2009 World Series of Poker

Event 24 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
$607,256
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,420,690
Entries
2,506
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

[Removed:293] Out of Funds

Closed for business
Closed for business
Stuart [Removed:293] has just been eliminated. He was only left with 53,000 and decided to put them over the line after a player had raised to 30,000. "I've got three outs and a flush draw," mused [Removed:293] knowing the call was coming.

He was right too as his opponent turned over {A-Clubs} {J-Diamonds} to battle his own {A-Hearts} {4-Hearts}. None of them came though on a {K-Spades} {8-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} {6-Spades} {2-Clubs}.

Tommy Le Rocks Out

Andy Seth raised to 23,000 and Tommy Le shoved from the big blind for 117,000. A pause, a call, a couple marginal sorts of hands, and both players hit but Seth hit harder to send Le to the rail.

Le: {A-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds}
Seth: {Q-Clubs} {J-Spades}

Board: {2-Hearts} {8-Clubs} {10-Spades} {Q-Spades} {5-Spades}

Tags: Tommy Le

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Sparks Fly for Dutchman

The flop was out and heads-up. Roberto Truijers led out for 32,000 and was called by Chris Sparks on the {8-Diamonds} {4-Spades} {6-Hearts} flop. Truijers check-called an 82,000 bet when the turn came {Q-Diamonds} and he checked once again when the {10-Hearts} fell on the river. He faced a 100,000 bet this time and called it off with {K-Spades} {K-Diamonds} which was good against the {A-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts} of Sparks.

Truijers got a huge stack of 915,000 now, Sparks on 340,000.

Aditya Ad-Out-Ya

Hit the Agarwal
Hit the Agarwal
Last hand before the break, Aditya Agarwal got his last in with {A-Clubs} {Q-Spades} but found himself up against Dean Hamrick's {A-Diamonds} {K-Spades}. Nothing of any relevance happened on the {10-Clubs} {3-Spades} {4-Diamonds} {4-Spades} {4-Clubs} board, and Agarwal made a pre-midnight exit while Hamrick moved on up to 470,000.

Tags: Aditya AgarwalDean Hamrick

Action Has Slowed; Break Time Approaches

We've hit another one of those delightful slow patches where nobody really fancies getting any meaningful percentage of their stack in. We've got another break coming up in around four minutes, though, so hopefully a quick stroll, a nice Red Bull and a hefty hike in the blinds will sort that out.

Dirksen Dumped

Benny Champlin made it 20,000 to go from UTG and then called Dustin Dirksen's 80,000 push. Champlin opened {A-Spades} {8-Spades} to Dirksen's {Q-?} {Q-?}. An {8-?} on the flop and an {8-?} on the river dashed Dirksen's hopes in this one.

Also recently busted is one Mr. Peter Rho.

Tags: Dustin Dirksen