2009 World Series of Poker

Event 25 - $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8-or-better
Day: 2
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Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$220,538
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
376
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
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Ivey Gathering Pace

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Quietly, on a corner table, Phil Ivey has climbed up to 83k already today. Helping in his ascent was one late-position opponent who raised preflop in Omaha Hi-Lo, only to find Ivey three-betting from the small blind. This opponent called here, and then two subsequent bets Ivey made on the {Q-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} flop and {9-Spades} turn. When Ivey bet out again on the {7-Hearts} river, however, late position matey just gave up the hand and 5k.

Tags: Phil Ivey

Mortensen Motoring

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Carlos Mortensen, during an earlier event
Carlos Mortensen, during an earlier event
2001 World Champion Carlos Mortensen is emerging as a force in today's event as he's has moved himself along nicely to now sit with 75,000 chips.

In a recent Stud-8 hand it was folded around to Mortensen who completed with the {8-Diamonds} however the player who brought in with the {3-Clubs} defended with a call.

Mortensen led fourth before being raised. He called and then called again on fifth, before taking control again on sixth and seventh streets.

The board were as follows:

Mortensen: ({5-Clubs}{2-Spades}{7-Diamonds}) {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{6-Clubs}
Opponent: (X-X-X) {3-Clubs}{4-Spades}{A-Spades}{8-Clubs}

Mortensen made an eight-high straight and seven-low to scoop the pot, much to the disgust of his opponent.

Tags: Carlos Mortensen

Turner and Rodman Get Flack

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Layne Flack is busto after a very promising looking Stud 8-or-better hand turned into a dud three-way. Flack, whose stack consisted by this point of large towers of the smallest denomination chips, got action from both Blair Rodman and Jon Turner. In fact, when Flack bet sixth street, he got raised by Rodman - he was all in and Turner called both bets. Here's how their hands had shaped up:

Flack: [XX]{4-Hearts} {9-Spades} {A-Clubs} {5-Clubs}
Rodman: [XX]{4-Spades} {3-Clubs} {8-Clubs} {4-Diamonds}
Turner: [XX]{4-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {10-Hearts} {3-Diamonds}

The side pot stayed tiny as Rodman and Turner checked the river - Flack showed {10-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} {2-Hearts} which in the end amounted to just a pair of aces and no low. Rodman took the high showing {3-Hearts} {J-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} for two little pair which left Flack shaking his head as Turner showed {6-Clubs} {8-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} for the low.

Tags: Blair RodmanJon TurnerLayne Flack

Selected Chip Counts

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Turner at start of tournament yesterday with bigger stack
Turner at start of tournament yesterday with bigger stack
Who's up, and who's nearly standing up?

Steve Billirakis - 25k
Gavin Smith - 41k
Scott Clements - 10k
Erick Lindgren - 26k
Shawn Sheikhan - 14.5k
Michael Mizrachi - 4k (arrived late and has gone from short to super-short stacked)
Toto Leonidas - 28k
Layne Flack - 11k
Carlos Mortensen - 53k
Phil Ivey - 57k
Jon Turner - 5.5k (just got scooped and was last seen counting out his six remaining chips with irritation).

Tags: Jon TurnerPhil Ivey

Mercieradication

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Mercier: Hmm.
Mercier: Hmm.
And that's the end of the line for the successful young player. You can't win them all, although Mercier's looked recently to be doing his best. A Stud hi-lo hand was his last. It started out fourway, but Mercier's bet on fourth street got rid of one opponent. He did, however get his all-in on firth called by both Scott Clements and Carol Kline.

Mercier: [XXX]{5-Spades} {3-Hearts} {8-Spades} ...{Q-Spades}
Clements: [XXX]{9-Clubs} {K-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} ...{Q-Clubs}
Kline: [XXX]{5-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} ...{8-Diamonds}

After they checked the river, Mercier said, "What you got?" lazily turning {A-Hearts} {3-Diamonds}. Clements showed {K-Spades} {K-Diamonds} {3-Spades} for trips, but it was Kline, somewhat confused about what her hand was, who scooped the lot and busted Mercier, showing {A-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} . She'd not looked delighted with her hand until the flush was pointed out, plus the seven low. "I didn't see that!" she said while raking in the pot.

Tags: Carol KlineJason MercierScott Clements

Level: 10

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Ivey Chops One

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On a flop of {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{4-Hearts} the action was checked to Phil Ivey who fired a bet which was called by only the player in the big blind. They saw the {6-Hearts} hit the turn and the big blind then led with Ivey making the call.

The river was the {9-Clubs} and both players checked. The big blind tabled {2-?}{2-?}{5-?}{4-?} for a low as Ivey showed {A-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} for two pair for the high.

Some would say anytime you can chop with Phil Ivey it's as good as a win. He's up to 44,000 chips.

Tags: Phil Ivey

Toto Scoops In Omaha

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Toto Leonidas
Toto Leonidas
Toto Leonidas is known for his aggressive no limit prowess, but he's doing well here in a limit game that requires a little more finesse.

On a the board reading {9-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{6-Spades} in a recent Omaha-8 hand, Leonidas called a bet on the turn before assessing his options on the river. He decided to check behind on the dangerous looking board, as his opponent tabled {8-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{7-Spades} for nothing but pairs as Leonidas was happy to scoop with his {A-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{K-Spades} for a set of deuces.

Leonidas climbs to 35,000 chips.

Tags: Toto Leonidas

Table of Death Breaks

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Any table featuring Phil Ivey would probaly be considered a table of death, however when it also includes the likes of Chad Brown, Gavin Smith and Marsha Waggoner then it certainly deserves a special mention.

Thankfully for the other players who were hanging on for dear life at that table, it has now broken and the sharks have been spread amongst the remaining field.
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