Event 24: $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better Day 2 | 2012 World Series of Poker

06-13-2012 00:47 UTC-6

Table 451 Bursts Out in Laughter

Happy_Freaked

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

"Hey Phil," Jean-Robert Bellande just said as he started a story he could hardly tell because of how hard he was already laughing.

"So I just put on Twitter that I'm really short in the Omaha eight-or-better tournament and that I'm sitting next to the best player in the world and this guy replies to me," Bellande added to his story while still having a hard time controlling his laughter.

Ivey was waiting for what was to come and Bellande said, "So he says, 'Tell Frankenberger I said hello,'" and the whole table bursted out in laughter.

Even Ivey, who was recently beaten heads up by Andy Frankenberger was laughing. The atmosphere is this tournament is great since nobody seems to feel any pressure from the money bubble yet. We are still 20 more spots away from cashing, something we probably won't get done today.

BrokeLivingJRB Jean-Robert Bellande Still in Omaha 8 event. 50ppl left. 27 get paid. I'm super short w t30k and the best player in the world to my left. Need some run good. June 12 2012

tamiller866 TA Miller @BrokeLivingJRB Tell Frankenburger I said hello. #bestplayerintheworld June 12 2012

Tags: Andy Frankenberger Jean-Robert Bellande Phil Ivey

06-13-2012 00:48 UTC-6

Bellande Gets There Against Crain

Mickey Doft

We picked up the action on the turn of an {8-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} {4-Spades} {3-Spades} board where Eric Crain called a bet from Jean-Robert Bellande. The {J-Clubs} hit the river and Crain called another bet from Bellande.

"Think I got there with the river," said Bellande.

"Jacks?" asked Crain.

Bellande indeed did table {A-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} {5-Spades} for a full house with an 8-5 low to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Robert Bellande	65,000 29,000	29,000

Eric Crain	15,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: Eric Crain Jean-Robert Bellande

06-13-2012 00:51 UTC-6

Break

Mickey Doft

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

The players are on their final 20-minute break of the day.

Level: 17

Limits: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 0

06-13-2012 01:25 UTC-6

Doft Gets Three Quarters

Mickey Doft

Brendan Taylor raised from middle position and the player in hijack seat called. Elie Doft three-bet from the cutoff, getting folds around back to Taylor. Both Taylor and the hijack called to see a {K-Spades} {7-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} flop.

Two checks led to a Doft bet, chasing away neither opponent. The {2-Spades} turn saw the same action, landing the {5-Spades} river. Taylor checked, the player in the hijack bet, and Doft raised. Taylor ducked out of the way, while the hijack seat called.

Doft tabled {A-Spades} {K-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} {3-Spades} for the nut flush with a wheel, while the player in the hijack showed {A-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} {10-Hearts} {3-Clubs} for a wheel as well. Doft took three quarters of the pot and is inching closer to 200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elie Doft	190,000 60,000	60,000
Brendan Taylor	135,000 -15,000	-15,000

Tags: Brendan Taylor Elie Doft

06-13-2012 01:27 UTC-6

Butler and Crain Bust, Hastings and Davis Chop Their Money

Happy_Freaked

Things just got a little crazy over at Table 451. The action started off with a raise to 8,000 from Eric Crain and Brian Hastings, who was to his direct left, three bet to 12,000. Ashly Butler was next in line and he called all in for his final 11,000 chips.

Raymond Davis was on the button and call after which it got folded to Crain who moved all in for 13,000 total. Hastings and Davis called.

The flop came down {8-Spades} {4-Clubs} {5-Spades} and Hastings immediately threw in 4,000 which got called by Davis. The turn was the {9-Hearts} and the same process got repeated. The only difference was that this time Davis had to call 8,000.

On the river the {7-Clubs} showed up and Davis called another 8,000 chip bet giving us a four way showdown with two all in players.

Ashly Butler
Eric Crain
Brian Hastings
Raymond Davis

Davis had the low locked up with his ace-deuce while Hastings took down the high with a rivered straight to the seven. Butler ended up with the ironical four pair while Crain had the second nut low. No luck for both all ins and we are down to 40 players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Hastings	158,000 8,000	8,000

Raymond Davis	135,000 30,000	30,000
Ashly Butler	Busted
Eric Crain	Busted

Tags: Ashly Butler Eric Crain Brian Hastings Raymond Davis

06-13-2012 01:33 UTC-6

A Few Chip Counts

Mickey Doft

Player	Chips	Progress
Meng La	155,000 60,000	60,000

Mike Matusow	133,000 -26,000	-26,000

Andreas Krause	125,000 57,000	57,000
James Hoeppner	120,000 34,000	34,000
Yuval Bronshtein	95,000 65,000	65,000

Viacheslav Zhukov	83,000 -27,000	-27,000
Roman Verenko	70,000 -70,000	-70,000

Stephen Chidwick	70,000 -25,000	-25,000

Matt Lefkowitz	60,000 10,000	10,000
Matthew Wood	60,000
James Dempsey	50,000 -30,000	-30,000

Shannon Shorr	45,000 -73,000	-73,000

Michel Abecassis	30,000 -20,000	-20,000

06-13-2012 01:34 UTC-6

Hastings Climbs On Top

Happy_Freaked

Brian Hastings just chipped up a bit at the expense of none other than Phil Ivey. We caught the action on the {A-Clubs} {5-Hearts} {K-Spades} flop and Hastings bet 4,000, Ivey called.

The turn was the {8-Clubs} and Ivey called a 8,000 chip bet. On the river we saw the {10-Spades} pop up and Ivey called another 8,000.

Hastings showed {A-Hearts} {8-Hearts} {K-Clubs} {9-Spades} for two pair and Ivey said, "That's a good one," before mucking his cards. Hastings climbs to the top of the leader board while Ivey drops down to around 10 big bets.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Hastings	245,000 87,000	87,000

Phil Ivey	82,500 -22,500	-22,500

Tags: Brian Hastings Phil Ivey

06-13-2012 01:40 UTC-6

More Chip Counts

Mickey Doft

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Kelly	265,000 37,000	37,000
Elie Doft	224,000 34,000	34,000
Bart Hanson	200,000 156,000	156,000
Michael Wattel	130,000 60,000	60,000
Richard Ashby	116,000 -44,000	-44,000

Scotty Nguyen	90,000 22,000	22,000

Alex Dovzhenko	85,000 -41,000	-41,000
Ismael Bojang	80,000 -35,000	-35,000

John Guth	65,000 -5,000	-5,000

Michael "Boonie" Kleist	35,000 -7,000	-7,000
Melissa Burr	15,000
Yueqi Zhu	Busted

06-13-2012 01:56 UTC-6

No Money For Burr

Happy_Freaked

We are approaching the money and someone who's not gonna be a part of the lucky 27 is Melissa Burr. She had been short for quite some time now and just lost her final all in against Brian Hastings.

Burr showed {5-Hearts} {8-Hearts} {5-Spades} {4-Diamonds} and was pre flop all in against {A-Hearts} {K-Diamonds} {3-Spades} {Q-Clubs} . The board ran out {A-} {Q-} {J-} {10-} {K-} giving Hastings broadway and the knock out.

We are down to just 34 players and 6 spots off the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Hastings	258,000 -2,000	-2,000

Melissa Burr	Busted

Tags: Brian Hastings Melissa Burr