2008 World Series of Poker

Day 2 completed

Posted 06-07-2008 07:28 GMT-7

Official Chip Counts Released

The WSOP has now released updated chip counts for the finalists in Event #10, $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better. With the chips bagged and sealed for the night, Saturday's finale will be headed by Farzad Rouhani, who will return with 513,000 in chips. Here's how the final eight players stack up:

Farzad Rouhani 513,000
Greg Pappas 304,000
John Cernuto 285,000
Tom Chambers 235,000
Michael Mizrachi 231,000
John Racener 180,000
Daniel Mowczan 122,000
Yueqi Zhu 87,000

Action in this final will get underway at 4pm from the Amazon Room.

Farzad Rouhani Leads the Final Eight

Owing to the late night, tomorrow's start has been pushed back an hour -- we'll be back at 4pm PDT for the final of the $2,500 Omaha/Seven-Card Stud Eight or Better.

Farzad Rouhani: 500,000
Greg Pappas: 304,000
"Miami" John Cernuto: 285,000
Tom Chambers: 235,000
Michael Mizrachi: 231,000
John Racener: 181,000
Daniel Mowczan: 122,000
Yueqi "Rich" Zhu: 87,000

Brandon Cantu Eliminated in Ninth Place

Omaha-8:

After a mammoth final table bubble, a super-short Brandon Cantu raised and John Cernuto called.

"What do I need to come down?" he sighed. "Probably lots of tens and jacks."

"Or that," said Pappas, as the flop came down . "Let's see that ace-deuce."

Close, but no cigar.

Cantu:
Cernuto:

Turn:
River:

And we are down to eight.

Tags: Brandon Cantu, John Cernuto.

Mowczan Continues to Hang On

Stud-8:

Daniel Mowczan has survived another all-in, this time making an eight-high straight to beat Brandon Cantu's two pair.

Tags: Brandon Cantu, Daniel Mowczan.

Waiting for Hands

There has been, as one could have reasonably predicted, a lull in the action, with our remaining nine hesitant to get their chips in now that the final table is so tantalizingly close. However, the blinds are large, the short stacks short, and the hour late. Something has got to give sooner or later.

Tad Jurgens Eliminated in 10th Place

Omaha-8:

Tad Jurgens moved in preflop for less than a full raise; Pappas and Zhu both called from the button and big blind respectively and then checked it down all the way.

Jurgens:
Pappas:
Zhu:

Board:

Jurgens is no more, and we are down to nine.

Tags: Tad Jurgens.

Cantu and Pappas Clash Again

Omaha-8:

Greg Pappas is up to 320,000 after calling down Brandon Cantu on ever street of a board before showing for two pair, aces and queens. Cantu mucked.

These two have gone into battle so many times that you just sense one is going to knock out the other at some point. At the moment, however, it is Pappas who boasts the upper hand.

Tags: Brandon Cantu, Greg Pappas.

Level 20 started

Posted 06-07-2008 04:43 GMT-7

And We Continue

Players are on a five-minute break, after which they will continue to whittle themselves down to eight.