2009 World Series of Poker

Event 2 - $40,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$1,891,012
Event Info
Buy-in
$40,000
Entries
201
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Players Left 1 / 201
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Clark Hamagami Doubles through Kirill Gerasimov

Tens no good
Tens no good
A short-stacked Clark Hamagami open-shoved for 90,000 from the button and Kirill Gerasimov looked him up from the big blind, calling off more than half his remaining stack. It was a race situation, Hamagami's {A-Clubs} {K-Hearts} up against Gerasimov's pocket tens. A king hit the flop for Hamagami and he doubled to 205,000 while Gerasimov was left with only 71,000.

Level: 14

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

David Baker Four-Bets All In

David Baker
David Baker
Nam Le opened the pot for a 22,000 chip raise in late position and then was three bet by Lex Veldhuis in the cut off to 58,000. The button folded his hand and David Baker moved all in for 489,000 from the small blind. Le mucked his hand and after about 30 seconds of thought Veldhuis did the same.

David Baker - 575,000

Tags: David Baker

Townsend Eliminates Patel, Seizes Chip Lead

Iced latte good, A-K no good
Iced latte good, A-K no good
Emil Patel opened for 43,000 from early position and the action was folded around to Brian Townsend in the big blind. He moved all in, and Patel made the call. Townsend had him significantly covered.

Patel {A-Spades} {K-Spades}
Townsend {10-Clubs} {10-Spades}

The flop couldn't have been more perfect for Townsend, coming down {10-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} to make him top set. The turn was the {Q-Clubs} , the river was the {8-Diamonds} and Townsend took down the massive pot, eliminating Patel.

Townsend currently holds the chip lead with 1,530,000.

Tags: Brian TownsendEmil Patel

Matusow Wins Race; Doubles through Townsend

Mike Matusow
Mike Matusow
Brian Townsend opened the pot for a 28,000 raise from early position only to have Mike Matusow come over the top for a his chips. Action folded back around to Townsend who made the call for the additional 88,000 with {10-Spades} {10-Clubs} . Matusow flipped over {A-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} and was racing for his tournament life.

The board came {J-Spades} {7-Spades} {6-Hearts} {2-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} giving Matusow a pair of jacks and the pot. He doubles up to 205,000 while Townsend takes a small hit leaving him with 1,470,000.

Tags: Brian TownsendMike Matusow

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