2009 World Series of Poker

Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$1,276,802
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Entries
95
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Turner's Nines are Good on a Scary Board

Hold'em

Matt Hawrilenko opened for a raise from the hijack seat, Jon Turner reraised from the small blind and Hawrilenko called. The flop came down {J-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {5-Spades}. Turner led out and Hawrilenko called. Turner bet again when the turn fell the {10-Hearts}, Hawrilenko paying to see the river. It was the {Q-Clubs} and both players checked.

Turner revealed {9-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} and Hawrilenko mucked.

Turner= 153,000
Hawrilenko= 145,000

Bach to the Chip Lead

David Bach, during an earlier event
David Bach, during an earlier event
Stud-8

Bach: (X-X) {A-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{3-Clubs} (X)
Lunkin: (X-X) {2-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{Q-Spades} (X)

We picked up the action on fourth street, with David Bach leading the betting against Vitaly Lunkin. Bach fired on fourth and fifth, before Lunkin put in the raise. Bach called, but then bet again on sixth before the river was checked down.

Bach: {A-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{3-Clubs} ({6-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{10-Spades})
Lunkin: {2-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{Q-Spades} ({7-Clubs}{7-Spades}{8-Diamonds})

Bach showed aces with a seven-low, which was good to collect both halves of the pot. Bach is now our chip leader with 420,000 as Lunkin slips to 108,000.

Tags: David BachVitaly Lunkin

Greg Raymer Eliminated

Greg Raymer Eliminated
Greg Raymer Eliminated
Stud

Greg Raymer has been sent to the rail after getting his last chips into the middle during a hand of Stud against Michael Saltzburg.

Saltzburg flipped ({8-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{10-Clubs}) {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}{2-Clubs}{3-Clubs} for a flush and Raymer couldn't overcome it with his ({7-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}-X) {3-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}.

Saltzburg took it down and the 2004 World Champion is eliminated.

Tags: Greg RaymerMichael Saltzburg

Level: 8

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Elezra Stays Alive

Razz

Eli Elezra has doubled up just before the break in a hand of Razz. He was all in by fifth street against Freddy Deeb with the board running out as follows.

Elezra: ({A-?}{7-?}) {2-?}{2-?}{4-?}{J-Clubs} ({J-?})
Deeb: ({3-?}{7-Clubs}) ({A-?}{9-?}{Q-?}{Q-?} ({K-?})

Elezra could only muster up a jack-low but it was good enough to take the pot as he doubles up to 31,000 to stay alive!

Tags: Eli ElezraFreddy Deeb

Matusow Steams but Scotty Keeps it Friendly

Hold'em

With the board reading {7-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{J-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}, Scotty Nguyen and Mike Matusow were tangling in an entertaining hand.

Nguyen fired a bet from the small blind and snarled, "Give it up, baby!"

"King-Queen?" quizzed Matusow.

Nguyen broke out in hysterical laughter as Matusow threw his cards into the muck in disgust. Nguyen brought a smile back to Matusow when he flashed him {K-?}{J-?} for top two pair.

Matusow is struggling with 111,000 while the defending champion is moving well with 195,000 chips.

Tags: Mike MatusowScotty Nguyen

Habib Widens His Chip Lead

I rule!
I rule!
Omaha-8

Hasan Habib limped in from the cutoff, Fabrice Soulier completed the small blind and Steve Sung checked his option. The flop came down {A-Diamonds} {10-Hearts} {10-Clubs} and the action was checked around. The turn came the {J-Hearts} and Soulier checked over to Sung, who bet. Habib called and Soulier folded. The river was the {2-Hearts}. Sung bet and Habib called.

Habib tabled {A-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} {4-Hearts} for the nut flush, besting Soulier's second nut flush with {K-Hearts} {Q-Hearts}(X)(X). He took down the pot and increased his stack to 440,000.