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

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 13:16 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 13:19 UTC-12

The Cavalry is Here

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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 13:25 UTC-12

Ian Johns Eliminated in 3rd Place ($77,576)

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Ian Johns doubled up to 150,000 after his {Q-Diamonds}

finally stayed ahead of a dominated hand -- namely the {Q-Clubs}

in the hands of Marc Naalden -- on a {Q-Spades}

board.

But Naalden took all those chips back again a hand or two later when his continued betting on the {10-Clubs}

board forced Johns to lay it down on the river.

So Johns was down to 30,000 when he moved in on the button. Both players called, and they checked down the {A-Diamonds}

board until Naalden bet out on the river; Cowley folded.

Naalden turned over {3-Clubs}

again which had this time made a flush, and Johns just mucked as he exited in third place.

Tags: Ian Johns Marc Naalden

06-21-2009 13:26 UTC-12

Heads Up

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This really doesn't seem very fair at all now.

Steven Cowley: 325,000
Marc Naalden: 2.3 million

Tags: Heads Up

06-21-2009 13:31 UTC-12

Now We've Got a Game

[user46392]

Cowley raised his button and Naalden reraised; call.

Naalden bet out on every street of the {A-Hearts}

board and Cowley just called until the river, when he raised. Naalden called, but he just mucked when Cowley turned over {Q-Diamonds}

.

Cowley's up to 500,000, but no feeling sorry for Naalden -- he's still on over 2 million.

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 0

06-21-2009 13:34 UTC-12

Cowley Not Cowering

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Steven Cowley is putting up an impressive resistance and is up to 750,000 after his {8-Clubs}

turned into a full house on the river of the {4-Spades}

board. Naalden just mucked.

06-21-2009 13:40 UTC-12

Cowley in Serious Contention

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Wow, the stacks are evening up and the Dutch rail has gone very quiet and tense.

Cowley raised from the button and Naalden reraised. Call.

Naalden bet out on the {8-Spades}