Event 9 - $1,500 Omaha Hi Lo Day 2 | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-07-2007 01:04 UTC-7

The Nature of the Beast

Here's a hand that explains a lot about Omaha Hi-Lo. Two shortstacks ended up with all the money in the middle. The board plays out and the river gives one player a straight and the other the low. Even though they halve the pot both players let out an agonized groan, forgetting for a moment that they might've been knocked out or crippled instead. In split-pot games the glass is half-empty, never half-filled.

06-07-2007 00:57 UTC-7

Denis Ethier Eliminated in 18th Place

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Down to his last few chips, Denis Ethier was forced to commit all his chips with 2-2-3-4 and found himself up against Jeff Calkins' A-A-3-4. There was no qualifiying low and Calkins flopped a set of Aces that brought an end to Ethier's tournament

Tags: Denis Ethier Jeff Calkins

06-07-2007 00:53 UTC-7

Down To Two

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Tables, that is. We have eighteen players left and we'll be playing down to nine. Here are the most recent bustouts, in the order they were eliminated:

26th: Rob Hollink
25th: Dale Pinchot
24th: Tom Chambers
23rd: Ruben Vera
22nd: Kirk Loberman
21st: Josh Mammon
20th: Todd Brunson
19th: Fran Pinchot

Tags: Dale Pinchot Fran Pinchot Josh Mammon Kirk Loberman Rob Hollink Ruben Vera Todd Brunson Tom Chambers

06-07-2007 00:46 UTC-7

Dale Pinchot Eliminated

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Forced to post the remainder of his chips in the big blind, the board was not kind to Dale Pinchot and his day is at an end.

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06-07-2007 00:40 UTC-7

Kirk Loberman and Todd Brunson Have Been Eliminated

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06-07-2007 00:24 UTC-7

Two Players Gone

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Two short-stacked players were eliminated shortly after the break -- Tom Chambers in 25th place and Ruben Vera in 24th.

Tags: Ruben Vera Tom Chambers

06-07-2007 00:21 UTC-7

Back From Break

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The players have returned from break and the blinds are now 3,000 and 6,000.

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 0

06-07-2007 00:01 UTC-7

On Break

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The players are on a 15-minute break. They'll be back at play at 12:20 a.m. PDT.

06-06-2007 23:56 UTC-7

Double- and Triple-Checking

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After John Varner showed down a pair of aces on a board that didn't provide for a low hand, Rich Zhu looked long and hard at the board trying to figure out if he might have a way to beat those aces. He peeked again at his cards, tilted his head, looked over the board, thought about it some more. Finally, when the dealer volunteered to help him figure out what he had if he'd flip over his cards, Zhu grinned, shrugged his shoulders, and tossed his cards in the muck.

Tags: John Varner Rich Zhu