Event 47: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better Day 2 | 2012 World Series of Poker

06-27-2012 22:13 UTC-6

Player	Chips	Progress
Colin York	Busted
Volodymyr Kondratenko	Busted
Mark Herm	Busted
Tarek Makki	Busted
Marc Durand	Busted
Nicholas Verkaik	Busted

Player	Chips	Progress
Chip Jett	Busted

Kings Over Queens for Kornuth as Kendall Quips

Shamus

Adam Kornuth was just all in with {A-Spades} {K-Spades} {K-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} for about 27,000 and calling for high cards versus Mikhail Semin's {A-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} {4-Spades} .

The flop came {8-Hearts} {Q-Spades} {K-Diamonds} and the table reacted to how neatly it fitted with Kornuth's hand. The {Q-Clubs} on the turn brought further comments. Then the {3-Clubs} fell on the river.

"You missed that three entirely," quipped Tony Kendall to Kornuth. "You're nowhere near it."

Kornuth survives, not minding the stray trey.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Semin	61,000 -69,000	-69,000

Adam Kornuth	55,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Adam Kornuth Anthony Kendall Mikhail Semin

06-27-2012 22:29 UTC-6

Sharma Sends Frandsen to the Rail

Chad Holloway

On a flop of {K-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} {A-Clubs} , Travis Frandsen got his stack all in holding {Q-Hearts} {4-Spades} {3-Clubs} {6-Spades} and was at risk against Sonu Sharma, who held {A-} {Q-Spades} {J-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} . The {3-} turn gave Frandsen two pair and the lead, but the {10-} on the river gave Sharma a straight and the knock out.

Meanwhile, Christopher George preceded Frandsen out the door in 34th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sonu Sharma	325,000 46,000	46,000
Travis Frandsen	Busted
Christopher George	Busted

Tags: Christopher George Sonu Sharma Travis Frandsen

06-27-2012 22:31 UTC-6

Berg Beats Barry

Shamus

The short stacks continue to fall, with Barry Greenstein the latest victim in 32nd.

Greenstein was just all in before the flop with {A-Hearts} {Q-Spades} {4-Hearts} {3-Hearts} against the {A-Spades} {K-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} {3-Spades} of Lawrence Berg. The flop came {10-Hearts} {J-Spades} {10-Spades} . "That's not good for me," said Greenstein. The turn was the {8-Clubs} and river the {Q-Clubs} , giving Berg Broadway and sending Greenstein to the rail.

"Good game," said Berg to Greenstein. Then, as an afterthought: "Hey, where's my book?"

"No more books," said Greenstein as he stood by the table sending a tweet to report his elimination. After giving away copies of his Ace on the River for years to those who oust him from tourneys, Greenstein stopped doing so some time back.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lawrence Berg	178,000 123,000	123,000

Barry Greenstein	Busted

Tags: Barry Greenstein Lawrence Berg

06-27-2012 22:43 UTC-6

"Run It Twice?"

Chad Holloway

Dan Heimiller raised to 15,000 from the button only to have Francis Lincoln pot all-in from the small blind. Heimiller made the call and the cards were turned up:

Showdown
Lincoln: {A-Clubs} {J-Hearts} {3-Hearts} {5-Spades}
Heimiller: {A-Spades} {2-Spades} {4-Clubs} {7-Hearts}

At that point, Lincoln said something in his heavy British accent and Heimiller was confused. "Run it Twice?" Hemiller asked a bit confused. "What'd you say?" It turned out Lincoln was simply telling him how much he had, which is a good thing considering there is no running it twice in tournament poker.

In this instance, Heimiller no doubt wishes he could have had another shot at it as the board ran out {Q-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} {A-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} and Lincoln was pushed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francis Lincoln	100,000 50,000	50,000
Dan Heimiller	73,000 -52,000	-52,000

Tags: Dan Heimiller Francis Lincoln

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 0

06-27-2012 22:47 UTC-6

Gross Out, Roch Rolling

Shamus

Roch Cousineau has assumed the chip lead with 30 players remaining after knocking out Michael Gross.

Cousineau, Gross, and Lawrence Berg were all still around to see a {6-Spades} {3-Spades} {10-Spades} flop, at which point Berg bowed out. Gross was already all in, and so he and Cousineau tabled their hands — {A-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} for Cousineau, and {A-Spades} {7-Clubs} {4-Hearts} {3-Hearts} for Gross.

The turn was the {8-Hearts} and river the {7-Hearts} , which meant the nut low for Cousineau for the low and a better two pair for the high, thus sending Gross out in 31st.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roch Cousineau	386,000 239,000	239,000
Michael Gross	Busted

Tags: Michael Gross Roch Cousineau

06-27-2012 23:00 UTC-6

Kornuth Cut Down

Shamus

"Payout! 430!"

So said Adam Kornuth announcing with a grin his own bust for the dealer as he stood by the table. In his final hand, Kornuth had been all in and at risk with {K-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {2-Spades} versus Matt Livingston's {K-Spades} {K-Hearts} {8-Hearts} {2-Clubs} . The board came {3-Spades} {7-Clubs} {K-Clubs} {10-Hearts} {6-Spades} — a set of kings for Livingston versus two pair for Kornuth — and we are down to 29.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Livingston	346,000 138,000	138,000
Adam Kornuth	Busted

Tags: Adam Kornuth

06-27-2012 23:07 UTC-6

Lappas Wins Monster Pot to Eliminate Kassin

Chad Holloway

We just witnessed a doozie of a pot over at Table 429, one that determined the chip lead. It began when action folded to Charalampos Lappas on the button and he raised to 18,000. Charles Kassin was in the big blind and potted to around 60,000, which Lappas called.

When the flop fell {J-Clubs} {5-Hearts} {9-Spades} , Kassin led out for 120,000 and Lappas instantly moved all in. Kassin only had around 30,000 behind and simply shrugged before calling off.

Showdown
Lappas: {A-Spades} {4-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts} {J-Hearts}
Kassin: {A-Clubs} {A-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} {Q-Clubs}

Kassin was ahead with aces as the dealer ran out the {K-Hearts} and {7-Hearts} on the turn and river respectively. For a moment everyone seemed to think Kassin had won the massive pot, but then someone uttered, "Flush." Indeed, Lappas had hit runner-runner hearts to make a flush and scoop the pot.

With Kassin's elimination in 28th place, the remaining players are redrawing seats and will combine down to the final three tables.

Meanwhile, James Hong had been eliminated in 28th place.