Event 28 - $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-16-2008 04:08 UTC-7

Daniel is Almost Unstuck

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"One more place and I'm unstuck!" Daniel Negreanu practically sang after Evan Sofer and Alexander Kostritsyn were eliminated in rapid succession.

"Actually, one more place and I'm only stuck $1,000!" he said, revising his statement.

Negreanu is into this tournament for $85,000 worth of rebuys and add-ons. 9th place pays just over $84,000 while the $100K take for 8th place would actually put him in the black for this event.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

06-16-2008 04:11 UTC-7

OMG Negreanu Takes Huge Hit

Shamus

On a flop of {J-Diamonds}

, Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond bet 50,000 and Daniel Negreanu called behind him. The turn brought the {3-Spades}

. Galfond checked, Negreanu bet 150,000, Galfond reraised all in, and Negreanu made the call.

Galfond showed {K-Hearts}

for top set, and Negreanu showed {J-Clubs}

for two pair and a straight draw. The river was the {3-Hearts}

, giving Galfond the boat.

After the hand, Galfond leapfrogged to the chip lead with 1.3 million, while Negreanu fell back to 440,000.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Phil Galfond

Level: 19

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 0

06-16-2008 04:44 UTC-7

Chris Ferguson Eliminated in 10th Place ($69,433)

Shamus

Brian Rast raised to 46,000 from the cutoff, and Chris Ferguson called from the small blind. The flop came {8-Hearts}

. Ferguson checked, and Rast slid twenty pink chips into the center -- a bet of 100,000. Ferguson thought a moment, then reraised all in with his remaining chips. Rast made the call.

Ferguson {Q-Diamonds}

Rast

The turn was the {4-Clubs}

, and Ferguson's pair of kings were still good. But the river brought the {10-Diamonds}

, giving Rast the straight and knocking out Ferguson in 10th.

Tags: Brian Rast Chris Ferguson

06-16-2008 04:45 UTC-7

Official Final Table Seating Assignments and Chip Counts

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Ladies and gentlemen, we have a final table. Play will recommence at 3 p.m. PDT and the action will be broadcast on ESPN 360.

Seat 1: John Juanda 694,000
Seat 2: Phil Hellmuth 119,000
Seat 3: David Benyamine 1,041,000
Seat 4: Kirill Gerasimov 558,000
Seat 5: Phil Galfond 1,393,000
Seat 6: Daniel Negreanu 460,000
Seat 7: Brian Rast 1,176,000
Seat 8: Adam Hourani 300,000
Seat 9: Johnny Chan 624,000

06-16-2008 04:48 UTC-7

End of Day 2

Shamus

In stark contrast to first hours of Event No. 28, when the option to rebuy encouraged wild, loose play and frequent action, Day 2 was characterized by cautious, measured moves, particularly once we neared the cash bubble. All of the rebuys and add-ons in Day 1 had turned this pot-limit Omaha event into a deep-stacked tourney, and many players chose not to gamble as frequently in an effort to make it into the final 18 and the money.

As a result, we have ourselves yet another heavy-hitting WSOP final table for you tomorrow. Indeed, this may be the most star-studded we've seen yet, with no less than four multiple WSOP bracelet winners (Johnny Chan, Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu, and John Juanda), two of whom are former Main Event champions.

Will Daniel Negreanu become the first two-time winner this summer? Will David Benyamine capture his first bracelet? Will chip leader Phil Galfond, Brian Rast, Adam Hourani, or Kirill Gerasimov take the title? Will Chan win his 11th bracelet, or Hellmuth his 12th?

Come back tomorrow at 3pm Vegas time for the answers.

Event 28 - $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys

Day 2 Completed