Event 5 - $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Day 2 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-02-2009 10:35 UTC-12

Recent Eliminations: 73rd-81st Place

The following players won $2,761:

73. Tom Chambers
74. Joel Rosenberg
75. Joseph Tarabochia
76. Robert Campbell
77. Steven Rothstein
78. Jeff Williams
79. Michael Shook
80. Jonathan Jaffe
81. Fric Bowen

06-02-2009 10:32 UTC-12

Dario Alioto at 120,000

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Dario Alioto eliminates a player with a set of queens to move to 120,000.

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06-02-2009 10:28 UTC-12

Tom Chambers Eliminated; Mercier Continues to Climb

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On a board of {10-Clubs}

Jason Mercier led out for 8,500 and Tom Chambers raised pot. Mercier moved all in and Chambers made the call with {A-Hearts}

for top two pair and a heart flush draw.

Mercier turned over {5-Spades}

for a set of fives.

The {9-Spades}

river was a blank, eliminating Chambers from the tournament.

Mercier extends his massive chip lead and is now at 292,000.

Tags: Jason Mercier Tom Chambers

06-02-2009 10:18 UTC-12

Michael Shook Eliminated

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After a flop of {A-Spades}

both Steven Burkholder and Michael Shook were all in against Matt Giannetti.

Giannetti: {A-Hearts}

Burkholder: {A-Clubs}

Shook:

.

The turn was the {5-Diamonds}

and the river brought the {5-Clubs}

giving Steven Burkholder aces full.

Chip counts after the hand:
Giannetti - 72,000
Burkholder - 58,000
Shook - Eliminated

Tags: Chad Miker Matt Giannetti Michael Shook

06-02-2009 10:18 UTC-12

Yellowsub Sunk

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On a flop of {9-Spades}

, Jeff Williams committed the rest of his chips with {A-Spades}

for the nut flush draw against Jae Chang's {A-Hearts}

. Williams couldn't hit a spade on the {9-Hearts}

turn or the {8-Clubs}

river and made an early exit from Day 2.

Tags: Jae Chang Jeff Williams

06-02-2009 10:09 UTC-12

Alexander Kostritsyn Two-Tabling

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Alexander Kostritsyn, clad in a bright yellow tee, is currently dashing back and forth between Table Orange #76, where he is playing in this event, and Table Orange #68, where he has a stack in Day 2 of the $10,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud event. Kostritsyn will fold a hand in PLO, crane his neck across the room to see if another stud hand has been dealt, then dash the fifty or so feet to his other table.

Kostritsyn is well-stacked in both tourneys, starting Day 2 of this event with 68,200 in chips and is currently sitting at 33,000 in the stud tournament.

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 0

06-02-2009 10:00 UTC-12

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Day Two is under way at Event #5.

There is two minutes left in level ten where blinds will resume at 600/1,200.

All remaining players are in the money.

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 0

06-02-2009 08:52 UTC-12

Event #5 ($1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha) Day 2 Restart Delayed Until 3 p.m.

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We've been informed by the tournament staff that the Event #5 restart will be pushed back approximately one hour to 3 p.m. PDT. With Event #7 ($1,500 NLHE) drawing nearly 3,000 players, space is at a premium today and we're waiting for a few more tables to break in the Orange section so our 81 remaining players can squeeze in.

Keep it here at PokerNews and we'll see you in about an hour.