Brett Richey was heads up for a bracelet earlier today in Event 27, $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo. He won't have to dream about a similar scenario in this H.O.R.S.E. event.
Richey got the last of his chips in holding . The board showed ; Richey's low straight was no good against his opponent's X - X. Richey can now go out and celebrate his second-place finish from earlier today.
A pot developed as a battle of the blinds between Justin Bonomo and Mike Matusow. Bonomo opened with a raise from the small blind that Matusow promptly reraised. Bonomo called and then checked the flop to Matusow. He fired a bet that Bonomo called.
Both players checked the turn and the river. Matusow's , aces and tens, was no match for Bonomo's , trip aces.
"Good flop for ya," said a disgusted Matusow. He then added, "That was an internet call on the flop."
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Some people that we didn't get to count before dinner:
Shirely Rosario - 3300
Max Stern - 8500
Ivan Demidov - 3900
Max Pescatori - 5300
Lacey Jones - 5500
Katja Thater - 2300
Perry Friedman - 8500
Dutch Boyd - 3100
Cyndy Violette - 4000
Doyle Brunson - OUT
Nikolay Evdakov - 2300
Tom McEvoy - 6500
Haley Hintze - 6200
Sam Simon - OUT
Lana Maier - 6500
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From the Miranda Room, where there are still roughly ten tables:
Matt Savage - 5700
Barry Greenstein - 8200
Marco Traniello - 2100
Dario Alioto - 2100
Mickey Appleman - 6600
Brett Richey - 2200
Andy Black - 6500
Jen Harman - 9100
Annie Duke - 9200
Erick Lindgren - 8800
Michael Craig - 2100
Jason Mercier - 7200
It's worth noting that Harman, Mercier, Duke and Lindgren are all on the same table. They've been making some poker widows over there, it seems.
From parts of Brasilia:
Mimi Tran - 8200
Phil Ivey - 5525
Marcel Luske - 4350
Howard Lederer - 8100
Chris Ferguson - 3800
Nick Frangos - 4350
Todd Brunson - 1800
Gavin Griffin - 700
Daniel Negreanu - 7650
Justin Smith - 15000 (!)
Maria Ho - 2875
Billy "the Croc" Argyros - 3400
Dutch Boyd - 2850
Bryan Micon - 3300
Mike Matusow - 2600
Shannon Elizabeth - 6800
"I remember when I worked for $100 a day and how much money it was," said Mike Matusow as Justin Bonomo was getting involved in a hand with two opponents. "And then when I gambled $80 of it away, how I wanted to commit suicide."
Bonomo may have wanted to commit suicide during the razz hand. He called a bet on fourth street showing x-x / 3-6 against x-x / 2-4 and x-x / 2-7. The player with 2-4 caught a seven on fifth street against a queen for the third player in the hand and a king for Bonomo. One bet was enough to win the pot at that point.
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In the Amazon Room, Shannon Shorr scooped a 2,200-chip pot in the Stud Hi/Lo round with two pair, sevens and threes. He's up to almost 7,000 in chips.
Over in the Miranda Room, Ray Davis was all in against one opponent in Stud. Going into the river, Davis showed a pair of queens and a flush draw against his opponent's two pair, nines and fives.
"I bet I miss everything," said Davis. "Erick, I'll bet you $100 that I miss everything. You want to bet?"
Lindgren declined, and it was an excellent choice. Davis picked up a fifth club to go along with the four already in his hand to make a flush and take down the pot.
"You would have won, Erick!" said Davis with a laugh. "I guess I can't always miss everything."
Phil Ivey already has two bracelets in the 2009 WSOP. But even he can stand some luck once in a while.
Ivey was the big blind and called a raise from a player in early position. Ivey called down all the way to the river where, with the board showing , he finally led out. His opponent called with ; that pair was no good against Ivey's queen-high straight, .
"You don't need luck too," said his opponent.
"Yes I do," replied Ivey. His stack is up to 5,200 after being blinded off for most of the first two levels.
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. The board showed 
; Richey's low straight was no good against his opponent's 
X - X. Richey can now go out and celebrate his second-place finish from earlier today.
turn and the 
river. Matusow's 
, trip aces.
, he finally led out. His opponent called with 
; that pair was no good against Ivey's queen-high straight,