Brunson Knocks One Out; Voulgaris Doubles One Up

The field continues to slowly shrink, but not all of the short-stacked players are being eliminated. Todd Brunson got one player out by raising to 4,200 from early position and then calling when the big blind re-raised all in for 22,000 total. Brunson was in the lead with pocket jacks against his opponent's {A-?}

; even moreso when the flop came down {7-?}

. A

on the turn gave Brunson's opponent a temporary stay of execution, but he was eliminated with the river {2-?}

. Brunson has 155,000 chips as a result of the win.

Haralabos Voulgaris didn't have as much luck as Brunson. He had to pay off 18,000 to a short stack after getting all in with {A-Clubs}

against that player's {A-Diamonds}

. The

was a pretty good one for Voulgaris, but the {6-Hearts}

hit the turn to make two pair for his opponent. The river {3-Diamonds}

didn't improve Voulgaris enough to prevent him from losing the pot.

After paying off his opponent, Voulgaris grabbed the {6-Hearts}

and jokingly checked to see if it had been marked (Voulgaris is at Table 40, the table that has had some issues with marked cards). Voulgaris' stack remains significant, at approximately 190,000 chips.

Tags: Haralbos Voulgari Todd Brunson

2009 L.A. Poker Classic

2009 L.A. Poker Classic

Brunson Knocks One Out; Voulgaris Doubles One Up