2009 World Series of Poker

Event 21 - $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
66
Prize
$311,899
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Entries
452
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Ferguson Eliminated

Omaha-8

Chris Ferguson was recently eliminated from the tournament just short of the money.

In a hand of Omaha-8, the board read {3-Clubs}{5-Spades}{4-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{6-Hearts} when Ferguson tabled {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{7-Spades}{9-Spades} but his opponent showed {2-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{A-Spades} for the wheel and the scoop to end the day for "Jesus".

Tags: Chris Ferguson

Binger Busts

Michael Binger
Michael Binger
Stud

Michael Binger is not a happy boy right now after he has been eliminated in a cruel hand of Stud.

After re-raising on third street and getting his last chips in by fifth, Binger found that his buried kings had run into aces. The boards ran out:

Binger: ({K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}) {5-Spades}{6-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{K-Spades} ({8-Spades})
Opponent: ({A-Spades}{A-Clubs}) {9-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{A-Hearts}-X ({6-Spades})

Binger slammed his cards into the muck in disgust and stormed out of the Brasilia room.

Tags: Michael Binger

Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri Is the Bubble Boy

Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri
Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri
Razz

Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri was all in on third street against Stewart Yancik in a hand of razz. Sugar Bear's board ran out {A-Spades} {5-Hearts} {10-Spades} {Q-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} {K-Spades} {9-Hearts}, but Yancik's ran out {8-Hearts} {6-Spades} {5-Clubs} {8-Spades} {8-Hearts} {7-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds}. Barbieri was officially the 49th place finisher and the tournament's bubble boy. Barbieri had this to say upon his exit.

"You can stick it up you a** and bubble it!"

Tags: "Sugar Bear"Al barbieri

Level: 16

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Play Resumes

The 46 remaining players are back, relieved to now be in the money, and the cards are once again in the air.

We'll be playing this evening until a final table is formed, or 3a.m., whichever comes first.

Schwartz Leaves Sklansky Crippled

Stud-8

It's hard to catch David Sklansky in too many pots, but when we approached his table we found him in another monster four-way Stud-8 hand.

Sklansky led the betting on fourth street before Ylon Schwartz raised. Two players called as did Sklansky. Schwartz then led the betting through until the river, where he found one caller with Sklansky {A-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{9-Spades}{9-Clubs} and Ali Sarkeshik {K-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{3-Spades} making painful river folds, leaving themselves only small change behind.

Schwartz revealed a hand full of diamonds ({3-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}) {10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} for the flush as the other live player was thankful to get half with ({8-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{5-Hearts}) {J-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{J-Spades} for the low.

Schwartz continues his good form with around 145,000 chips.

Tags: Ali SarkeshikDavid SklanskyYlon Schwartz

Frangos Kills The Bear

The Bear eliminated
The Bear eliminated
Stud-8

Barry Greenstein was just eliminated when Stewart Yancik and Nick Frangos chopped him up in a hand of stud-8.

Frangos: (X-X) {8-Clubs} {8-Spades} {10-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} (X)
Yancik: (X-X) {3-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} {2-Spades} {7-Clubs} (X)
Greenstein: (X-X) {6-Clubs} {3-Clubs} {3-Hearts} {5-Spades} (X)

Greenstein was all in on third street and from there Frangos drove the betting with Yancik calling on every street, except for on seventh when he folded.

Frangos showed {J-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {10-Clubs} to make two pair his high hand. Barry needed to pull a low or better than two pair to best Frangos, but couldn't do so when his hole cards revealed {A-Spades} {9-?} {5-Clubs}. He signed his book for Frangos and passed it over to Frangos upon exiting the tournament.

Tags: Barry GreensteinNick FrangosStewart Yancik

Hold'em Help

Hold'em

Gavin Smith just eliminated a short-stacked Ali Sarkeshik in Hold'em with his pocket eights holding on against his opponent's pocket threes. Smith is up to 42,000.

Very next hand David Sklansky got his last chips in preflop with {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} but was outflopped by an opponent's {A-Spades}{10-Clubs} when the board fell {8-Spades}{10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}.

Sklansky stood and had one foot out the door, only to watch the turn and river fall {J-Clubs}, {9-Spades} to make him a running straight to quadruple up to 10,000 chips.

Tags: Ali SarkeshikDavid SklanskyGavin Smith

Pat Poels Eliminated

Stud

Pat Poels was all in on fourth street against one other player. Poels' hand ran out {7-Spades} {3-Clubs} {Q-Spades} {Q-Clubs} {A-Spades} {10-Clubs} {8-Spades} for just a pair of queens. His opponent was about to pull {4-Clubs} {2-Clubs} {2-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} for three deuces and the winning hand.

"Sick sick!" Poels said. "Nice hand."

Tags: Pat Poels