Event #47: $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better Day 2 | 2011 World Series of Poker

06-29-2011 07:14 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Perry Friedman	140,000 85,000	85,000

Abe Mosseri	136,000 26,000	26,000

Thomas Keller	117,000 65,000	65,000

Michael Mizrachi	115,000 7,000	7,000

Kevin Iacofano	108,000 55,000	55,000
Antony Lellouche	100,000 27,000	27,000
Jerry Buss	100,000 57,000	57,000
Michael Leah	94,000 56,000	56,000
Brent Carter	90,000 63,000	63,000

Gerard Rechnitzer	83,000 19,300	19,300
Brandon Shack-Harris	68,000 42,000	42,000

Richard Ashby	60,000 32,000	32,000

Paul Honas	60,000 3,000	3,000
Stuart Rutter	60,000 20,000	20,000
Peter Gelencser	38,000 18,500	18,500

Mayu Roca Uribe	25,000 23,000	23,000
Mickey Appleman	24,000 2,000	2,000

Simon Kearney	22,000 12,700	12,700
Hoyt Verner	17,000 30,000	30,000
Matthew Wood	13,000 6,500	6,500

Hanson Goes Mmmm-Pop

Stud 8

Peter Gelencser: {x-} {x-} / {5-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {K-Diamonds} {8-Spades} / {x-}
Bart Hanson: {x-} {x-} / {3-Clubs} {7-Clubs} {J-Clubs} {J-Diamonds} / {x-}

Bart Hanson had fired all the way but was raised on seventh and made the call with just 1,000 behind. Hanson had {8-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} for a Jack-high flush and a 8-7-6-3-2 low but unbelievably Gelencser had him pipped both ways. The Hungarian turned over {A-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} for an Ace-high flush and an 8-7-5-3-A low to scoop.

Hanson had 1,000 left and couldn't mount a comeback, getting eliminated next hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Gelencser	82,000 44,000	44,000

Bart Hanson	Busted

Tags: Bart Hanson Peter Gelencser

06-29-2011 07:21 UTC

They Killed Kearney

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Level 16

Stud 8

Simon Kearney is out. By the time he reached sixth street versus Benjamin Lukas all of his chips were at risk. The pair were dealt their final cards, and Lukas had {K-Spades} {Q-Clubs} {K-Hearts} {8-Hearts} {8-Clubs} {9-Spades} {6-Diamonds} -- kings up for high and no low. Kearney had {7-Clubs} {5-Spades} {2-Spades} {10-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} {A-Diamonds} and wanted to squeeze a non-pairing low card, a five, or an ace. But he was dealt the {K-Diamonds} and hits the rail in 37th place.

Tags: Benjamin Lukas Simon Kearney

06-29-2011 07:38 UTC

How Card Players Deal

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Level 16

Jerrod Ankenman, Ben Yu, and Nikolai Yakovenko are currently engaged in conversation about how losing hands in our two games, Omaha 8 & Stud 8, causes different types of pain. And creates different challenges for those attempting to move on.

"People are resigned to their fate in stud," opined Yakovenko. "But in Omaha, people can't get over it."

We're nearing the end of Level 24, during which time our remaining 36 players will have one last 20-minute break during which to try to rid themselves of the memories of hands gone wrong.

Tags: Jerrod Ankenman Ben Yu Nikolai Yakovenko

06-29-2011 07:40 UTC

Break Time

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Level 16

Players are taking one more 20-minute break, then will return for two more one-hour levels before play concludes.

Level: 17

Blinds: /

Ante:

06-29-2011 08:12 UTC

Arieh Koral-ed

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Level 17

Stud 8

Thomas Koral brought it in, then called Josh Arieh's raise. Arieh bet fourth, Koral raised, and Arieh called. Arieh led again on fifth and was called, then bet on sixth, Koral raised, and Arieh committed his last chips.

Koral - ( {7-Diamonds} )( {6-Diamonds} ) {4-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} {Q-Spades}
Arieh - ( {A-Diamonds} )( {6-Spades} ) {8-Clubs} {9-Spades} {8-Diamonds} {2-Hearts}

Koral already had the high locked up, but Arieh could still make a better low. Seventh street was dealt, Koral picked up the {J-Spades} , and Arieh an unhelpful {K-Hearts} . Arieh is out in 36th, and Koral now has about 120,000.

Tags: Josh Arieh Thomas Koral

06-29-2011 08:19 UTC

Flash the Ash

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Stud 8

Richard Ashby: {x-} {x-} / {2-Clubs} {2-Hearts} {3-Clubs} {6-Clubs} / {x-}
Michael Leah: {x-} {x-} / {8-Diamonds} {6-Spades} {A-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} / {x-}
Thomas Keller: {x-} {x-} / {10-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {K-Spades} FOLDED

Richard Ashby had the bring in and Michael Leah completed, Thomas Keller and Ashby both called. On fifth, Ashby checked, Leah bet and the other two players called. Leah bet on fifth, Keller folded and Ashby check-raised. Leah called and called further bets on sixth and seventh.

Ashby showed {A-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts} for trip deuces, Leah held {A-Clubs} {7-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} for aces up but no low allowing the Brit to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Ashby	130,000 70,000	70,000

Michael Leah	67,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Richard Ashby Michael Leah

06-29-2011 08:25 UTC

Barbaro Bounced

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Level 17

Francesco "Cheech" Barbaro was just eliminated in 35th place, an impressive follow-up to his win in Event No. 3, the $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split 8 or Better event in which he topped a field of 925 to take the bracelet.

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06-29-2011 08:38 UTC

Binger Busto

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Omaha 8

Michael Binger was all in preflop and the board of {Q-Clubs} {2-Clubs} {J-Spades} {4-Spades} {K-Diamonds} was checked down between Thomas Whitehair and Michael Mariakis. Whitehair showed {A-Spades} {A-Hearts} {5-Hearts} {4-Hearts} which triumphed over Binger's {6-Clubs} {6-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {2-Hearts} while Mariakis just mucked.