

Tom Dobrilovic just got the last of his chips in the middle before the flop with {A-Hearts}

and found himself up against current chip leader Cody Slaubaugh who held {J-Spades}

.

The cards came {8-Diamonds}

, and Dobrilovic is out. Slaubaugh is way up to 245,000 now.

Tags: Cody Slaubaugh

06-17-2009 10:09 UTC-12

A Cunning Call

[user66118]

Kim Frederiksen opened with a button raise to 3,200. In the small blind, Yves Grenon made the call, and action was on Allen Cunningham in the big blind. He elected to reraise the table, making it 11,200 straight. Frederiksen ducked out, but Grenon came along to the flop.

It came down {J-Hearts}

, and both players checked. Fourth street brought the {K-Hearts}

and a bet of 8,000 from Grenon. Cunningham made the call. The last card off was the {10-Hearts}

. Grenon checked, then called it down when Cunningham fired 12,500 more chips.

"I just have a king," lamented Cunningham. Grenon turned over {4-Diamonds}

, having run down the winning four-flush. Cunningham has slipped all the way back to 21,000.

Tags: Allen Cunningham Yves Grenon

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

06-17-2009 10:14 UTC-12

Poker Brat Bouncing Up and Down

Shamus

After a flop of {3-Hearts}

, it checked to Scott Dorsch who raised to 2,500 from early position. Marcel Vonk called from the small blind, and the action was on Phil Hellmuth in the big blind.

"I was gonna smooth call," Hellmuth announced. "Now I gotta raise it up." He raised to 12,000, and Dorsch folded. Vonk then pushed all in for his last 18,000, and Hellmuth called.

Vonk showed {A-Spades}

for the nut flush draw, while Hellmuth {K-Diamonds}

for top pair of queens. The turn was the {J-Hearts}

and the river the {4-Hearts}

, and Vonk is out.

Hellmuth was up to about 65,000 after that one, but immediately afterwards lost a big hand to Benjamin Scholl, knocking him back down to 25,000. Scholl is up to 100,000.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

06-17-2009 10:15 UTC-12

Ferguson Out of Chips

[user66118]

Andrew Teng put in a raise to 2,500 before the flop, and Chris "Jesus" Ferguson made the call from the big blind, committing nearly his whole stack to the pot.

The flop came {2-Diamonds}

, and Ferguson moved all in for less than 1,000. Teng was probably calling with any two cards, and definitely with his {K-Spades}

. Ferguson showed {2-Spades}

, drawing nearly dead. The {3-Hearts}

and

filled out the board, and Jesus has been sent packing.

Tags: Andrew Teng Chris Ferguson Jesus

06-17-2009 10:22 UTC-12

Sarubbi Sits Still

[user66118]

Frank Sarubbi has been eliminated from play, but he's not really in a hurry to go collect his payout. After his final fateful hand, Sarubbi stayed in his chair for several more deals with his head shaking back and forth buried in his hands. He would spend another few hands leaning back in his chair staring up into space before finally gathering his belongings and heading out.

Tags: Frank Sarubbi

06-17-2009 10:26 UTC-12

The Incredibly Shrinking Field

Shamus

Soon after the cash bubble burst, twenty players quickly hit the rail, including Allen Cunningham (211th) and Dennis Phillips (200th).

06-17-2009 10:26 UTC-12

Going Up!

[user66118]

Chris Miller is on a tear through this Day 2.

We pick him up involved in a three-way pot. Paul Wasicka was the preflop raiser, and both Miller and one other opponent matched the 2,700 chips to see the flop.

It came {6-Spades}

, and all three men checked. Fourth street brought the {K-Hearts}

. The bet was passed to Miller, and he laid out 7,000 chips. The first opponent ducked out, but Wasicka made the call. Both players again checked the {7-Spades}

on the river.

Miller tabled {A-Hearts}

, and it was good enough to win him the pot. It wasn't a life-changing hand, by any means, but it was just the most recent in a long string of chip-up pots for Miller. Coming into the day with just 7,700 chips, he has now worked that short stack up to a respectable 58,000.

Tags: Chris Miller Paul Wasicka