Event #43: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship Day 2 | 2010 World Series of Poker

06-25-2010 00:23 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Mortensen	395,000 5,000	5,000

Brian Townsend	394,000 -13,000	-13,000
Marco Johnson	318,000 231,000	231,000

Brandon Adams	305,000 50,000	50,000

John Racener	252,000 -23,000	-23,000

Eugene Katchalov	250,000 107,000	107,000

Nick Schulman	220,000 -77,000	-77,000

Scotty Nguyen	210,000 50,000	50,000

Cyndy Violette	197,000 -8,000	-8,000

Robert Mizrachi	197,000 11,000	11,000

Ray Dehkharghani	175,000 -50,000	-50,000

Al Barbieri	175,000 125,000	125,000
Todd Brunson	170,000 -45,000	-45,000

Matt Glantz	163,000 -57,000	-57,000

Abe Mosseri	160,000 -20,000	-20,000

Pawel Andrzejewski	130,000 -16,000	-16,000
Dario Alioto	120,000 -20,000	-20,000

Marco Traniello	120,000 -23,000	-23,000
Michael Chow	105,000 -45,000	-45,000

Benjamin Lin	72,000 -75,000	-75,000
Jared Bleznick	35,000 -40,000	-40,000
Bill Chen	Busted

Toto Leonidas	Busted

Bleznick Busts

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Stud-8

Well, we spoke too soon about the comeback of Jared Bleznick, as he recently met his demise in 33rd place.

Bleznick was all in on sixth street in a three-way stud-8 hand but mucked when he couldn't get past the hands of Michael Chow and Nick Schulman. The players are now re-balancing for the final four tables of play. One more table break and we'll be in the money.

Tags: Jared Bleznick Michael Chow

06-25-2010 00:40 UTC-7

Marco Drives Violette Crazy

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Razz

Cyndy Violette: (X-X) / {2-} {6-} {j-} {k-} / (X)
Marco Johnson: (X-X) / {2-} {k-} {3-} {j-} / (X)

Violette completed, then called a raise by Johnson. She bet out on fourth, and Marco called. When Violette bet fifth, Johnson stuck in a raise, and she called. Johnson led sixth with a bet, and Violette called for a battle of the draws. Both players paired on the river. Violette turned over {a-} {3-} {3-} for a jack-six-three low. Johnson held {a-} {5-} {5-} and just pipped her with a jack-five-three. The pot boosted Marco to 420,00 and the chip lead. Violette fell to 150,000.

Tags: Cyndy Violette Marco Johnson

06-25-2010 00:43 UTC-7

Break It Up

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The players are now taking their last twenty-minute break of the day. When they return we'll be playing another two levels before we wrap it up.

Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 0

06-25-2010 01:14 UTC-7

Dehkharghani Done

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Razz

Catching the action on fourth street, Ray Dehkharghani fired a bet with Marco Johnson making the call. Both players bricked fifth with Dehkharghani betting again before Johnson took the lead on sixth. By that point, Dehkharghani committed his last chips.

Johnson: ( {7-} {6-} ) / {2-} {10-} {K-} {8-} / {5-}
Dehkharghani: ( {4-} {8-} ) / {7-} {9-} {Q-} {Q-} / {K-}

Too many bricks for Dehkharghani sees him sent to the rail as Johnson is now up to 500,000 and the chip lead.

Tags: Ray Dehkharghani Marco Johnson

06-25-2010 01:20 UTC-7

Duke Deposed

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Razz

Annie Duke: (q-9) / {6-} {6-} {5-} {9-} / (X)
Roman Yitzhaki: (2-2) / {6-} {4-} {3-} {q-} / (X)

Annie Duke brought it in, and after Yitzhaki raised, she called all in with her last 8,000. She ended up stuck with a pair, and Yitzhaki picked up a seven on the end to make a seven-six. That was more than enough to win the pot and eliminate Duke a few spots short of the money.

Tags: Annie Duke Roman Yitzhaki

06-25-2010 01:25 UTC-7

Chip Leaders Clash

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Stud

Our two chip leaders, Marco Johnson and Brian Townsend have clashed in a stud pot, with Townsend leading the betting on fourth and fifth streets, before Johnson took control on sixth. On the river, Townsend checked, Johnson bet and Townsend gave it up.

Johnson: (X-X) / {9-Spades} {J-Diamonds} {10-Hearts} {Q-Clubs} / (X)
Townsend: (X-X) / {5-Clubs} {5-Hearts} {3-Clubs} {K-Spades} / (X)

Johnson is at 500,000 with Townsend down to 395,000.

Meanwhile, Cyndy Violette is down to just 110,000 after losing a stud hand on a nearby table. Violette made queens up but Marco Traniello took it down with three jacks to move up to 325,000.

Tags: Brian Townsend Marco Johnson

06-25-2010 01:32 UTC-7

Alioto Out

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Stud

Dario Alioto and Scott Fischman were involved in a raising war on fifth street that saw the last of Alioto's chips into the middle. The boards ran out:

Alioto: ( {Q-Spades} {3-Spades} ) / {A-Clubs} {3-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} {5-Clubs} / ( {J-Spades} )
Fischman: ( {7-Spades} {7-Diamonds} ) / {8-Spades} {6-Hearts} {5-Hearts} {2-Hearts} / ( {7-Hearts} )

Alioto showed two pair but Fischman made trip sevens to win the pot and eliminate Alioto painfully close to the money. Fischman is now up to 330,000.

Tags: Dario Alioto Scott Fischman

06-25-2010 01:34 UTC-7

Glantz Gets Max Value

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Omaha-8

Michael Chow raised from the cutoff, and Matt Glantz and Abe Mosseri both called out of the blinds. The flop came {q-Spades} {j-Hearts} {7-Hearts} , and Glantz led out. Mosseri raised, and Chow didn't need to think to much before getting out of the way. Glantz called to see the {10-Hearts} on the turn complete flush and straight draws. Glantz checked, and Mosseri checked behind. The river brought the {9-Clubs} , and Glantz put in one last bet. Mosseri called, and Glantz turned over {a-Spades} {q-Diamonds} {j-Diamonds} {8-Spades} for a queen-high straight. "That's thin, that's real thin," Glantz said of his river bet as stacked his chips. Glantz moved up to 235,000, dropping Mosseri to 170,000.

Tags: Abe Mosseri Matt Glantz Michael Chow