Who Killed Kearny?
and Haack checked called a Lee bet. He did the same on the 
turn before the 
was checked through.Lee opened
to scoop. Kearny was eliminated with his 
and Haack mucked.Lee up to 105,000.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 18 - $10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better
Day: 2
and Haack checked called a Lee bet. He did the same on the turn before the was checked through.Lee opened
to scoop. Kearny was eliminated with his and Haack mucked.Lee up to 105,000.
Jean-Robert Plays Ace-Deuce
. Action was on Ben Gold, and he made a bet. Karen Longfellow made the call, and Jean-Robert Bellande raised it up. John Hennigan got out of the pot, as did Gold, but Longfellow came along.The river was the
. Bellande bet once more, and Longfellow called. Bobby turned over 
, only really needing one of those cards to win. His quad deuces scoop it up, knocking Karen Longfellow down to 13,000.Jean-Robert, on the other hand, must have had a fantastic dinner. Since he returned, he has been on an absolute tear, moving himself all the way up to 250,000. He and James Van Alstyne are now the only players in immediate contention for the chip lead with Scott Clements.
Desperate For Approval
board. Toto started as the aggressor but Phil took over as the hand progressed. Toto tabled 
and it was chop chop as Phil turned over 
.Toto started laughing at Phil's hand Annie Duke got involved saying to the table about Phil "I teased him for being a nit and now he has opened up his game. He's desperate for my attention!"
Zolotow Finds a Spade
Four-handed then, the flop came down
. Zolotow was first to act, and he fired a bet. The big blind called, as did Matt Glantz, while the fourth player surrendered.The turn was the
. Zolotow bet again, this time getting rid of the big blind. Glantz called though.Fifth street came the
. Zolotow loaded another bullet and fired, getting Glantz to call. Zolotow showed 
for the nuts. Glantz nodded knowingly and mucked his four cards.
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 0
Book Signing
flop. Greenstein's bet was called by both before the came.Greenstein moved all in for his last 5,300 and was called by Khouiss before Hennigan raised. Khouiss called so we went to the
river that was checked through.Hennigan revealed
to scoop the lot and make it to 191,000. Greenstein signed his book in the usual way and left.
Doubling Dags
, D'Agostino got the rest of his ~20,000 chips into the middle, and Chen looked him up.Showdown
D'Agostino:
Chen:
Dags had flopped the straight but he wasn't out of the woods just yet. The turn was a blank
, and the river was safe too as the filled out the board. With his scoop, D'Agostino has doubled up and then some, sitting now on 43,500 chips.
Smith Receives a Little Boost
board. Smith bet and Reynaud called to see the river. Smith bet once more, got a call and scooped the pot with as Reynaud mucked.Smith -- 120,000
Reynaud -- 27,000
Alaei Has Two Hearts
The flop rolled out
, and Haack continued out with a bet. All three opponents called. The turn was the , and Haack let the action check through him this time. Fernandez was last to act, and he took the opportunity to fire a bet of his own. Alaei and Glantz called, while Haack got out of the way. Fifth street brought the , and all three players checked.Alaei tabled
, and nobody could match it. With his heart flush, Alaei scoops the pot and works his way up to 135,000.
Seats Open!
.Showdown
Khouiss:
Brunson:
Carter:
The two at-risk players were in bad shape against Khouiss' full book, drawing dead to the high and slim to the low. The river ragged off with the
, no help to either player. With that big pot, Sam Khouiss has eliminated two players, chipping up to 235,000 in the process.Todd Brunson and Brent Carter have both been shown the door. "Floor, we have three seats open!" yelled Jean-Robert Bellande, not bothering to wait until the newly-eliminated players were out of earshot.