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

05-31-2009 13:15 UTC-12

Hand #65 - Vitaly Lunkin

Dani Stern has the button in Seat 8. Justin Bonomo raises to 250,000, Vitaly Lunkin reraises to 700,000 from the small blind, Bonomo folds and Lunkin wins the pot.

05-31-2009 13:13 UTC-12

Hand #64 - Justin Bonomo

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Justin Bonomo has the button in Seat 6. Isaac Haxton raises to 225,000, Bonomo flat-calls, and Vitaly Lunkin calls from the big blind.

The flop is {9-Hearts}

and the action is checked around. The turn is the {8-Diamonds}

and all three check again. The {Q-Diamonds}

falls on the river and Lunkin checks a third time. Haxton bets 550,000, Bonomo calls and Lunkin folds.

Haxton shows {Q-Clubs}

, but Bonomo has him out-kicked with {Q-?}

and wins the pot.

05-31-2009 13:10 UTC-12

Hand #63 - Dani Stern

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Greg Raymer has the button in Seat 5. Dani Stern gets a walk in the big blind.

05-31-2009 13:10 UTC-12

Lunkin Takes Chip Lead

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After taking that last pot from Dani Stern, Vitaly Lunkin sneaks past Greg Raymer into the chip lead, with 7.28 million. Raymer is second with 6.91 million.

05-31-2009 13:09 UTC-12

Hand #62 - Vitaly Lunkin

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Isaac Haxton has the button in Seat 4. Dani Stern opens for 250,000 from UTG, Vitaly Lunkin three-bets to 600,000, Stern gives it up and Lunkin wins the pot.

05-31-2009 13:07 UTC-12

Hand #61 - Greg Raymer

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Vitaly Lunkin has the button in Seat 9. Isaac Haxton completes the small blind and Raymer makes it an additional 200,000 from the big blind. Haxton folds and Raymer wins the pot.

05-31-2009 13:06 UTC-12

Hand #60 - Dani Stern

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Dani Stern has the button in Seat 8. Justin Bonomo makes it 250,000 to go from the cutoff, Stern moves all in from the button, Bonomo folds, and Stern wins the pot.

05-31-2009 13:04 UTC-12