Event 45 - $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-24-2009 18:06 UTC-12

Masaaki Kagawa Eliminated in 25th Place ($24,066)

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Michiel Brummelhuis raised to 25,000 from under the gun and Mike Kamran flat called from behind. Masaaki Kagawa then reraised from middle position all in for 54,000. Brummelhuis reraised to isolate and got his wish when Kamran got out of the way.

Brummelhuis: {8-Hearts}

Kagawa:

The board came {9-Spades}

giving Brummelhuis a full house and the pot.

Brummelhuis - 545,000
Kagawa - 25th place

Tags: Masaaki Kagawa Michiel Brummelhuis

06-24-2009 18:06 UTC-12

Daniel Drescher Eliminated in 26th Place ($24,066)

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First in from the hijack seat, Daniel Drescher raised it up to 30,000, the remainder of his stack. John Kabbaj called from the cutoff, and chip leader Bryn Kenney came along as well.

With two live players trying for the knockout, the flop rolled out {8-Clubs}

. Kenney led out with a bet of 40,000, and Kabbaj made the call. The turn came the {10-Spades}

and both players checked. The river brought the {4-Clubs}

. Kenney put in another bet -- 66,000 this time -- and Kabbaj again called.

Kenney showed {A-Clubs}

for triple eights, but it was no good. Kabbaj tabled the winning {K-Clubs}

, having chased down his flush on the river. Drescher couldn't show anything better, and he slipped his cards into the muck, wished his table luck, and walked to the payout desk.

Kenney - 845,000
Kabbaj - 615,000

Tags: Bryn Kenney Daniel Drescher John Kabbaj

06-24-2009 18:02 UTC-12

Keith Lehr Eliminated in 27th Place ($24,066)

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Keith Lehr has become the first in-the-money bustout.

He was crippled one hand earlier in a confrontation with Michael Kamran. On a board of {2-Diamonds}

, Lehr dropped a big chunk of chips with {10-Diamonds}

against his opponent's {A-Diamonds}

.

Just moments later, Lehr got all in from the cutoff seat holding {A-Diamonds}

. Ken Lennaard was on the button, and he called him down with {A-Clubs}

. The flop was a scary {Q-Clubs}

to give Lennaard the flush draw. The turn blanked {K-Hearts}

, but the river was the crushing {9-Clubs}

. With his aces cracked Keith Lehr has hit the rail in 27th place.

Tags: Keith Lehr Ken Lennaard Michael Kamran

06-24-2009 17:57 UTC-12

Assigned Seats

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After the redraw, here's the way our final three tables are laid out:

Table 58
Seat 1: Billy Kopp
Seat 2: Eric Baldwin
Seat 3: Daniel Drescher
Seat 4: John Kabbaj
Seat 5: Luke Staudenmaier
Seat 6: Isaac Haxton
Seat 7: Bryn Kenney
Seat 8: Kirill Gerasimov
Seat 9: Keven Stammen

Table 61
Seat 1: Sam Simon
Seat 2: Mohsin Charania
Seat 3: Justin Young
Seat 4: Erik Seidel
Seat 5: Eugene Todd
Seat 6: Jason Lester
Seat 7: Florian Langmann
Seat 8: Davidi Kitai
Seat 9: Darryll Fish

Table 64
Seat 1: Keith Lehr
Seat 2: Masaaki Kagawa
Seat 3: Ken Lennaard
Seat 4: J.C. Alvarado
Seat 5: Gary Rabin
Seat 6: Vanessa Rousso
Seat 7: Thomas Pettersson
Seat 8: Michiel Brummelhuis
Seat 9: Michael Kamran

06-24-2009 17:55 UTC-12

Redraw

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Play pauses for a few moments while the 27 remaining players redraw seats.

06-24-2009 17:53 UTC-12

Michael Pesek Bubbles in 29th Place

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From the button, Bryn Kenny raised to 26,000 and Michael Pesek called from the big blind. The flop canme {9-Diamonds}

. After a check from Pesek, Bryn Kenney bet out for 33,000. After thinking for about three or four minutes, Pesek finally announced a check-raise and made it pot.

Kenney thought for only a fraction of the time Pesek did and moved him all in. Pesek was forced to call for his last few thousand chips and showed {K-Diamonds}

for just king-high.

Kenney's read was dead on - he flipped {K-Clubs}

for middle pair.

The board filled out {9-Diamonds}

, giving Kenney kings and sixes to win the pot.

Michael Pesek bubbles after his bold bluff, propelling Kenney to a commanding chip lead with 980,000.

Tags: Bryn Kenney Michael Pesek

06-24-2009 17:42 UTC-12

Chips Changing Hands

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Under the gun, Keith Lehr made the opening raise to 25,000. Action came around to the button, and Michiel Brummelhuis reraised to 80,000. Not to be outdone, J.C. Alvarado moved all in from the small blind, sticking the remainder stack into the middle of the table.

"Wow!" Lehr said instantly. He asked J.C. how much his all in was. It was exactly 200,000, and it had Lehr covered by just a few thousand. "Give me a sec. This is a big hand..." After several minutes of careful thought, he opted to lay it down. Brummelhuis had enough chips to call, and he was getting a huge price to do so.

"Oh my god," said Brummelhuis. "I hope my ace is live." First to show, Alvarado tabled {J-Spades}

. Brummelhuis' ace was indeed live as he turned over {A-Diamonds}

. Lehr was awestruck. "I had the best hand," he lamented. "I had queens."

The board wouldn't provide much of a sweat as it ran down clean for Alvarado: {9-Hearts}

. Brummelhuis takes his first major hit of this tournament, dropping to 420,000 and letting Alvarado sneak past him with his 435,000.

Tags: J.C. Alvarado Keith Lehr Michiel Brummelhuis

06-24-2009 17:32 UTC-12

Mike Kamran's Turn to Double Through Rousso

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Action folded around to Vanessa Rousso in the small blind, who limped in. Mike Kamran checked his option from the big blind.

The flop came {9-Spades}

. Rousso lead out for 15,000, Kamran raised pot and Rousso moved him all in. Kamran called.

Rousso: {9-Clubs}

Kamran:

The board filled out {9-Spades}

, pairing Kamran's jack on the river, giving him the pot.

Kamran - 230,000
Rousso - 260,000

Tags: Michael Kamran Vanessa Rousso

06-24-2009 17:31 UTC-12

Jordan Smith Can't Climb Back

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Jordan Smith had half of his stack in the pot with the big blind of 10,000, and he would get the other half in the pot preflop. Keven Stammen and Jason Lester were the ones trying to do him in.

The board would come down {6-Hearts}

. Smith held {A-Diamonds}

for the airball. Stammen showed down the winner with {Q-Hearts}

, and that's the end of Jordan Smith.

With his elimination, the 28 remaining players are now squarely on the money bubble. We'll be dealing hand-for-hand until it bursts.

Tags: Jordan Smith

06-24-2009 17:26 UTC-12

Pair That Kicker

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Keven Stammen opened the pot to 25,000 from middle position. On the button, Jordan Smith (the second shortest stack left) moved all in for 86,000. Florian Langmann (the shortest) overcalled all in for his final 66,000 from the small blind, and Stammen got out of the way.

Showdown
Smith: {A-Spades}

Langmann:

The board came lucky for the German: {J-Diamonds}

. Coming from behind to pair his queen, Langmann has notched a double up and then some. He's on 172,000 now, while Jordan Smith is officially in the danger zone with just 20,000 left.

Tags: Florian Langmann Jordan Smith Keven Stammen