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

06-29-2009 15:39 UTC-12

Page Takes a Small Pot from Kapalas

Georgios Kapalas raiases to 105,000 from middle position and Nathan Page makes the call from behind.

The flop comes {Q-Clubs}

. Kapalas checks and Page bets 100,000 to take the pot.

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

06-29-2009 15:49 UTC-12

Andrew Chen Doubles through Jason Helder

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Andrew Chen raises to 120,000 from middle position and Jason Helder reraises 190,000 more. Chen moves all in for 1,395,000 and Helder makes the call.

Chen: {A-Hearts}

Helder:

The board comes {J-Spades}

allowing Chen's ace-king to hold up. He doubles and moves to 3,400,000

Tags: Andrew Chen

06-29-2009 15:52 UTC-12

Chen Moves All In for the Second Hand in a Row

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Andrew Chen raises to 120,000 from early position and Georgios Kapalas reraises from the big blind. Chen promptly moves all in. As the new chip leader he as everyone (including Kapalas) covered.

Kapalas releases his hand and Chen takes another pot.

Tags: Andrew Chen

06-29-2009 15:55 UTC-12

Joh vs. Page

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Carsten Joh raises to 125,000 from early position and Nathan page makes the call from the big blind.

The flop comes {J-Diamonds}

and Page checks. Joh bets 160,000 to send Page into the tank for a few moments. Page mucks his hand and Joh takes it down.

Tags: Carsten Joh Nathan Page

06-29-2009 15:59 UTC-12

Kapalas Reraises Durand

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Thibaut Durand opens the pot for a raise and Georgios Kapalas raises 375,000 more from the cutoff. Action folds back around to Durand who mucks his hand.

Tags: Georgios Kapalas Thibaut Durand

06-29-2009 16:01 UTC-12

Crowe Gets No Action with Kings

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Action folds around to Owen Crowe who raises to 140,000 from his small blind. Carsten Joh folds and Crowe takes the pot.

He shows pocket kings as he rakes in the chips.

Tags: Owen Crowe

06-29-2009 16:05 UTC-12

Levy Min-Raises

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Thibaut Durand raises from under the gun to 125,000. Action folds around to Steven Levy in the small blind who min-raises to 250,000. Durand gives up his hand and Levy takes it down.

06-29-2009 16:12 UTC-12

Chen Wields Big Stack

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Action folds to Nate Page in the small blind who limps in. Andrew Chen moves all in from the big blind and Page folds.

06-29-2009 16:19 UTC-12

Chen Hits Quads; Nathan Page Eliminated in 9th Place ($80,894)

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Nathan Page raises to 110,000 from the cutoff and Andrew Chen moves all in. Action folds back around to Page who calls all in for 580,000.

Page: {A-Spades}

Chen:

The board comes {Q-Spades}

giving Chen quad nines to eliminate Page from the tournament in 9th place.

Chen extends his chip lead and moves to over 4,000,000.

Tags: Andrew Chen Nathan Page