Event 15 - $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-07-2009 15:35 UTC-12

Baron Busts Another

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Isaac Baron called his opponent's all in bet on a flop of {6-Hearts}

and showed {6-Spades}

for a set. His opponent held {Q-Spades}

and needed help, which didn't come when the board finished with the {4-Diamonds}

and

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Baron now has 380,000.

06-07-2009 15:28 UTC-12

A Good Turn for Kevin Boudreau

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Kevin Boudreau knocked a player out of the tournament after they got their stacks in the middle preflop.

Boudreau held {Q-?}

while his opponent held {A-?}

and flopped Broadway with a board of {Q-?}

. Another ten on the turn counterfeited the straight and gave Boudreau the winning full house. After the river, Boudreau stacked up 250,000 in chips.

06-07-2009 15:24 UTC-12

Not long after losing a pot to Steve Verret, Hasan Habib saw his chip stack shrink even more. This time, Habib was involved in a hand with the big blind, who check-raised Habib all in for 95,900 on a flop of {10-Diamonds}

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Habib made the call and showed {Q-Clubs}

for top pair while his opponent held {7-Spades}

for bottom two, which held up when the turn and river brought the {6-Diamonds}

and

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Habib is now down to 60,000.

06-07-2009 15:23 UTC-12

Jakattack

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Faraz Jaka called a preflop raise out of the small blind and the big blind came along as well to see a three-way flop of {2-Spades}

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Action checked around and the free card on the turn was the {2-Clubs}

. Jaka led out for 15,000 and found a caller in the big blind as the {7-Spades}

fell on the river. Jaka checked, his opponent fired 23,500 and Jaka made the call, tabling {Q-Hearts}

for top pair for the best hand.

Jaka is up to a very impressive 334,000 chips.

Tags: Faraz Jaka

06-07-2009 15:16 UTC-12

A Set is Good Enough

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We caught this hand on the river after Hasan Habib bet 25,000 on a board of {K-Clubs}

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Steve Verret contemplated the action before making the call. Habib said he didn't have a flush and Verret announced he had a set, tabling {8-Clubs}

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Habib mucked and saw his stack fall to 142,000. Verret now has 170,000.

06-07-2009 15:15 UTC-12

Nice Comeback for Inselberg

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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

06-07-2009 15:13 UTC-12

Baron Flexes Muscle

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We caught the action on the turn with the board reading {K-Spades}

. 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

06-07-2009 15:03 UTC-12

Makhija Busts Kagawa

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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}

Kagawa:

The board favored Makhija as it arrived {J-Diamonds}

pairing up the jack and leaving Kagawa to head for the exit. Makhija now sits behind 242,000 chips.

Tags: Amit Makhija Masa Kagawa

06-07-2009 14:58 UTC-12

An Unusual Dynamic

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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.

06-07-2009 14:45 UTC-12

An Interested Onlooker

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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 Demidov Liya Gerasimova