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

05-29-2009 12:38 UTC-12

Jason Mercier Eliminated

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Jason Mercier was eliminated after his {A-Spades}

could not improve against the {A-Hearts}

of J.C. Tran.

J.C. Tran - 600,000

Tags: Jason Mercier JC Tran

05-29-2009 12:36 UTC-12

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

Level: 14

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

05-29-2009 12:35 UTC-12

Clark Hamagami Doubles through Kirill Gerasimov

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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}

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.

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.

05-29-2009 12:29 UTC-12

Ivey Eliminated, Mizzi on the Move

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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 12:24 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 12:19 UTC-12

Sixty Remain

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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 12:12 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 -