Matusow Back, Devonshire Eliminated
On the other hand, Bryan Devonshire has been eliminated from today's event.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 3 - $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
918
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0
On the other hand, Bryan Devonshire has been eliminated from today's event.
Chip Counts
Chad Brown - 11,000
Bill Edler - 9,300
John "The Razor" Phan - 9,000
Joe Simmons - 7,500
Justin Young - 7,200
Scott Clements - 7,000
Nick Binger - 6,200
Jeff Madsen - 6,000
Jon "PearlJammed" Turner - 5,000
Jonathan Little - 3,975
Erick Lindgren - 3,550
Shannon Shorr - 2,900
David Daneshgar - 2,800
Racener Getting Involved
, the small blind checked over the Racener and he checked behind. The river was the 
and the small blind bet out. Racener made the call and his opponent showed him 
to scoop up both halves of the pot. Racener was left with just 1,675 after the hand.A few hands later, Racener was involved with Will "The Thrill" Failla. The flop came down
and Racener bet into Failla. Failla made the call.The turn brought the
and Racener bet again. Failla again made the call.The river came the
and Racener bet for a third straight time. Failla made the call.Racener revealed
for a set of tens and a six-five low. Failla studied his hand, but then mucked his cards to give Racener the pot. He's now back up to over 3,000.
Chip Counts
Jimmy Fricke - 10,200
Michael Binger - 9,800
Bryan Devonshire - 1,100
Marcel Luske - Out
Mario Ho Dodges Elimination
"You're already laying claim to the pot?" asked Gavin.
"Well, it's my big blind and I only have a few hundred chips left." responded Ho.
The two players saw the flop come down
and some betting ensued. The action was enough to get Maria all in and when the dealer asked to see the hands, Ho and Smith decided to show just one card on the flop and then one on each street until the end.Maria showed the
first and Gavin showed the 
. After the turn came the 
, Maria showed the 
and Gavin the 
. Ho was showing two pair at the current time, but someone at the table chimed in, "I bet Gavin's got a set of threes."The river came the
and Ho revealed the . Smith responded with the 
. Maria then came back with the 
and Smith busted out the 
for a set of threes.Gavin's
was good enough for three-quarters of the pot against Ho's , leaving Maria with just a few hundred chips.
Stack the Tables
Table #166
"Hollywood" Dave Stann - 9,200
Gavin Smith - 8,200
Bill Chen - 4,500
Chris Bell - 2,500
Maria Ho - 1,000
Table #167
Eli Elezra - 10,000
Jacobo Fernandez - 8,000
Perry Friedman - 7,000
Ralph Perry - 2,200
Ivan Demidov - 1,550
Table #170
Daniel Negreanu - 12,000
Hoyt Corkins - 5,500
David Levi - 2,500
Table #171
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi - 7,500
Daniel Alaei - 6,000
Matt Savage - 2,700
Kathy Liebert - 1,500
Sandra Naujoks Eliminated
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According to her new table mates, Sandra only had a few hundred chips when she arrived at the new table, and busted on the first hand she played.
Prize Pool and Payouts Announced
90 players will share in the money when all is said and done, with the winner walking away with a shiny new bracelet and $263,135 in cash.
Level: 4
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Stack Updates
Bill Edler - 9,000
Todd Brunson - 7,500
Roy Winston - 7,000
Erick Lindgren - 5,000
Brett Richey - 3,200
Also, Bob Lauria was down to just 450 chips a few minutes ago and has since been seen exiting the room with all his belongings.