2009 World Series of Poker

Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 2
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Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$1,276,802
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Entries
95
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Day 2 Seating Assigments and Chip Counts

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Play resumes at 4:00pm.

(Table 58)
Seat 1: Justin 'Boosted J' Smith - 246100
Seat 2: Bruno Fitoussi - 149700
Seat 3: Todd Brunson - 229900
Seat 4: Dustin Sitar - 107400
Seat 5: Jani Sointula - 197200
Seat 6: Alex Kravchenko - 238400
Seat 7: Ville Wahlbeck - 198100
Seat 8: Rob Hollink - 117400

(Table 60)
Seat 1: Huck Seed - 187700
Seat 2: Andy Bloch - 169300
Seat 3: Matt Glantz - 300000
Seat 4: Jon 'PearlJammer' Turner - 170600
Seat 5: Jason Gray - 114400
Seat 6: Thor Hansen - 179300
Seat 7: James Van Alstyne - 59200
Seat 8: Greg Mascio - 24500

(Table 62)
Seat 1: Erik Sagstrom - 145500
Seat 2: Erick Lindgren - 61000
Seat 3: Frank Kassela - 209500
Seat 4: Greg Raymer - 123900
Seat 5: Jeff Lisandro - 188600
Seat 6: Michael Saltzburg - 252400
Seat 7: Daniel Alaei - 78900
Seat 8: John Hanson - 105100

(Table 64)
Seat 1: Alexander Jung - 45800
Seat 2: John Juanda - 94100
Seat 3: Johnny Chan - 237700
Seat 4: Mike Matusow - 109000
Seat 5: Scotty Nguyen - 152900
Seat 6: David Bach - 233800
Seat 7: Vitaly Lunkin - 130000
Seat 8: David Chiu - 117100

(Table 66)
Seat 1: Jerry Buss - 112100
Seat 2: Yan Chen - 152700
Seat 3: Pat Bueno - 289500
Seat 4: Farzad Bonyadi - 241000
Seat 5: Gus Hansen - 164600
Seat 6: Howard Lederer - 117000
Seat 7: Gabe Kaplan - 29400
Seat 8: Jim Bechtel - 120000

(Table 68)
Seat 1: Max Pescatori - 112600
Seat 2: Fabrice Soulier - 135800
Seat 3: Steve Sung - 124500
Seat 4: Bill Chen - 208900
Seat 5: Jennifer Harman - 45300
Seat 6: Ralph Perry - 217000
Seat 7: Chris Ferguson - 259600
Seat 8: Hasan Habib - 387000

(Table 70)
Seat 1: Mike Wattel - 126900
Seat 2: Steve Billirakis - 223000
Seat 3: Yuval Bronshtein - 163800
Seat 4: Yoshio Nakano - 79100
Seat 6: Tony G - 145500
Seat 7: Pat Pezzin - 77100
Seat 8: Nikolay Evdakov - 161400

(Table 72)
Seat 1: Phil Ivey - 148800
Seat 2: John Kabbaj - 152100
Seat 3: David Benyamine - 282200
Seat 4: John Monnette - 218100
Seat 5: Zac Fellows - 187000
Seat 6: Matthew Grapenthien - 96000
Seat 8: Doyle Brunson - 202800

(Table 74)
Seat 1: Justin Bonomo - 64300
Seat 2: Mikhail Tulchinskiy - 146800
Seat 3: Chad Brown - 165000
Seat 4: Joe Cassidy - 141400
Seat 5: Ray Dehkharghani - 50100
Seat 6: Martin Vallo - 347200
Seat 7: Bryan Colin - 47300
Seat 8: Freddy Deeb - DNR

(Table 76)
Seat 1: Patrik Antonius - 185600
Seat 2: John Hennigan - 158600
Seat 3: David Oppenheim - 133400
Seat 4: Abe Mosseri - 168900
Seat 5: Frank Cremen - 186100
Seat 6: Annie Duke - 210200
Seat 7: Barry Greenstein - 151500

(Table 79)
Seat 1: Nick Schulman - 117000
Seat 2: Ali Eslami - 29500
Seat 3: Cory Zeidman - 97600
Seat 4: Kirill Rabtsov - 187900
Seat 5: Eli Elezra - 34000
Seat 6: Matt Hawrilenko - 155200
Seat 8: Brett Richey - 72800

(Table 81)
Seat 1: Scott Clements - 123200
Seat 2: Allen Kessler - 213100
Seat 3: Erik Seidel - 224300
Seat 4: Daniel Negreanu - 204100
Seat 5: Andy Black - 264700
Seat 6: Chau Giang - 145100
Seat 7: David Grey - 177200

Back on the Horse - Day 2 Set to Commence

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Welcome back to the Rio Hotel and Casino on a very hot Las Vegas summer day for our continued coverage of the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship.

Yesterday, 95 players saddled up with only four jockeys falling before the day was done. Hasan Habib is out in front with 387,000 chips but there is a long way to go in this one.

Play is set to kick off at 4 p.m. local time, which is about twenty minutes from now. Stay tuned to our live and exclusive coverage from the tournament floor on PokerNews.com.

