Event 19 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-11-2008 20:08 UTC-7

Chris Bjorin Eliminated in 12th Place ($12,950)

MarcC

Chip leader Vanessa Selbst has eliminated another player. The unfortunate soul this time being Chris Bjorin.

It all went it on the turn with the board reading {3-Diamonds}

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Selbst showed {K-Spades}

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Bjorin showed {A-Clubs}

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The river {3-Hearts}

missed Bjorin and he leaves us just a little short of a WSOP final table.

06-11-2008 20:03 UTC-7

Kyle Hegeman Eliminated in 13th ($10,360)

Shamus

Eugene Todd limped from middle position, Stanley Statkiewicz completed from the small blind, and Kyle Hegeman checked his option from the big blind.

The flop came {J-Hearts}

. Statkiewicz checked, Hegeman bet 27,000, and Todd called. Statkiewicz then reraised pot, Hegeman called with his last chips, and Todd got out of the way.

Statkiewicz: {2-Diamonds}

Hegeman:

Statkiewicz had the set of threes, but Hegeman had a big 'ol wrap going. Lots of cards could help Hegeman.

Unfortunately for him, none of those cards arrived. The {6-Hearts}

on the turn gave him even more outs. But {2-Spades}

on the river meant Hegeman was gone. Statkiewicz is up over 300,000.

Tags: Kyle Hegeman

06-11-2008 19:45 UTC-7

Your Top Five

Shamus

Vanessa Selbst -- 460,000
Jamie Pickering -- 293,000
Calen McNeil -- 182,000
Craig Natte -- 170,000
Stanley Statkiewicz -- 170,000

Thirteen players remain (see "Chip Counts" for the other players' current stacks). They are playing down to the final nine who will come back tomorrow for the final table.

A dinner break is scheduled about 15 minutes from now, but it is possible the players may just play through.

06-11-2008 19:45 UTC-7

Greg Cox Eliminated in 14th Place ($10,360)

MarcC

Tony Phillips has just busted Greg Cox after they got all the chips in preflop.

Phillips flipped over {A-Spades}

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Cox flipped over {K-Hearts}

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The board came {K-Clubs}

to give Phillips the pot.

Phillips commented, "He outdrew me, I outdrew him back!"

Tags: Greg Cox

06-11-2008 19:34 UTC-7

Rob Hollink is Our 15th-Place Finisher ($10,360)

MarcC

Rob Hollink must be wishing he hadn't drawn a seat at Vanessa Selbst's table when we reached 17 players, as she's just busted him.

All the money went in on a flop of {9-Diamonds}

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Hollink was holding {J-Diamonds}

for an overpair and flush draw.

Selbst was holding {A-Diamonds}

for a bigger overpair.

The turn {8-Hearts}

and river

brought a set for Hollink but also a backdoor straight for Selbst, meaning we lose Hollink in 15th.

Tags: Rob Hollink

06-11-2008 19:30 UTC-7

Trai Dang Eliminated in 16th ($7,770)

Shamus

Trai Dang was all in with {6-Hearts}

against Anthony Phillips' {J-Spades}

, and Phillips had Dang covered.

The board came {Q-Hearts}

, giving Phillips the king-high straight and sending Dang home.

06-11-2008 19:26 UTC-7

Todd Barlow Eliminated in 17th ($7,770)

Shamus

Todd Barlow was all in preflop versus chip leader Vanessa Selbst. Her A-A-x-x carried the day, and we are down to 16.

06-11-2008 19:26 UTC-7

Double Elimination

MarcC

A three way preflop all-in confrontation just took place between Jordan Morgan, Colin York, and Craig Natte with Morgan and York being the all-in players.

Morgan tabled {10-Clubs}

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Colin York tabled {J-Clubs}

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Craig Natte tabled {A-Hearts}

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All the way to the river we went {5-Diamonds}

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Natte made the nut flush and eliminated two players in one go!

Morgan, being the shortest stack, is our 19th-place finisher ($5,905).
York just crept in to the next pay level in 18th ($7,770)

Tags: Jordan Morgan

06-11-2008 19:24 UTC-7

Selbst Still Strong

Shamus

Vanessa Selbst now up to 380,000.

Tags: Vanessa Selbst

06-11-2008 19:18 UTC-7

Back from the Brink

Shamus

After slipping down to just 2,000 in chips, Greg Cox has won a series of pots and has built back up to 48,000. Most recently, Cox took a big pot from Colin York when his {Q-Diamonds}

held up against York's {A-Hearts}

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