Event 25 - $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8-or-better | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-13-2009 01:14 UTC-12

Day 3 Seat Assignments and Chip Counts

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(Table 150)
Seat 2: Steve Wong - 226000
Seat 3: Jon Turner - 465000
Seat 4: Phil Ivey - 161000
Seat 5: Tom Koral - 139000
Seat 6: Dutch Boyd - 236000
Seat 7: Frank Debus - 218000
Seat 8: Eric Buchman - 213000

(Table 151)
Seat 1: Blair Rodman - 290000
Seat 2: Matt Kelly - 184000
Seat 3: Chad Brown - 23000
Seat 4: Peter Gelencser - 156000
Seat 6: Mark Scott - 95000
Seat 7: Carlos Mortensen - 328000
Seat 8: Ming Lee - 97000

06-13-2009 07:36 UTC-12

Chop, Chop, The Final Table Awaits

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We're back in the Rio Hotel and Casino for what should be an exciting day of action. We have 14 players remaining in the hunt for the $2,500 Omaha/Stud Hi/Lo bracelet in Event 25 with all the attention on the legendary Phil Ivey who will be gunning for bracelet #7 today.

Ivey slipped back to the pack late last night and will have some work to do to overcome talented players such as 2001 World Champion Carlos Mortensen, WSOP bracelet winners Blair Rodman and Dutch Boyd, and talented pros seeking their first taste of gold including Steve Wong, Chad Brown and overnight chip leader Jon Turner.

The split action will recommence at 1pm local time which is in about 30 minutes time. Stay tuned!

Level: 19

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-13-2009 08:03 UTC-12

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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The cards are in the air and the game where everyone wins is back underway!

06-13-2009 08:12 UTC-12

Chad Brown Eliminated in 14th Place ($10,481)

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Chad Brown only had 23,000 chips overnight and committed them in one of the first Stud-8 hands of the day. He was up against Ming Lee and Carlos Mortensen, but Lee bet into the side pot to force a fold from Mortensen on fifth. The boards were as follows:

Mortensen: {4-Clubs}

Lee: (

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Brown: ( {2-Spades}

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Lee made an eight-high straight and six-low which was too good for Brown as he became our first casualty of the day, eliminated in 14th place.

Tags: Chad Brown Ming Lee

06-13-2009 08:20 UTC-12

Ivey Chips Up Early

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Phil Ivey has chipped up after firing a bet on the river in a recent Stud-8 hand, with Steve Wong making the call. Ivey tabled kings and fours for two pair, which beat Wong's jacks and deuces. With no low out there, Ivey scooped and moved up to around 260,000 chips.

06-13-2009 08:30 UTC-12

Koral Crippled

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Tom Koral has taken a hit after leading the betting on early streets, Steve Wong took over on fifth and sixth streets before the river was checked down.

Koral: ( {A-Clubs}

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(X)
Wong: ( {Q-Hearts}

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(X)

Wong's two pair took it down as he's up to 350,000 leaving Koral in trouble on the short stack.

Tags: Steve Wong Tom Koral

06-13-2009 08:33 UTC-12

Boyd Builds Boat

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Dutch Boyd raised the button in a hand of Omaha-8 and Phil Ivey defended from the big blind.

The flop was {9-Hearts}

and Ivey checked, Boyd bet and Ivey put in the check-raise. Boyd made the call.

The turn was the {9-Spades}

and Ivey fired a bet which Boyd called. The river was the {J-Clubs}

and Ivey slowed down enough to check, but then called the bet from Boyd.

Boyd tabled {3-Spades}

for a full house as Ivey mucked. Boyd is up to 250,000 with Ivey at 255,000.

Tags: Dutch Boyd Phil Ivey

06-13-2009 08:37 UTC-12

Another Omaha Scoop For Boyd

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Steve Wong raised from under the gun and Dutch Boyd made the call on the button.

They saw a flop of {9-Spades}

and Wong led out with a bet. Boyd made the call.

The turn brought the {K-Clubs}

and again Wong fired out with Boyd flat calling.

Both players slowed on the {J-Hearts}

river and checked it down.

Wong showed {4-Diamonds}

however Boyd scooped with his {A-Hearts}

. A nice little rush for Boyd as he's now up to 330,000 chips.

Tags: Dutch Boyd Steve Wong

06-13-2009 08:50 UTC-12

Wong Rolled Up, But No Good

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After Dutch Boyd completed, Steve Wong led the betting on fourth and fifth streets, before Boyd took over on sixth and seventh. Wong called him down and the boards were as follows:

Wong: ( {J-Diamonds}

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Boyd: ( {5-Clubs}

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"Look at what I started with..." said a bemused Wong as he showed his rolled up jacks. However Boyd scooped with his flush to jump up to 415,000 chips.

Tags: Dutch Boyd Steve Wong