Event 51 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-29-2009 10:09 UTC-12

Updated Chip Counts

Chip counts for all of the final 17 players have been updated as of the redraw and can be found under the "Chip Counts" tab.

The average chip stack is 736,000.

06-29-2009 10:14 UTC-12

Action Slows

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After a flurry of eliminations in the first hour and a half, action has slowed for the first time today.

06-29-2009 10:26 UTC-12

Georgios Kapalas raises from under the gun to 53,000. Action folds around to Thibaut Durand on the button who reraises to 178,000. The blinds fold and Kapalas makes another reraise to 578,000. Durand folds quickly and Kapalas takes it down.

Kapalas - 1,508,000
Durand - 1,520,000

06-29-2009 10:29 UTC-12

Mike Matern Eliminated in 17th Place ($27,939)

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From late position Diego Vilela moves all in and Mike Matern calls all in from the big blind.

Vilela: {K-Clubs}

Matern:

The board comes {K-Diamonds}

eliminating Mike Matern from the tournament.

Diego Vilela had him just barely covered and moves up to 565,000.

06-29-2009 10:33 UTC-12

Break Time

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As level 22 comes to a close, the 16 remaining players take a 20-minute break.

Level: 23

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

06-29-2009 10:55 UTC-12

Play Resumes

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Players return from break to level 23 with blinds of 12,000 - 24,000 with a 3,000 chip ante.

06-29-2009 11:04 UTC-12

Updated Chip Counts

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Chip counts have been updated as of the start of level 23. The current chip leader is Thibaut Durand with 1,810,000. The short stack is Andrew Chen with 355,000.

For a full listing of chip counts, please check the "chip counts" tab on the right.

06-29-2009 11:07 UTC-12

Jesse Haabak Eliminated in 16th Place ($27,939)

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Steven Levy opens the pot for a raise from the cut off. Jesse Haabak pushes all in from the small blind for about 500,000 and Levy calls immediatly.

Haabak: {4-Clubs}