Event #50: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 2 | 2010 World Series of Poker

06-30-2010 05:38 UTC-7

Official Day 2 Chip Counts (full)

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Mizrachi	758,000

Kevin Boudreau	504,000
Jose Ignacio Barbero	480,000

Ran Azor	445,000
Benny Spindler	339,000
Chance Kornuth	318,000

David Iammarino	302,000
Ryan D'Angelo	268,000 8,000	8,000

Ali Aljenabi	254,000
Jason Mercier	221,000

Di Dang	220,000
Joe Beevers	212,000
Josh Tieman	209,000
Edward Martin	208,000
Danny Smith	202,000
Julian Gardner	190,000
Niall Charlton	184,000
Scott Mandel	178,000
Joe Serock	150,000

Daniel Makowsky	144,000
Yadin Shemmer	140,000
Ben Middleton	134,000 134,000	134,000
Eric Liu	130,000
Ayaz Mahmood	126,000

Justin Smith	120,000

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Event #50: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha

Day 2 Completed

06-30-2010 03:13 UTC-7

Day 2 Done, Dusted

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Well, it was always a long shot playing down to a final table from half the field and it comes as no surprise to anyone that we haven't got anywhere near. For a while it looked like we might not even make the money, but as it turned out the bubble burst in spectacular fashion with an enormous bluff from Men Nguyen in the last session of the night, and the traditional post-bubble flurry of exits left us with 31 players.

As we head into Day 3, Robert Mizrachi is firmly in the lead on 758,000. However, this is a notoriously high-variance game, and anything can happen. Benny Spindler, Nacho Barbero, Justin Smith and Jason Mercier are all still in the running, and every one of them will have their eye kept firmly on top prize.

Play will resume tomorrow at 3pm and the plan is to play right down to a winner. Join us back here then.

06-30-2010 03:13 UTC-7

End of Night Chip Counts (full)

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Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Mizrachi	758,000 42,000	42,000

Kevin Boudreau	504,000 14,000	14,000
Jose Ignacio Barbero	480,000 144,000	144,000

Ran Azor	445,000 30,000	30,000
Benny Spindler	339,000 1,000	1,000
Chance Kornuth	318,000 198,000	198,000

David Iammarino	302,000 3,000	3,000
Ryan D'Angelo	260,000 35,000	35,000

Ali Aljenabi	254,000 184,000	184,000
Jason Mercier	221,000 56,000	56,000

Di Dang	220,000 40,000	40,000
Joe Beevers	212,000 72,000	72,000
Josh Tieman	209,000 36,000	36,000
Edward Martin	208,000 108,000	108,000
Danny Smith	202,000 16,000	16,000
Julian Gardner	190,000 5,000	5,000
Niall Charlton	184,000 26,000	26,000
Scott Mandel	178,000 18,000	18,000
Joe Serock	150,000 3,000	3,000

Daniel Makowsky	144,000 26,000	26,000
Yadin Shemmer	140,000 20,000	20,000
Dmitry Nemirovsky	134,000 26,000	26,000
Eric Liu	130,000 110,000	110,000
Ayaz Mahmood	126,000 29,000	29,000

Justin Smith	120,000 215,000	215,000

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06-30-2010 03:10 UTC-7

End of Day Big Stacks

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06-30-2010 02:55 UTC-7

Harder Than It Looks

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Christian Harder's chips all went in preflop and Chance Kornuth called.

Harder was ahead.

Harder: {a-Spades} {2-Clubs} {a-Clubs} {10-Diamonds}
Kornuth: {q-Spades} {9-Spades} {k-Diamonds} {10-Hearts}

Board: {k-Spades} {j-Clubs} {a-Hearts} {7-Spades} {6-Clubs}

Kornuth made a straight, and Harder hit the rail as they announced last three hands.

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06-30-2010 02:53 UTC-7

Boudreau Robousto

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The flop came {9-Clubs} {5-Spades} {4-Clubs} , and after some potting and repotting, Kevin Boudreau was all in. Alan Reyf had him slightly covered.

Boudreau: {a-Clubs} {7-Clubs} {q-Diamonds} {q-Spades} for the overpair and nut flush draw
Reyf: {k-Spades} {j-Diamonds} {9-Spades} {5-Diamonds} for top two pair

The {7-Spades} on the turn paired Boudreau and gave Reyf a flush draw. But it was Kevin's flush that hit with the {q-Clubs} on the turn. Boudreau jumped to second in the chip counts with 490,000. Reyf was left with 44,000.

Tags: Kevin Boudreau Alan Reyf

06-30-2010 02:45 UTC-7

Black Catapults Mizrachi into Chip Stratosphere

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The flop read {7-Spades} {9-Clubs} {4-Spades} when Andy Black's pretty chunky stack went in. Robert Mizrachi was his opponent.

Black: {7-Diamonds} {q-Spades} {9-Spades} {8-Diamonds} for two pair
Mizrachi: {7-Hearts} {7-Clubs} {a-Spades} {k-Spades} for a set of sevens and a flush draw

Turn: {8-Clubs}

River: {10-Clubs}

"Wow," said Black. "Nice hand." He sounded like he meant it.

With that, Black hit the rail. Ladies and gentlemen, please meet our new chip leader by a mile - Robert Mizrachi, on a shade below 800,000. That is what we call a big ol' stack.

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06-30-2010 02:37 UTC-7

All Ins All Over the Place

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Three players had their hands face up before the flop. Ali al Jenabi was all in for not very much, Niall Charlton was at risk as well, and Mark Eddleman had them both covered.

Al Jenabi: {a-Clubs} {9-Spades} {7-Diamonds} {7-Hearts}
Charlton: {k-Diamonds} {k-Spades} {3-Clubs} {2-Spades}
Eddleman: {q-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} {7-Clubs}

The board ran out {7-Spades} {4-Hearts} {2-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} {q-Spades} . Al Jenabi flopped a set and turned a boat to triple up to 70,000. Charlton's trip deuces won him the larger side pot, and he mostly doubled through Eddleman to move up to 210,000. And after Eddleman paid off everyone, he was left with 180,000.

Tags: Ali al Jenabi Mark Eddleman Niall Charlton

06-30-2010 02:34 UTC-7

Annette Bust

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Annette Obrestad got her last in with {j-} {j-} {q-} {9-} on a {4-} {5-} {8-} flop.She shoved, and Mark Eddleman called her with {a-Spades} {6-Clubs} {8-Spades} {4-Diamonds} for two pair which held up all the way to the river.

Tags: Annette Obrestad Mark Eddleman