Event 20 - $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-10-2009 17:24 UTC-12

Play Slowing Down

Following the break the play has been extremely slow.

We haven't seen a flop on one table, while the other is happy to fold to a single raise as pots get pushed round and round.

With several stacks under the ten-big blind mark, it was expected that a final table fairly quickly - but at the current pace, who knows how long we'll have to wait till we reach the final nine.

06-10-2009 17:18 UTC-12

Andrew Radel Doubles Up

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Marc Tschirch made it 20,000 from under the gun and Andrew Radel reraised all in from the small blind for 63,000. Tschirch made the call.

Tschirch: {A-Clubs}

Radel:

The flop came {A-Spades}

putting Trchirch in the lead, but when the turn and river came {3-Spades}

Radel caught running flush cards to survive and take the pot.

Radel - 135,000
Tschirch - 183,000

06-10-2009 17:05 UTC-12

Play Resumes

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Players return from break to Level 17 with blinds of 4,000/8,000.

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 0

06-10-2009 16:46 UTC-12

Break Time

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The remaining fourteen players are now on a 20-minute break.

06-10-2009 16:43 UTC-12

Pirinen Chips Up

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Jason Dewitt limped in from middle position as did John-Paul Kelly and Alexey Popov to see Petteri Pirinen check his option in the big blind.

Dewitt lead out for 14,000 on the {5-Spades}

flop and after a call from Kelly and fold from Popov Pirinen announced a raise of pot.

Before Pirinen even had time to grab some chips both Dewitt and Kelly's cards had been flung into the muck to see Pirinen climb to 150,000 and change.

Tags: Jason Dewitt John-Paul Kelly Petteri Pirinen

06-10-2009 16:34 UTC-12

Tschirch Takes a Pot From Carlston

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Kyle Carlston raised to 17,500 from the cut off and Marc Tschirch came over the top for 40,000. Carlston called and they saw a flop of {K-Hearts}

. Tschirch led out for 40,000 and took down the pot.

Tschirch - 230,000
Carlston - 315,000

06-10-2009 16:30 UTC-12

Blake Stepp Eliminated in 15th Place ($9,919)

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In a battle of the blinds Kyle Carlston raised to 12,000 from the small blind and Blake Stepp made it 48,000 to go from the big blind. Carlston reraised enough to put Stepp all in and he made the call.

Carlston: {A-Clubs}

Stepp:

The board comes {A-Hearts}

and for a second time Carltson outflops Stepp.

Stepp is eliminated in 15th place collecting $9,919.

06-10-2009 16:26 UTC-12

Michael Roche Eliminated in 16th Place ($7,586)

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David Sands opened to 21,000 from the button and found a caller in Michael Roche in the small blind before Jason Dewitt made it 64,000 to go from the big blind.

Sands passed, but Roche pushed all in with Dewitt quick to call.

Roche: {K-Spades}