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 #114 - Vitaly Lunkin

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Isaac Haxton has the button. He raises to 350,000 and Lunkin calls.

The flop is {J-Spades} {7-Hearts} {6-Spades} and Lunkin check-raises Haxton's 400,000 bet to 1.4 million. Haxton lays it down and Lunkin wins the pot.

Hand #113 - Greg Raymer Eliminated in 3rd Place ($774,927)

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Greg Raymer - 3rd Place
Greg Raymer - 3rd Place
Greg Raymer has the button in Seat 5. He raises to 400,000, Lunkin folds, and Haxton three-bets to 1,250,000. Raymer responds by moving all in for 8,105,000 and Haxton calls, having him slightly covered.

Raymer {5-Hearts} {5-Diamonds}
Haxton {9-Hearts} {9-Diamonds}

With the crowd on their feet and Raymer calling "Presto", the flop comes down {K-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds} {10-Spades}. The turn is the {3-Hearts}, the river is the {3-Diamonds} and Greg Raymer is eliminated in third place to a rousing ovation. Even the dealer gives him a round of applause.

Before exiting the stage, Raymer autographs the shiny fossil he had been using as a card capper and gifts it to Haxton.

Hand #112 - Isaac Haxton

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Isaac Haxton has the button in Seat 4. He raises to 350,000 and Vitaly Lunkin calls from the big blind.

The flop is {9-Spades} {7-Spades} {5-Hearts}. Lunkin checks to Haxton, who bets 550,000. Lunkin mucks and Haxton picks up the pot.

Could Hardly Be Closer

Shamus
Shamus
Somewhat incredibly, all three players have almost exactly 8 million chips. Greg Raymer has 8.025 million, Vitaly Lunkin 8.01 million, and Isaac Haxton 7.98 million.

The money in the middle preflop (300,000) is more than what separates all three at the moment.

"It Doesn't Get Any Easier"

Shamus
Shamus
Following the elimination of Dani Stern, Greg Raymer commented to Isaac Haxton and Vitaly Lunkin on the relative toughness of the shrinking field:

"The problem is, you guys are knocking the tough players out, but it doesn't get any easier."

Indeed, it was an especially tough field with 201 players left. It was still tough with nine. And it remains so with three.