Level: 10
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 2 - $40,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$40,000
Entries
201
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
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. Nenad Medic checked from UTG, Marco "CrazyMarco" Johnson bet 135,000 and Medic called all in for less. Medic
Johnson
Though Medic held the lead on the flop, Johnson hit two pair when the
came on the turn. The river was the 
and Medic hit the rail while Johnson increased his stack to 275,000.
flop. The turn came the 
. Giang checked, Chang pushed all in for his last 31,200, and Giang called.Chang showed
for a pair of jacks and a club flush draw, while Giang turned over 
for a pair of queens. The river was the 
, and Chang was eliminated. Giang now has 210,000.
and is in a race situation against the 
of "The Unibomber."The board comes
and Laak's ace-king falls short. After being one of the first players to double up today, Laak falls short of making Day Two.David Baker - 400,000
Hellmuth turned over
, finding himself behind Ivey's A-K. "He raises my blind five times, then when I make a move he's got a hand," lamented Hellmuth. The board came
, giving Ivey the hand. Thus did Hellmuth's day -- which began a couple of hours after most of the other players' -- conclude about an hour before the day's scheduled end.Ivey now has 325,000.
, Sorel Mizzi bet 8,800 and Vanessa Rousso called. The 
on the turn brought checks from both players, but Mizzi fired again for 24,500 when the 
fell on the river. Rousso made the call. Mizzi turned up
for nines and fours and Rousso mucked. After the hand, Mizzi was up to 370,000 while Rousso was down to 114,000.
flop, Giang holding 
for top pair and Gould with for the flopped straight. The turn was the , the river was the and Gould raked in the pot, his stack up to 180,000. Giang was left with 105,000.
. Kenny Tran bet 24,000, and Phil Galfond made the call.Tran showed
for the rivered straight. Galfond had 
for a pair of queens. Tran now has about 200,000, while Galfond has a little over 300,000.