2009 World Series of Poker

Event 2 - $40,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 4
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Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♠a♥
Prize
$1,891,012
Event Info
Buy-in
$40,000
Entries
201
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
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Hand #19 - Ted Forrest Eliminated in 9th Place ($230,317)

Shamus
Shamus
Ted Forrest - 9th Place
Ted Forrest - 9th Place
Vitaly Lunkin has the button. It folded around to Ted Forrest who completed from the small blind. Noah Schwartz then raised to 400,000 from the big blind, enough to put Forrest all in. Forrest thought a moment, then made the call.

Forrest {J-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Schwartz {3-Spades}{3-Clubs}

The flop came all spades {9-Spades}{K-Spades}{2-Spades}. Forrest had picked up a gutshot draw in addition to his overs, but he didn't want to see a fourth spade come. The turn was the {8-Hearts}, giving Forrest still more straight outs.

The river was the {4-Diamonds}, and Forrest was eliminated. Forrest wins $230,317 for finishing ninth. Schwartz now has 730,000.

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Hand #18 - Dani Stern Doubles Through Lex Veldhuis

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Dani "Ansky" Stern
Dani "Ansky" Stern
Dani Stern has the button in Seat 8. Lex Veldhuis raises to 175,000 from the cutoff, Dani Stern moves all in for 1,455,000 total. Veldhuis made the call.

Stern {A-Diamonds} {J-Hearts}
Veldhuis {A-Clubs} {K-Clubs}

Stern stood up from his seat and chomped on a stick of gum as he awaited his fate. The dealer burned and turned a {A-Hearts} {9-Hearts} {5-Clubs} flop, no help for Stern. The turn was the {Q-Hearts} giving Stern some more outs with the nut flush draw, but it was the {J-Diamonds} that spiked on the river, giving Stern the double-up.

Stern is up to 3,045,000.

Hand #16 - Lex Veldhuis

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Justin Bonomo has the button in Seat 6. He folds and Lex Veldhuis completes the small blind. Dani Stern checks his option and they both check the {A-Spades} {Q-Clubs} {J-Hearts} flop. The turn is the {7-Hearts} and Stern folds to Veldhuis' 100,000 bet.

Give the People What They Want

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Shamus
Many in the stands were on their feet to watch the first shown down hand of the night, with some making very specific requests of the dealer: "Eight!" "Jack!" "Three hearts!"

Following that chip shift, Justin Bonomo moves up into fourth place behind Isaac Haxton (5.94 million), Vitaly Lunkin (4.67 million), and Lex Veldhuis (3.705 million). Meanwhile, Raymer slips to sixth.

Hand #15 - Justin Bonomo Doubles Through Greg Raymer

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Happy Justin
Happy Justin
Greg Raymer has the button in Seat 5. He raises to 150,000, Justin Bonomo moves all in for 1,440,000 from the small blind, and Raymer pulls off his "Fossilman" glasses as he makes the call.

Bonomo {A-Spades} {J-Clubs}
Raymer {A-Hearts} {8-Spades}

Bonomo has Raymer dominated here and maintains his lead on the {K-Hearts} {6-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} flop. The turn is the {2-Spades}, taking away Raymer's backdoor flush possibilities, and the {A-Clubs} falls on the river, doubling Bonomo up to 2,985,000. Raymer is left with 1,785,000.

Let's See Some Cards!

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Shamus
A cheer from the crowd last hand when the announcer said "We're going to see a flop!" Another followed when Isaac Haxton took the pot.

The players are exercising caution with their play thus far, although all seem quite relaxed, with Raymer and Haxton chatting consistently over on their side of the table.

Hand #12 - Isaac Haxton

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Noah Schwartz has the button in Seat 2. Alec Torelli completes the small blind and Isaac Haxton checks his option. At last, our first flop of the final table!

The flop comes down {K-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} {4-Hearts}. Torelli bets 75,000 and Haxton raises to 300,000. Torelli doesn't look to happy with that raise and mucks his cards. Haxton wins the pot.
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