Event 3 - $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

05-29-2009 19:07 UTC-12

Turner Fed 3/4 of Karp

donpeters

On a board of {Q-Hearts}

, Jon "PearlJammed" Turner showed {A-Spades}

against his opponent, Warren Karp, who help {A-Hearts}

. Turner's nut low chopped up the low side of the pot with Karp, while his high hand took down that half of the pot.

In total, Turner gained three-quarters and moved to 21,000. Karp dropped to 21,300.

Also, this level change marks the last level of the day.

Tags: "PearlJammed"Jon Turner Warren Karp

Level: 10

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 0

05-29-2009 19:03 UTC-12

The Grinder's Back at It

[user108095]

In the time it took us to write up his last hand, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi got himself involved in another big hand.

We picked up the action four-handed after the turn brought a board of {K-Hearts}

. The player in second position and got called all around, taking us to the river which brought the {7-Diamonds}

.

When the action checked to him, Grinder bet and got three calls. When Mizrachi tabled his hand of {9-Diamonds}

, it was good enough to scoop with a 6-low and a flush for the high.

The hand nearly doubled Mizrachi up and he's now sitting on 34,000 chips.

05-29-2009 18:55 UTC-12

The Grinder Chops a Pot

[user108095]

Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi and Warren Karp just played one of the more entertaining pots of the day.

On a flop of {A-Spades}

, Mizrachi check-raised Karp only to get reraised again. After the call, Mizrachi check-called Karp's turn bet after the {2-Diamonds}

paired the board. Mizrachi check-called the river too when the {2-Clubs}

hit the board.

When the hands were opened, Mizrachi showed {4-Diamonds}

for a low while Karp showed {2-Hearts}

for the high.

At the end of the hand, Mizrachi's stack stood at 19,500.

05-29-2009 18:47 UTC-12

More Chip Counts

[user108095]

Some other notable stacks around the room include:

Rafe Furst - 23,000
Justin Phillips - 35,000
Warren Karp - 35,000
Nikolay Evdakov - 24,500
Robert "Animal" Price - 38,500
Micah Brooks - 48,000
Thomas James Hunt III - 34,000
Clint Steelman - 33,000

05-29-2009 18:47 UTC-12

Clements Loses to Cousineau, But Not in Cards

donpeters

Tony Cousineau and Scott Clements just had a nice little wager on whether or not Clements could toss his empty water bottle into the trash can from about 30 feet away at his table. Clements took the shot and missed. As soon as he aimed and took fire, the floor staff reprimanded him for his actions and warned him not to do it again... oops.

Tags: Scott Clements Tony Cousineau

05-29-2009 18:44 UTC-12

E-Tay Gone

donpeters

Esther "E-Tay" Taylor has been eliminated.

05-29-2009 18:32 UTC-12

Jon Turner Wins a Big Hand

[user108095]

When no one raised his big blind preflop, Jon "Pearljammed" Turner and two other players saw a flop of {7-Spades}

. Turner and the small blind both called a bet before the {3-Spades}

fell on the turn.

The action checked around and when the {7-Hearts}

came on the river, Turner bet out and got called by both opponents.

Turner turned over {7-Diamonds}

for a full house for the high, and took one-third of the low when his opponents also showed ace-deuce for the same 6-low. The hand brought Turner's chip stack to 15,000.

05-29-2009 18:30 UTC-12

Recent Eliminations

donpeters

Alex Gomes and Alexander Kostritsyn have been eliminated. Tom Schneider also just exited the tournament, while his wife is still going strong.

05-29-2009 18:29 UTC-12

E-Tay Stayin' Alive

donpeters

In a multi-way pot postflop, the board read {9-Hearts}

. Esther "E-Tay" Taylor checked, Rafe Furst checked, the next player checked, "Hollywood" Dave Stann checked, a fifth player checked, and then the button player bet out. E-Tay called, as did Rafe Furst and the next player. Stann and the other player mucked.

The turn brought the {4-Clubs}

and E-Tay fired out a bet. Rafe Furst raised and the button called. E-Tay called all in for a total of 2,200, creating a side pot of 400 between Furst and the button.

The river brought the {A-Diamonds}

and the two remaining active players checked as E-Tay stood away from her seat to watch the action.

The button player showed {5-Hearts}