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Tue May 26 2009 00:50 GMT-70 | Posted by tsbostic
Per Ummer Eliminated
A short stacked Per Ummer pushes all in from under the gun and is called by Hasan Habib on the button. Ummer shows
. Habib shows pocket fives.
The board comes
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Tue May 26 2009 00:43 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
We're Back
Players are still trickling back in as the announcement has been made for play to resume. At present just five of the 201 entrants (still an unofficial total; stay tuned) have been eliminated.
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Tue May 26 2009 00:40 GMT-70Round: 3 Blinds: 400/800 Ante: 100
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Tue May 26 2009 00:20 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Break Time
We have reached the first scheduled break, which will last 30 minutes. According to the big board, we have reached the 200-player mark for entrants. We should have an official total soon, thereby settling all of those over-under bets.
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Tue May 26 2009 00:18 GMT-70 | Posted by tsbostic
Durrrr Eliminated
After a flop of
Tom "durrrr" Dwan checks from middle position and David "The Dragon" Pham bets 8,200. Durrrr makes the call. The turn is the 
and durrrr checks again. Pham continues to push the action by betting 28,000. Durrrr moves all in for 54,000 total and Pham makes the call.
Pham shows an over pair with
. Durrrr shows 
and is drawing to only six outs.
The river is the, which gives Pham a set and the pot. Durrrr is eliminated from the tournament while Pham shoots up to 185,000 -
Tue May 26 2009 00:12 GMT-70 | Posted by change100
Ship it to Hungary
On a flop of
, Hungarian player Sandor Demjan bet 15,000, Ted Forrest called and Erick Lindgren folded. The turn came the 
and Demjan led again for 35,000. Forrest thought for quite a while before making the call. The river was the 
and Demjan checked, opening the door for Forrest to bet a hefty 62,000. Demjan called, revealing 
for a pair of jacks while Forrest could only muck his cards.
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Tue May 26 2009 00:09 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Bonomo Delivers Bummer to Ummer
With the community cards
, Per Magnus Ummer bet 50,000 from the big blind, Justin Bonomo shoved all in for 63,525 total, and Ummer made the call with almost the last of his chips. Bonomo turned over 
for a set of ducks, and Ummer mucked.
Bonomo moves up to 242,000 on that one, while Ummer has been crippled down to just 2,300. -
Tue May 26 2009 00:09 GMT-70 | Posted by change100
A Few More Late Arrivals
Just arriving with three minutes remaining in Level 2 was Howard Lederer, who sat down next to Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier. Chris "Jesus" Ferguson also just showed up but is still greeting fans and shaking hands. Also arriving fashionably late? Jennifer Harman who is sporting a (very cute) longer hairstyle.
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Tue May 26 2009 00:05 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
And the Flushy Goes To...
With the board showing
, "Action" Jeff Garza bet 6,000 from the small blind, and two players called, including Ted Lawson on the button. The river was the . Garza bet 15,000, and Lawson called. Both players had rivered heart flushes, but Garza's 
bested Lawson's 
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As we near the end of Level 2, Garza is up to 167,000, while Lawson currently has 96,000. -
Mon May 25 2009 23:57 GMT-70 | Posted by tsbostic
Ivey Sees Through Opponent's Strange Play
A player in middle position opens the pot for a raise of 3,200 (5.3x the big blind). Tom "durrrr" Dwan calls from the cutoff, as does Phil Ivey from the big blind. The flop comes
and all three players check. The turn is the 
and the original raiser leads out for a minuscule 1,000 into the 10,000+ pot. Dwan folds and Ivey makes the call.
The river brings the
and the player in middle position bets 5,000. Ivey announces a raise and tosses out a single 25,000 chip. His opponent quickly folds and Ivey takes down the pot.
Started 28th May, 2009
