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

05-29-2009 11:32 UTC-12

Matusow Back, Devonshire Eliminated

donpeters

On a break from the $40,000 event, Mike "The Mouth" Matusow jumped back over to this tournament for a few hands. He currently sits with 2,600 chips.

On the other hand, Bryan Devonshire has been eliminated from today's event.

Tags: "The Mouth"Mike Matusow

05-29-2009 11:32 UTC-12

Break!

donpeters

We're on our second break of the day. This break will last 30 minutes.

There are 801 players remaining.

Level: 5

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

05-29-2009 12:23 UTC-12

Back from the Break

[user108095]

Cards got in the air a few minutes ago, and most players have found their way back to their seats. Mike Matusow isn't among them though.

Mike, who still has a stack in the $40K event, which is also running here in the Amazon Room. At last count, Mike is near the bottom of the pack in that tourney, with 165,000 chips. While he tries to rebuild his stack in the $40K event, his chips here in the Omaha field are slowly being blinded off. He's got about 2,150 remaining with blinds at 100/200.

05-29-2009 12:27 UTC-12

Allen Cunningham Eliminated

[user108095]

You've got to love social networking tools, especially when you're covering a tournament that occupies two separate rooms here at the Rio.

While reporting from here in the Amazon Room, Allen Cunningham twittered the following from the Brasilia Room: "New personal best for this year's World Series. Lasted 4 hours."

Thanks Allen. And good game.

05-29-2009 12:34 UTC-12

Michael Binger Chops a Pot

[user108095]

We caught this hand while wandering through the room.

Michael Binger raised from under the gun and action folded back to the blinds, who each called. On a flop of {7-Diamonds}

, both blinds check-called Binger's bet. Action checked to Binger again on the turn, which brought the {3-Clubs}

. This time, the big blind called while the small blind folded.

Binger led out again when the {J-Diamonds}

hit the river, and chopped the pot when the big blind tabled {6-Spades}

for the low, while Binger showed {A-Hearts}

for the high. The hand brought Binger's chip stack to 8,500.

05-29-2009 12:35 UTC-12

Duke Drops a Pot

donpeters

The flop read {J-Diamonds}

and Annie Duke led out. The first player, in middle position, called and then Phil Hellmuth made the call as well.

The turn brought the {A-Spades}

and Duke checked first action. The middle-position player bet and Hellmuth called before Duke called, too.

After the river fell the {8-Spades}

, pairing the board, the first two players checked to Hellmuth. He fired out a bet and Duke thought about things for a few moments. Finally, she made the call as did the middle-position player.

Showdown:
Duke: (mucks)
MP Player: {A-Clubs}

Hellmuth:

Hellmuth scooped the low half of the pot with a nut low and the middle-position player scooped the high half with aces up. Duke could beat neither and mucked her hand. She is now down to around 2,000 chips with Hellmuth moving up to over 9,000.

Tags: Annie Duke Phil Hellmuth

05-29-2009 12:41 UTC-12

Elezra Climbing Nicely

donpeters

Action folded around to the small blind and he limped in against Eli Elezra in the big blind. Elezra raised and the small blind called.

The flop came down {K-Diamonds}

and the small blind bet. Elezra made the call and the turn brought the {A-Hearts}

. The small blind bet again and Elezra again called.

After the river came the {5-Hearts}

, the small blind checked and then Elezra fired. His opponent called and then mucked when Eli showed him {A-Diamonds}

for two pair and a live four as a low.

Scooping that pot put Elezra over 15,000 chips.

Tags: Eli Elezra

05-29-2009 12:46 UTC-12

Stack 'Em Up

donpeters

The notables still seem to be doing well and a few more faces have popped up in the field. Here's a batch of chip counts.

Chip Jett - 8,600
David "Chino" Rheem - 8,200
Layne Flack - 8,000
Shaun Deeb - 6,500
John Kabbaj - 6,200
Dutch Boyd - 6,000
Ted Lawson - 6,000
Andy Bloch - 5,700
Kristy Gazes - 5,000
Paul Darden - 4,200
Jonathan "FatalError" Aguiar - 1,750

05-29-2009 12:53 UTC-12

The Razor Scoops

donpeters

In a four-way pot, John "The Razor" Phan checked the flop of {Q-Diamonds}

before two more players checked as well. The button bet, Phan raised, the next player folded, and the following player called.

Action would be three ways to the turn and the card was the {J-Diamonds}

. Phan led with a bet and the next player folded. The button called, though.

The river was the {8-Hearts}