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

Johns Finds Aces

What's this? Marc Naalden losing a pot?

Yes indeedy, whatever he was holding come the river of the {5-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} {5-Clubs} {K-?} board was no good when Ian Johns flipped {A-Clubs} {A-Spades}.

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}

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 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.

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.

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.