One Goes Up, the Other Goes Down
. Leonidas bet and was called at this stage, the turn of 
and the river of 
. McKinley opened
to take the pot as Leonidas mucked.McKinley -- 498,000
Leonidas -- 60,000
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 18 - $10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better
Day: 2
. Leonidas bet and was called at this stage, the turn of and the river of . McKinley opened
to take the pot as Leonidas mucked.McKinley -- 498,000
Leonidas -- 60,000
Smith Needs a Boost
, Justin Smith and Phil Ivey checked, and Pat Pezzin fired a bet. Smith check-raised, Ivey reraised, Pezzin folded, and Smith made the call.The river card brought the
. Smith checked, and Ivey put out a bet that covered his opponent. Smith had little choice, flicking his last couple chips into the pot. Ivey tabled 
, his nut low plenty good to take half of the pot. And as Smith mucked his hand, it was clear that Ivey's eights full had earned him the scoop and the knockout.With that, Justin "Boosted J" Smith becomes our 28th-place finisher, and the remaining field has been re-drawn down to three tables.
Redraw at 27 Players
1. Phil Ivey
2. Scott Clements
3. Daniel Alaei
4. Toto Leonidas
5. Jacobo Fernandez
6. Greg Jamison
7. Sam Khouiss
8. Bill Gazes
9. Steve Zolotow
Table 77
1. Ben Boyd
2. Ted Lawson
3. Chris Bjorin
4. Brian Haack
5. Annie Duke
6. John Hennigan
7. Mack Lee
8. Tom Koral
9. John Rogers
Table 82
1. Alex Kravchenko
2. John Monnette
3. Yueqi Zhu
4. Phil Hellmuth
5. Cameron McKinley
6. Ville Wahlbeck
7. Daniel Negreanu
8. Ralph Perry
9. Pat Pezzin
Johnny's World Comes Crashing Down
The flop revealed
, and both players checked. On fourth street, the drew another check from Hennigan, and Lee took the opportunity to bet. Hennigan called with just a few chips left behind. The 
hit the river, and Hennigan moved those chips into the middle, with Lee matching the bet to put Johnny World at risk.Lee showed down
, for two pair with the nut low. That was the winner, as Hennigan mucked his hand and headed for the door just a few spots short of the money.
20 Minute Break
Technical difficulties
While You Wait...
Brian Haack was down to 18,000 chips, and they all went in a three-way pot. On the turn, the board read
, and Haack held . Ted Lawson showed 
, and the river blanked off to send Haack home.A short time later, Bill Gazes became the next victim of Day 2. The board in his final hand read
. Gazes held 
and could not beat Steve Zolotow's 
. Gazes is out.Ralph Perry was next to go. On a board of
, Perry got himself all in on the river. Yueqi Zhu showed down 
, his nut flush doing the job of eliminating Perry.And last but not least, The Poker Brat is no longer with us either. Hellmuth was all in on a board showing
. He showed 
but could not match Pat Pezzin's 
.
Continuing
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 0
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 0