Started 23rd Jun, 2009

2009 World Series of Poker

Event 46 - $2,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better | Day 2

Number of players - 424
  • Event 46 - $2,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better
    Day 2 completed
  • Mon Jun 22 2009 12:41 GMT-70 | Posted by danafish

    Day 2 Concludes; Back at 1pm

    Well, it's not quite the final table finish we were hoping for, but our 196 Day 2 starters have been whittled down to 23. Familiar faces who busted outside of the money included Annie Duke, Perry Friedman and Barry Greenstein. Those who did rather better and made it into the top 45 included Paul Darden, Mitch Schock and Max Pescatori.

    It looks as though our current chip leader is the cowboy-hat-topped Mark Tenner, who snuck up to 285,000 on the very last hand of the night.

    Join us back in the Amazon Room at 1pm, where we will be playing right down to a winner...

  • Mon Jun 22 2009 12:38 GMT-70 | Posted by F-Train

    John Esposito Eliminated in 24th Place ($7,411)

    On one of the last hands of the night, John Esposito decided to double up or go home. After Victor Deltoro opened with a raise, Esposito called all in. Jeff Tunkel and Sirous Jamshidi also came along.

    Action checked all the way to the river where, with the board showing {K-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} {6-Spades} {3-Hearts}, Deltoro fired out a bet. Only Jamshidi called. Deltoro showed the best hand to grab both halves of the side and main pot.

    Esposito will collect $7,411 for 24th place.

  • Mon Jun 22 2009 12:34 GMT-70 | Posted by F-Train

    Dempsey's Peaks and Valleys Continue

    We came to Table 70 in time to see a little of what James Dempsey previously described. After Mark Tenner bet a flop of {5-Clubs} {j-Spades} {7-Diamonds}, Dempsey raised. Tenner called to the {7-Clubs} turn, where he check-called another bet. When the river fell {10-Clubs}, Tenner check-called one last time.

    "I have the nut flush," he said, turning over {A-Clubs} {8-Clubs} {J-Diamonds} {3-Spades}.

    "Unbelievable," said a frustrated Dempsey. "That's how I'm running right now."

  • Mon Jun 22 2009 12:31 GMT-70 | Posted by danafish

    Zimmerman Busted

    The hands:

    John Monnette: {A-Diamonds} {A-Spades} {8-Spades} {5-Spades}
    Jason Zimmerman: {A-Hearts} {K-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} {J-Clubs}


    The board:

    {Q-Spades} {10-Spades} {2-Spades} {K-Spades} {3-Spades}


    The result:

    Zimmerman is bust, Monnette is up to 176,000, and we still have 24 players in this tournament.

  • Mon Jun 22 2009 12:27 GMT-70 | Posted by F-Train

    Four More Hands

    With the clock at 10 minutes, and a 20-minute break coming, tournament staff have decided to draw a card for the remaining hands to be played and end the day. The card drawn was 4, so we will play four hands and then bag the chips.

  • Mon Jun 22 2009 12:25 GMT-70 | Posted by danafish

    Where Are They, and How Many Chips Do They Have?

    Table 70

    Seat 1: Michael Keiner -- 195,000
    Seat 2: was previously Ben Gold, now empty
    Seat 3: Scott Bohlman -- 65,000
    Seat 4: Jonah Seewald -- 100,000
    Seat 5: Mike Matusow -- 100,000
    Seat 6: Pat Poels -- 80,000
    Seat 7: Mark Tenner -- 170,000
    Seat 8: CK Hua -- 169,000
    Seat 9: James "Flushy" Dempsey -- 164,000

    Table 71

    Seat 1: Fabio Coppola -- 260,000
    Seat 2: Patrice Boudet -- 215,000
    Seat 3: Jeff Tunkel -- 105,000
    Seat 4: Sirous Jamshidi -- 140,000
    Seat 5: Mark Gregorich -- 127,000
    Seat 6: was previously Pat Poels, but he was moved to Max Pescatori's old seat
    Seat 7: Victor Deltoro -- 57,000
    Seat 8: Frank O'Dell -- 185,000
    Seat 9: John Esposito -- 18,000

    Table 72

    Seat 1: Meng La -- 108,000
    Seat 2: Jim Banafato -- 85,000
    Seat 3: Derek Raymond -- 160,000
    Seat 4: JW Smith -- 43,000
    Seat 5: David Rabbi -- 35,000
    Seat 6: Danny Smith -- 50,000
    Seat 7: Jason Zimmerman -- 55,000
    Seat 8: Josh Schlein -- 155,000
    Seat 9: John Monnette -- 129,000

  • Mon Jun 22 2009 12:20 GMT-70 | Posted by F-Train
    Pirate overboard
    Pirate overboard

    Max Pescatori Eliminated in 26th Place ($7,411)

    We can't compile the draw fast enough to keep up with the bust-outs. Max Pescatori just got eliminated in 26th place.

  • Mon Jun 22 2009 12:17 GMT-70 | Posted by F-Train

    Ben Gold Eliminated in 27th Place ($7,411)

    While we were in the process of compiling the new seat assignments and fresh counts, Ben Gold got his short stack in the middle with {8-?} {10-?} {J-?} {Q-?}. There were lots of middle cards on the board, but also lots of hearts -- four hearts to be exact. One of Gold's two opponents, James Dempsey, had two more hearts in his hand, {A-Spades} {2-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} {4-Hearts}. Those two baby hearts gave him a small flush that was enough to knock out Gold.

  • Mon Jun 22 2009 12:10 GMT-70 | Posted by danafish

    Up and Down for Dempsey

    James Dempsey's had "an interesting level," as he put it. Up to a chip-leading 240,000 at one point, he managed to lose two enormous pots to set him back to 100,000, just below average. On the other hand, he thought his phone was broken but it has amazingly come back to life even as his chips vanished. Not all bad, then.

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