2009 World Series of Poker
Event 51 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
. It was heads up in a raised pot, and the hijack seat put out a bet of 13,000. Phong Huynh made the call, and the turn card brought the
. The hijack now moved all in for a total of 44,300. Huynh went deep into the tank before finally calling with
. It wasn't a great call; his opponent tabled the leading
. To Huynh's delight though, the
peeled off on the river to fill in his come-from-behind straight and send his opponent to the exit.Huynh is up to about 170,000 now.
fails to improve against his opponent's
. He will finish in the money, collecting $2,733.
. The button showed
.The board came
eliminating the button from the tournament. Alex Jacob - 66,000
Chris Cooke was one of those unfortunate bubble boys. Jeffrey Vanchiro opened with a raise from the button, and Cooke was in the unenviable position of looking down at
from the small blind. He moved all in for about 21,000, and Vanchiro called him down with
.The first four cards were safe, but the
on the river was all she wrote for Cooke.Those three players including Cooke were the final three non-cash finishers.
He's trying to make some announcements about getting paid out now, but it's significantly more difficult with the buzz at the tables. Finally, he did manage to get through the whole 'no electronics' spiel, and we're off into the money.