Event 2 - $40,000 No Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

05-28-2009 16:30 UTC-12

Binger Busts

[user111541]

Bill Edler raises to 5,500 from middle position and Michael Binger moves all in for 15,200. Edler makes the call and shows {5-Hearts}

. Binger is racing for his tournament life with {K-Diamonds}

.

The board comes {8-Clubs}

allowing Edler's pocket pair to hold up, eliminating Michael Binger from the tournament.

Tags: Bill Edler Michael Binger

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

05-28-2009 16:32 UTC-12

Seed Money

Shamus

After a flop of {6-Clubs}

, Huck Seed led out for 16,000, Matt Woodward raised to 35,000, and Seed called. The turn brought the {8-Diamonds}

. Seed bet 90,000, just a little more than Woodward's remaining stack, and Woodward made the call.

Seed showed {5-Hearts}

-- he'd flopped the open-ender and turned the straight. Woodward showed {K-Spades}

for top pair, meaning the river {8-Hearts}

was inconsequential. Woodward is out, and Seed now has about 300,000.

Tags: Huck Seed Matt Woodward

05-28-2009 16:40 UTC-12

Erick Lindgren raised to 8,000 from the cutoff, Steve Sung called on the button, Sandor Demjan called from the small blind and Ted Forrest came in with a reraise to 33,000 from the big blind. It chased away Lindgren and Sung, but Demjan made the call.

The flop came down {9-Spades}

and Demjan instantly moved all in for his remaining 126,200. Forrest made the call and turned up {J-Clubs}

, well ahead of Demjan's {K-Clubs}

. The turn was the {Q-Clubs}

, the river was the {5-Diamonds}

and Demjan was eliminated, Forrest dragging the monster pot to increase his stack to 445,000.

Tags: Sandor Demjan Ted Forrest

05-28-2009 16:42 UTC-12

Evan Pays Bill

Shamus

With about 30,000 in the middle and a board showing {2-Clubs}

, Bill Chen bet 15,000 from the big blind and Evan McNiff called from late position. The river brought the {5-Hearts}

. This time Chen bet 25,000, and McNiff again called.

The showdown revealed Chen had turned a flush with {9-Clubs}

, beating McNiff's rivered trips with {K-Spades}

. Chen is up to 230,000, and McNiff down to 180,000.

Tags: Bill Chen Evan McNiff

05-28-2009 16:49 UTC-12

Rast Rocks Bloch

Shamus

The table folded around to Andy Bloch who completed from the small blind. Brian "tsarrast" Rast then raised to 7,100 from the big blind, and Bloch made the call.

The flop came {Q-Hearts}

, and Bloch pushed all in with his last 32,800. Rast thought a bit, then made the call. Bloch showed {J-Hearts}

for a flush draw, while Rast turned over {A-Diamonds}

for ace-high. The turn was the {5-Clubs}

and the river the {5-Spades}

, and Bloch was eliminated.

Rast now has 135,000.

Tags: Andy Bloch Brian Rast

05-28-2009 16:56 UTC-12

For Chriss' Sake

Shamus

Before the flop, Neil Chriss raised to 7,500, Erick Lindgren reraised to 24,000, and Chriss made the call.

The flop came {2-Spades}

. Chriss checked, Lindgren bet 28,000, Chriss check-raised all in for 115,000, and Lindgren made the call. Chriss showed {3-Diamonds}

for two pair, and Lindgren tabled {A-Clubs}

for trips. The turn was the {K-Clubs}

, and Chriss was in dire straits. But the {3-Hearts}

popped out on the river, giving Chriss the hand and the 290,000-chip pot.

After that hit, Lindgren now has 42,000.

Tags: Erick Lindgren Neil Chriss

05-28-2009 16:57 UTC-12

Yevgeniy Timoshenko Eliminated

[user111541]

2009 WPT Championship winner, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, has been eliminated by David Chiu (2008 WPT Championship winner).

David Chiu - 156,000

Tags: David Chiu

05-28-2009 17:12 UTC-12

Patel Knocks Out Scott

Shamus

With 20,000 in the middle and the flop showing {4-Diamonds}

, Andrew Scott pushed all in from the cutoff for his last 50,000 and Emil "whitelime" Patel snap-called from the button.

Scott showed {J-Clubs}

for tens, and Patel {Q-Diamonds}

for the overpair. The turn and river came {A-Spades}

,

, and Scott was eliminated. Patel now has 283,000.

Tags: Andrew Scott Emil Patel

05-28-2009 17:16 UTC-12

Lindgren Out

Shamus

Neil Chriss limped from middle position, then Erick Lindgren shoved all in from the hijack seat for 31,200. Steve Sung called Lindgren's shove from the cutoff, and the blinds and Chriss got out of the way.

Lindgren {K-Hearts}

Sung

The flop brought a king, but an ace, too -- {3-Diamonds}

. The turn was the {7-Spades}

and the river the {9-Spades}

, and Lindgren is out. Sung has 105,000.

Tags: Erick Lindgren Steve Sung