David Tam Out
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 26 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
643
Level
26
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Your Chip Leaders
Dale Burner -- 188,000
Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri -- 163,000
Ken Dickenson -- 160,000
Glenn Engelbert -- 155,000
34 Remain
Soon afterwards Bill Chen was knocked out in a hand versus Paul Darden, landing him in 35th place. Both Yek and Chen earn $4,871.
Recent Eliminations (37th-45th)
37th -- Nikki Harris
38th -- Steve Cowley
39th -- Jason Smith
40th -- Jan Von Halle
41st -- Corey Bromberg
42nd -- Guy Cicconi
43rd -- Daniel Hart
44th -- Marc DeFusco
45th -- Karen Manfrede
Harris Out in 37th Place
We are now down to four tables.
River Allows Li to Catch Cowley
, Steve Cowley bet and Yan Peng Li called. The river was the 
, and Cowley bet with his remaining chips. Li called. "I got it on the river," he said, showing K-Q for Broadway. Cowley had flopped a set with pocket sevens, but they couldn't hold up.Cowley is out in 38th place. After slipping before, Li is back up to 65,000 now.
Jason Over Jason
and Smith 
. The board came 
, and Smith is out in 39th place.
Porter Pushes Ahead
, Rep Porter bet, Noah Boeken raised, and Porter called. The river brought the . Porter checked, Boeken bet, Porter check-raised, and Boeken called.Porter showed
for the flush, and Boeken mucked. Boeken has 120,000 now, while Porter has pushed all of the way up to 205,000 and into the chip lead.
Level: 16
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
Halle of a Run
, Halle bet and Yan Peng Li thought for a while before making the call. The turn was the , and Halle bet again. This time Li took significantly less time to call.The river was the
. Halle bet with his last chips, and when Li called he instantly said, "You've got me." Indeed he did, as Li turned over 
for top pair-top kicker, while Halle tabled 
. Halle is out in 40th. Li is now up to 85,000.