2009 World Series of Poker

Event 26 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
$197,488
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
643
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

John Horrocks Eliminated in 23rd Place ($5,995)

John Horrocks was severely short-stacked, and probably was going to be all in with most hands when he happened to pick up {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts}. He put his last chips in from middle position -- not even enough to call the big blind -- and both the blinds (Dale Burner and Ken Dickenson) were in as well.

The flop was {10-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}, and both Burner and Dickenson checked. When the turn brought the {J-Hearts}, Burner bet, Dickenson folded, and Burner showed {J-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for two pair. Horrocks still had plenty of outs, but the river was the {7-Diamonds} and he is eliminated in 23rd.

Tags: John Horrocks

Alexander Burkart Eliminated in 24th Place ($5,995)

After a flop of {J-Spades}{2-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}, Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri checked, Alexander Burkart bet, Barbieri check-raised, Burkart three-bet, Barbieri made it four bets, and Burkart called.

The turn was the {J-Hearts}. Barbieri bet, Burkart raised, Barbieri reraised, and Burkart called. The river was the {K-Spades}. Barbieri bet, and Burkart called.

Could it be? Yes, it could. The Sugar Bear turned over {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs} for quads, and Burkart mucked, down to just 20,000. Barbieri moved up to 305,000 on that one.

Soon after, Burkart had all of his chips in on a flop of {10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} holding {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and was up against Jason Tam's {K-Clubs}{9-Clubs}. The turn was the {5-Clubs} and the river the {Q-Diamonds}, and Burkart is out in 24th place. Tam had slipped but is now back up to 122,000.

Tags: Al BarbieriAlexander BurkartJason Tam

The Leaderboard (A Fleeting Snapshot)

The chip counts have all been updated within the last couple of minutes. Keep in mind, though, that most players' stacks have been oscillating wildly here as we careen toward the final table...

Ken Dickenson -- 255,000
Al Barbieri -- 245,000
Demetrios Arvanetes -- 215,000
Jason Tam -- 195,000
Richard Brodie -- 190,000

Taking It to Another Level

The blinds and limits have risen once again. We're starting to see some remarkable swings, thanks to those higher stakes. For example, Kim-Phong Duong, down to just 20,000 after that hand with Richard Brodie, has already bounced back to 170,000.

Level: 18

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Phil Tom Eliminated in 25th Place ($5,995)

After a flop of {9-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{Q-Spades}, Dale Burner bet, Phil Tom raised, Burner reraised, and Tom called with the last of his stack.

Tom had {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}, but Burner had him crushed with {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}. The turn was the {6-Clubs}, making the {2-Diamonds} on the river inconsequential.

Tom is out in 25th place. Meanwhile, Burner now has 145,000.

Tags: Phil Tom

Big One for Brodie

Kim-Phong Duong raised from the cutoff (to 10,000), Richard Brodie three-bet from the button (to 15,000), and the table folded back to Dong who made the call.

The flop came {3-Spades}{9-Spades}{7-Diamonds}. Duong checked, Brodie bet (5,000), and Duong called. The turn was the {K-Clubs}, and both players checked.

The river brought the {K-Hearts}. Duong checked, Brodie bet the 10,000, and Duong hesitated for a moment, then made the call.

Brodie showed {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}, the best hand he could have without connecting with the board. Whatever Duong had, it wasn't as good, and he mucked. Duong slips to 20,000 on that hand.

Brodie just took another pot, and is now up past the quarter-million chip mark with 256,000.

Seating Assignments for Final Three Tables

Table #180
Seat 1 -- Ken Dickenson
Seat 2 -- Billy Argyros
Seat 3 -- Doug Corning
Seat 4 -- Yan Peng Li
Seat 5 -- David Rood
Seat 6 -- John Horrocks
Seat 7 -- Phil Tom
Seat 8 -- Andrew Kerstine
Seat 9 -- Dale Burner

Table #181
Seat 1 -- Glenn Engelbert
Seat 2 -- Matt Keikoan
Seat 3 -- Bill Seber
Seat 4 -- Al Barbieri
Seat 5 -- Benjamin Yu
Seat 6 -- John Varner
Seat 7 -- Jason Tam
Seat 8 -- Dominik Kulicki
Seat 9 -- Alexander Burkert

Seat #182
Seat 1 -- Rep Porter
Seat 2 -- Demetrios Arvanetes
Seat 3 -- Jacinto Lopez
Seat 4 -- Mike Schiffman
Seat 5 -- Noah Boeken
Seat 6 -- Kim-Phong Duong
Seat 7 -- Richard Brodie
Seat 8 -- Cole Miller
Seat 9 -- Tomas Alenius