2009 World Series of Poker

Event 38 - $2,000 Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q8
Prize
$190,770
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Entries
446
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

Keating's Turn to Hand His Chips to Naalden

Naalden's taken a chunk out of Keating this time, calling Keating's button raise with {5-Spades} {8-Hearts} in the big blind and then finding that Keating couldn't beat it after they checked down the {J-Diamonds} {10-Hearts} {K-Spades} {5-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} board.

Keating: down to 130,000
Naalden: "runnning over the table" doesn't even begin to describe it

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 0

No Stopping Naalden

Could Tommy soon be Hanging up his sunglasses?
Could Tommy soon be Hanging up his sunglasses?
No better luck for Tommy Hang -- he's down to 119,000 with the rest of his stack going to, you've guessed it, Marc Naalden.

Naalden made up the small blind and Hang checked; they saw a {4-Spades} {8-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} flop. Naalden bet out but Hang raised; he called and they saw a {5-Diamonds} turn.

Naalden now check-raised and Hang called him, and then Naalden bet out on the {A-Spades} river. Hang called, but couldn't beat Naalden's {A-Clubs} {2-Diamonds}.

Naalden is up to 1.7 million.

Tags: Marc NaaldenTommy Hang

Johns Dips, Then Doubles

Ian Johns was down to 70,000 after calling a river bet from Steven Cowley on a {K-Clubs} {A-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} {10-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} board but then mucking to Cowley's {A-Clubs} {J-Diamonds}.

He doubled back through Cowley a few hands later though when his {A-Spades} {10-Clubs} came good against Cowley's {A-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} on the {6-Clubs} {10-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} board, Johns all in on the flop.

WTF is Going on Here?

Tommy Hang raised under the gun and got looked up by golden Marc Naalden in the big blind.

Both players checked the {A-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} flop and Naalden bet out on the {J-Diamonds} turn; Hang flatted. Again Naalden bet the {Q-Hearts} river and Hang called.

Check this out:

Hang: {A-?} {K-?} for flopped aces and a rivered straight
Naalden: {10-?} {Q-?} for flopped trips and a rivered full house

A very amused Hang stood up and approached his railers. "What the f*** is going on here?" he laughed.

Keating Pretty

Alex Keating's stack had dwindled to just 90,000, all of which made its way into the middle preflop in a raising war with Steven Cowley.

Cowley: {A-Hearts} {K-Spades}
Keating: {6-Spades} {6-Hearts}

Board: {9-Spades} {3-Hearts} {5-Spades} {9-Hearts} {5-Hearts}

Sixes hold up, and Keating doubles to 200,000.

It's 420, Time to Hang Loose

Tommy Hang raised under the gun and Marc Naalden, obviously, called out of the big blind to see a {6-Clubs} {J-Spades} {A-Spades} flop. There followed a crazy raising war, resulting in it being capped, and they saw a {5-Clubs} turn. Naalden bet out and Hang called, and again on the {5-Diamonds} river. They flipped their cards.

Naalden: {J-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} for flopped two pair
Hang: made a higher two pair with {A-Diamonds} {8-Hearts}

What's this? A chink in the Naalden armour? Hang is up to 420,000.

Keating Dips

Alex Keating has taken a small hit, getting involved in a hand not involving mega chip monster Marc Naalden.

Keating raised under the gun and got called by Tommy Hang and Steven Cowley in the blinds. All three checked down the {5-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {A-Hearts} {5-Spades} {Q-Clubs} board until the river when Cowley bet. Keating called and Hang folded; Keating then proceeded to muck when Cowley turned over {A-Clubs} {J-Hearts}
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