2009 World Series of Poker

Event 13 - $2,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
$506,786
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$2,502,400
Entries
1,088
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Stammen Takes Huge Pot from Ahmadi

Keven Stammen -- Chip Leader
Keven Stammen -- Chip Leader
Bahado Ahmadi raised to 77,000 from under the gun, and it folded to Keven Stammen who made the call from the big blind.

The flop came {9-Spades}{5-Hearts}{3-Clubs}. Stammen checked, Ahmadi bet 110,000, and Stammen called.

The turn was the {A-Hearts}, and Stammen again checked. This time Ahmadi bet 175,000, and Stammen promptly check-raised to 600,000. Ahmadi called.

The river was the {4-Hearts}. Stammen fired out 600,000, and Ahmadi called.

Stammen showed {9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for the flopped two pair, and Ahmadi mucked. Stammen is the overwhelming chip leader now with 3.7 million, while Ahmadi tumbles to 670,000.

Tags: Keven Stammen

Reily Wins a Couple

Bahador Ahmadi open-raised on the button to 72,000, and Torrey Reily reraised all in from the small blind for 312,000 total. Angel Guillen folded, then Ahmadi thought a bit before making the call.

Ahmadi wasn't pleased when he saw Reily's hand -- {A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}. That's because Guillen had {A-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}.

The board came {9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{4-Spades}{5-Hearts}{4-Spades}, and Reily doubled up.

On the next hand, Reily came over the top of a Keven Stammen raise and took another pot. Reily is now up to 775,000.

Tags: Torrey Reily

How's My Image?

Torrey Reily had dropped to 294,000 -- less than ten big blinds -- when he just now pushed all in from the cutoff. That was the first time in 40 hands he'd voluntarily entered a pot.

Angel Guillen looked him over for a while from the button before folding. Shawn Glines folded quickly from the small blind. And Keven Stammen smiled for a moment, then gave up his big blind.

The Life of Reily

Has lately been one of folding and watching others, for the most part.

Looking back through our notes, we're seeing Torrey Reily played one hand soon after the ten-handed final table began, but hasn't voluntarily put a chip in the middle since we've gone to nine-handed.

Reily is still hanging on with 353,000.

Down to Five

We've only played 33 hands since going to the ten-handed final table, and we've already lost five players. Here are the counts at the moment:

Keven Stammen -- 2.25 million
Angel Guillen -- 2.19 million
Bahador Ahmadi -- 2.05 million
Shawn Glines -- 1.425 million
Torrey Reily -- 380,000

Antoine Berube Eliminated in 6th Place ($75,547)

Antoine Berube - 6th Place
Antoine Berube - 6th Place
Shawn Glines raised to 75,000 under the gun, and Antoine Berube reraised all in from middle position for 338,000 more. It folded back to Glines who made the call, turning over {9-Clubs}{9-Spades} versus Berube's {A-Spades}{J-Diamonds}.

The board came {10-Spades}{6-Spades}{5-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{2-Hearts}, and Glines' nines won the pot. Berube is out in 6th, and Glines pushes up to 1.425 million.

Tags: Antoine Berube

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

Oktay Altinbas Eliminated in 7th Place ($59,356)

Oktay Altinbas - 7th Place
Oktay Altinbas - 7th Place
Angel Guillen opened with a raise to 60,000 from the button, and Oktay Altinbas instantly reraised from the small blind to 300,000. Guillen pushed all in, and Altinbas called with the last of his chips.

Altinbas tabled {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}, and Guillen turned over {J-Clubs}{J-Spades}. The board came {A-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{8-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{2-Clubs}, and Altinbas is out in 8th.

"It's been good... congratulations, everyone!" said the smiling Altinbas as he put on his jacket to leave.

Guillen now is in the lead with 2.32 million.

Tags: Oktay Altinbas