Event 29 - $10,000 World Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-13-2009 14:24 UTC-12

Lederer Won't Advance

[user66118]

Howard Lederer has been knocked out by Johannes Steindl. The Professor held {A-?}

, and Steindl showed down {5-?}

. Lederer paired his eight on fourth street, but that card filled in Steindl's straight draw, and he has knocked off the gentle giant.

Tags: Howard Lederer Johannes Steindl

06-13-2009 14:23 UTC-12

Spindler vs. Hellmuth: Spindler Doubles Up

[user111541]

On a board of {7-Clubs}

Benny Spindler bet 5,300 from the button and Phil Hellmuth called.

The river brought the {K-Diamonds}

. Hellmuth checked and Spindler moved all in for 11,200. Hellmuth called and Spindler showed him {A-Hearts}

for two pair.

Hellmuth mucked his cards and is now down to 25,000. Spindler doubles to 35,000.

Tags: Benny Spindler Phil Hellmuth

06-13-2009 14:11 UTC-12

Jaffe Kicks Out Alvarado

[user66118]

JC Alvarado has been knocked out courtesy of Jonathan Jaffe. Jaffe was the preflop raiser, pushing out 2,500 chips. Alvarado called, and the flop came {6-Spades}

.

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: {7-Spades}

Jaffe:

Jaffe had the best hand with top pair, but Alvarado had a myriad of outs to the win. The {2-Clubs}

on the turn was a blank though, as was the {10-Diamonds}

that hit fifth street. Failing to catch up and make a hand, JC Alvarado has been eliminated, and Jonathan Jaffe is moving on.

Tags: JC Alvarado Jonathan Jaffe

06-13-2009 14:10 UTC-12

Dustin Woolf vs. Ryan Young; Young Sucks Out to Double Up

[user111541]

After a series of raises, Ryan Young was all in for 9,000 with {Q-?}

against the pocket queens of Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf.

The board came {J-?}

giving Young a full house and the pot. He doubled up and is now at 18,000 vs. Woolf's 42,000.

Tags: Dustin Woolf Ryan Young

06-13-2009 14:06 UTC-12

Steve O'Dwyer Defeats Marco Traniello

[user111541]

Steve O'Dwyer raised enough to put a short stacked Marco Traniello all in. Traniello calls with {10-Diamonds}

and was against the {J-Hearts}

of O'Dwyer.

The board came {A-Hearts}

allowing O'Dwyer's jack high to hold up.

Level: 7

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 0

06-13-2009 14:05 UTC-12

The Dragon Burns Kelly

[user66118]

David Pham has just dispatched with Thomas Kelly. The two men saw an unraised flop of {10-Hearts}

. All of Kelly's chips went into the pot with {2-Spades}

, and Pham called him down with {K-Hearts}

. The

and

filled out the board, and Kelly has been knocked off.

David "The Dragon" Pham will play round two.

Tags: David Pham Thomas Kelly

06-13-2009 13:50 UTC-12

Hellmuth Gains No Ground

[user66118]

Phil Hellmuth called a raise of 1,800 chips before the flop, and he and his opponent played on the {K-Hearts}

flop. Hellmuth led out with 1,500 chips. Benny Spindler min-raised to 3,000, and Hellmuth called.

Fourth street was the {K-Spades}

. Hellmuth bet again, this time 2,000. Spindler went into the tank, long enough for the Brat to poke at him. "I'm gonna show you a bluff as soon as you call," he said. Sure enough, he called.

The river brought the {A-Hearts}

. Hellmuth checked this time, and the man across the table bet a healthy 7,000 chips. After just a moment to deliberate, Hellmuth called him down.

Both players tabled {J-?}