James "Flushy" Dempsey was just all in and holding 
against Matt Livingston's 
. The five community cards came 
, making no low and kings and sevens for Livingston, thus sending Dempsey railward.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
74,500
|
74,500 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Not more than a half an hour ago, Joe Tehan sat atop the chip counts. That made it all the more surprising when he became our latest casualty. We're not sure of all the specifics, but we did arrive at his table just in time to see him get his last 35,000 in on a flop of 
. Mikhail Semin had him covered and at risk.
Showdown
Tehan: 
Semin: 
Tehan was ahead with jacks and fours when the chips went in, not to mention an ace-high flush draw, but the running 
turn and river gave Semin top two pair and the win.
A quick check of Tehan's Twitter reveals what left him with a less than average stack in the first place:
JoeTehan Joseph Ugh!!! 3 way all in on 982r board. I had A598 vs AJ98 and 4567! I had some pretty darn good equity in that 3 way, 85k pot. Turn 5, river 2
June 27 2012
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
99,600
|
99,600 |
|
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|
Busted | |
Andy Frankenberger began today fourth in chips, but things didn't go his way here on Day 2. Frankenberger, who currently sits in third place on the 2012 World Series of Poker Player of the Year Leaderboard, lots a lot of chips early and recently met an untimely end.
It happened when he got his remaining chips all in with on a flop of 
only to run into the 
of Marc Durand. The 
turn left Frankenberger drawing dead, and he was up out of his seat and exiting even before the dealer put out the 
on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
38,200
|
38,200 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Welcome back to Day 2 of Event 47: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better!
Despite its reputation as a game in which few are truly expert — or maybe because of it — a whopping field of 978 came out yesterday to test their mettle in one of poker's most volatile variants. That group created a total prize pool of $1,320,300, with $267,345 of it reserved for the winner.
Out of that field a total of 141 players survived for today's second day of action. Alex Gomes will be playing the biggest stack when the first hands are dealt today, having created some space between himself and the rest of the pack late last night in his effort to pick up a second WSOP win.
The Brazilian's 143,300 puts him well ahead of nearest challenger Roch Cousineau to start today, but there number of other formidable foes returning to healthy stacks as well, among them James Dempsey, Andy Frankenberger, Mark Herm, and Joe Tehan. Barry Greenstein, Adam Kornuth, Kevin Iacofano, Berry Johnston, and Chip Jett will also be starting the day with above average chips.
We expect the money bubble to burst shortly after play begins, as the top 117 make the cash. The plan is to play 10 one-hour levels today, starting at 1:00 PM local time. Come back then as we bring you all the highs and lows from today's play.
