2009 World Series of Poker

Event 5 - $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj82
Prize
$237,415
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$11,042,850
Entries
809
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0

David Halpern Eliminated in 23rd Place ($7,012)

After a flop of {Q-Clubs} {Q-Spades} {9-Diamonds} Matt Giannetti checks and David Halpern bets 10,000. Giannetti tosses out a check raise of 40,000 and Hapern calls. The {8-Hearts} falls on the turn and Giannetti shoves all in for 78,000. Halpern calls all in and shows {Q-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} {10-Hearts} {10-Diamonds} for a straight but Giannetti has a full house with {A-Spades} {Q-Hearts} {8-Clubs} .

The river is the {K-Clubs} eliminating Halpern from the tournament in 23rd place.

Matt Giannetti is now at 250,000.

Tags: David HalpernMatt Giannetti

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 0

Not Much Action at Table 77

Six out of the ten biggest stacks of the tournament (Mercier, Tare, Burkholder, Pappas, Giannetti and Iacofano) currently reside at Table 77. As a result, most of them seem unwilling to gamble a large portion of their stacks with one another. Instead, action is slow at the table and many seem content to either wait for a really big hand, or see how many of the short stacks bust in the next level or two.

Eric Froehlich Eliminated in 26th Place ($7,012)

Eric Froehlich - 26th Place
Eric Froehlich - 26th Place
Ilya Briskin limped in from early position, Eric Froehlich completed the small blind and Chris Biondino checked his option. Froehlich checked the {Q-Diamonds} {5-Clubs} {2-Clubs} flop over to Biondino, who bet 8,500. Briskin folded and Froehlich came in with a raise to 35,000. Biondino set him in and Froehlich called.

Froehlich {K-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} {2-Hearts} {2-Diamonds}
Biondino {6-Spades} {5-Diamonds} {4-Spades} {3-Diamonds}

Froehlich was ahead with a set of deuces, but Biondino filled his wrap draw on the turn, the {4-Hearts} falling to make him a six-high straight. Froehlich could survive if the board paired, but the {9-Clubs} hit the river, sending him to the rail in 26th place.

After the hand, Biondino was up to 192,000.

Tags: Chris BiondinoEric Froehlich

Alex Michaels Doubles Up

From early position Matt Greenwood raised to 11,000 and was called by Jae Chang in the small blind and Alex Michaels in the big blind.

The flop came {J-Clubs} {3-Clubs} {3-Diamonds} . Action was checked to Greenwood who bet 23,000. Chang folded and Alex Michaels then moved all in for 69,000. Greenwood tanked for a few moments before calling with {K-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} {10-Clubs} {2-Hearts} . Michaels turned over {Q-Clubs} {Q-Spades} {J-Spades} {3-Clubs} for a flopped full house.

The turn and river were blanks and Michaels doubles up to 175,000.

Tags: Alex MichaelsMatthew Greenwood