Breaking Things
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2009 World Series of Poker
Event 34 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
2,095
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Cody Continues Capturing Chips
only to run smack into Cody Slaubaugh's 
.A series of raises got it all in preflop for Kravchenko, and the board came
. Kravchenko is out, and Slaubaugh goes to the break with about 350,000.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Play Resumes
Mackey Motoring
The flop came
. Mackey checked, Liu bet 8,000, and Mackey called. The turn was the 
. Mackey again checked, Liu pushed all in for his last 24,000, and Mackey instantly called.Bad news for Liu. He had
for trips, but Mackey had him outkicked with 
. The river was the 
, and Liu is out. Meanwhile, Mackey is storming up the leaderboard with 245,000 now.
Teng Doubles
Chicotsky reluctantly tabled
, trailing Teng's . The board brought a flush to keep the at-risk player alive, coming 
.Teng doubles to about 40,000, now dead even with Chicotsky.
Hard Times for Hellmuth
This time Blenkarn had the advantage when the chips went in, holding
against Hellmuth's 
. "Don't worry," said Hellmuth to his opponent. "There's no chance I ever suck out on you."The flop came
, and Blenkarn was in even better shape. The came on the turn to make things more interesting, but the on the river ensured Blenkarn's survival. He's at 18,000 now, a little ahead of Hellmuth who now has 16,500.
Utterback of the Pack
. From the big blind, Paul Darden moved all in for his remaining 21,000. His opponent, Mark Utterback, went deep into the tank for several minutes. A player across the felt eventually called the clock, trying to hurry along the decision. As the countdown neared zero, Utterback finally made a hero call with 
.It turned out to be not very heroic at all as Darden tabled
. The and 
filled out the board to give Darden a courtesy double-up to 43,000. Utterback has fallen to 17,500.
Elk Tracks
Leinonen Leaps Up
Leinonen showed
and Mackey . The board came 
, and Leinonen doubled up to 130,000. Mackey slips to 155,000.