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.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 25 - $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8-or-better
Day: 2
Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
376
Level
27
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 376
Filter
(1)
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.
On a the board reading
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 
for nothing but pairs as Leonidas was happy to scoop with his 
for a set of deuces.Leonidas climbs to 35,000 chips.
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 
hit the turn and the big blind then led with Ivey making the call.The river was the
and both players checked. The big blind tabled 
for a low as Ivey showed 
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.
Level: 10
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
Mercier: [XXX]
... Clements: [XXX]
... Kline: [XXX]
...
After they checked the river, Mercier said, "What you got?" lazily turning
. Clements showed 
for trips, but it was Kline, somewhat confused about what her hand was, who scooped the lot and busted Mercier, showing . 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.
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).
Flack: [XX]
Rodman: [XX]
Turner: [XX]
The side pot stayed tiny as Rodman and Turner checked the river - Flack showed
which in the end amounted to just a pair of aces and no low. Rodman took the high showing 
for two little pair which left Flack shaking his head as Turner showed 
for the low.
In a recent Stud-8 hand it was folded around to Mortensen who completed with the
however the player who brought in with the 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: (
) 
Opponent: (X-X-X)
Mortensen made an eight-high straight and seven-low to scoop the pot, much to the disgust of his opponent.
flop and turn. When Ivey bet out again on the river, however, late position matey just gave up the hand and 5k.
Also the short-stacked Michael Mizrachi was recently spotted making a dash for the exit after being eliminated.
