Event 18 - $10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-09-2009 12:41 UTC-12

UTG v BB

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Scott Clements raised from UTG and only Daniel Nagreanu called from the BB before a {10-Spades}

flop comes down. Negreanu check calls a Clements bet as he also does on the {4-Spades}

turn. They both check through the {10-Hearts}

river.

Clements scoops with {A-?}

. Negreanu's {4-?}

no good.

06-09-2009 12:39 UTC-12

Daniel Alaei Takes the First One

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Daniel Alaei opened the pot with a raise from middle position, and John Monnette gave him action from the cutoff seat.

The board came out {5-Spades}

, with Alaei betting and Monnette calling on each street. Alaei tabled {A-?}

for the nut low, and Monnette claimed the high half with {A-?}

showing two diamonds for the flush.

Tags: Daniel Alaei John Monnette

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 0

06-09-2009 12:30 UTC-12

Let's Get This Final Table Started

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Players are in their seats. Introductions are over. Shuffle up and Deal.

06-09-2009 12:17 UTC-12

It's going to be another few minutes before play gets underway here at the final table. The players are just now transferring their chips over to the arena and getting mic'd up for table sound. We expect to get rolling in 10 minutes or so.

06-09-2009 11:28 UTC-12

Seats and Chippies

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Here's how the final table will look when the players return from dinner:

Seat 1: Scott Clements - 1,445,000
Seat 2: Annie Duke - 225,000
Seat 3: Daniel Alaei - 540,000
Seat 4: Greg Jamison - 350,000
Seat 5: John Monnette - 940,000
Seat 6: Yueqi Zhu - 170,000
Seat 7: Tom Koral - 220,000
Seat 8: Ben Boyd - 855,000
Seat 9: Daniel Negreanu - 635,000

06-09-2009 11:15 UTC-12

Dinner Time

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As the final table bubble boy was eliminated, we simultaneously reached the end of the level, and the dinner break. Play will resume in one hour from the eerily-lit featured table arena.

See you at 5:15.

06-09-2009 11:13 UTC-12

Cameron McKinley Eliminated in 10th Place ($39,709)

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Cameron McKinley quartered Daniel Negreanu to get some chips back, but he busted the very next hand to Ben Boyd after they got the chips in on a {A-Clubs}

flop.

McKinley {A-Spades}

Boyd

The turn

and river

secured the pot for Boyd and after this elimination, we're at our official final table of nine.

06-09-2009 11:07 UTC-12

McKinley Gets a Quarter Back

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Cameron McKinley raised to open the pot from the cutoff seat, and Annie Duke came along from the big blind.

Heads up then, the flop came {10-Diamonds}

. Duke led out into the pot, and McKinley said, "Let's do it," and pushed all of his chips forward. Annie put in the call, and McKinley nearly tabled his hand before the dealer told him that he still had uncalled chips left behind. On the {8-Hearts}

turn, Duke put him in, and McKinley committed his last few thousand chips, all in and at risk.

Showdown
Duke: {A-Clubs}

McKinley:

Both players had turned the nuts with no re-draw. "Chop it up," said Annie, not realizing that she was still alive for the low half of the pot. When the river brought an un-paired low card, she thanked the player for pointing that out, quartering McKinley and leaving him crippled as the very short stack.

Tags: Annie Duke Cameron McKinley

06-09-2009 11:03 UTC-12