Event 50 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout Day 2 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-27-2009 11:05 UTC-12

Break Time

Shamus

Players are on their first break of the day. Back in 20 minutes.

06-27-2009 10:54 UTC-12

Aces Help Helppi

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Brock Parker raised from middle position, Juha Helppi reraised from the small blind, and Parker called.

The flop came {8-Spades}

. Helppi bet, Parker raised, Helppi three-bet, and Parker called. The turn was the {5-Clubs}

. Helppi again bet, and this time Parker just called.

The river was the {K-Hearts}

. Helppi bet, Parker called, Helppi showed {A-Diamonds}

, and Parker mucked. Helppi is back up to 35,000, and Parker is at 41,000.

06-27-2009 10:42 UTC-12

As we move through the second half of Level 2, here are the players who are off to the slowest starts today:

On Table #243, Dan Heimiller is down to 28,000. On #244, Jean-Robert Bellande has been the short stack for a while, but has climbed back to 26,000. And on Table #245, Steven Kim has 25,000.

On Table #246, Sam Hiatt is down to 29,000. On #247, Tom Schneider is down to 16,000. And on Table #248, Robert Lauria has 25,000.

Over at Table #249, Trai Dang has 32,000. And on #250, Lennard Knost is at 29,000.

06-27-2009 10:31 UTC-12

"Humberto Never Bluffs"

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Robert Lauria raised from middle position, and it folded back around to Humberto Brenes in the big blind. "Every time my blind you raise me," said Brenes as he made the call.

The flop came {A-Diamonds}

. Brenes checked, Lauria bet, and Brenes unhesitatingly check-raised. Lauria called. The turn was the {J-Diamonds}

. Brenes bet, and Lauria called.

The river was the {6-Spades}

. Again Brenes bet, and Lauria called. Brenes turned over {A-Clubs}

, and Lauria mucked.

"Put that in your computer," said Brenes to Clint Keown across the table afterwards, continuing an earlier conversation. "Humberto never bluffs," explained Brenes.

Brenes is up to 59,000, while Lauria is down to 22,000.

06-27-2009 10:16 UTC-12

Early Leaders at the Eight Tables

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At the start of Level 2, Joep Van Den Bijgaart leads the way on Table #243 with 57,000. Shawn Buchanan leads Table #244 with 60,000. And Jose Barbero (61,000) and Keith Ray (60,000) are the early leaders at Table #245.

Over at Table #246, it is David Williams and Jeffrey Boudreau in the lead with 58,000 each. Mike Thorpe, the first player to win his table yesterday, looks to have the biggest stack in the room in the early going here today, with his 70,000 making him the current leader at Table #247.

On #248, Robert Tanniru has the most with 58,000. At Table #249, Norman Michaud is out in front with 58,000. And at Table #250, Ben Ponzio leads the way with 65,000.

06-27-2009 10:09 UTC-12

Buchanan Bets, Bellande Backs Down

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Shawn Buchanan raised from late position, Jean-Robert Bellande three-bet from the cutoff, and Buchanan called.

The flop came an interesting {J-Hearts}

. Buchanan bet, Bellande raised, and Buchanan called. The turn was the {4-Clubs}

. This time Buchanan checked, Bellande raised, Buchanan check-raised, and Bellande called.

The river was the {8-Diamonds}

. Buchanan bet, Bellande raised, Buchanan three-bet, and Bellande let it go.

Bellande is down to 13,800 now, while Buchanan has 60,000.

Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande Shawn Buchanan

Level: 2

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-27-2009 10:00 UTC-12

Crazy Cowboys

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Michael Byrne raised from under the gun, Mike Beasley called from the cutoff, then "Crazy Mike" Thorpe reraised from the big blind. Both Byrne and Beasley called.

The flop came {10-Diamonds}

. Thorpe bet, and both Byrne and Beasley called. Both of Thorpe's opponents also called his bets following the {3-Clubs}

turn and the {2-Spades}

river.

Thorpe turned over {K-Hearts}

and the others mucked. Thorpe is up to 55,000, Byrne is at 50,000, and Beasley 29,000.

Tags: Michael Byrne Mike Beasley Mike Thorpe

06-27-2009 09:50 UTC-12

Nice One for Naalden

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Following a preflop raise from Marc Naalden from under the gun, he and four more players saw the flop come {8-Diamonds}

. It checked to Jonathan Dwek on the button who bet, Naalden called, Alan Snow check-raised from the cutoff, and Dwek and Naalden called.

Those three saw the turn come {K-Hearts}

. Naalden bet, Snow folded, and Dwek called. The river was the {5-Diamonds}

. Again, Dwek called Naalden's bet. Naalden showed {K-Clubs}

for kings, and Dwek mucked.

Naalden has 59,000 now, and Dwek 41,000.

Tags: Jonathan Dwek Marcus Naalden

06-27-2009 09:40 UTC-12

Good Start for Van Den Bijgaart

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Over on Table #243, Scott Kittle raised from middle position, James Pechac called from the button, Joep Van Den Bijgaart called from the small blind, and Michael Leah called from the big blind as well.

The flop came single-suited -- {4-Clubs}