2009 World Series of Poker

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

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j♣j♠
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
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Two Pair Okay for Oktay

Shamus
Shamus
Oktay Altinbas limped in from the cutoff, Gregg Merkow completed from the small blind, and Kirill Gerasimov checked from the BB. The flop came {A-Spades}{8-Spades}{2-Clubs}, and the blinds checked to Altinbas who bet 20,000. Merkow check-raised to 60,000, Gerasimov folded, then Altinbas pushed all in for his last 120,000 or so. Merkow called, turning over A-10, but Altinbas was ahead with A-8.

The turn was the {K-Hearts} and the river the {4-Hearts}, and Altinbas doubles to 285,000. Merkow falls back under 800,000 on that one.

Tags: Oktay Altinbas

Bahador Means Business

Shamus
Shamus
Bahador Ahmadi
Bahador Ahmadi
Bahador Ahmadi raised to 32,000 from late position, Angel Guillen reraised to 81,000 from the cutoff, and when it folded back to Ahmadi he repopped it to 242,000, causing Guillen to skedaddle.

Ahmadi showed his hand -- {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}. Both are close in chips at the moment with Guillen at about 750,000 and Ahmadi about 720,000. Gregg Merkow remains the leader with over 900,000.

Tags: Bahador Ahmadi

Phil Ivey Eliminated in 18th Place ($18,467)

Shamus
Shamus
Phil Ivey - 18th Place
Phil Ivey - 18th Place
It folded to Ivey who pushed all in with his last 36,000 from the button. Then Romeo Piro reraised in from the small blind, causing Oktay Altinbas to get out of the way.

Piro {A-Spades}{J-Spades}
Ivey {Q-Spades}{10-Spades}

The board came {A-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{3-Spades}, and Piro is the one who will get to say he knocked out Ivey. "That's why you pushed me out," said Altinbas to Piro. "You wanted the title."

Piro now has 260,000.

Tags: Phil Ivey

Small Double Up for Ivey

Shamus
Shamus
In his second hand back, Phil Ivey was in the big blind. The table folded around to Angel Guillen in the small blind, who decided to play. With almost no chips left after posting the BB and ante, Ivey was looking to double up or go home.

Guillen had {9-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}, and Ivey {K-Spades}{2-Clubs}. The board came {Q-Spades}{4-Spades}{5-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}, and Ivey survives. He now has about 50,000.

Tags: Phil Ivey

Ivey Arrives

Shamus
Shamus
Ivey is here, and is taking his seat at Table #150. Let's see what he can do with those 25,000 chips he has left.

Looks like first hand back he's going to be under the gun.

Tags: Phil Ivey

Seating Assignments for Final Two Tables

Shamus
Shamus
With the first two eliminations, they have redrawn to be reseated around the final two tables. Here's how the players have been arranged:

Table #150
Seat 1 -- Bahador Ahmadi
Seat 2 -- Angel Guillen
Seat 3 -- Phil Ivey (still not here)
Seat 4 -- Romeo Piro
Seat 5 -- Oktay Altinbas
Seat 6 -- Philip Sousa
Seat 7 -- Gregg Merkow
Seat 8 -- Kirill Gerasimov
Seat 9 -- Garrett Beckman

Table #151
Seat 1 -- Jeff Tunkel
Seat 2 -- Matthew Lynn
Seat 3 -- Keven Stammen
Seat 4 -- Roland de Wolfe
Seat 5 -- Qinghai Pan
Seat 6 -- Brett Switzer
Seat 7 -- Antoine Berube
Seat 8 -- Shawn Glines
Seat 9 -- Torrey Reily

Altinbas Cracks Ahmadi's Aces

Shamus
Shamus
Oktay Altinbas open-shoved all in for 115,000 from the cutoff, and Bahador Ahmadi called from the big blind. Ahmadi had woken up with {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}, while Altinbas was in tough shape with {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}.

The flop came {J-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{8-Spades}, and Altinbas was still alive. And the turn brought the {10-Clubs}, giving him the straight. The river was a meaningless {5-Diamonds}, and Altinbas doubles to 250,000. Ahmadi now has 645,000.

Tags: Bahami AhmadiOktay Altinbas

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