and was against the 
of O'Dwyer.The board came
allowing O'Dwyer's jack high to hold up.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 29 - $10,000 World Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,406,400
Entries
256
Level
6
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 256
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and was against the of O'Dwyer.The board came
allowing O'Dwyer's jack high to hold up.
against the pocket queens of Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf.The board came
giving Young a full house and the pot. He doubled up and is now at 18,000 vs. Woolf's 42,000.
.Alvarado checked, and when Jaffe bet 2,200, he moved all in for 26,000. Jaffe made the call to put Alvarado at risk.
Showdown
Alvarado:
Jaffe:
Jaffe had the best hand with top pair, but Alvarado had a myriad of outs to the win. The
on the turn was a blank though, as was the that hit fifth street. Failing to catch up and make a hand, JC Alvarado has been eliminated, and Jonathan Jaffe is moving on.
Benny Spindler bet 5,300 from the button and Phil Hellmuth called. The river brought the
. Hellmuth checked and Spindler moved all in for 11,200. Hellmuth called and Spindler showed him 
for two pair. Hellmuth mucked his cards and is now down to 25,000. Spindler doubles to 35,000.
, and Steindl showed down 
. Lederer paired his eight on fourth street, but that card filled in Steindl's straight draw, and he has knocked off the gentle giant.
Level: 8
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 0
Benny Spindler vs. Phil Hellmuth
Ryan Young vs. Dustin Woolf
Anna Wroblewski vs. Kenny Tran
Eric Froehlich vs. Matt Hawrilenko
, and he was looked up by David Benefield who tabled 
.The board ran out
, safe for the at-risk Augustine. He has doubled his way into the lead, sitting with 47,000 to Benefield's 13,000.
Showdown
Hellmuth:
Spindler:
The flop was pretty good for Hellmuth, as the
gave both players a gutshot straight draw but changing nothing. The turn was not as safe though; a peeled off to pair Spindler and leave Hellmuth drawing from behind. Another paired the board on the river, and that's the end of Phil Hellmuth.Benny Spindler is a strong, strong heads-up player, and he has advanced to round two.
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 0
