Event 22 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout Day 2 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-11-2009 12:36 UTC-12

Clark Hamagami Gets Eliminated

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After Theo Tran limped from the button and Eugene Katchalov limped from the small blind, Clark Hamagami pushed the last 2,800 of his short stack into the pot before the flop.

Tran and Katchalov both called and then checked down the board of {2-Hearts}

. When Tran turned over {A-Clubs}

, both Katchalov and Hamagami mucked.

06-11-2009 12:42 UTC-12

Strike Up the Braband

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Under the gun, Nick Binger opened with a raise to 2,400, and Thomas Braband moved all in for ~25,000 out of the big blind. Binger made the call, and Braband was at risk.

Showdown
Braband: {Q-Hearts}

Binger:

The board would run out safe for Binger and useless for Braband: {7-Diamonds}

. With his pair of threes not being good enough to get over the hump, Thomas Braband has been knocked out.

Tags: Nick Binger Thomas Braband

06-11-2009 13:10 UTC-12

Tam Hang Gets Kings Cracked

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All of the chips when in preflop, but the drama happened on the river.

Arkadiy Tsinsis raised to 3,000 from late position and got re-raised to 10,000 by Bowen Fric on the button. Action moved to Tam Hang in the big blind and he came over the top for 32,100.

When Tsinsis folded, Fric made the call.

Hang: {K-Clubs}

Fric:

Hang looked good on a board of {9-Hearts}

, but couldn't fade the river, which brought the {A-Hearts}

.

After the hand, Tsinsis claimed to have folded an ace of his own before the flop. Fric now has 130,000.

Following Hang off the same table was Zelong Dong, who was eliminated just two hands later.

06-11-2009 13:20 UTC-12

The Proverbial Two Birds

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John Michael opened a can of worms when he raised to 2,800 from the button. In the small blind, Derric Haynie reraised to 10,100, and Tim Kahlmeyer moved all in from the big, shipping in his last ~50,000 and having both opponents covered. Both Michael and Haynie made the call, putting themselves at risk for their tournament lives.

Showdown
Michael: {10-Hearts}

Haynie:

Kahlmeyer: {Q-Clubs}

The two all-in players would fail to catch up as the board ran down {2-Diamonds}

. With his queens holding up, Tim Kahlmeyer has notched a big double elimination, chipping up to 90,000 in the process.

Tags: Derric Haynie John Michael Tim Kahlmeyer

06-11-2009 13:22 UTC-12

Break

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Players are off on a 20-minute break.

Level: 5

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

06-11-2009 13:51 UTC-12

Somerville Knocks One Out

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Lupi Massimiliano got himself all in against Jason Somerville holding {K-Clubs}

against

. The board ran {J-Hearts}

to lock up the pot for Somerville and send the Italian off to dinner early.

Tags: Jason Somerville Lupi Massimiliano

06-11-2009 14:01 UTC-12

Moore Busts Badecker Then Goes Broke

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Christopher Moore and Andrew Badecker got all in before the flop and Moore got lucky, out-flopping his opponent.

Moore: {J-Hearts}

Badecker:

When the board ran {6-Diamonds}

, Badecker was sent to the rail.

Moore's good fortune didn't last though, as he quickly got his chips in the middle again and followed Badecker right out the door. Also getting eliminated from the table was Jared Davis, leaving seven players remaining.

06-11-2009 14:07 UTC-12

Ramdin All In and Behind

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First into the pot from late position, Victor Ramdin moved all in for his last 6,500 chips. In the small blind, Srinivasa Yarlagadda re-raised to 11,000. Not to be outdone, big blind Andrew Margolis re-raised to 37,000. After some hemming and hawing, it was enough to fold Yarlagadda and isolate him against the at-risk Ramdin.

Showdown
Ramdin: {K-Diamonds}

Margolis:

The board would smile on Ramdin as it ran out {K-Clubs}