Event 38 - $2,000 Limit Hold'em | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-21-2009 14:52 UTC-12

Off We Go

[user46392]

No more of this back and forth, please, remaining two -- let's see one or the other win it this level...

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 0

06-21-2009 14:34 UTC-12

20 Minute Break

[user46392]

Naalden: 1,510,000
Cowley: 1,170,000

06-21-2009 14:34 UTC-12

He must have missed being chip leader, after being that way since yesterday evening -- Naalden seems to have snuck the chip lead back after pushing Cowley off a pot with a raise on the river of the {9-Diamonds}

board.

06-21-2009 14:25 UTC-12

Back to Even - Or Are They?

[user46392]

Cowley raised the button and then called the reraise from Naalden. Naalden bet out on the {3-Diamonds}

flop and check-called on the {Q-Hearts}

turn. He check-called again on the {4-Hearts}

river -- and mucked when Cowley tabled {4-Diamonds}

for two pair.

Cowley's won another hand since then, and it looks as though he has, for the first time, got himself the chip lead.

06-21-2009 14:20 UTC-12

Cowley Once More a Millionaire

[user46392]

Steven Cowley is back up to a cool one million after his {K-Hearts}

stayed good against Naalden's {K-Diamonds}

on the

board.

Naalden remains the leader on 1.7 million.

This might go to dinner break at this rate.

06-21-2009 14:14 UTC-12

Cowley Fights Back

[user46392]

Cowley is refusing to lie down and take it -- he pushed Naalden off a pot with a bet on the river of a {J-Hearts}

board. Cowley showed him {K-Diamonds}

.

06-21-2009 14:12 UTC-12

Naalden Strikes Again

[user46392]

Naalden took down a very small pot with a check-raise on the {9-Diamonds}

flop, pushing Cowley down to just 600,000.

06-21-2009 14:11 UTC-12

Cowley Trips Up as Naalden Trips Up

[user46392]

Steven Cowley has got very close on a number of occasions now, but he's been unable to sneak into the lead at any point and he's now back down to 700,000.

Naalden raised his button and Cowley called. A raising war exploded on the {2-Diamonds}

flop but cooled come the {4-Diamonds}

turn, on which Cowley bet out and Naalden just flatted. Cowley bet out again on the {8-Hearts}

river and called a riase from Naalden, but mucked when Naalden oturned over {3-Spades}

for trips.

Naalden takes the pot and is back up to 1.9 million. The railers have started cheering again.

06-21-2009 14:05 UTC-12

Even Stevens

[user46392]

Wow, and now they're even again.

Marc Naalden raised his button and Steven Cowley called.

Cowley bet out on the {2-Spades}

flop and Naalden called; he bet out again on the {K-Diamonds}

turn and this time Naalden raised. Cowley re-popped, and Naalden called to see a {K-Hearts}

river. Both players checked, and Cowley turned over {J-Clubs}

for a full house. Naalden mucked, and the counts now stand at Naalden 1.5 million, while Cowley is only just behind on 1.2 million.

Tags: Marc Naalden Steven Cowley