Event 18 - $10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

Level: 4

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 0

06-07-2009 15:30 UTC-12

Four Four Four

[user66118]

Five players limped into the pot to see the flop come {4-Clubs}

. Action passed to Jacobo Fernandez, and he put out a bet from late position. Eli Elezra was the lone caller.

Heads up then, the turn card came the {3-Spades}

. Once again, Elezra check-called a Fernandez bet. On fifth street, both players checked the {K-Diamonds}

.

Fernandez turned over {A-Diamonds}

, and it was the winner. Elezra slipped his cards into the muck, and Fernandez took it down with his ace-queen kickers.

Tags: Eli Elezra Jacobo Fernandez

06-07-2009 15:29 UTC-12

Bill Gazes as His Chips Go the Other Way

MarcC

Bill Gazes raised, was three bet by the SB, he four bet him back and was called. There was betting and raising on every street except the river where a simple SB bet was called by Gazes. The board we were left with was {J-Spades}

.

The small blind showed {5-Spades}

and it was good enough to scoop the lot. Gazes down to 26,000.

06-07-2009 15:25 UTC-12

Multi-Tabling

[user66118]

We found Daniel Negreanu in his chair, while his much more important event is on break in the main room. Negreanu is now three-handed for another bracelet in Event #14, but he made the trek to the Brasilia Room to play a few hands over here.

We pick up his action in a heads-up pot on the river with the board reading {Q-Hearts}

. His lone opponent checked, then called a bet when Negreanu fired. Kid Poker turned over {3-Clubs}

having flopped threes full.

Across the felt, table mate Mike Matusow yelled, "Daniel don't waste time flopping sets and boats!" Negreanu is up to 35,000 now, enough chips to let himself get blinded down while he tends to more important business.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

06-07-2009 15:14 UTC-12

Action All the Way But No Result

MarcC

David Benyamine raised preflop before Jennifer Harman three bet him. He called as he did on every street until we had a {A-Hearts}

board. It was chop chop though as Harman tabled {6-Spades}

to the Frenchman's {A-Clubs}

.

06-07-2009 15:13 UTC-12

Luske Turning It Around

[user66118]

Marcel Luske has been spewing chips since he sat down two hours ago. Finding himself all the way down to 4,500, Luske just scooped a big pot (at least to him) to double his way just over 9,000.

Tags: Marcel Luske

06-07-2009 14:52 UTC-12

Up a Little

MarcC

Nick Schulman up to 32,500 after winning another small pot of an opponent. We caught up with the hand at the turn stage where Schulman saw his bet called on a {Q-Hearts}

board. He also had a bet called on the {K-Hearts}

river but his {A-Hearts}

hand was good for the pot.

06-07-2009 14:40 UTC-12

Last Man In?

[user66118]

Fresh off a dominating win for his sixth gold bracelet, Phil Ivey has taken his seat. It appears that the final number will be 179 runners, though we're still waiting on confirmation from the staff.

06-07-2009 14:36 UTC-12

Distractions

[user66118]

Most of the players are back from break, but there are still a few dozen empty seats scattered around the room. If you look over in the corner, you'll understand why. Game 2 of the NBA Finals is running toward the end of the 4th quarter with the score tied at 86, and there is a whole gang of players crowded around the television screen, cheering loudly and yelling at the players.

The tournament can wait.

06-07-2009 14:31 UTC-12

Play Resmues With a Few Extra

[user66118]

We're back.

Freddy Deeb, Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson, and Erick Lindgren are all joining our field following the break. Also occupying an empty seat is a Post-it note with the name "Daniel Negreanu" written on it. Negreanu is four-handed for a bracelet right now in Event #14, taking place on the ESPN featured table. It appears he'll be joining us as soon as he gets finished up over there.