2009 World Series of Poker

Event 18 - $10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better
Day: 3
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Daniel Alaei
Winning Hand
akk4
Prize
$445,898
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
179
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0

Level: 20

Blinds: 9,000/18,000

Ante: 0

Negreanu Now Dangerously Low

Greg Jamison opened with a raise, and Daniel Negreanu reraised from the next seat over. Jamison was the lone caller.

The flop came out {3-Clubs} {8-Hearts} {5-Clubs}, and Jamison quickly fired a bet.

"Wow!" said Daniel, leaning back in his chair.
"Okay, I'm going to need a minute. I gotta figure this out." After a minute of squirming in his chair, he shook his head and added, "So quick too, just pbbbbt." He counted down his remaining stack, seeing that he had just 45,000 chips left in front of him. Finally, he grinned and said, "I fold! Nope, too late, I can't take it back now."

"I was bluffing," said Jamison with a big smirk. He showed Negreanu the nut flush draw and a full wrap straight draw. Negreanu flashed pocket aces, choosing to fight what could be his final battle in a better spot.

Tags: Daniel NegreanuGreg Jamison

Toto Leonidas Eliminated in 17th Place ($ 26,921)

Tom Koral raised from early position and was called but Ted Lawson in the cutoff and Toto Leonidas in the BB before the flop came down {5-Spades} {9-Clubs} {4-Hearts}. It was checked to Koral who continued his aggression by betting. Lawson folded but Leonidas moved all in and found a call from Koral.

Leonidas {2-Hearts} {8-Hearts} {A-Spades} {4-Clubs}
Koral {5-Clubs} {J-Clubs} {2-Spades} {A-Diamonds}

The turn came {9-Diamonds} and river {Q-Diamonds} and we lose our first player today.

Leonidas Moves Down

Toto Leonidas raised under the gun, and Tom Koral three-bet it from middle position. Leonidas called, and it was heads up to the flop.

It brought {Q-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {8-Hearts}, and Leonidas check-called a bet. Fourth street came the {Q-Clubs}, and the action repeated with Leonidas calling a big bet. When the river revealed the {J-Clubs}, Leonidas checked again, and Koral put out one last bet. Leonidas double-checked his hole cards, studied the board, and returned his hand to the muck, leaving himself just 44,000 chips.

Tags: Tom KoralToto Leonidas

Let's Get it On

The cards are in the air, and we're underway on Day 3. We'll play down to one final table of ten before combining and moving over to the featured table arena.

Level: 19

Blinds: 8,000/15,000

Ante: 0

Day 3 Looms

Welcome back for Day 3 of Event #18, the $10,000 buy-in World Championship of Omaha Hi/Lo.

First, we'd like to again apologize for our internet troubles late last night. We understand the whole world had access to our site, but we were unable to load it from inside the Rio. In any event, the problem seems to be sorted now, and we're ready for the run to the final table.

Chris Bjorin brought the chip lead into Day 2, but he would fall one spot short of the money, bubbling out in 19th place. The chip lead went back and forth all day, with Scott Clements holding that spot much of the day. Sam Khouiss had the lead for a couple levels as well, but the field was lapped by John Monnette as the night wore on. Monnette will start with more than 1.1 million chips and a commanding lead. It's not a runaway by any means though, and with names like Annie Duke, Daniel Negreanu, and Alex Kravchenko in the mix, it's still anyone's game.

The players are still missing in action, hopefully out of bed and headed here for the early start. We'll be underway as close to 12:00 noon as possible, so join us back here in just a few minutes' time!

Day 3 Starting Seat Assignments and Chip Counts

Table 150
Seat 1: Scott Clements - 477000
Seat 2: Ben Boyd - 663000
Seat 3: Pat Pezzin - 105000
Seat 5: Alex Kravchenko - 145000
Seat 6: Sam Khouiss - 470000
Seat 7: John Monnette - 1141000
Seat 8: Ville Wahlbeck - 231000
Seat 9: Yueqi Zhu - 366000

Table 151
Seat 1: Toto Leonidas - 133000
Seat 2: Cameron McKinley - 151000
Seat 3: Annie Duke - 133000
Seat 4: Tom Koral - 208000
Seat 5: Jacobo Fernandez - 218000
Seat 6: Daniel Alaei - 297000
Seat 7: Ted Lawson - 110000
Seat 8: Greg Jamison - 422000
Seat 9: Daniel Negreanu - 113000