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

06-05-2009 19:12 UTC-12

Roast, with Xu

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A simple preflop coinflip-type arrangement between Dong Xu and Michael Dyer saw Xu go bust and Dyer propel into the chip lead on 620,000.

Xu: {A-Clubs}

Dyer:

Board:

06-05-2009 18:56 UTC-12

Who Da Mandt?

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A straightforward bust-out for the awesomely named Troy McLain. He got it in with {A-Diamonds}

, David Mandt found {A-Clubs}

, and a lack of nasty outdraws boosted the Mandt stack to 240,000 and sent Mr McLain to collect his winnings.

06-05-2009 18:51 UTC-12

Rho-ling Rho-ling Rho-ling, Keep Them Chip Stacks Rho-ling

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Jovan Sudar has enjoyed a full double up to 160,000 courtesy of Peter Rho. The poker gods made him wait until the river to hit, so it was all terribly exciting.

Sudar: {A-Spades}

Rho:

Board:

Rho drops to 360,000.

06-05-2009 18:47 UTC-12

Hick-ory Smoked

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Kenny Hicks is busto. He shoved {A-Diamonds}

and got called by Mike Carlson holding {8-Spades}

. He entirely failed to hit on the {9-Hearts}

although Carlson's hand improved considerably by making him a flush, and thus was Kenny killed, metaphorically. Carlson moves up to 305,000.

06-05-2009 18:42 UTC-12

Millar Busted

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Alex Millar has kicked the tournament bucket.

06-05-2009 18:38 UTC-12

Bon McE-Voyage, Tom

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Tom McEvoy, down to a feeble 18,500, pushed with {A-?}

and got a blind call from Jim Geary, who it turned out was holding a lackluster {4-?}

.

Board: {K-?}

Out he goes.

Tags: Tom McEvoy

06-05-2009 18:35 UTC-12

Harb-oring a Grudge

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Anthony Harb has doubled up to 270,000 after his pocket aces made a higher straight than Chris Taylor's {8-?}

-- the chips went in on the flop, and come the river the board read {2-Diamonds}

. Taylor drops to 240,000.

06-05-2009 18:32 UTC-12

Tommy Gone on Fire

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Tommy Chen is up to 360,000 after raising preflop and check-calling Olav von Sachsen all the way down the {4-Clubs}

board with a sigh. Chen flipped over {10-Hearts}

to take the pot, while von Sachsen could only boast {A-Hearts}

.

06-05-2009 18:20 UTC-12

Having said that, Jeffrey "Cookie Monster" Vanchiro has managed to hand over his whole stack to Brent Sheirbon -- the details are unknown, but Vanchiro is now most likely heading to the Poker Kitchen to buy himself a consolatory cookie.

Tags: cookie Jeffrey Vanchiro

06-05-2009 18:16 UTC-12

Very Little of Note Is Happening

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The breaktime coffees and/or Red Bulls and strange blue sodas have not done the job we hoped they would -- if anything, play has tightened up more. Perhaps it's the late hour, perhaps it's the thought of the big money approaching, but players have on the whole been reticent to stick their chips in the middle where the rest of us know they belong.

Barely a handful of players have managed to bust themselves out during this session, and all hope of making final table tonight is gently evaporating into the air-conditioned atmosphere of the Amazon Room.