Event 11 - $2,000 No Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-05-2009 11:57 UTC-12

Record Breaker

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By the by, this here is Phil Hellmuth's 70th (yes, that's SEVENTIETH) WSOP cash. Astounding.

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Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

06-05-2009 11:51 UTC-12

Off We Go Again

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Phil Hellmuth just legged it past the media stage with a coffee back to his seat, and cards are in the air. Carnage expected.

06-05-2009 11:33 UTC-12

Bubble Bursts!

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Just as a number of players were beginning to complain that they really needed the bathroom, the bubble burst in most unfortunate fashion.

Manydy Baker pushed all in for 3,700 with {9-Hearts}

and got an esoteric call from Cody Shedd on the big blind holding {K-Hearts}

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Binktastic board: {4-Hearts}

Oh deary me. Mandy Baker is eliminated on the bubble, and everyone is now free to use the bathroom -- we are in the money, and on a 20 minute break.

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06-05-2009 11:30 UTC-12

"Why, are you trying to get the bubble guy or something?" giggled Sean Golin hysterically when I asked his name. In fact no, as it turns out I wanted his name as we had just witnessed him triple up on the bubble. With a raise to 3,600 from under the gun, Golin called all in for a mere 2,300, and there was one more caller. The two other players checked down the {Q-Clubs}

board, and Golin somehow managed to triple up with {A-Spades}

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06-05-2009 11:21 UTC-12

No Action Yet

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We are still on that magic bubble, and not even the fact that our 20 minute break has been postponed until the bubble bursts has managed to speed it up.

Everyone is restless and wandering, and the TD has threatened to issue penalties to any players who leave their seats now in an effort to keep some order. Any minute now...

06-05-2009 11:06 UTC-12

Still Bubbling

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So far the hand-for-hand has involved a lot of milling and not much action. Next hand is underway, though.

06-05-2009 11:04 UTC-12

No Lack for Zack

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Looks as though one gent who will not be worrying about not making the money is Zackary Weiler -- on 233,000, he is our bubble-time chip leader.

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06-05-2009 11:01 UTC-12

Hand For Hand

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We are down to the very funnest bit of the day -- the bubble! 172 players remain, of whom only 171 are going to get paid. We're hand for hand now until our unlucky bubbler does the walk of shame out of the Amazon Room. Please stand by...

06-05-2009 10:59 UTC-12

Disappointing Encounter

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An enormous hand so near to the bubble -- a three-way raising war resulted in Patrick O'Malley and Ram Hong on their backs, while original raiser Matthew Cutler ducked out of their way.

O'Malley: {Q-Clubs}