Event 46 - $2,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-23-2009 20:52 UTC-12

Gowen Down

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Clonie Gowen got her very last in preflop with {A-Diamonds}

and found herself in pretty poor shape up against {A-Spades}

.

Nevertheless, board: {Q-Hearts}

Gowen took three quarters of the pot to stay in on 2,800. "I just won't die," she announced, "I've been trying to kill myself..."

But not long after and her wish came true. She got it in preflop with {3-Spades}

and this time was up against {6-Clubs}

.

Board: {2-Diamonds}

Out she goes.

Tags: Clonie Gowen

06-23-2009 21:03 UTC-12

Some More Chip Counts of Interest

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Jeff Madsen: 10,500
Shannon Shorr: 9,500
Thang Luu: 17,000
Sasha Rosewood: 19,000
Paul Darden: 17,000
John Guth: 19,000
Billy Argyros: 12,000
Dutch Boyd: 6,000
Rayan Nathan: 9,000
Jacobo Fernandez: 3,000
Darus Suharto: 7,000
Chris Ferguson: now OUT
Greg Jamison: 13,500
Carol Kline: 16,100
Mark Gregorich: 23,000
David Grey: 4,500
Ray Davis: 15,000
Jordan Morgan: 15,000
Cyndy Violette: 6,000
Lee Watkinson: 23,000
Alex Kravchenko: 11,000
Tom Snyder: 7,000
Mickey Appleman: 15,000
Brett Jungblut: 9,700
Matt Vengrin: 9,000
Jan Fisher: 9,500
John Monnette: 3,700
Jean-Robert Bellande: 7,000
Justin Smith: 10,000
Barry Greenstein: 11,500
Marsha Wagner: 13,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 0

06-23-2009 21:17 UTC-12

Grey Day

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David Grey played a most interesting hand where he called all the action all the way down a {4-Spades}

board in a three-way pot, but then mucked when his opponents turned over {10-Spades}

and

respectively.

This hand left him down to, er, 200.

So all in very shortly afterwards, and he was all in preflop. A lady at the table asked him to sign a card for her as a souvenir, "Before you go." He obliged. Nevertheless, his {A-Diamonds}

proved triumphant against his opponent's {4-Spades}

on the

board, and, most embarrassingly for the autograph-hunting lady, Grey remains in, on a whopping 600 in chips.

06-23-2009 21:22 UTC-12

We're In the Monnette

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John Monnette has had a rather good day -- he's up to 20,000 currently. Most recently he chopped this one up to add a couple chips to his stack.

He bet to a check from his opponent on the {2-Diamonds}

flop and his opponent called; again, check-bet-call on the {A-Hearts}

turn. His opponent bet out on the {5-Clubs}

river and this time Monnette raised: a call later and they chopped it up.

Monnette: {A-Spades}

to take the low
Mr. Opponent: {K-Clubs}

for a flush to take the high

Tags: John Monnette

06-23-2009 21:38 UTC-12

Selbst Splits

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With four players to the {Q-Spades}

flop, the gent in the small blind bet out and Vanessa Selbst in the blind raised to isolate. Everyone else passed and the small blind duly called all in -- but a chopped pot later and Selbst was slightly up to 21,000, while the short-stacked small blind stayed in.

Selbst: {A-Spades}

Mr Short Stack: {8-Spades}

Turn:

River:

Tags: Vanessa Selbst

06-23-2009 21:41 UTC-12

How Many Runners Are Left?

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Although the board still claims 252, the last five or six tables in the pink area of the Brasilia Room have been broken, and there's no-one left here except one rather lonely blogger -- everyone else has moved into the yellow area across the way. Hopefully the number on the board will catch up to the actual number of runners soon.

06-23-2009 21:55 UTC-12

Big Stack Watch

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These folks are doing rather well for themselves as we approach the end of the night:

CK Hua: 30,000
Max Pescatori: 30,000
Will Motlow: 34,000
Thang Luu: 40,000
Mickey Appleman: 31,800
"Tiny" Armando Ruiz: 41,000

06-23-2009 22:01 UTC-12

Last Few Hands

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The clock has been stopped and it will soon be bedtime.

One lady who's not getting any more hands at all, though, is Cyndy Violette -- she's just now busted out.

06-23-2009 22:06 UTC-12

Kravchenko Can't Last the Night

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Alex Kravchenko got 1,800 of his chips in preflop, and the last 200 on the flop. His two opponents continued the betting all the way down the {A-Clubs}

board before flipping their cards. Kravchenko couldn't beat any of them and mucked with an uncharacteristic laugh, and made his late night exit.

Tags: Alex Kravchenko