Event 2 - $40,000 No Limit Hold'em Day 3 | 2009 World Series of Poker

05-30-2009 13:45 UTC-12

A Pretty Bird Indeed

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Evelyn Ng has certainly brightened up the rail here at the 40K no-limit. She's sweating her boyfriend, Lex "RaSZi" Veldhuis and has even brought a home-made sign, reading "GO GO LEX!" Naturally, it's on the back of what was once some Guitar Hero packaging.

Joining her on the rail is Maria "Maridu" Mayrinck, who is sweating both Veldhuis and fellow Team PokerStars Pro Greg Raymer.

Tags: Evelyn Ng Lex Veldhuis

05-30-2009 13:41 UTC-12

Matthew Marafioti Eliminated in 12th Place ($172,120)

Shamus

Ted Forrest raised to 120,000 from under the gun, Isaac Haxton reraised to 375,000 from the hijack seat, then Matthew "adz124" Marafioti shoved all in for 595,000. Tony G thought a while before folding from the big blind, Forrest took less time to fold, then Haxton quickly made the call.

Haxton {K-Hearts}

Marafioti

Bad timing for Marafioti. The board ran out {A-Hearts}

, and Haxton won the hand. (Tony G and Forrest discussed afterwards what might have been had Tony G stuck around.)

Marafioti is out in 12th place, earning $172,120. Haxton, meanwhile, has moved up to 2.385 million.

Tags: Isaac Haxton Matthew Marafioti

05-30-2009 13:25 UTC-12

Brian Townsend Eliminated in 13th Place ($128,666)

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Brian Townsend open-shoved for 800,000 from the button, Alec Torelli moved all in behind him from the small blind and after a bit of a tank, Noah Schwartz called all in from the big blind.

Townsend {6-Spades}

Torelli

Schwartz

Though Schwartz was in excellent position to triple up, a ten hit the flop and another hit the turn, the board running out {J-Diamonds}

to make Torelli quads.

Townsend was eliminated, Schwartz is down to 700,000 and Torelli is now up to nearly 5 million.

Tags: Alec Torelli Brian Townsend Noah Schwartz

05-30-2009 13:22 UTC-12

He Wins With the Ace High

Shamus

Isaac Haxton raised to 90,000 from the hijack seat, then Dani Stern raised to 260,000 from the small blind. Haxton thought a while, then made the call.

The flop came {4-Hearts}

. Stern bet 180,000, and Haxton pushed all in, causing Stern to fold instantly. Haxton then turned over {A-Spades}

.

Haxton is at 1.78 million now, and Stern 1.4 million.

Tags: Dani Stern Isaac Haxton

05-30-2009 13:14 UTC-12

Brian Rast Eliminated in 14th Place ($128,666)

Shamus

Vitaly Lunkin raised to 100,000 from middle position, and it folded back to Brian "tsarrast" Rast who reraised all in for his last 520,000 from the big blind. Lunkin tanked for a short while, then made the call.

Rast {K-Hearts}

Lunkin

The flop came {8-Clubs}

, and suddenly Rast was searching for one of those other two kings. The turn was the {2-Clubs}

, and the river the {5-Hearts}

, giving Lunkin quads. Rast is out in 14th place, earning $128,666. Lunkin has 1.45 million.

Tags: Brian Rast Vitaly Lunkin

05-30-2009 13:03 UTC-12

Action Resumes

[user25067]

We'll play through one more level before taking a dinner break.

Level: 22

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

05-30-2009 12:56 UTC-12

Action Paused

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With the completion of Level 21, the action has been paused so the tournament staff can color up the 1,000-denomination chips and remove them from play.

Tags: Chips

05-30-2009 12:55 UTC-12

Schwartz Takes Chips from Bonomo

Shamus

Lex Veldhuis started things by opening for 95,000 from middle position. Bonomo called the raise from late position, and Schwartz also called from the big blind.

The flop came {K-Diamonds}

. Schwartz checked, Veldhuis bet 175,000, and Bonomo called. Schwartz then raised to 650,000. Veldhuis folded, then Bonomo pushed his big stack all in. Schwartz made the call, committing the last of his chips.

Schwartz {3-Clubs}

Bonomo

Schwartz was in good shape with his set of treys. The turn was the {5-Spades}

and river the {5-Hearts}

, and Schwartz is now close to the 3 million-chip mark. Bonomo, meanwhile, slips back to 2.7 million.

Tags: Justin Bonomo Noah Schwartz

05-30-2009 12:43 UTC-12

Calculate This

Shamus

Generally speaking, you want to be dealt pocket aces. You might want to wait a little while before you bring that point up to Greg Raymer, however.

Raymer raised to 90,000 from the cutoff, and probably didn't mind it one bit when Keith Lehr pushed all in for 300,000 from the big blind. That's because Raymer had {A-Diamonds}

, and therefore quickly called. Lehr showed {K-Clubs}

. The Fossilman is about an 87% favorite here -- so says the PokerNews Poker Odds Calculator.

The flop came {3-Clubs}

, giving Lehr some hope. The turn was the {2-Diamonds}

. Then the river brought the {9-Hearts}

, giving Lehr two pair and putting him back to 750,000.

It could have been worse for Raymer, as the cracking of his aces happened against short stacks both times. He now has 2.1 million.

Tags: Greg Raymer Keith Lehr