Rousso Makes the Call
and the pot 4,000, Johnny Chan bet 3,000 and Vanessa Rousso made the call. Both checked the 
on the river. "King high," announced Chan, as Rousso turned over
, her ace giving her the pot.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 2 - $40,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$40,000
Entries
201
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
and the pot 4,000, Johnny Chan bet 3,000 and Vanessa Rousso made the call. Both checked the on the river. "King high," announced Chan, as Rousso turned over
, her ace giving her the pot.
Moneymaker Ousts Cajelais
and Chris Moneymaker made the call with 
. The flop came
. "Nine-ball," said Moneymaker facetiously. The turn was the 
and the river the 
, and Moneymaker's fives held. Cajelais is out, and Moneymaker now has 150,000.
Jim Bechtel Eliminated by David Chiu
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Bechtel, David Chiu, and Per Ummer saw a flop of
. Bechtel checked, Chiu bet 6,000, Ummer folded and Bechtel called. The cameon the turn and Bechtel checked again. Chiu fired out 9,200 only to be met with a shove from Bechtel for his entire 119,000 stack. Chiu made the call and flipped over
for a flopped full house, cracking Bechtel's 
. The river was the 
and Bechtel's tournament was over while Chiu doubled up to 245,000.
Peter Jetten Crippled
. Peter Jetten bet 50,000 from the small blind and Barry Schwartz made the call from the big blind. The river fell the 
and Jetten moved all in, receiving a quick call from Schwartz, who held 
for a set to Jetten's 
for two pair. Jetten's stack was crippled to only 2,800 on the hand, though he did double up through Isaac Baron on the next hand with
vs. Baron's . He's now sitting on about 7,000 in chips while Schwartz is up to 252,000.
Annie Duke Arrives
Rockets Serve Batista
The flop came
. Both blinds checked, Batista bet 2,625, Namjan called, and Forrest skedaddled. The turn was the . Namjan again checked, Batista bet 6,600, and Namjan made the call.When the river card fell, the
, Namjan quickly tossed out a single dark green chip for a bet of 25,000. Batista didn't think too long before tossing out his own matching dark green chip. Namjan showed pocket eights, and Batista turned over 
to claim the pot.Batista is up to 176,000, while Namjan has slipped to 62,000.
Back in Black... and with a Beard
"Andy Black! They roll you out of a cave in Pakistan?" quipped Matusow.
"Haven't heard that one yet," replied Black.
"Did you decide that you won't shave until you win a tourney? In four years your beard will be on the ground. I'm going to buy you a razor at the break!" he bellowed with a laugh.
"How about I let you play with it instead?" was Black's retort.
Level: 2
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Set Over Set
, DeMichele bet 5,500, Buchanan raised to 12,000, DeMichele reraised to 29,500, Buchanan reraised again to 85,000, and DeMichele committed his last 3,000 or so chips to make the call.DeMichele turned over
for top set, while Buchanan tabled for middle set. The turn and river -- -- brought no case jack for Buchanan, and DeMichele claimed the massive pot.DeMichele is up to 196,000, while Buchanan is now at 83,000.
Haxton Hacks at Adams
, George Adams checked from the small blind, Isaac Haxton bet 6,400 from the cutoff, and Adams made the call. Haxton turned over 
-- he'd flopped top pair and rivered the flush -- and Adams folded.Haxton now has 175,000, while Adams is sitting with 91,000.