2009 World Series of Poker
Event 15 - $5,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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We caught the action on a flop of


where Seidel called the all in shove of his opponent.Seidel tabled

for a set as his opponent revealed 
for top pair and gutshot straight draw.The turn was the
and river the
and Seidel takes down a very nice pot to move up to 130,000 chips.


. He got re-raised to 9,000 by Steve Landfish. Benefield re-raised to 18,000 and Landfish shoved. Benefield made the call and the hands were shown.Benefield:


Landfish:


When the board completed

, Benefield's straight held up and he collected 64,000 additional chips, bringing his stack to nearly 130,000.
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
They saw a flop of


and Farmer led out confidently for 5,000 however Pham fought back with a raise to 16,500 to send Farmer into the tank. Clearly at pain with the decision he stood and anguished for many minutes."Is this it David? This will be a huge laydown..." pondered Farmer. He still couldn't reach a decision and the clock was called. As the seconds ticked down Farmer finally mucked

face up on the table.Pham collected the pot and flashed

for a big draw. "The Dragon" is up to around 110,000 chips.


.Medic's opponent check-raised all in after Medic bet 17,700 on the turn of
, and Medic made the call, turning over 
for a set. His opponent showed 
and couldn't improve when the
fell on the river.Medic now has 170,000.
Hamagami:


Ramdin:


The board ran out




and with two pair on board the kicker of Ramdin played to take it down. He's back to 28,500 chips.

."You have aces?" quizzed Pham of his opponent. He eventually made the call and Kostritsyn could only muster up

.The board fell




and Pham eliminates the Russian superstar to jump up to 190,000 and take his place near the very top of the chip count leaderboard.

vs. his opponent's 
.The flop of


improved both hands, but Grippo held on when the turn and river brought the
and
.Grippo now has 150,000.