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2009 World Series of Poker
Event 2 - $40,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$40,000
Total Entries
201
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Players Left 1 / 201
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. Isaac Haxton led out for 13,000 from UTG, Brandon Adams called from middle position, and the third player dropped out. The turn brought the 
. This time Haxton bet 25,000, and Adams raised all in to 50,000. Haxton snap-called, turning over 
for top pair and the flush draw. Adams showed 
for two pair.The river was the
, bringing Haxton his flush and eliminating Adams. Haxton now has chipped all of the way up to 324,000.
, Jay Rosenkrantz checked, Philippe Rouas bet 10,000, and Rosenkrantz called. The turn brought the 
. Rosenkrantz checked, Rouas bet 50,000, Rosenkrantz check-raised all in for 86,200, and Rouas called with the rest of his stack. Rouas showed
for the turned full house, meaning Rosenkrantz was drawing dead with his 
. Rouas is now up to 210,000, while Rosenkrantz has fallen to 11,000.
and with 23,000 in the pot, Chris Moneymaker bets 9,000 from the small blind and Humberto Brenes calls from the big blind. Chris "Jesus" Ferguson then moves all in from the high jack for 71,000. Moneymaker tanks for a moment before making the call. Brenes gets out of the way.Chris Ferguson shows
for a pair with a open ended straight draw. Moneymaker has him in bad shape with 
. Jesus can only hit one card to win and only has about a 30% chance to split the pot.The turn and river are blanks and Ferguson is eliminated. Meanwhile, Moneymaker appears to be one of the current chip leaders with 415,000.
to Demidov's . The board ran out
and Kesselman raked in most of Demidov's chips, increasing his stack to 315,000. With only 10,900 in chips remaining, Demidov met his end only a few hands later. After Noah Schwartz opened from the button for 4,600, Demidov reraised to 10,000 leaving himself only 900 behind. Chance Walker called from the big blind and Schwartz called as well.
The flop came down
and Demidov put his last 900 in the pot. Walker raised to 20,000 to isolate and it did the trick, as Schwartz mucked his hand and the cards went on their backs. Demidov
Walker
The turn was the
, the river was the 
and Demidov made his exit.
, David "The Dragon" Pham checked, Corwin Cole bet 16,400, and Pham called. The turn was the . This time Pham led out for 25,000, Cole reraised all in for his last 38,000, and Pham quickly called, turning over 
for the turned set. Cole showed .The river was the
, and Cole is out. Pham now has 220,000.
for Kassela, and for Boucher.The flop came
, and Kassela was freerolling. The on the turn settled matters, and Boucher was eliminated. Kassela now has 340,000.
flop, Doug Lee checked from the small blind, Dennis Phillips bet 20,000 and Lee called. The turn was the 
. Lee checked again, Phillips moved all in for his remaining 25,000 and Lee made the call, turning up for a flush draw vs. Phillips' . Lee couldn't get there on the river, which fell the and Phillips doubled up to 113,000. Lee was left with 64,000.
and the pot approximately 50,000, our current chip leader Antonio Esfandiari pushed out a gawdy-looking stack of 220,000, plenty more than needed to put his lone opponent, Annie Duke, all in, should she choose to commit her last 75,000.Duke deliberated for some time, then finally made the call. Esfandiari quickly flipped over his
for trip treys, and Duke mucked. Adding insult to injury, the dealer momentarily exposed Duke's hand (with which she was less than pleased). Duke is out, and Esfandiari has now pushed his stack up to 470,000.
