2009 World Series of Poker
Event 51 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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The flop came
. Durand checked, the button bet 13,000 and Shelton called. Action was back on Durand who moved all in for 51,500. The big blind re-shipped and made it 95,500. Shelton called all in.Durand:
Flush draw with two undercards to the board. Running straight draw possibilities.Big blind:
Top two pairShelton:
Over pair to the board. The board filled out
giving Durand a flush and the main pot to triple up to 170,000. The big blind took the side pot and Kenneth Shelton is eliminated from the tournament.
. Action is on Steve Van Zadelhoff, and he checked. Cody Slaubaugh made a bet of 18,800, and Van Zadelhoff came along.The river was the
. Van Zadelhoff bet out this time, firing 24,000 chips at the pot. Slaubagh thought for a moment before moving all in, and Van Zadelhoff eventually released his hand, saving himself 47,000 chips. Slaubagh, on the other hand, is all the way up to 280,000, our apparent chip leader.
Action folded around to the big blind who raised to 6,000. Amnon Filippi reraised all in for 11,000 total from the small blind. The big blind folded and the button made the call.
Amnon:
Button:
The board came
eliminating Amnon Filippi from the tournament. He will collect $3,036 for his efforts.
Before the flop, Braband got it all in for about 63,000 against one other opponent. Braband held
, in fine shape for a double versus the of his opponent. When the board ran down 
, Braband did just that, doubling up to 132,000.
Kim:
Late Position:
The board came
giving Kim's opponent a pair of kings and the pot. Doug Kim, who finished in 7th place at the 2006 WSOP Main Event, is down to his last 13,000.
. Joe Reitman looked down at 
and moved all in over the top. When it folded back around to the pocket fives, he made the call to put Reitman on the ropes.The board ran dry, coming
. Failing to improve his overcards, Reitman has been sent to the exit.
before the flop. The Master looked to be donating a double up as he tabled , but the dealer had other ideas.The flop rolled out
to vault The Master into a huge lead. The 
on the turn opened the door though, as his opponent had picked up a flush draw. The river was a blank though, as the 
spelled the end for another player.With that knockout, Nguyen has moved up to 145,000 just in time to order another beer from the cocktail server.
