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Thu Jun 11 2009 03:31 GMT-70 | Posted by TassieDevil
Mortensen Remaining Aggressive
Carlos Mortensen led the betting on every street with the action bet/three-bet on fifth street against Ming Lee. The boards were revealed as follows:
Mortensen: (
) 
Lee: (X-X-X)
Mortensen is up to 575,000 with Lee at 400,000. -
Thu Jun 11 2009 03:17 GMT-70 | Posted by TassieDevil
Phil IveyIvey Surges Ahead
This is why he's a six-time WSOP bracelet winner folks. From one of the short stacks, Phil Ivey has now assumed the tournament chip lead, in a matter of minutes.
He clashed with Jon Turner in a hand of Stud8, with Ivey maintaining the aggression through all streets.
Ivey: (
) 
Turner: (X-X-X)
Ivey's flush and eight-low scoop the pot as Turner mucked. Ivey is up to 755,000 with Turner now down to 530,000. -
Thu Jun 11 2009 03:13 GMT-70 | Posted by TassieDevil
Here Comes Ivey!
Phil Ivey has just taken down back-to-back pots from Carlos Mortensen during Omaha-8. In the first hand Ivey made a straight holding
on a board of 
to crack the kings of Mortensen.
He followed that up by getting three streets of value with
on a 
board.
Suddenly Ivey is up to 560,000 with Mortensen falling to 335,000. -
Thu Jun 11 2009 03:08 GMT-70 | Posted by TassieDevil
Peter GelencserPeter Gelencser Eliminated in 8th Place ($23,600)
Dutch Boyd opened with a raise from the cutoff and Peter Gelencser called in the big blind.
The flop fell
and Gelencser led out with a bet, Boyd raised and Gelencser moved all in. Boyd made the call.
Boyd:
Gelencser:
The turn was the and the river landed the 
and Gelencser misses his outs, to be eliminated in 8th place much to the disappointment of the Hungarian contingent on the rails. -
Thu Jun 11 2009 03:03 GMT-70 | Posted by TassieDevil
Hard To Win Chips Against The Nut-Nut
Dutch Boyd just got himself caught in the middle in a hand of Omaha-8. The action was multi-way maniacal on the flop of
, with Carlos Mortensen firing bets on 
turn and 
river.
Jon Turner called before Dutch Boyd gave it up on the river. Turner flipped for the nut low as Mortensen showed 
for quads for the nut high! -
Thu Jun 11 2009 03:00 GMT-70
Round: 22
Omaha-8 Blinds: 8000-15000
Stud-8 Limits: Ante 3000,
Bring-in 5000, Limits
15000-30000 -
Thu Jun 11 2009 02:59 GMT-70 | Posted by TassieDevil
Ivey Gathering Momentum
Back to Omaha-8 now and Carlos Mortensen opened the action with a raise from middle position before Phil Ivey re-raised from the cutoff. The blinds folded and Mortensen popped it up again with Ivey making the call.
The flop fell and Mortensen fired out a bet with Ivey making the call. The turn was the 
and this time Mortensen check-called the bet from Ivey.
The river brought the and again Mortensen checked, Ivey bet and Mortensen called.
Ivey tabled
which was good as Mortensen mucked. Ivey is now up to 310,000 chips. -
Thu Jun 11 2009 02:54 GMT-70 | Posted by TassieDevil
Jon TurnerThe Silent Assassin
We haven't mentioned a lot of Jon Turner during this tournament, which is rare for someone holding the chip lead. However Turner has gone about his business like a silent assassin, slowly claiming small pots and taking out his victims one by one.
In a recent had of Stud-8, Turner took down the pot after firing bets on fifth and sixth streets. Dutch Boyd released on fifth street, while Phil Ivey surrendered on sixth.
Turner: (X-X)
Ivey: (X-X)
Boyd: (X-X)
Turner has chipped up to 690,000 chips. -
Thu Jun 11 2009 02:49 GMT-70 | Posted by TassieDevil
Carlos MortensenMortensen Scoops In Stud
Carlos Mortensen and Peter Gelencser have clashed in a big Stud-8 hand. Mortensen was the aggressor the whole way, with a bet/three-bet on fourth street, and then bets all the way until the river. Gelencser called him down and the boards were revealed as follows:
Mortensen: () 
Gelencser: (X-X-X)
Mortensen tabled a seven-high straight and six low to scoop the pot and leave Gelencser on the short stack as Mortensen flies up to 580,000 chips. -
Thu Jun 11 2009 02:39 GMT-70 | Posted by TassieDevil
Lee Looms Large
Ming Lee collects the first significant pot of Stud-8. After Carlos Mortensen completed and fired bets on fourth and fifth streets, Lee led out on sixth and forced a fold from Mortensen.
Lee: (X-X-X)
Mortensen: (X-X-X)
Lee moves up to 525,000 chips.
Started 11th Jun, 2009
