Guetti Gets There
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, and he was in trouble versus the 
of Johnny Chan. The board ran down 
, giving Guetti the king-high straight and the double up. He's back close to 52,000 now, still trailing Chan.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 29 - $10,000 World Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,406,400
Entries
256
Level
6
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
, and he was in trouble versus the of Johnny Chan. The board ran down , giving Guetti the king-high straight and the double up. He's back close to 52,000 now, still trailing Chan.
Match Updates
Jamin Stokes - 66,000
Matt Hawrilenko - 60,000
Robert McLaughlin - 60,000
Dustin Woolf - 105,000
Richard Anthony - 15,000
Bertrand "ElkY Grospellier - 80,000
James D'Ambrosio - 40,000
Olav von Prince - Advances
John Juanda - Eliminated
Jason Mercier Moves On
. Jason Mercier called very quickly, tabling 
.Right in the door came the
, filling out a flop of 
. Mercier sunk back in his chair with a half-defeated look on his face. "Jack," called Mercier, and his wish was granted as Troy, the dealer, spiked the 
on the turn. The 
filled out the board, and Jason Mercier has knocked off Petersen to move on to the third round.He waited until "Thanks, Troy," said Mercier with a big smile. We'll see him back here tomorrow.
Level: 6
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 0
Justin "BoostedJ" Smith Defeats Hoyt Corkins
against the 
of Justin Smith.The board ran out
giving Smith the nut flush and the pot. He eliminates Hoyt Corkins and advances to the next round.
Michael Baxter vs. Jared Ingles; Baxter Doubles
There Are Winners and There Are Losers
Match Updates
Jonathan Aguiar - 70,000
Lex Veldhuis - 92,000
William Thorson - 28,000
Steve Zolotow - 90,000
Anton Allemann - 30,000
Kenny Tran - 80,000
Evan Roberts - 40,000
Emil Patel - 55,000
Vanessa Rousso - 65,000
Mike Caro - 85,000
Joe Cappello - 35,000
Veldhuis Can't Close it Out; Thorson Emerges Victorious
On the final hand, Veldhuis made his move with
, and it was bad timing as Thorson found 
. A third queen came on the flop, but it arrived with two hearts as well. Thorson managed to dodge a third heart though, claiming the victory and advancing on to Day 2.
David Pham Makes Day 2
