Event 54 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 2009 World Series of Poker

07-01-2009 08:55 UTC-12

Philippe Narboni Crippled; Eliminated in 24th Place ($19,848)

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Philippe Narboni moved all in from under-the-gun and Chris Bonita made the call. Action passed to Steve Rubinfeld who tanked before mucking ace-king face up.

Narboni: {9-Spades}

Bonita:

A flop of

put Bonita way in front, and Narboni couldn't catch up with the {5-Clubs}

and

. He was left with just 12,000 after the hand.

Narboni wasted no time in putting his short stack in the middle, getting in the next hand against Jon Christensen.

Narboni: {10-Spades}

Christensen: {k-Diamonds}

A board of {9-Clubs}

gave Christensen two pair, and sent Narboni home with $19,848.

07-01-2009 09:00 UTC-12

Paulo Nunes Eliminated in 23rd Place ($19,848)

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Paulo Nunes moved all in for 100,000 and got called by Matt Stern.

Nunes: {J-Clubs}

Stern:

A flop of

paired Stern and gave Nunes straight outs, but he couldn't connect as the board finished {9-Clubs}

. He left with $19,848.

07-01-2009 09:05 UTC-12

Wayne Chow Eliminated in 22nd Place ($19,848)

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Vivek Rajkumar moved all in from late position and Wayne Chow called all in for less from the button.

Rajkumar: {A-Clubs}

Chow:

Chow was well ahead before a flop of {A-Diamonds}

fell Rajkumar's way, and he couldn't catch up as the board finished {8-Hearts}

. He left with $19,848.

07-01-2009 09:09 UTC-12

Green Doubles Through Chaplin

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Brian Green moved all in from the cutoff and got called by Joseph Chaplin on the button.

Green: {3-Diamonds}

Chaplin:

A flop of

put Green in front, and Chaplin couldn't improve when the board finished {K-Diamonds}

. Green is up to 650,000 while Chaplin fell back to 780,000.

07-01-2009 09:14 UTC-12

Spagnuolo Doubles Through Rajkumar

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Mike Ratcliff made it 70,000 to play and Vivek Rajkumar pushed all in from the button. Action moved to John Spagnuolo in the small blind, who also moved all in. Ratcliff folded and we went to the flop heads up.

Spagnuolo: {J-Hearts}

Rajkumar:

A board of {8-Diamonds}

kept Spagnuolo in front and he doubled to 790,000. Rajkumar fell to just 90,000.

07-01-2009 09:16 UTC-12

Rajkumar Gets Some Back

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Not long after losing most of his chips, Vivek Rajkumar moved all in from late position and got called by Andrew Mallot in the small blind.

Rajkumar: {10-Hearts}

Mallot:

Mallot held on all the way to the river as the board ran {A-Spades}

. Rajkumar doubled to 245,000 after the hand.

07-01-2009 09:24 UTC-12

Matt Stern Eliminated in 21st Place ($19,848)

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Matt Stern moved all in on a flop of {3-Spades}

and got called by Tony Veckey.

Stern: {5-Hearts}

Veckey:

When the board finished {7-Spades}

, Stern went to the rail $19,848 richer.

07-01-2009 09:30 UTC-12

Steven Rubinfeld Eliminated in 20th Place ($19,848)

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Christopher Bonita made a standard raise from late position and Steven Rubinfeld moved all in from the button. Bonita called and we went heads up to the flop.

Bonita: {K-Hearts}

Rubinfeld: {10-Diamonds}

Rubinfeld fell behind immediately as the flop came {J-Hearts}

and he got no help as the last two cards came {5-Hearts}

. He left in 20th place with $19,848.

07-01-2009 09:36 UTC-12

Malott Doubles Through Rajkumar

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Andrew Malott made it 52,000 to go and Vivek Rajkumar flatted from the button.

Malott then bet 160,000 on a flop of {6-Clubs}

and Rajkumar shoved. Malott called and the hands were shown.

Malott: {K-Clubs}

Rajkumar:

When the board finished {5-Hearts}

, Malott's kings held and he doubled up.

07-01-2009 09:39 UTC-12

Christensen Crippled

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Joseph Chaplin raised to 55,000 from the cutoff before Christopher Bonita raised an additional 85,000 from the small blind. Action moved to Jon Christensen in the big blind, who moved all in.

Chaplin folded and Bonita called.

Christensen: {9-Spades}

Bonita:

When the board ran {4-Spades}

, Bonita's queens held and Christensen was left with just 5,000.