Event 25 - $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8-or-better Day 2 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-12-2009 11:38 UTC-12

Flush Scoops For Zimmerman

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Raphael Zimmerman has scooped a nice Stud-8 pot against Carlos Mortensen.

Mortensen was showing {7-Clubs}

, but mucked when Zimmerman tabled a flush: ( {8-Spades}

)

. Zimmerman jumps up to 33,000 chips.

Tags: Carlos Mortensen Raphael Zimmerman

06-12-2009 11:30 UTC-12

Play Resumes

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The players are back and the cards are once again in the air. We have 96 players remaining.

Level: 11

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-12-2009 11:02 UTC-12

Break

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The players are now taking their first 20-minute break of the day. Back soon!

06-12-2009 11:02 UTC-12

Boyd Scoops Before Break

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Just prior to the break Dutch Boyd collected a nice Omaha-8 pot when his {K-Clubs}

scooped on a board of {10-Spades}

. He's up to 65,000 chips.

06-12-2009 11:01 UTC-12

Aronesty Announces Nuts

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There was an unusual five-way limped pot in Omaha Hi-Lo preflop just now on table 168. Four players made it to the turn, too, when the board read {6-Clubs}

. At this point it all went checky, until on the river 8c it checked round to button Joe Aronesty who bet 2k. Only one caller for him - and when the 2k hit the felt Aronesty announced, "I've got the nuts," tabling {A-Clubs}

for what was actually the second-nut high only. His opponent showed {J-Hearts}

for the low, and then slid his jack over to the other's hand saying, "Now you have the nuts."

06-12-2009 11:00 UTC-12

Judah Just Surviving

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Mel Judah is clinging onto his short stack after collecting a small profit when he pocketed half of a three-way Omaha-8 hand. Judah was all in on the flop and made the best low with {A-?}

on a

board, as Toto Leonidas took down the high with the nut flush.

The two-time bracelet winner is on 7,500 with Leonidas at 48,000.

06-12-2009 10:54 UTC-12

Sheiky In Trouble

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Shawn Sheikhan is one of the not so elite group of professional poker players to have never won a WSOP bracelet. Will today be his day? At the moment it doesn't look likely as he's now on the very short stack.

After betting the flop of {5-Clubs}

and checking the {7-Diamonds}

turn card, Sheikhan was forced to fold on the {4-Clubs}

river.

He's down to just 6,000 chips and not happy. We recently spotted him "exchanging" his chair with a new one. It appeared for a moment he was resembling an Olympic discuss thrower as he looked set to for a world record attempt with said chair, but he resigned himself to just dumping the unlucky chair upside down in a corner of the room and took up a replacement.

06-12-2009 10:46 UTC-12

A Double Scoop for Clements

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Scott Clements was all in on sixth street in a recent Stud-8 hand, but managed to scoop the pot against two opponents.

Clements tabled {A-Diamonds}

which surprisingly was good for both halves of the pot. He's now up to 26,000 chips.

Tags: Scott Clements

06-12-2009 10:43 UTC-12

A Couple of Shorties Bust Out

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A couple of short stacks have recently met their demise. Tony Ma got his last chips in the middle in Stud-8 with a pair of kings hoping to take half back as his opponent was freerolling for the high and low with a gutshot straight draw and made low. He hit his straight on the turn to scoop and Ma was sent to the rail.

Also the short-stacked Michael Mizrachi was recently spotted making a dash for the exit after being eliminated.

Tags: Michael Mizrachi Tony Ma