2009 World Series of Poker

Event 39 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j♦q♥
Prize
$657,969
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
2,715
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 2715
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Cantu On a Roll

Look out, field. Brandon Cantu is coming.

We walked past his table just in time to spot him calling down Mark Newhouse in a preflop all in. Newhouse showed pocket eights, and Cantu had two queens. The board improved neither player, and Cantu eliminated Newhouse.

Just moments later, Cantu opened a pot from middle position, raising it up to 13,100. A few seats down, Mimi Tran moved all in for about 45,000, and Cantu called her down as well. She showed {A-Diamonds} {10-Hearts}, in bad shape against her opponent's {A-Spades} {K-Clubs}. The board was empty: {4-Hearts} {6-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {3-Spades}, and Cantu's ace-king high took it down.

In the span of just two or three minutes, Cantu has eliminated two very dangerous players, leapfrogging to the top spot on the leader board with 485,000.

Tags: Brandon CantuMark NewhouseMimi Tran

More Frustration for Kang

Benjamin Kang looks to have doubled up since we last checked in on him, but he was just stymied again -- this time by Ray Davis.

Kang opened the pot for 10,500 from middle position. Action folded to Davis in the big blind, who quickly pushed a whole bunch of chips in the middle. The exact count was 54,000. Kang sighed, shooked his head, and pitched his cards to the dealer.

Tags: Benjamin Kang

Nam Le Multitabling

The player in the cutoff seat raised to 12,000 first into the pot. The player on the button moved all in with a big stack, and action came to Nam Le in the big blind. He went into the tank for a minute or so before making the overcall, committing his final 68,200 chips to the pot. The original raiser ducked out to let the two live players duke it out.

Showdown
Button: {Q-Clubs} {Q-Hearts}
Nam Le: {A-Clubs} {K-Hearts}

The flop was favorable for Le, giving him another king. In the end, the board read {8-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds} {3-Spades} {4-Clubs} {9-Hearts}. Le wins the race, doubling his way up to 144,000 or so.

It's quite an accomplishment for Le, who as we mentioned, is playing two Day 2's today. That ace-king double up bumped him back to a slightly above average stack here in Event #39. He's also still plugging along with 40,000 in Event #40.

Tags: Nam Le

A Banner Day

When you're running good, you're running good. Steve Banner called a 35,000-chip all-in raise from a player in early position. It was a coin flip situation, with Banner's {9-Clubs} {9-Spades} against the all-in player's {A-Hearts} {10-Hearts}. The board flopped and turned monsters for the all-in player, {A-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts} {2-Hearts} {A-Spades}. But the river was the dreaded two-outer, the {9-Diamonds}. It gave Banner another pot as we approach the next break.

Tags: Steve Banner

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

A Brutal Exit for Ta

[Removed:500] was all in for about 130,000 before the flop holding {A-Clubs} {K-Spades}, and he was looked up by big stack Conrad Monica who turned over the matching {A-Spades} {K-Clubs}. The two men appeared to be poised for a chop.

The flop drew a big reaction from the table though, coming down {J-Spades} {2-Spades} {Q-Spades} to give Ta the flush draw. The turn {J-Clubs} was a blank, but the {10-Spades} that hit the river was not. With four spades on board, Monica made the winning ace-high flush, knocking out [Removed:500] in the most brutal of ways. Monica, on the other hand, has surged toward the top of the board with 425,000.

Tags: Conrad Monica

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