Event 36 - $2,000 No Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-19-2009 13:17 UTC-12

Matt Vance Doubles Through Jamie Roberts

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Jamie Roberts raised to 6,000 from late position and Matt Vance re-raised all in for 40,000 from the button.

Roberts called and we were off to the races.

Vance: {A-Hearts}

Roberts:

A flop of

put Vance in the lead, and he held on as the board finished {4-Clubs}

. Vance moved to 85,000 while Roberts is short with just 35,000.

06-19-2009 13:11 UTC-12

Binger Busts

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Michael Binger got his stack in the middle with pocket kings and ran into Cory Burbick's pocket aces.

When Binger couldn't find a king on the board, he hit the rail.

06-19-2009 13:07 UTC-12

The next tier of players are cashing out for $4,658.

100 - Kyle Thacker
101 - Oddvar Brendo
102 - Daniel O'Brian
103 - Wayne De Palma
104 - Adam Fyshe
105 - Michael Martin
106 - Guillaume De La Gorce
107 - Rob Hollink
108 - Rhynie Campbell
109 - Jeff Becker
110 - Christos Arvanitis
111 - John Myung
112 - Lika Gerasimova
113 - Thomas Gabriel
114 - James Sileo
115 - Stephen Forde
116 - David Tighe
117 - David Fox

06-19-2009 13:06 UTC-12

Back-to-Back Beats for Rheem

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In what players at the table called the craziest hand they'd seen, Chino Rheem bet 18,000 on a board of {J-Clubs}

before his opponent check-raised all in for an additional 13,000.

Rheem went fishing for information, asking his opponent if he was drawing dead. "Tell me my 8 is live," Rheem said before finally making the call with {10-Spades}

for an inside straight draw while his opponent showed {Q-Hearts}

for just queen high. Both players paired when the {10-Diamonds}

hit the river, and Rheem got out-kicked.

On the very next hand, a player in early position moved all in for 32,800 and Rheem called from the button, showing {A-Diamonds}

vs. his opponent's {K-Clubs}

.

A flop of {K-Hearts}

put Rheem behind, and he couldn't find his three outs when the board finished {2-Diamonds}

. After the two hands, Rheem's stack slipped to 138,000.

06-19-2009 12:54 UTC-12

Rob Hollink's Day is Done

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Rob Hollink pushed his last 13,000 into the pot and got called by Jonathan Plens.

Hollink: {Q-Spades}

Plens:

A flop of

did nothing to improve Hollink's hand, and Plens ended up with trips when the board finished with {6-?}

,

. He now has 245,000.

06-19-2009 12:49 UTC-12

Lika Gerasimova Eliminated

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We got details of this hand after it happened. According to Jamie Roberts, another player at the table, Lika Gerasimova pushed all in on the turn on an ace-high board with three clubs.

Her opponent called and tabled {K-Clubs}

for the second-nut flush, and Gerasimova was drawing dead with just {A-Spades}

. A meaningless card on the river ended her day.

06-19-2009 12:38 UTC-12

Pieter Dekorver Wins a Small Pot

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Pieter Dekorver raised to 5,500 from early position and got reraised to 16,000 by Jesse Yaginuma on the button.

Dekorver called and then bet just 5,500 on a flop of {J-Hearts}

. Yaginuma found the small bet suspicious, and mucked his hand. He now has 145,000 chips while Dekorver has 90,000.

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

06-19-2009 12:34 UTC-12

A Straight for Salas

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John Myung and Damian Salas both checked a flop of {5-Clubs}

before Myung led out for 11,000 when the board paired with the {4-Hearts}

on the turn. Salas called and Myung bet 15,000 more when the {2-Diamonds}

hit the river.

Salas called again and showed {3-Clubs}

for the straight and straight flush draw, which was enough for Myung to muck his hand.

06-19-2009 12:24 UTC-12

Sparta Sucks Out

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Phillip Sparta is running well.

After calling his opponent's all-in bet on a flop of 8-5-4, Sparta turned over pocket jacks to find out his opponent flopped a set while holding pocket 8s.

A brick on the river brought no help, but a jack on the river gave Sparta the winning hand and sent his opponent to the payout desk. Sparta now has 470,000 chips.