Event 5 - $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Day 2 | 2009 World Series of Poker

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 0

06-02-2009 16:09 UTC-12

Players Return from Dinner Break

[user25067]

Cards are back in the air. We'll continue playing until we reach a final table of nine.

06-02-2009 16:16 UTC-12

Warren Karp Eliminated in 27th Place ($7,012)

[user25067]

Warren Karp got his last 28,000 chips in the middle preflop against Matthew Greenwood, turning up {A-Diamonds}

to Greenwood's {A-Spades}

.

The board ran out {A-Hearts}

, Greenwood hitting a queen-high straight to eliminate Karp in 27th place.

Tags: Matthew Greenwood Warren Karp

06-02-2009 16:30 UTC-12

Alex Michaels Doubles Up

[user111541]

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}

. 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}

. Michaels turned over {Q-Clubs}

for a flopped full house.

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

Tags: Alex Michaels Matthew Greenwood

06-02-2009 16:35 UTC-12

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

[user25067]

Ilya Briskin limped in from early position, Eric Froehlich completed the small blind and Chris Biondino checked his option. Froehlich checked the {Q-Diamonds}

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}

Biondino

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 Biondino Eric Froehlich

06-02-2009 16:45 UTC-12

Brad Helm Elimnated in 25th ($7,012)

[user111541]

Brad Helm was all in for his tournament life with {Q-Clubs}

against the {A-?}

of Alex Michaels.

The board comes {A-?}

giving Michaels a set of aces.

Brad Helm is eliminated from the tournament in 25th place while Michaels moves up to 185,000.

Tags: Alex Michaels Brad Helm

06-02-2009 16:48 UTC-12

Cory Ward Eliminated in 24th Place ($7,012)

[user25067]

Greg Pappas opened for 14,000 from the cutoff, Cory Ward moved all in for 31,500 from the button and Pappas made the call.

Ward {A-Clubs}

Pappas

The board ran out {K-Diamonds}

, Pappas' aces holding up to eliminate Ward in 24th place. He's now up to 270,000 in chips.

Tags: Cory Ward Greg Pappas

06-02-2009 16:53 UTC-12

Harold Cromwell Doubles Through Dario Alioto

[user25067]

Dario Alioto opened for 12,000 from early position, Harold Cromwell moved all in for 18,000 from the small blind and Alioto called.

Cromwell {A-Clubs}

Alioto

The board ran out {10-Diamonds}

, Cromwell's pair of tens good enough to double his stack to 40,000.

Alioto is still near the top of the leaderboard with 275,000.

Tags: Dario Alioto Harold Cromwell

06-02-2009 16:56 UTC-12

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.

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 0