Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 0
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #41: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,143,450
Entries
847
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Ronnie Hofman Eliminated in 20th Place ($7,718)
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Ronnie Hofmanmoved all in for 52,000 after Jeffrey Baker opened for 28,000. Hofman: 
. Baker: 
. The board made trip eights for Baker to eliminate Hofman.
Greenstein Takes Lead in the Dark
From middle position, Barry Greenstein raised to 20,000 and Alexander Dovzhenko called from the big blind. On the flop of 
, both players checked.
The turn came the 
and Dovzhenko check-called a bet of 30,000 from Greenstein.
The river completed the board with the 
and Dovzhenko checked again. Greenstein fired 75,000 and while Dovzhenko tanked, Greenstein sat motionless. Then, the lights went out and the place turned pitch black for about 10-15 seconds. When the lights came back on, Greenstein was in the same positon, not moving at all. Eventually, Dovzhenko called.
Dovzhenko mucked when he saw Greenstein's 
. Greenstein moved to 391,000 and took the chip lead.
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Richard Austin Eliminated in 22nd Place; Michael Jacobs Eliminated in 21st Place ($7,718)
There were a flurry of simultaneous bustouts. While notating the elimination of John Guth, Richard Austin and Michael Jacobs also busted. Each player will leave with $7,718 in prize money.
John Guth Eliminated in 23rd Place ($7,718)
Igor Gotz has been a wrecking machine here today on Day 2. He just sent John Guth to the rail, with the two players getting the chips in after a flop of 
. Guth showed aces, 
, while Gotz had two pair, 
. Things didn't get any better for Guth with the that hit the turn or the 
that came on the river.
Gotz now has 370,000.
Lamb Doubles Karp
Ryan Karp raised from early position to 18,000 and then Ben Lamb reraised the pot to 66,000 from the button. When action got through the blinds and back to Karp, he moved all in for 190,000 total. Lamb made the call.
Lamb held the 
and Karp the 
.
The flop came down and Lamb pleaded for no diamond. The turn was the and then the river the 
, nailing the diamond that Lamb didn't want to see. He sent over the chips and was left with just 80,000.
Aaron Sias Eliminated in 24th Place ($7,718)
After a few double-ups, Cody Culp actually had enough chips again to knock someone else out. He moved all in after Aaron Sias opend for pot pre-flop. Sias called all in for less with a pair, 
. Culp showed a strong two-way hand, 
. Culp earned both halves of the pot on a board of 
by make a pair of aces for high and a 7-5 for low.
Winning that pot boosted Culp back up to 140,000. Sias is out in 24th place.
Big Pot Hurts Culp
Cody Culp is a critically short stack after losing a pot to Mike Chappus. Each player had aces, but Chappus' proved better than Culp's 
and a fourth card we didn't see when the board came with three spades, 
. Chappus made the nut-nut and doubled up to 316,000. Culp was left with just 25,000.
Grundy, Cutler Simultaneously Eliminated in 27th and 26th Places ($7,718)
Almost as soon as the re-draw was completed, a three-way all-in battle on Table 366 resulted in two elimination. All of the action was pre-flop, with Ben Grundy tabling and Alan Cutler showing down 
. Both players were covered by Michael Jacobs, whose 
won the pot by making the nut low and a sixh-high straight on a board of 
. Jacobs is up to 260,000.