Event 38 - $2,000 Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-20-2009 16:31 UTC-12

Comeback of the Day

[user46392]

Ms. Nancy Blaustein was not looking in good shape way back on the bubble -- she had 2,000 chips left and it was her big blind. Yikes.

But wait! She was suddenly moved to a different table and got four free hands, lucky lady. She made the money, and not only that, she's clawed her way up to 65,000.

Tags: Nancy Blaustein

06-20-2009 16:37 UTC-12

Needle King Becomes the River King

[user46392]

Marc Naalden dropped a few chips somewhere along the line but was back up to 210,000 after his {4-?}

turned out nice on the {7-Spades}

board to crack his opponent's pocket jacks.

And if that weren't enough, a couple hands later he smacked the river again, this time ending Matt Dames' tournament life.

Board: {9-Spades}

Naalden:

Dames: flashed the {5-Spades}

before departing.

Naalden is now even more chipped up than he was before.

Tags: Marc Naalden

06-20-2009 16:38 UTC-12

Break Time

MarcC

See you in twenty folks.

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 0

06-20-2009 16:55 UTC-12

Play Get Back Underway

MarcC

06-20-2009 17:03 UTC-12

Dog Andreas Afternoon

[user46392]

Andreas Martens is out in 30th place in fairly ugly circumstances.

He raised under the gun and called a late position reraise to see an {A-Spades}

flop. He checked, Mr. Late Position bet, Martens raised, Mr. Late Position reraised, and Martens called all in for his very last 3,000.

Martens: {A-Clubs}

for two pair
Mr. Late Position: {A-Hearts}

for a pair of aces

Turn: (look away now if you're of a nervous disposition) {K-Clubs}

River:

Out he goes.

Tags: Andreas Martens

06-20-2009 17:08 UTC-12

McHenry Stu'd

[user46392]

Stuart McHenry is down on his luck and devoid of chips -- he smacked his {K-Clubs}

into another player's {A-Spades}

, all in preflop.

Board: a very unhelpful {J-Clubs}

06-20-2009 17:10 UTC-12

Catch Him If You Can

MarcC

The flop was out and read {2-Spades}

and Rep Porter checked from the BB as did Phil Hellmuth from the cut off. The {7-Diamonds}

turn saw Porter check-call a bet as he did on the {Q-Clubs}

river. Porter tabled {A-Hearts}

that was good for the pot as Hellmuth mucked.

"I'm going to catch you" needled Porter at Hellmuth "You play too many pots".

Hellmuth -- 70,000
Porter -- 183,000

06-20-2009 17:25 UTC-12

Keating Up

[user46392]

Alex Keating raised from the cutoff and Erik Haakenson on the button reraised. Over to Mike Thorpe in the big blind who called, and back to Keating who called too.

Flop: {3-Spades}

It checked around to Haakenson who bet -- but Thorpe raised, and then Keating reraised. Haakenson got out of the way (incidentally leaving himself rather short) and Thorpe called.

Turn: {K-Diamonds}