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2010 World Series of Poker
Event #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
212
Level
31
Blinds
90,000 / 180,000
Ante
0
Ickow Eliminated
On one of the last hands before the break, Mikhael Thuritz knocked out short-stacked Todd Ickow. Thuritz's single suited 
made two pair on a board of 
. Ickow was all in with all low cards, 
and didn't make anything better than a pair of eights. He's out.
Wong Catches a Great River to Scoop Bellande
Eugene Katchalov has been all in several times. So far he's defying death. He was called by Steve Wong and Jean Robert Bellande in his most recent all in. On a flop of 
Wong bet and Bellande called. Wong check-called a bet on the turn, then led the 
river. Bellande made a crying call and couldn't beat Wong's queen-high straight, 
. That hand chopped with Katchalov's 
for the main pot.
Katchalov has 25,000. Wong has 235,000, and Bellande has 260,000.
Chop, Chop Between Bellande and Kabbaj
Jean-Robert Bellande raised and then John Kabbaj reraised. Bellande made the call and the two were off to a flop of 
. Bellande checked, Kabbaj bet and Bellande called.
The turn card added the 
to the board and both players checked. The river card was the 
and Bellande bet out. Kabbaj raised to then Bellande called.
Kabbaj tabled the 
for a wheel. He wound up with only the low as Bellande tabled the 
for a full house.
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Bakes Full Against Bellande
David Baker is riding high with 270,000 chips after flopping a full house against Jean-Robert Bellande. Bellande bet a 
flop and was called in position by Baker. Bellande then check-raised the 
turn, only to see Baker re-raise. Bellande called that bet and check-called one more on the 
river. At showdown, Baker showed queens full of fives, 
. He dragged the pot.
"Five and a low draw," said Bellande. No good, Bobby.
D'Agostino in Action
The Leonidas Elimination Hand
As we just mentioned, Toto Leonidas has busted from the tournament. Here's the skinny on how it went down.
Leonidas was all in on the flop of 
against "Miami" John Cernuto. Leonidas held the 
against the 
of Cernuto. The turn brought the and the river the and Cernuto held the best hand with queens and nines. Leonidas was out of chips and out the door while Cernuto moved up to 370,000 chips.
Hellmuth, Tony G, Leonidas Eliminated
Phil Hellmuth is out as we approach the money bubble and he may soon be joined by Tony G. Hellmuth's undoing came in two quick hands.
First, in a battle of the blinds, Sam Farha raised pre-flop from the small blind and Hellmuth called from the big blind. Hellmuth called additional bets on the flop and turn before getting to check behind on the river. Hellmuth mucked his hand on a board of 
after Farha showed down 
for two pair, kings and jacks.
That hand left Hellmuth with 60,000 chips. A short time later, he busted in a hand that crippled Tony G. They were involved in a four-way pot with Chino Rheem and Sam Farha. By the time the river came down, Rheem's was best both ay on a board of 
.
Tony G was left with just 8,000 chips. He busted a few hands later, as did Toto Leonidas.
Bellande Cruising Now
Steve Wong raised and then Jean-Robert Bellande reraised. Wong made the call. After the flop came down 
, Wong checked and Bellande bet. Wong made the call.
The turn brought the and Wong check-called again. The river completed the board with the and Wong checked. Bellande bet out and Wong double checked his hand. He tossed all four cards into the muck and Bellande scooped the pot to move to 355,000 in chips while Wong slipped to 100,000.
Bellande was then able to chip up in the next couple of hands as well to move to 418,000 in chips.