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

05-29-2009 18:44 UTC-12

Living on the Edge

A short-stacked Tony G pushed all in for his last 118,000 from the button, and Isaac Haxton called from the big blind. Tony G showed {K-Clubs}

, and Haxton {A-Diamonds}

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The flop came {10-Hearts}

. Haxton was still ahead. But the {K-Spades}

on the turn provided new life for Tony G. The {K-Hearts}

on the river sealed it, and Tony G is now at 275,000. Haxton has 580,000.

"I'm trying to bubble!" said Tony G afterwards. "Who cares if you finish 21st or 26th?"

Hand for hand continues.

Tags: Isaac Haxton Tony G

05-29-2009 18:43 UTC-12

Forrest Calls the Clock

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Ted Forrest opened for 55,000 from the cutoff and Tony G called from the big blind. The flop came down {9-Spades}

. Tony G checked and Forrest slid out a stack of 25,000 chips, setting him all in.

Tony G went into the tank and as he thought over his decision, Forrest asked the floor staff if more time would be added onto the clock after the bubble burst to account for the extra time taken during hand for hand play. When he learned time would not be added back on, he called the clock on Tony.

Tony G folded shortly thereafter, his stack falling to 133,000.

Tags: Ted Forrest Tony G

05-29-2009 18:38 UTC-12

Frank Kassela Triples

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Frank Kassela open-shoved for his remaining 87,000, Noah Schwartz called from the small blind and J.C. Tran called from the big blind. Tran and Schwartz checked down the {K-Spades}

board.

Tran showed {Q-Diamonds}

, Schwartz turned up {5-Diamonds}

but Kassela had the best hand with {A-Clubs}

and tripled his stack to 305,000.

05-29-2009 18:29 UTC-12

Tony G and Isaac Haxton Chop it Up

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For a moment there, it looked like we had our bubble hand. Tony G moved all in for 169,000 from middle position and Isaac Haxton made the call. Tony G showed {A-Hearts}

, Haxton revealed {A-Diamonds}

and they split the pot when the board ran out {9-Spades}

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05-29-2009 18:19 UTC-12

Galfond Eliminated, 28 Remain

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Ted Forrest raised to 40,000 from early position, Phil Galfond reraised all in to 245,000 from the hijack seat, and Forrest made the call.

Galfond {A-Spades}

Forrest

The board came {K-Spades}

, and Galfond is out in 29th place. Forrest now has 1.56 million.

We've reached the money bubble, so the tournament is now being played hand for hand.

05-29-2009 18:02 UTC-12

Career Counseling at Table #62

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With about 120,000 in the pot and a flop of {5-Hearts}

, Andy Black bet 80,000, and Lex "RaSZi" Veldhuis raised to 500,000. To call the bet would mean committing the rest of his stack, so Black took his time about it.

Finally, Veldhuis began talking. "You're a live player, I'm an internet player," Veldhuis began. "You've been tanking for three minutes.... If you don't know where you're at by now, you should change careers."

Black finally mucked, preserving his remaining 300,000 chips. Veldhuis has about 1.5 million.

Tags: Andy Black Lex Veldhuis

Level: 18

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

05-29-2009 17:59 UTC-12

Nam Le Eliminated

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After a flop of {A-Hearts}

Nam Le was all in while holding {A-Diamonds}

, however, found himself behind against the {K-Diamonds}

of Dani Stern.

The {J-Clubs}

fell on the turn, giving Nam the better two pair, but the {K-Spades}

on the river filled up Stern ending Nam Le's day.

Dani Stern - 1,250,000
Nam Le - 30th place ($0)

Tags: Dani Stern Nam Le

05-29-2009 17:58 UTC-12

David Chiu Doubles through Alec Torelli

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Just as Alec Torelli raked in that huge pot from Greg Raymer, he lost a bit of it back, doubling up David Chiu when his pocket sevens ran into Chiu's pocket kings. The flop was {J-Diamonds}

and Chiu sealed the hand up when the {K-Clubs}

hit the turn. The river was the meaningless {2-Clubs}

and Chiu doubled to 460,000. Torelli's stack dipped to 890,000.

05-29-2009 17:55 UTC-12

Schwartz Shuns Suresh Shove

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With thirty players remaining, Doshi Suresh just startled his table somewhat by open shoving for 728,000 from the cutoff. Most affected was Noah Schwartz in the big blind. After the others folded, Schwartz agonized for some time, counting out his stack as he deliberated over what to do. Finally he folded, having already shown his hand to Ted Forrest on his right.

After the hand was over, Suresh said he had been dealt queens. "Do you want to be called by ace-king?" asked Forrest provocatively. Suresh didn't say.

Three more eliminations and we're in the money.

Tags: Doshi Suresh Ted Forrest