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

05-31-2009 09:59 UTC-12

Hand #5 - Lex Veldhuis

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Isaac Haxton has the button in Seat 4. Lex Veldhuis opens for 165,000 from UTG and wins the blinds and antes.

Five hands and we have yet to see a flop!

05-31-2009 10:00 UTC-12

Follow the Final Table Live

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05-31-2009 10:01 UTC-12

Hand #6 - Vitaly Lunkin

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Greg Raymer has the button in Seat 5. Vitaly Lunkin raises to 150,000 and picks up the blinds and antes.

05-31-2009 10:02 UTC-12

Hand #7 - Justin Bonomo

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Justin Bonomo has the button in Seat 6. He raises to 155,000 and wins the blinds and antes.

05-31-2009 10:05 UTC-12

Lex Veldhuis has the button in Seat 7. Justin Bonomo opens for 155,000 from the cutoff, Dani Stern moves all in from the small blind, Vitaly Lunkin folds his big blind and the action is back on Bonomo, who asks for a count. It's 1,180,000 for him to call and he gives up his hand, Stern taking down the pot.

05-31-2009 10:09 UTC-12

Hand #9 - Alex Torelli

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Dani Stern has the button in Seat 8. Alec Torelli raises to 155,000, Lex Veldhuis reraises to 450,000 from the cutoff, and Torelli four-bets all in for a total of 2.25 million. Veldhuis gives it up and Torelli wins the pot.

05-31-2009 10:09 UTC-12

One Orbit, No Flops

Shamus

We've completed one orbit -- nine hands. There have been a couple of all ins, but no flops as yet.

05-31-2009 10:11 UTC-12

Hand #10 - Vitaly Lunkin

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Vitaly Lunkin has the button in Seat 9. He raises to 150,000 and wins the blinds and antes.

05-31-2009 10:13 UTC-12

Hand #11 - Noah Schwartz

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Ted Forrest has the button in Seat 1. With the action folded to Noah Schawartz in the small blind, he moves all in for 590,000. Alec Torelli folds his big blind and Schwartz wins the pot.

05-31-2009 10:16 UTC-12

Hand #12 - Isaac Haxton

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Noah Schwartz has the button in Seat 2. Alec Torelli completes the small blind and Isaac Haxton checks his option. At last, our first flop of the final table!

The flop comes down {K-Diamonds}

. Torelli bets 75,000 and Haxton raises to 300,000. Torelli doesn't look to happy with that raise and mucks his cards. Haxton wins the pot.