2009 World Series of Poker

Event 34 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
$521,932
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
2,095
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 2095
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Ferguson Out of Chips

Andrew Teng put in a raise to 2,500 before the flop, and Chris "Jesus" Ferguson made the call from the big blind, committing nearly his whole stack to the pot.

The flop came {2-Diamonds} {K-Clubs} {K-Diamonds}, and Ferguson moved all in for less than 1,000. Teng was probably calling with any two cards, and definitely with his {K-Spades} {5-Diamonds}. Ferguson showed {2-Spades} {6-Diamonds}, drawing nearly dead. The {3-Hearts} and {9-Diamonds} filled out the board, and Jesus has been sent packing.

Tags: Andrew TengChris FergusonJesus

Poker Brat Bouncing Up and Down

Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth
After a flop of {3-Hearts}{7-Spades}{Q-Spades}, it checked to Scott Dorsch who raised to 2,500 from early position. Marcel Vonk called from the small blind, and the action was on Phil Hellmuth in the big blind.

"I was gonna smooth call," Hellmuth announced. "Now I gotta raise it up." He raised to 12,000, and Dorsch folded. Vonk then pushed all in for his last 18,000, and Hellmuth called.

Vonk showed {A-Spades}{J-Spades} for the nut flush draw, while Hellmuth {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} for top pair of queens. The turn was the {J-Hearts} and the river the {4-Hearts}, and Vonk is out.

Hellmuth was up to about 65,000 after that one, but immediately afterwards lost a big hand to Benjamin Scholl, knocking him back down to 25,000. Scholl is up to 100,000.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

A Cunning Call

Kim Frederiksen opened with a button raise to 3,200. In the small blind, Yves Grenon made the call, and action was on Allen Cunningham in the big blind. He elected to reraise the table, making it 11,200 straight. Frederiksen ducked out, but Grenon came along to the flop.

It came down {J-Hearts} {7-Hearts} {J-Clubs}, and both players checked. Fourth street brought the {K-Hearts} and a bet of 8,000 from Grenon. Cunningham made the call. The last card off was the {10-Hearts}. Grenon checked, then called it down when Cunningham fired 12,500 more chips.

"I just have a king," lamented Cunningham. Grenon turned over {4-Diamonds} {4-Hearts}, having run down the winning four-flush. Cunningham has slipped all the way back to 21,000.

Tags: Allen CunninghamYves Grenon

The Bubble Bursts

It sounds like a second player was indeed eliminated on that hand, meaning Mark Wilds and that player will be getting at least some money back for their ten-and-a-half levels' of work.

A short delay while various instructions are delivered to the players regarding getting paid.

Wilds' Time Comes to an End

Mark Wilds has been eliminated, but must now sit patiently while hands are being completed elsewhere, hopeful that another player will be knocked out as well and he might get at least a share of that 216th place money.

Hand for Hand

There are 217 players still alive in the tournament. The tournament will be played hand for hand until another is eliminated. If two players are knocked out during the same hand, those two will be splitting the prize money for 216th ($2,745).

Porter Avoids Disaster

Devin Porter managed not to lose all of his chips in a hand versus David "The Maven" Chicotsky in which Porter had pocket jacks, Chicotsky had pocket queens, and the board ended up coming out ten-high.

Some preflop action had built a pot of about 10,000. On the {7-Spades}{7-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} flop, Porter check-called Chicotsky's bet of 4,200. Both checked the {10-Clubs} on the turn. Then Porter check-called a bet of 6,500 after the river brought the {5-Diamonds}.

Chicotsky is up to 125,000. Porter still has 28,000.

Tags: David ChicotskyDevin Porter

Wasicka and Prust Chop

With the board showing {Q-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{10-Spades}{A-Clubs}, Brandon Prust bet 4,500 from the small blind, Paul Wasicka raised, Prust reraised all in, and Wasicka called. Prust turned over {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs} -- he'd flopped Broadway -- while Wasicka had gotten there on the turn with {K-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}.

The river was the {9-Diamonds}, and the pair chopped the pot. Wasicka is at 45,000, and Prust at 27,000.