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

05-29-2009 11:55 UTC-12

Bonomo Over A Million

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Justin Bonomo knocked out Kyle Wilson with {K-Diamonds}

over Wilson's {A-Hearts}

. Bonomo now joins the million dollar club with 1,165,000.

Tags: Justin Bonomo Kyle Wilson

05-29-2009 12:03 UTC-12

Mark Seif Eliminated by Isaac Haxton

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Chad Batista opened for 22,000 from middle position and Mark Seif moved all in for his remaining 210,000. With the action folded to Isaac Haxton in the big blind, he shoved over the top, having Seif covered. Batista got out of the way and the cards went on their backs.

Seif {A-Diamonds}

Haxton

The

flop missed Seif completely, and though the {10-Clubs}

on the turn gave him a gutshot straight draw, it made Haxton a set. The river fell the {6-Clubs}

and Seif hit the rail while Haxton stacked up 530,000 in chips.

Tags: Isaac Haxton Mark Seif

05-29-2009 12:08 UTC-12

Seiver No Moore

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Chris Moore opened for 21,000 from the cutoff and Scott Seiver shoved all in from the big blind for the 95,000 he had behind. Moore called, his {4-Clubs}

in great shape against Seiver's {2-Hearts}

. The board ran out {A-Spades}

, Moore rivering a set to eliminate Seiver. He's now up to 400,000 in chips.

05-29-2009 12:10 UTC-12

Clash of the Titans

Shamus

We just watched an interesting hand take place between three of poker's current heavyweights: Phil Galfond, J.C. Tran, and Justin Bonomo.

Things got started when Galfond open-raised from middle position to 18,000. Tran, sitting to Galfond's immediate left, called, as did Bonomo sitting two seats to Tran's left. Total pot 74,000.

The flop came {10-Hearts}

. All three checked. The turn was the {6-Spades}

. Galfond bet 48,000, Tran called fairly quickly, and after pausing a beat Bonomo called as well. Pot now 218,000.

The river was the {7-Clubs}

, completing a possible flush. Galfond took about ten seconds, then checked. Tran also took about ten seconds before checking. Bonomo then tossed out five green chips -- 125,000.

Galfond waited a bit, then folded. And Tran folded as well. With that pot, Bonomo (our current chip leader) moves up to 1.285 million, Galfond moves down to 800,000, and Tran now sits with 320,000.

Tags: JC Tran Justin Bonomo Phil Galfond

05-29-2009 12:12 UTC-12

Keith Lehr Doubles through Mike Matusow

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Keith Lehr got the rest of his chips in on the turn vs. Mike Matusow, the board reading {Q-Clubs}

. Though Matusow turned two pair with {7-?}

, Lehr flopped a set with {8-?}

. The

fell on the river and Lehr doubled up to 350,000 while Matusow's stack fell to 165,000.

Tags: Keith Lehr Mike Matusow

05-29-2009 12:12 UTC-12

David Benefield Eliminated

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After David Baker limped in from middle position David Benefield moved all in from behind. Dani Stern flat called the raise from late position and Baker got out of the way.

Benefield - {K-Hearts}

Stern -

The board came {9-Spades}

eliminating Benefield from the tournament. Dani Stern currently has 410,000.

Tags: Dani Stern David Benefield

05-29-2009 12:19 UTC-12

Sixty Remain

Shamus

With 60 players remaining, that means the average chip stack is 402,000 -- just over 50 big blinds at the current level (4,000/8,000/1,000).

05-29-2009 12:24 UTC-12

Emil Patel Takes Out Terrence Chan

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Hey, I still won two SCOOP tourneys in one night!

Terrence Chan was just eliminated at the hands of Emil "whitelime" Patel, his {Q-Clubs}

falling to Patel's {A-Hearts}

on a

board. Patel's stack now sits at 540,000.

05-29-2009 12:29 UTC-12

Ivey Eliminated, Mizzi on the Move

Shamus

Phil Ivey gets up after busting from Event No. 2

After David "WhooooKidd" Baker limped from middle position, Humberto Brenes raised to 26,000 behind, then Phil Ivey reraised by shoving his last 84,000 all in. Sorel Mizzi then kicked it up to 150,000 from the small blind, pushing both Baker and Brenes out.

Mizzi {10-Hearts}

Ivey

We had ourselves a race situation, Vince.

The community cards came {J-Clubs}

, and Ivey is out. Mizzi is now up to 760,000.

Tags: Phil Ivey Sorel Mizzi

05-29-2009 12:33 UTC-12

Another T.J. Sighting

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Though he didn't buy in to the event, T.J. Cloutier spent part of yesterday periodically wandering around the tournament area, chatting up players at different tables. He's at it again today, going table to table and checking on different players' chip stacks.