Event 28 - $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-16-2008 02:52 UTC-7

Nikolay Evdakov Eliminated in 14th Place ($61,718)

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Daniel Negreanu opened for 30,000, Phil Galfond called on the button, Nikolay Evdakov moved all in from the big blind, Negreanu folded and Galfond made the call.

Evdakov {A-Clubs}

Galfond

The board ran out {A-Spades}

and Galfond made a straight to eliminate Evdakov. He'll take home $61,718 for his efforts.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Nikolay Evadkov Phil Galfond

06-16-2008 02:54 UTC-7

Hellmuth Hurting

Shamus

Also before the break, Juanda took a chunk of Phil Hellmuth's stack to build back up over 600,000. Hellmuth is now down to just 25,000.

Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 0

06-16-2008 03:01 UTC-7

Hellmuth Chipping Up

Shamus

The first hand back from break, Phil Hellmuth was all in against John Juanda and David Benyamine, both of whom checked down to the river. Three hearts were on board, and Hellmuth showed {A-Hearts}

-x-x to triple up to 85,000.

On the next hand, Hellmuth won another small pot off of Benyamine and has chipped up to 130,000.

06-16-2008 03:30 UTC-7

Jamie Pickering Eliminated in 13th Place ($61,718)

Shamus

Down to around 100,000, Jamie Pickering raised to 42,000 and Alexander Kostritsyn called from the button. The flop came {K-Spades}

. Pickering checked, Kostritsyn bet the pot, and Pickering put his last chips in the middle.

Pickering showed {A-Diamonds}

-- a nice hand before that flop, but not as great after. Kostritsyn had {K-Clubs}

for top two pair. The turn and river didn't help Pickering, and the runner-up in Event No. 19, the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event, goes home in 13th place in this one.

Kostritsyn is now at 250,000.

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn Jamie Pickering

06-16-2008 03:46 UTC-7

Daniel Negreanu 1,100,000
David Benyamine 830,000
Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond 696,000
Brian "tsarrast" Rast 663,000
John Juanda 640,000
Johnny Chan 528,000
Kirill Gerasimov 493,000
Adam Hourani 405,000
Chris Ferguson 275,000
Alexander Kostritsyn 250,000
Phil Hellmuth 225,000
Evan Sofer 211,000

06-16-2008 03:56 UTC-7

Evan Sofer Eliminated in 12th Place ($69,433)

Shamus

Brian Rast raised to 36,000, Evan Sofer reraised pot from the small blind, and Rast made the call.

The flop came {Q-Diamonds}

, and Sofer pushed his remaining chips in the middle. Rast made the call.

Sofer {A-Hearts}

Rast

Sofer's aces were good for the moment. The {5-Hearts}

came on the turn, and Sofer was still in the lead, but Rast had lots of outs to hit a straight or flush. And the river brought one of them -- the {3-Hearts}

-- eliminating Sofer in 12th. Meanwhile, Rast is up to 910,000.

Tags: Evan Sofer

06-16-2008 03:59 UTC-7

Alexander Kostritsyn Eliminated in 11th Place ($69,433)

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Kirill Gerasimov opened for 27,000 and Alexander Kostritsyn called from the big blind. The flop was {10-Clubs}

. Kostritsyn moved all in for 83,000 and Gerasimov called.

Kostritsyn {Q-Diamonds}

Gerasimov

Kostritsyn had middle pair and a straight draw while Gerasimov had top two pair. The turn and river blanked out for Kostritsyn and Gerasimov's tens and fives held up. Kostritsyn hit the rail in 11th place and will collect $69,433 for his finish.

After the hand, Gerasimov was up to 620,000.

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn Kirill Gerasimov

06-16-2008 04:03 UTC-7

One Table... But Not the Final Table

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Our ten remaining players have consolidated to one table. We'll continue to play until we lose one more and are down to a final table of nine. Here's the new lineup with updated chip counts:

Seat 1: John Juanda 740,000
Seat 2: Phil Hellmuth 150,000
Seat 3: David Benyamine 1,020,000
Seat 4: Kirill Gerasimov 620,000
Seat 5: Phil Galfond 660,000
Seat 6: Daniel Negreanu 1,080,000
Seat 7: Brian Rast 910,000
Seat 8: Adam Hourani 390,000
Seat 9: Chris Ferguson 300,000
Seat 10: Johnny Chan 530,000