2009 World Series of Poker

Event 13 - $2,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
$506,786
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$2,502,400
Entries
1,088
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 1,088
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Alex Triner Eliminated in 27th Place ($14,413)

Alex Triner raised to 30,000 from late position, and Angel Guillen called in the cutoff. The flop came {J-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{4-Hearts}. Triner led out for 45,000, and Guillen called. The turn was the {7-Hearts}. Triner pushed all in, and Guillen called, turning over {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}. Triner showed {A-Spades}{9-Hearts}.

The river was the {10-Hearts}, and Triner is out in 27th. Guillen is now up to 640,000.

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Gary Holm Eliminated in 26th Place ($14,413)

As that Alex Triner bust out was occurring, Gary Holm was going all in before the flop on another table with {A-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} and got called by Scott Freeman who held {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts}.

The flop came {Q-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{5-Spades}, and Holm was drawing about as slim one possibly can. The turn was the {8-Clubs}, and that sealed it. Holm is out in 26th, and Freeman now has 400,000.

Tags: Gary Holm

Phil Ivey Doubles Up

It's Good To Be Phil Ivey
It's Good To Be Phil Ivey
On an increasingly short stack, Phil Ivey pushed all in for 105,000 from the cut off. Moto Mabuchi called from big blind and showed {A-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} , a small favorite over the {K-Clubs} {5-Hearts} of Ivey.

The board ran out {K-Hearts} {7-Spades} {2-Hearts} {8-Hearts} {2-Spades} giving Ivey the best hand, kings and deuces. He doubles up and is now at 224,000.

Tags: Phil Ivey

Scott Freeman Eliminated in 25th Place ($14,413)

Bahador Ahmadi raised to 31,000, Scott Freeman reraised to 81,000, Ahmadi reraised all in for a total of 370,000, and Freeman called, leaving himself just 16,000 behind. Ahmadi turned over {K-Spades}{K-Hearts}, and Freeman {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}.

The flop came {K-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{10-Spades}, giving Ahmadi the set but Freeman straight outs. The turn was the {2-Diamonds} and the river the {10-Diamonds}, and Ahmadi took the huge, 740,000-chip pot.

Freeman then doubled up once, but had to push again with {Q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and Ahmadi called him with {K-Clubs}{5-Hearts}. That board went {10-Hearts}{6-Spades}{4-Spades}{4-Clubs}{K-Spades}, and Freeman is out in 25th. Ahmadi now has the chip lead, pushing 800,000.

Tags: Scott Freeman

Andrew Lichtenberger Eliminated in 24th Place ($14,413)

Andrew Lichtenberger - 24th Place
Andrew Lichtenberger - 24th Place
Andrew Lichtenberger raised from the button to 26,000 and Gregg Merkow called from the big blind. The flop came {10-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} {3-Spades} and Merkow made a pot sized bet of 50,000. Lichtenberger moved in for about 100,000 more and feeling he was pot committed, Merkow called with only {K-Clubs} {7-Clubs} .

Lichtenberger flipped over {A-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} .

As a huge favorite, the young internet professional watched disaster unravel before his eyes as the board filled out {10-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} {3-Spades} {J-Hearts} {Q-Spades} to give Merkow runner-runner straight.

Lichtenberger hits the rail hard in 24th place while Merkow shoots up to 750,000.

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An Ace for Antoine

Antoine Berube shoved his last 104,000 from under the gun, and Torrey Reily called from middle position. Berube showed {A-Spades}{6-Diamonds} and Reily {K-Spades}{K-Clubs}.

An ace flopped -- {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{4-Hearts} -- and Reily was searching for one of the two kings. That search turned up empty, as the turn was the {8-Diamonds} and the river the {10-Clubs}. Berube doubles up to 234,000, while Riley slips to 326,000.

Tags: Antoine BerubeTorrey Riley

Gerasimov Check Raises Ivey Out

Phil Ivey... and Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey... and Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey opened the pot from middle position for 32,000 and was called by Kirill Gerasimov in the big blind. The two players saw a flop of {Q-Spades} {9-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} and after a check from Gerasimov, Ivey fired out 45,000. Gerasimov took his time before finally check raising all in. Ivey mucked his cards instantly and Gerasimov took it down.

Phil Ivey - 250,000
Kirill Gerasimov - 300,000

In a side note to the action, there is a poker show being broadcast on a television about 15 feet directly behind Phil Ivey. One of the featured players? You guessed it, Ivey himself.

Tags: Kirill GerasimovPhil Ivey

Two More Hands

The tournament clock was stopped with ten minutes left in our last level, a card was drawn, and it was determined that two more hands will be played before we call it a night.

John Hoang Eliminated in 23rd Place ($14,413)

Keven Stammen raised to 27,000 from middle position, and John Hoang called from the big blind. The flop came {7-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{4-Clubs}. Hoang bet 38,000, Stammen raised to 98,000, Hoang reraised all in, and Stammen called.

Hoang {9-Hearts}{6-Hearts}
Stammen {J-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}

Hoang was hoping for a heart. The turn was the {6-Clubs} and the river the {4-Spades}, and Hoang is out in 23rd. Stammen is up to 710,000.

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Ivey Crippled

Brett Switzer raised from middle position and Phil Ivey moved all in from the big blind. Switzer called with {A-Clubs} {K-Clubs} , ahead of the {A-Spades} {10-Clubs} of Ivey.

The board came {8-Clubs} {5-Clubs} {2-Spades} {3-Hearts} {K-Spades} and Switzer doubles up to 430,000. Ivey is left crippled with only 33,000.

Tags: Phil Ivey