2009 World Series of Poker

Event 14 - $2,500 Six-handed Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$223,688
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
367
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

The Russians Are Coming

A couple of interested onlookers are high stakes player Sergey Rybachenko and 2008 WSOP Main Event runner up Ivan Demidov. It appears the Russian contingent are out to rail home their buddy and fellow Russian Nikolay Losev.

Losev will need all of their support at the moment as he's currently one of our short stacks.

Keller Cut by Negreanu

After a raise and reraise preflop, the action was capped on the flop of {3-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} between Shawn Keller and Daniel Negreanu.

The turn brought the {8-Spades} and Keller committed himself all in holding {A-Spades}{Q-Spades}, but he was called by Negreanu with {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}.

The river was the {2-Diamonds} and Keller is eliminated as Negreanu adds to his blossoming stack.

We're now down to 18 players as they redraw for the final three tables of this event.

Tags: Daniel NegreanuShawn Keller

Redraw

Table 71
Seat 1: Brock Parker
Seat 2: Andrew Wang
Seat 3: Kevin Hong
Seat 4: Franklin Kline Jr.
Seat 5: Shawn Buchanan
Seat 6: Tommi Horkko

Table 72
Seat 1: Kyle Ray
Seat 2: Lonnie Heimowitz
Seat 3: Nikolay Losev
Seat 4: Barry Shulman
Seat 5: Fu Wong
Seat 6: Jimmy Tran

Table 74
Seat 1: Robert Como
Seat 2: Chris Tryba
Seat 3: David Olson
Seat 4: Daniel Negreanu
Seat 5: Matt Lichtie
Seat 6: Jim Buckley

Litchie Running Into Some Bad Luck

On a queen-high flop, Jim Buckley turned an ace against Matt Lichtie's {K-?} {Q-?} to take the lead in the hand and upset Lichtie. "Of course, an ace on the turn," he said.

On the next hand, Lichtie raised and was called by Buckley and Chris Tryba. The flop came {10-Spades} {7-Spades} {2-Diamonds} and Tryba checked as he was first. Lichtie bet and Buckley folded before Rryba made the call.

The turn brought the {10-Clubs} and both players checked. The river was the {9-Spades} and Tryba fired a bet. Lichtie hesitated and then made the call.

"You're not gonna like it," said Tryba as he tabled {8-Clubs} {6-Hearts}. Lichtie looked to the sky and shook his head before mucking his hand.

Tags: Chris TrybaJim BuckleyMatt Lichtie

Before The Break...

Just prior to the break, Kevin Hong collected a nice pot when his {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts} held on a board of {J-Clubs}{4-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{K-Hearts}. Hong called down bets on the flop and turn, before checking the river against Shawn Buchanan who could only muster ace-high with his {A-?}{Q-?}.

Meanwhile David Olson all but doubled up with his {K-Spades}{K-Hearts} taking a nice pot when he fired barrels on all streets on a board of {8-Spades}{10-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{3-Diamonds} against Chris Tryba. Olson is back up to 78,000 chips.

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 0

Matt Lichtie Eliminated in 18th Place ($8,855)

Matt Lichtie was down to his last 16,000 chips and tossed them into the middle from the big blind after Daniel Negreanu had raised from the small blind.

Lichtie: {5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}
Negreanu: {10-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}

"I got my favorite hand!" giggled Negreanu and the board fell {9-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{A-Spades}{K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} - incredibly giving the pot to Negreanu with just ten-high.

Lichtie departs in 18th place, collecting $8,855 for his efforts, as Negreanu jumps to over 280,000 chips.

Tags: Daniel NegreanuMatt Lichtie