needing some serious help against Seiver's 
. No miracles for "Sick Call Kenny" on this hand, however, as the board ran out 
to give Seiver the double-up. After the hand, Seiver was up to 330,000 while Tran was left with 150,000.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 2 - $40,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$40,000
Entries
201
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Players Left 1 / 201
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needing some serious help against Seiver's . No miracles for "Sick Call Kenny" on this hand, however, as the board ran out to give Seiver the double-up. After the hand, Seiver was up to 330,000 while Tran was left with 150,000.
Andrew Cohen of Las Vegas, winner of the Casino Employees Event last night (Event No. 1), just received his gold bracelet from WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack, followed by the playing of a rousing recording of the United States' national anthem.
Afterwards, three minutes were added to the tourney clock for the current level, about the same amount of time it took to get to "home of the brave."
Mike Watson -
Shawn Buchanan -
James Mackey -
The board came
and Buchanan took the pot to almost triple up. Shawn Buchanan - 170,000
James Mackey - 145,000
Mike Watson - Eliminated
The flop came down
. Mizzi bet 40,000 and DeMichele made the call. The turn brought the 
and Mizzi bet again, this time for 90,500. DeMichele called.The river was the
putting a full house on board. Mizzi moved all in for 170,000 and DeMichele called him down for the third street in a row. Mizzi showed
for fours full of aces. DeMichele mucked his hand without showing and Mizzi took down the pot.Sorel Mizzi - 700,000
Michael DeMichele - 100,000
, Steve Billirakis checked from the big blind, and J.C. Tran fired out 23,000 from late position. Billirakis made the call.The river was the
. This time Billirakis led out for 16,500, Tran raised to 45,000, and Billirakis called. Tran turned over 
for the turned set, and Billirakis mucked.Tran is up to 200,000, while Billirakis currently has 275,000.
The flop came down
. Kassela bet 125,000, setting Duthie all in and the Englishman made the call. Duthie
Kassela
Duthie was looking good to earn a double-up, but the
cruelly spiked on the turn, making Kassela a set. The river was the and Duthie made his exit with a smile and a handshake, despite the two-outer. After the hand, Kassela was up to 497,000.
An announcement was made for players to be sure to keep those 25,000 chips visible to others, either by placing them atop their stacks or in a separate stack in front of their other chips.
, Hoyt Corkins pushed all in with his last 100,000 and Greg Raymer made the call. Corkins turned over for the open-ended straight draw, while Raymer showed .The turn was the
and the river the 
, and Corkins has been eliminated. With that hand, Raymer improves to 370,000.
and Schwartz 
.The board came
, and Pham's cowboys held up. Schwartz is out. Pham is up to 380,000.
against the 
of Mark Seif.The board comes
and Chen is eliminated.Mark Seif, who also owns two WSOP bracelets, is now at 590,000.
