2009 World Series of Poker

Event 18 - $10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Daniel Alaei
Winning Hand
akk4
Prize
$445,898
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
179
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0

Judah Boosted Out

A bad beat story to tell
A bad beat story to tell
Justin Smith raised and Mel Judah called before a flop came {7-Hearts} {K-Spades} {2-Hearts}. Smith bet out and Judah called to see a {7-Spades} turn. Smith bet, Judah two bet, Smith three bet and Judah called all in.

Smith {A-Clubs} {A-Spades} {8-Spades} {8-Diamonds}
Judah {A-Hearts} {7-Clubs} {Q-Spades} {10-Clubs}

It looked good for Judah going to the river but the case ace and three-outer came with the {A-Diamonds} river to eliminate the Aussie. Smith rakes in and stacks up to 73,000.

Negreanu Doubles Again

Phil Hellmuth opened with a raise, and both John Hennigan and Daniel Negreanu called. On the flop of {K-Hearts} {J-Hearts} {7-Spades}, Negreanu flicked his last orange 1,000 chip into the pot. Hellmuth put in the 3,000 for a full bet, and Hennigan called. The turn and river came {8-Hearts} and {J-Diamonds} respectively, with the two live players check-checking it.

Negreanu tabled {K-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {5-Clubs}, locking up the pot with his jacks full. Hellmuth and Hennigan chopped up the small side pot, and Negreanu has climbed back into the game, still short though with 24,000.

Tags: Daniel NegreanuJohn HenniganPhil Hellmuth

Ding!

The clock has been paused while the gray T100 chips are raced off and colored up. After that, the players will take a one-hour dinner break.

"Are You Serious?!"

Get that on Twitter immediately, Daniel
Get that on Twitter immediately, Daniel
Just before the break:

We join a loony pot on the flop with four-handed action. The first three cards were spread out in the middle of the table, reading {K-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds}. Alex Kravchenko was first to act, and he put out a bet. Daniel Negreanu raised, and both Matt Glantz and James Van Alstyne called. Alex Kravchenko wanted to play for more though, and he raised the table. Negreanu four-bet it, and all three of his opponents called.

The turn came the {J-Clubs}. Kravchenko checked, and Negreanu bet all in for his final 1,500 chips. All three opponents called, then checked it down when the river broght the {9-Hearts}.

"Two pair is good," said someone at the table.

"I don't got two pair. I got one pair," said Negreanu, with a stalemate developing as nobody would show their cards for a few seconds. Finally, Van Alstyne tabled {A-Clubs} {10-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} for a clean miss. Negreanu showed down {A-Spades} {K-Hearts} {10-Diamonds} {2-Spades}, giving him top pair. To his shock, he watched his three opponents gather their cards and muck them in turn.

Negreanu stood all the way up on his chair to get a better look. "WOW!" he yelled. "Are you serious?!"

They were serious. Negreanu's dry pair of kings was somehow good enough to scoop a monster pot, pushing him all the way back up to 78,000. Negreanu had 4,700 just minutes ago, seemingly with one foot out the door.

Welcome back to the game, Kid.

Tags: Alex KravchenkoDaniel NegreanuJames Van AlstyneMatt Glantz

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 0

Still Talking

We just broke another table as we're now down to 63 players. Daniel Negreanu wandered over to find his seat at Table 77, right near the media tower. As he dropped his rack on the table, he was still talking about the last hand before dinner break.

"Four people... Four!. How sick is that?"

A few seconds later:

"Nothin'. He had nothin'. Scooped it up with one pair."

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

Wattel Walks; Chau Chips Up

We join a hand in progress on fourth street, with both Mike Wattel and Chau Giang all in at the hands of big stack Scott Clements. The board read {7-Hearts} {10-Clubs} {K-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts}.

Clements tabled {9-Spades} {9-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} {Q-Clubs} for the straight. Giang could do better though, turning over {A-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {6-Spades} for the nut Broadway straight. Wattel didn't open up his hand, but he was calling for a heart on the river.

River: {5-Spades}. Wattel mucked his hand, and he has been eliminated. Giang scoops up the pot with his big straight, more than doubling up to 52,000. Clements dropped the pot, but he's still plenty healthy with 255,000.

Tags: BigRiskkyChau GiangMike WattelScott Clements

Not So Chufty About This

Richard Ashby has just been eliminated by Tom Koral. Justin Smith was also in the hand, but mucked on the river after seeing Koral's {4-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} {6-Clubs} {5-Hearts}.

The dealer was in no mood to wait and let me take down all the cards, but the last four cards on the board were {10-Diamonds} {A-Spades} {3-Hearts} {5-Spades}. The reason why Ashby is not happy about being eliminated is because he held {A-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} {6-Clubs} {5-Hearts} for top set that got bested by runner runner wheel.

Clements Claims Another

Scott "BigRiskky" Clements is running this show
Scott "BigRiskky" Clements is running this show
Scott Clements is not messing around. He was the chip leader much of the day yesterday, only being passed by Chris Bjorin just as play concluded. Today, Clements is picking back up right where he left off. He currently sits with 275,000, having a nearly 100,000-chip lead over his nearest challenger.

Clements collected his last bit of chips by eliminating another player, this time Russian Alexander Kostritsyn. Kostritsyn got it all in on the turn, and the board ended up reading {10-Clubs} {3-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} {8-Clubs}.

Clements showed down {A-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} {5-Clubs} {6-Hearts}, and Kostrityn could show nothing to win either half. Clements takes the high half with just a pair of sixes, and his eighty-six low earns him the scoop.

Alex Kostritsyn is no more.

Tags: Alex KostritsynBigRiskkyScott Clements