Event 39: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 2 | 2012 World Series of Poker

06-22-2012 20:59 UTC-6

Kihara Doubles Beevers, then Doubles Through Smith

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On the first hand, Joe Beevers was all in holding {a-Spades} {a-Clubs} {q-Clubs} {9-Spades} , and Naoya Kihara had {k-Clubs} {k-Hearts} {10-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} . The board ran out {q-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} {2-Spades} {9-Hearts} , and Beevers doubled to around 91,000.

Kihara was left with just 30,000 or so, and got that in against Micah Smith. Kihara was ahead this time with {a-Diamonds} {a-Spades} {5-Hearts} {3-Clubs} , and held against Smith's {j-Clubs} {8-Clubs} {7-Clubs} , when the board came {a-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} {k-Hearts} .

Player	Chips	Progress
Micah Smith	285,000 80,000	80,000
Joe Beevers	91,000 56,000	56,000
Naoya Kihara	65,000 -65,000	-65,000

Tags: Joe Beevers Naoya Kihara Micah Smith

06-22-2012 21:00 UTC-6

Crawford Out Right Before Dinner

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Sammy Farha limped in from under the gun, David Callaghan called in the cutoff, and Brandon Crawford raised the pot on the button. Farha and Crawford called.

The flop came down {8-Hearts} {q-Hearts} {5-Spades} , and Farha checked. Callaghan moved all in, and Crawford called for less. Farha mucked, and the hands were opened.

Callaghan
Crawford

The turn and river came {7-Hearts} , {6-Hearts} respectively, and Crawford was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Callaghan	165,000
Brandon Crawford	Busted

Tags: Brandon Crawford David Callaghan Sammy Farh

06-22-2012 21:03 UTC-6

Dinner

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Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

The players are now on a one-hour dinner break. See you in sixty minutes.

06-22-2012 21:27 UTC-6

Chip Counts

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Player	Chips	Progress
Sammy Farha	642,000 -18,000	-18,000

Joe Kushner	574,500 19,500	19,500
Andrew Brown	546,500 6,500	6,500
Jason Mercier	425,000 55,000	55,000

Hasan Habib	413,000 78,000	78,000

Bryn Kenney	370,000 -55,000	-55,000

Jan-Peter Jachtmann	366,000 -114,000	-114,000

Ville Wahlbeck	355,500 40,500	40,500

Josh Tieman	353,500 -26,500	-26,500
Andy Seth	349,000 -96,000	-96,000
John Kabbaj	316,500 26,500	26,500

Adam Kornuth	312,500 122,500	122,500
Micah Smith	309,000 24,000	24,000
Steven Silverman	295,000 -10,000	-10,000
Benjamin Sage	258,000 -32,000	-32,000
Timothy Flanders	255,000 105,000	105,000
Ted Lawson	211,000 -64,000	-64,000

Nikolai Yakovenko	210,000 10,000	10,000
Loren Klein	174,000 14,000	14,000

Alexander Kravchenko	172,500 52,500	52,500

David Callaghan	168,500 3,500	3,500
Matthew Kirk	163,500 -36,500	-36,500
John Shipley	155,500 15,500	15,500
Michael Binger	154,000 -16,000	-16,000
Bahram Zohri	152,500 37,500	37,500

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Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 0

06-22-2012 22:15 UTC-6

Finkelstein Eliminated, Hand-for-Hand Play Begins

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David Finkelstein called a raised from Jason Mercier, who was on the button, and the dealer fanned {9-Spades} {6-Spades} {7-Hearts} . Finkelstein quickly moved all in, and Mercier instantly called.

Finkelstein
Mercier

Mercier's two pair was ahead of Finkselstein's, and the {2-Diamonds} on the turn changed nothing. The {7-Diamonds} on the river gave Mercier a full house, and Finkelstein was eliminated.

"Good game," Mercier offered.

With Finkelstein's elimination, we are now on the bubble and will enter hand-for-hand play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mercier	530,000 105,000	105,000

David Finkelstein	Busted

Tags: David Finkelstein Jason Mercier

06-22-2012 22:30 UTC-6

Six Hands

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Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

We've played six hands without any major pots or eliminations. As soon as we witness either, you'll be the first to know!

06-22-2012 22:40 UTC-6

Seventh Hand

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Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

On the seventh hand, Adam Kornuth and Sammy Farha were heads up with the board reading {a-Spades} {3-Spades} {6-Clubs} . Kornuth led for 16,000 from the blinds, and Farha raised to 66,000.

"Pot," Kornuth announced, raising it to 165,000.

Farha sunk into the tank, and since every other table had finished their hand, a crowd began to gather around the table. Farha thought for nearly two minutes before folding {a-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} face up.

After the hand, the tournament director warned all spectators that they're not allowed to wander around the tournament area during hand-for-hand play.

Tags: Adam Kornuth Sammy Farha

06-22-2012 22:59 UTC-6

Twelfth Hand

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Joe Kushner opened to 13,000, and Michan Smith called on the button. The flop came {2-Diamonds} {3-Spades} {7-Hearts} , and Kushner led for 23,000. Smith called.

The turn was the {8-Diamonds} , and Kushner led for 38,000. Smith raised the pot - which took some time to figure out. With the help of Matthew Kirk and Huck Seed however, the amount was determined to be 147,000 on top. Kushner released, and Smith won the pot.