Event 36 - $2,000 No Limit Hold'em | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-20-2009 06:54 UTC-12

Event 36 Soon To Begin!

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Welcome back to the Rio for the live coverage of Event 36 - $2,000 No Limit Holdem.

Nearly 1,700 players took their seat in this tournament, and once the final seventeen return they will battle it down till just one is left standing.

Steven Tabb is well placed to take home his first bracelet with 1,086,000 in chips, however he will be closely guarded by Andrew Seden (995,000), Warren Woodall (881,000) and Pat Atchison (852,000).

Two females still remain in the final seventeen; Laurence Grondin (608,000) and Almira Skripchenko (407,000) are both in great shape to capture the first open ladies bracelet this year.

Action will be kicking off at 1pm local time, so make sure to stay logged on to PokerNews to catch every rivered flush, turned straight and flopped set as we battle down to a champion!

Level: 21

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

06-20-2009 08:03 UTC-12

Play Underway

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The cards are in the air for day three!

06-20-2009 08:03 UTC-12

Table Draw

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Table 150
Seat 1: Joe Morneau
Seat 2: Ken Lennaard
Seat 3: Anthony Roux
Seat 4: Pat Atchison
Seat 5: Tommy Chen
Seat 6: Almira Skripchenko
Seat 7: Laurence Grondin
Seat 8: Steven Tabb
Seat 9: Jack Powell

Table 151
Seat 1: Andrew White
Seat 2: Jordan Smith
Seat 3: Warren Woodall
Seat 4: Johnny Neckar
Seat 5: Adam White
Seat 6: Corwin Cole
Seat 7:
Seat 8: Jonathan Plens
Seat 9: Andrew Seden

06-20-2009 08:12 UTC-12

Atchison Off to a Fast Start

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Ken Lennaard raised to 36,000 from middle position and got called by Pat Atchison and Laurence Grondin from the big blind.

Action checked to Atchison who bet 70,000 on a flop of {K-Hearts}

. Grondin check-raised an additional 105,000, pushing Lennaard out. Atchison called and both players checked down the rest of the board which came {5-Spades}

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When Atchison showed {K-Spades}

, Grondin mucked.

06-20-2009 08:22 UTC-12

Andrew White Eliminated in 17th Place ($21,008)

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Andrew White raised to 36,000 from the cutoff and Jordan Smith pushed the action for 100,000 more from the button.

White reraised all in and Smith insta-called, showing {A-Spades}

. White had live cards with the {7-Hearts}

, but couldn't connect as the board came {2-Clubs}

. He left in 17th place with $21,008 while Smith has taken the chip lead with 1.6 million.

06-20-2009 08:40 UTC-12

Corwin Cole Eliminated in 16th Place ($21,008)

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Andrew Seden raised to 43,000 from early position and action checked to Corwin Cole on the button, who reraised to 150,000. Seden moved all in and Cole called.

Cole: {J-Hearts}

Seden:

When the board ran out {K-Diamonds}

, Seden's aces held and Cole left in 16th place with $21,008. Seden now has a stack of 1,350,000.

06-20-2009 08:56 UTC-12

Adam White Eliminated in 15th Place ($30,016)

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Action folded to Johnny Neckar who raised all in from the small blind. Adam White made the call from the big blind and was ahead with {8-Hearts}

vs. Neckar's {A-Spades}

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The flop of {10-Clubs}

kept White in the lead as did the {9-Clubs}

on the turn. The river was cruel though, bringing the {Q-Spades}

and counterfeiting White's hand. He left in 15th place with $30,016.

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

06-20-2009 09:07 UTC-12

Chen Doubles Through Woodall

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Warren Woodall made it 40,000 to go from the cutoff and Tommy Chen raised all in for an additional 105,000 from the big blind. Woodall made the call.

Chen: {A-Hearts}

Woodall:

When the board ran {5-Spades}

, Chen's kicker played and he doubled to 290,000. Woodall has 736,000.