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

06-21-2009 13:19 UTC-12

The Cavalry is Here

[user46392]

Good lord, the rail has got that little bit louder since EPT Grand Final winner Pieter de Korver turned up with a couple of scantily clad lovelies and started singing at the rail. They're very excitable, these Dutch folk.

Tags: Pieter de Korver

06-21-2009 13:16 UTC-12

Ian Flushing Chips Down the Johns

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Ian Johns is down to a mere 50,000 after losing two hands in a row, both times his chips heading into the mammoth stack of Marc Naalden.

First up, he folded to a check-raise from Naalden on the turn of an {A-Diamonds}

board; down to 195,000.

Then he was most unfortunate to smack his {A-Hearts}

into the mighty, er, {3-Hearts}

of Naalden -- Naalden spiked a three, and Johns was nearing the felt.

06-21-2009 13:11 UTC-12

Tommy Hang Eliminated in 4th Place ($54,182)

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Marc Naalden raised his cutoff and Tommy Hang reraised from the button; call.

Naalden check-called Hang's bet on the {3-Spades}

flop and then bet out on the {5-Diamonds}

turn. Hang went all in for his last 70,000, Naalden called, and Tommy was all Hanged out to dry.

Hang: {A-Spades}

Naalden:

River:

To good-natured but frankly rather ungentlemanly celebration from the sizable Dutch rail, Hang is bust, and the Needle King is up to over 2 million.

Tags: Marc Naalden Tommy Hang

06-21-2009 13:06 UTC-12

Lucky Sevens for Naalden

[user46392]

Steven Cowley raised his button and Marc Naalden called from the big blind. Both players checked the {6-Diamonds}

flop, and Naalden bet out on the {8-Hearts}

turn and again on the {8-Clubs}

river; both times Cowley called.

Cowley just mucked, however, when Naalden turned over pocket {7-Spades}

.

06-21-2009 13:03 UTC-12

Hang Down

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Tommy Hang is down to 190,000 and Ian Johns is up to 240,000 after Hang was forced to fold to a bet from Johns on the river of the {9-Clubs}

board.

06-21-2009 12:58 UTC-12

Cowley's Coming Back

[user46392]

And now, as though he's suddenly decided to give someone else a chance, Marc Naalden has boosted Steven Cowley's stack to 625,000.

Naalden raised his button and both Tommy Hang in the small blind and Steven Cowley in the big blind called.

The {7-Hearts}

flop checked around to Naalden who bet; Hang folded but Cowley raised. Call.

Cowley bet out on the {4-Spades}

turn and Naalden raised -- and after a while, Cowley three-bet. Naalden called, and then called again when Cowley bet out on the {Q-Hearts}

river.

Cowley turned over {7-Spades}

to take the pot; Naalden flashed the {2-Clubs}

.

06-21-2009 12:51 UTC-12

Hang Up

[user46392]

A bit of a recovery for Tommy Hang.

He called Marc Naalden's small blind raise from the big blind, and Naalden check-called Hang's bets all the way down the {4-Clubs}