Event 46 - $2,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better Day 2 | 2009 World Series of Poker

Event 46 - $2,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better

Day 2 Completed

06-24-2009 21:41 UTC-12

Day 2 Concludes; Back at 1pm

[user46392]

Well, it's not quite the final table finish we were hoping for, but our 196 Day 2 starters have been whittled down to 23. Familiar faces who busted outside of the money included Annie Duke, Perry Friedman and Barry Greenstein. Those who did rather better and made it into the top 45 included Paul Darden, Mitch Schock and Max Pescatori.

It looks as though our current chip leader is the cowboy-hat-topped Mark Tenner, who snuck up to 285,000 on the very last hand of the night.

Join us back in the Amazon Room at 1pm, where we will be playing right down to a winner...

06-24-2009 21:38 UTC-12

John Esposito Eliminated in 24th Place ($7,411)

[user75032]

On one of the last hands of the night, John Esposito decided to double up or go home. After Victor Deltoro opened with a raise, Esposito called all in. Jeff Tunkel and Sirous Jamshidi also came along.

Action checked all the way to the river where, with the board showing {K-Clubs}

, Deltoro fired out a bet. Only Jamshidi called. Deltoro showed the best hand to grab both halves of the side and main pot.

Esposito will collect $7,411 for 24th place.

Tags: John Esposito Victor Deltoro

06-24-2009 21:34 UTC-12

Dempsey's Peaks and Valleys Continue

[user75032]

We came to Table 70 in time to see a little of what James Dempsey previously described. After Mark Tenner bet a flop of {5-Clubs}

, Dempsey raised. Tenner called to the {7-Clubs}

turn, where he check-called another bet. When the river fell {10-Clubs}

, Tenner check-called one last time.

"I have the nut flush," he said, turning over {A-Clubs}

.

"Unbelievable," said a frustrated Dempsey. "That's how I'm running right now."

Tags: James Dempsey Mark Tenner

06-24-2009 21:31 UTC-12

Zimmerman Busted

[user46392]

The hands:

John Monnette: {A-Diamonds}

Jason Zimmerman: {A-Hearts}

The board:

{Q-Spades}

The result:

Zimmerman is bust, Monnette is up to 176,000, and we still have 24 players in this tournament.

06-24-2009 21:27 UTC-12

Four More Hands

[user75032]

With the clock at 10 minutes, and a 20-minute break coming, tournament staff have decided to draw a card for the remaining hands to be played and end the day. The card drawn was 4, so we will play four hands and then bag the chips.

06-24-2009 21:25 UTC-12

Where Are They, and How Many Chips Do They Have?

[user46392]

Table 70

Seat 1: Michael Keiner -- 195,000
Seat 2: was previously Ben Gold, now empty
Seat 3: Scott Bohlman -- 65,000
Seat 4: Jonah Seewald -- 100,000
Seat 5: Mike Matusow -- 100,000
Seat 6: Pat Poels -- 80,000
Seat 7: Mark Tenner -- 170,000
Seat 8: CK Hua -- 169,000
Seat 9: James "Flushy" Dempsey -- 164,000

Table 71

Seat 1: Fabio Coppola -- 260,000
Seat 2: Patrice Boudet -- 215,000
Seat 3: Jeff Tunkel -- 105,000
Seat 4: Sirous Jamshidi -- 140,000
Seat 5: Mark Gregorich -- 127,000
Seat 6: was previously Pat Poels, but he was moved to Max Pescatori's old seat
Seat 7: Victor Deltoro -- 57,000
Seat 8: Frank O'Dell -- 185,000
Seat 9: John Esposito -- 18,000

Table 72

Seat 1: Meng La -- 108,000
Seat 2: Jim Banafato -- 85,000
Seat 3: Derek Raymond -- 160,000
Seat 4: JW Smith -- 43,000
Seat 5: David Rabbi -- 35,000
Seat 6: Danny Smith -- 50,000
Seat 7: Jason Zimmerman -- 55,000
Seat 8: Josh Schlein -- 155,000
Seat 9: John Monnette -- 129,000

06-24-2009 21:20 UTC-12

Max Pescatori Eliminated in 26th Place ($7,411)

[user75032]

We can't compile the draw fast enough to keep up with the bust-outs. Max Pescatori just got eliminated in 26th place.

Tags: Max Pescatori

06-24-2009 21:17 UTC-12

Ben Gold Eliminated in 27th Place ($7,411)

[user75032]

While we were in the process of compiling the new seat assignments and fresh counts, Ben Gold got his short stack in the middle with {8-?}

. There were lots of middle cards on the board, but also lots of hearts -- four hearts to be exact. One of Gold's two opponents, James Dempsey, had two more hearts in his hand, {A-Spades}

. Those two baby hearts gave him a small flush that was enough to knock out Gold.

Tags: Ben Gold James Dempsey

06-24-2009 21:10 UTC-12

Up and Down for Dempsey

[user46392]

James Dempsey's had "an interesting level," as he put it. Up to a chip-leading 240,000 at one point, he managed to lose two enormous pots to set him back to 100,000, just below average. On the other hand, he thought his phone was broken but it has amazingly come back to life even as his chips vanished. Not all bad, then.