Event 26 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-13-2009 15:13 UTC-12

Recent Eliminations (46th-54th)

These nine players all earn $3,405:

46th -- James Meek
47th -- Christiano Blanco
48th -- Peter Chi
49th -- Victor Ramdin
50th -- Michael Reed
51st -- Jack Clemento
52nd -- Bryan Devonshire
53rd -- Barry Greenstein
54th -- Tim Ebenhoeh

06-13-2009 15:07 UTC-12

Bustouts A-Plenty

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A rush of eliminations just after play resumed has left us with just 47 players remaining. Among the fallen are Paul Demany (55th place), Barry Greenstein (53rd), Bryan Devonshire (52nd), and Victor Ramdin (49th).

06-13-2009 14:50 UTC-12

Greenstein Gone

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Soon after returning from the break, a short-stacked Barry Greenstein had all of his chips in the middle with {J-Spades}

versus David Hart's {Q-Hearts}

. The board came {7-Clubs}

, and Greenstein is out. Hart is up to 95,000.

Tags: Barry Greenstein

06-13-2009 14:45 UTC-12

Recent Eliminations (55th-63rd)

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All of these players earn $2,896 for their finishes. (The player finishing 56th has yet to report to the payout desk.)

55th -- Paul Damany
57th -- Joseph Cordone
58th -- Michael Ellis
59th -- [Removed:14]
60th -- Larry Thomas
61st -- Craig Price
62nd -- Jerry Dunning
63rd -- Soheil Shamseddin

Level: 15

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-13-2009 13:21 UTC-12

Dinner Break

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Players are on a 60-minute break.

06-13-2009 13:11 UTC-12

Boeken Clubs Another

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Jason Tam and Noah Boeken just told us about a hand in which they were recently butting heads. Here's the story.

Tam had raised from the cutoff, Boeken three-bet from the button, the big blind came along, and Tam called as well. The flop came A-Q-6 with two clubs. It checked to Boeken who bet, the BB folded, Tam check-raised, and Boeken called.

The turn was a blank (i.e., not a club), and Boeken called Tam's bet. The river was the {3-Clubs}

. Tam bet, Boeken raised, and Tam made the crying call.

As had happened on that bubble hand earlier, Boeken had rivered the club flush -- he had {K-Clubs}

. When Tam said something about a bad beat, Boeken replied "That sort of thing happens to me all the time online."

Boeken has now pushed up beyond the 150,000-chip mark, while Tam still has 42,000. Tam is also still in good spirits, and wanted to say hello and thanks to his wife who he says let him play in the WSOP on the weekend.

Tags: Noah Boeken

06-13-2009 12:52 UTC-12

We're In the Money

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Noah Boeken raised from under the gun, and it folded back around to Kieu Duong who three-bet from the small blind. Boeken called. The flop came {2-Diamonds}

. Duong led out, and Boeken asked her how much she had left. A little over 8,000, came the reply. Boeken went ahead and raised, and they got the last of her chips in the middle.

Duong turned over {J-Hearts}

, and Boeken {A-Clubs}

. The turn came the {9-Diamonds}

, and Duong was still safe. But the river was the {9-Clubs}

, giving Boeken the flush and knocking Duong out in 64th. She got a big hug from a sheepish Boeken afterwards as a (small) consolation.

Boeken now has about 82,000.

Tags: Kieu Duong Noah Boeken

06-13-2009 12:44 UTC-12

Hand for Hand

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Katja Svendsen was just eliminated in 65th place, meaning we are just one elimination away from the cash.

The tournament is now being played hand for hand until the next player is knocked out.

Tags: Katja Svendsen

06-13-2009 12:36 UTC-12

Capture the Flag

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The tournament continues over in the back corner of the Brasilia Room, where along the back wall hang about twenty different flags representing different countries. Most are readily identifiable, although players at Table #243 have been spending the last few minutes trying to identify one in particular -- a blue-and-yellow vertically-striped one with a black trident in the center.

We've determined it is the national flag of Barbados over which they're puzzling. Not saying anything as yet, but if they start wagering on the issue we might change our minds.