Event 2 - $40,000 No Limit Hold'em | 2009 World Series of Poker

05-31-2009 13:39 UTC-12

Hand #74 - Isaac Haxton

Justin Bonomo has the button in Seat 6. Isaac Haxton leads off the action with a raise to 225,000 and Vitaly Lunkin looks him up from the big blind.

The flop is {J-Spades}

. Lunkin checks to Haxton, who bets 325,000. Lunkin folds and Haxton wins the pot.

05-31-2009 13:41 UTC-12

Hand #75 - Isaac Haxton

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Dani Stern has the button in Seat 8. Vitaly Lunkin completes the small blind, Haxton raises to 275,000 from the big blind, Lunkin folds and Haxton wins the pot.

05-31-2009 13:46 UTC-12

Hand #76 - Justin Bonomo Eliminated in 5th Place ($413,166)

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Vitaly Lunkin has the button in Seat 9. Justin Bonomo opens for 250,000, Isaac Haxton calls from the small blind and Greg Raymer calls from the big blind.

The flop is {10-Diamonds}

. Haxton leads out for 800,000, Raymer folds, and Bonomo moves all in for 2,775,000. Haxton calls.

Bonomo {J-Diamonds}

Haxton

Only a jack or running straight cards will save Bonomo at this point. The turn is the {2-Diamonds}

, the river is the {A-Spades}

and Bonomo is eliminated in 5th place, earning $413,166.

Haxton is now up to nearly 8 million and has taken over the chip lead.

05-31-2009 13:49 UTC-12

Chip Counts at Start of Four-Handed Play

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Isaac Haxton -- 7,960,000
Vitaly Lunkin -- 7,245,000
Greg Raymer -- 5,670,000
Dani Stern -- 4,790,000

There will be a brief pause before play starts back up again. The next hand will be the first one of Level 27 (blinds 60,000/120,000, antes 15,000). The plan -- subject to change -- is to play one more one-hour level and then take the dinner break.

Level: 27

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 15,000

05-31-2009 13:55 UTC-12

Hand #77 - Greg Raymer

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Isaac Haxton has the button in Seat 4. He raises to 360,000, Greg Raymer reraises to 1,000,000 straight from the small blind, Haxton folds and Raymer wins the pot.

05-31-2009 14:01 UTC-12

Hand #78 - Vitaly Lunkin

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Greg Raymer has the button in Seat 5. Isaac Haxton makes it 360,000 to go and Vitaly Lunkin makes the call from the big blind.

The flop comes down {K-Spades}