Break Time
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 42 - $2,500 Mixed Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
412
Level
26
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Mel Judah Eliminated
Mel Judah was crippled and all in for his last chips from the big blind. Frank Hernandez raised to 3,200 and then Keith Lehr reraised to 19,200. Hernandez folded and Lehr was heads up with Judah.
Showdown
Lehr:
Judah:
The board ran out
and Lehr was able to bust Judah from the tournament just a few spots from the money.
Turner Goes Bluff Catching
Picking up the action on the turn, the board read
between Jon "Pearljammer" Turner and Alexander Kostritsyn. Turner checked and Kostritsyn bet 14,800. Turner made the call.The
fell on the river and again Turner checked. Kostritsyn fired a bet of 33,500. Turner again made the call.Kostritsyn tabled pocket nines, but Turner was up to the task as he showed pocket tens. Turner is now over 200,000 chips with Kostritsyn dropping to 26,000 as we near the money bubble.
Klodnicki Quietly Amassing Chips
Chris Klodnicki has been quietly building his stack. Almost as quietly as when he finished 12th in the Main Event last year for nearly $600,000.
On a flop of
, Rami Boukai checked to Klodnicki. Klodnicki checked behind. The turn was the and Boukai bet out. Klodnicki called. The river brought the 
and Boukai checked to Klodnicki. Instead of checking behind this time, Klodnicki fired a bet of 8,000. Boukai folded, allowing Klodnicki to gather in the pot. He now has 146,000 chips.
Tuan Le Eliminated by Jimmy Fricke
According to Jimmy Fricke, this is how he recently busted Tuan Le from the tournament.
Le raised from under the gun and the small blind called. Fricke called from the big blind as well. The flop came down
with two diamonds. The small blind checked, Fricke bet 11,000, and then Le moved all in. The small blind folded and then Fricke made the call.Ficke held
for two pair and a straight draw. Le held 
. The turn and river blanked and Tuan was eliminated. Fricke is now at 58,000 chips.
Fricke Beat Down by Flack
The flop came down
and Jimmy Fricke led out for 8,000. Layne Flack made the call of the bet. The turn brought the 
and Fricke checked. Flack fired out 15,000 and Fricke made the call. The pot was now over 50,000 chips with the river to come.The river fell the
and Fricke checked again. Flack took a few moments and then slid out a tall stack of chips. "How much is that?" asked Fricke. The dealer then counted the stack down revealing a total of 27,000.Fricke took his time and then slid out enough chips to make the call. Almost immediately, Flack turned over
for a full house, tens full of eights. Fricke spun his hand into the muck.Flack is now up to 176,000.
Kessler Blacked Out
Allen Kessler went all in with his last 4,500 from middle position, and it folded around to Andy Black in the big blind. Black thought about it for a moment, then made the call.
Black showed
and Kessler 
. The board came ... . That river ten gave Black the straight, and Kessler goes out just a few spots short of the cash.There are 45 left.
Rasmussen New Leader
Thayer Rasmussen just used pocket kings to win a huge three-way pot, knocking out one player, and cripple Jeremiah DeGreef. DeGreef was then eliminated soon thereafter.
Rasmussen is the new chip leader, up to 210,000.
Kessler Misses All Draws
Binger: (X-X)
-FOLDKessler: (X-X)
(X)Cassidy: (X-X)
(X)Michael Binger brought in showing the
and then Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler completed the bet. Joe Cassidy raised and everyone folded back over to Kessler. He made the call.Cassidy check-called a bet from Kessler on fourth and then both players checked on fifth. On sixth street, Cassidy led out and Kessler called. After receiving seventh street face down, Cassidy checked. "God!" yelled Kessler as he peeled his last card, he then checked.
Cassidy showed two pair, aces and jacks, with
in the hole. "Four to a straight and four to a low." sulked Kessler before mucking his hand.Kessler dropped down to 7,800 chips on the hand and the dealer began dealing the next round of no-limit hold'em. "Big blind, sir." the dealer said to Kessler.
"What is it?" responded Kessler.
"1,200." said the dealer as he double checked the sheet in the tray below his chest.
"Are you sure? Can I see that?" Kessler asked before glaring at the structure sheet himself to confirm what the level was.
Isaia Out