2009 World Series of Poker

Event 15 - $5,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$692,658
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,078,500
Entries
655
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Players Left 1 / 655
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Jaka Will Enjoy Dinner

Just before the break Faraz Jaka collected a nice pot after firing a bet of 37,000 on the river on a board of {5-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{4-Spades}{Q-Hearts}. His opponent paid him off and Jaka showed {A-Diamonds}{A-Spades} to take it down.

He'll go to dinner in good spirits with nearly 300,000 chips.

Tags: Faraz Jaka

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400

First Hand Back is Good to Matthais Neu

Matthais Neu raised to 8,000 from under-the-gun and was immediately re-raised all in by a short-stacked player. Neu called the additional 25,000 and the all-in player announced he had a pair, turning over {7-Spades}{7-Clubs}.

Neu turned over {Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades}, and the short stack could only shake his head as the board ran {6-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{6-Spades}.

Neu now has a stack of 190,000.

An Interested Onlooker

An interesting post-dinner observer is 2008 WSOP Main Event Runner Up Ivan Demidov. He was spotted on the rail with video camera in hand, supporting girlfriend Lika Gerasimova who is currently doing very well in this tournament. She has 215,000 chips and is within reach of her first ever WSOP cash result.

Tags: Ivan DemidovLiya Gerasimova

An Unusual Dynamic

With the bubble less than 10 bust outs away, play usually slows up as the short stacks tighten up and try to limp their way into the money.

That doesn't really seem to be happening here though, as players continue to build big pots and push their chips around the felt. Maybe they don't realize how close they are to the money, or maybe they just don't care. Either way, it's making for some fun play at this stage of the tournament.

Makhija Busts Kagawa

Masa Kagawa
Masa Kagawa
Amit Makhija opened with a raise to 7,800 from late position before Masa Kagawa popped it up to 23,500 from the small blind. Makhija moved all in and Kagawa deliberated before calling off his last 70,000.

Makhija: {A-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}
Kagawa: {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

The board favored Makhija as it arrived {J-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{3-Spades}{3-Hearts}{Q-Spades} pairing up the jack and leaving Kagawa to head for the exit. Makhija now sits behind 242,000 chips.

Tags: Amit MakhijaMasa Kagawa

Baron Flexes Muscle

We caught the action on the turn with the board reading {K-Spades}{4-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}. The pot was heads up and the play had been checked to Isaac Baron who fired 16,300 into the middle. His opponent made the call and the {A-Clubs} peeled off on the river.

This time Baron's opponent decided to lead at the pot and fired out 36,300. Baron thought for a moment before making it 120,000 to go, putting max pressure on his opponent as we approach the money bubble. His opponent tanked for a long time before letting it go as Baron collects the pot to move up to 326,000.

Tags: Isaac Baron

Nice Comeback for Inselberg

We reported a hand before the dinner break that had left David Inselberg crippled with just 1,500 in chips. Well, we can now report that after a series of double ups, Inselberg has now got himself back in the game and incredibly now holds a somewhat comfortable 30,000 chips.

Tags: David Inselberg

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