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
Winner
Winning Hand
35
Prize
$625,682
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,406,400
Entries
256
Level Info
Level
6
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

Dustin Woolf Defeats Ryan Young

Dustin Woolf had two previous attempts to finish off Ryan Young but lost two all in preflop pots with the best hand - one with pocket queens vs. {Q-?} {J-?} and another with {A-?} {7-?} vs. {A-?} {2-?} .

In the final hand of their match, Young was all in after a flop of {K-Hearts} {5-Hearts} {5-Spades} . Young showed {K-?} {10-?} and was up against the {A-Hearts} {3-Hearts} of Woolf.

The board filled out {K-Hearts} {5-Hearts} {5-Spades} x {A-?} allowing Woolf to advance to the next round.

Swinging Back and Forth

In a roller coaster match, David Benefield is back down to 9,000 chips after having retaken the chip lead moments ago. In this last pot, he would up losing a race with {6-Hearts} {6-Diamonds}. Scott Augustine showed down {A-Hearts} {J-Spades} for the two overs. Augustine paired his jack on the flop, and Benefield could not improve. The chip stacks switch again, Benefield with 10,000 to Augustine's 50,000.

Mizrachi Grinded Out

Michael Mizrachi moved all in from the button for 15,000. Leo Wolpert looked down at {J-Clubs} {K-Hearts} and made the call. Mizrachi tabled {Q-Spades} {10-Hearts} with two live cards for his tournament life.

The board would frown on the Grinder though, coming {7-Hearts} {4-Hearts} {9-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} {5-Spades}. Wolpert's pair of jacks gets the job done, moving him on to round two without Michael Mizrachi.

Tags: Leo WolpertMichael Mizrachi

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 0

Spindler Takes Care of Hellmuth

Phil Hellmuth - Out
Phil Hellmuth - Out
Phil Hellmuth limped in from the button, and Benny Spindler put out a big stack of covering chips to put the Brat to the test. Hellmuth called all-in for his last 9,000.

Showdown
Hellmuth: {A-?} {K-?}
Spindler: {8-?}{7-?}

The flop was pretty good for Hellmuth, as the {J-?} {10-?} {4-?} gave both players a gutshot straight draw but changing nothing. The turn was not as safe though; a {7-?} peeled off to pair Spindler and leave Hellmuth drawing from behind. Another {J-?} 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.

Tags: Benny SpindlerPhil Hellmuth

Still in Progress

There are four really notable matches still going here in the Brasilia Room.

Benny Spindler vs. Phil Hellmuth
Ryan Young vs. Dustin Woolf
Anna Wroblewski vs. Kenny Tran
Eric Froehlich vs. Matt Hawrilenko

Level: 8

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 0