Level: 7

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Tournament Director Jack Effel just put the cards in the air and Day 2 is underway. There was a draw made for the game every table will start with... and undoubtedly to everyone's delight, Razz was the winner.

Schulman Starts Well

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Razz

Nick Schulman has got his day of to a bright start after taking down one of the first Razz hands of the day.

With bets on all streets against Kirill Rabtsov, Schulman tabled ({2-?}{7-?}{8-?}) {3-?}{10-?}{Q-?}{A-?} for a eight-low which was to good for Rabtsov's ({7-?}{5-?}-X) {6-?}{9-?}{10-?}{3-?}.

Schulman is up to 145,000.

Tags: Kirill RabtsovNick Schulman

Day 2 Table of Death: And the Nominees Are...

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So you've had a chance to take a look at some of the sick table lineups here in the Amazon Room's Orange section. While every table could qualify as a Table of Death in a "regular" tournament, there really are no soft spots in this field.

Our nominees for Day 2 Table of Death are...

Table 60: Huck Seed, Andy Bloch, Matt Glantz, Jon 'Pearljammer' Turner, Jason Gray, Thor Hansen, James Van Alstyne, Greg Mascio

Table 64:Alexander Jung, John Juanda, Johnny Chan, Mike Matusow, Scotty Nguyen, David Bach, Vitaly Lunkin, David Chiu

Table 76: Patrik Antonius, John Hennigan, David Oppenheim, Abe Mosseri, Frank Cremen, Annie Duke, Barry Greenstein

And the winner, of the Day 2 Table of Death is...

Table 81: Scott Clements, Allen Kessler, Erik Seidel, Daniel Negreanu, Andy Black, Chau Giang, David Grey

Day Two - The Contenders Start to Emerge

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In the short history of the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E., Day 2 has already set a precedent as being mover’s day. It’s the stage of the tournament where the majority of the field will be eliminated and where the contenders for the title will start to emerge.

In 2007, John Hanson ended Day 2 as the chip leader as the 127 Day 1 survivors were reduced to just 52 by the end of the second day of play. Hanson carried his chips through to the final table where he eventually finished third. Kenny Tran, Phil Ivey and Mike Matusow all ended the day in the top ten chip counts and would go on to reach the money.

Last year, the 140 Day 1 survivors were reduced to just 67 by the end of Day 2. Lyle Berman ended the day with the chip lead and would go on to finish in fifth place, while other final tablists Pat Bueno and Barry Greenstein ended Day 2 close behind in second and third chip position.

Interestingly, neither of the two eventual winners from these years had peaked by the time the chips were bagged at the end of Day 2. Freddy Deeb was well positioned in 16th, while Scotty Nguyen incredibly was towards the bottom of the field after Day 2 in 55th.

So, while we may not be able to spot our winner just yet, by the end of the day, whoever is in the chip lead is likely to play a big role in the result of this tournament.

Sevens Up for Seed

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Huck Seed
Huck Seed
Stud

Huck Seed ({4-Spades})({4-Hearts}){7-Hearts} {3-Clubs} {A-?} {7-?} ({6-Clubs})
Greg Mascio ({6-Hearts})({5-Diamonds}){9-Spades} {A-?} {Q-?} (?){4-?}

Huck Seed and Greg Mascio took this hand all the way to the river, where Seed revealed two pair, sevens and fours, on the end to take down the pot. After the hand, he is up to 197,000.

Bonomo Razzes Deeb

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Razz

Deeb: (X-X) {2-?}{7-?}{6-?}{3-?} (X)
Bonomo: (X-X) {2-?}{7-?}{2-?}{A-?} (X-X)

Freddy Deeb raised on third street and fired bets the whole way with Justin Bonomo calling him down. On the river, Deeb slowed down and checked over to Bonomo, who fired a final bet with Deeb making the call.

Bonomo tabled ({3-?}{4-?}-X) for a seven-low to scoop the pot. Bonomo is up to 115,000 with Deeb down to just 80,000.

Tags: Freddy DeeJustin Bonomo

The Rise and Fall of Abe

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Abe Mosseri has had a rollercoast few minutes of Stud. In the first hand, he took down a nice pot against Patrik Antonius.

Mosseri: (X-X) {9-Spades}{Q-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} (X)
Antonius: (X-X) {4-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{10-Spades}{J-Spades} (X)

Mosseri fired bets on every street and Antonius eventually gave it up on the river.

Next hand, Mosseri tangled with David Oppenheim.

Mosseri: (X-X) {10-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} (X)
Oppenheim: (X-X) {K-Spades}{A-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} (X)

Oppenheim raised third before Mosseri reraised, and then led the betting on fourth, fifth and sixth streets. On the river, Oppenheim led out with Mosseri making the call.

Oppenheim revealed ({10-Spades}{10-Clubs}{J-Spades}) for the broadway straight to take it down as Mosseri mucked.

Mosseri is down to 86,000 with Oppenheim at 140,000.

Tags: Abe MosseriDavid OppenheimPatrik Antonius

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