Event 30 - $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha Day 2 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-15-2009 13:12 UTC-12

Blimey! John-Paul Kelly Eliminated

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J.P. Kelly re-potted all in from the big blind with {K-Hearts}

, but had the misfortune of running into Chad Layne's {A-Spades}

. This time, the aces held, the board running out {Q-Hearts}

to send Kelly to the rail in 34th place.

06-15-2009 13:15 UTC-12

Chiu Doubles Through Baron

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Isaac Baron made it 8,000 to go from under-the-gun and action folded back to David Chiu who raised pot to 27,000 from the small blind, leaving himself just 13,000 behind.

After Baron asked for a count, he reraised and Chiu called all in.

Baron: {2-Clubs}

Chiu:

When the board ran {K-Diamonds}

, Chiu's aces held and he doubled to 77,700 while Baron saw his stack shrink to 50,000.

06-15-2009 13:27 UTC-12

Elezra E-liminated

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Eli Elezra raised to 10,500 from under-the-gun and got called by Theo Jorgensen and Lev Briskin from the small blind.

When Briskin checked the flop of {J-Diamonds}

, Elezra pushed his last 17,300 into the middle and Jorgensen called. Briskin folded and we saw the hands.

Elezra: {A-Spades}

Jorgensen: {J-Clubs}

With both flush and straight draws, Jorgensen was had many outs, and he hit his hand with the {6-Diamonds}

on the turn. The {2-Clubs}

on the river was no help for Elezra who left in 33rd place.

06-15-2009 13:28 UTC-12

Players Take a 60-Minute Dinner Break

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Chow time... we'll see you at 7:30 p.m.

06-15-2009 14:33 UTC-12

Video: Mikey Stoltz does Ziigmund and durrrr

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Mikey Stoltz is not only quite the Omaha player... apparently he's also an online poker god impressionist. Check out this video where he shows off his skills to Lynn while on break:

06-15-2009 14:40 UTC-12

Players Return from Dinner Break

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Cards are back in the air.

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 0

06-15-2009 14:52 UTC-12

Ali Sarkeshik Eliminated

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Jakcob Elbaz limped in from UTG, Ali Sarkeshik raised to 13,000 from UTG+1, Kevin Murphy re-potted to 49,000, Elbaz folded and Sarkeshik called all in.

Sarkeshik {A-Spades}

Murphy

The board ran out {Q-Diamonds}

, Murphy turning a flush to KO Sarkeshik in 30th place.

06-15-2009 14:56 UTC-12

Greg Aversa Gets Knocked Out

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Greg Aversa told us the details of his final hand. He said he got his chips in preflop against Mark Tademy while holding {A-?}

.

Tademy held {Q-?}

and made a better two pair when the board came queen-4-2-5-9.

06-15-2009 15:01 UTC-12

A Big Hand Collapses for Elbaz

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Mikey Stoltz wasn't in the hand, put he passed along the details about Jacob Elbaz's elimination from the tournament.

Stoltz tells us Elbaz got all in with Chad Layne before the flop and was way ahead while holding {A-Clubs}

to Layne's {A-?}

.

Layne jumped in front when he flopped a spade flush, and Elbaz never caught up.