Event 26: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 2 | 2012 World Series of Poker

06-13-2012 16:27 UTC-6

Isaac Haxton Eliminates Darryll Fish

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The high stakes 'everything' player Isaac Haxton has just booted Darryll Fish out of the competition and here is how it happened.

We caught the action on a flop of {10-Spades} {9-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} , Haxton was seated in the small blind and Fish in the cutoff. Haxton took the betting lead for 5,000, Fish potted it to 20,000, Haxton moved all-in and Fish called for his remaining 8,000.

Haxton
Fish

So top set for Fish and the nut straight for Haxton. The turn {6-Clubs} and river {5-Clubs} were not the cards that Fish wanted to see and he was out. Haxton moved up to 59,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	59,500 26,700	26,700

Darryll Fish	Busted

Tags: Darryll Fish Isaac Haxton

06-13-2012 16:32 UTC-6

Paez Busts D'Angelo and Takes the Lead

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From under the gun, Kevin Saul raised to 2,400. Steve Merrfield called from the hijack seat and then Raul Paez called from the cutoff seat. On the button, Ryan D'Angelo reraised the pot to 13,500. Saul called, Merrifield called and Paez called.

The flop came down {A-Clubs} {J-Spades} {7-Clubs} and action checked to D'Angelo. He fired all in for 40,600. Saul and Merrifield folded, but Paez made the call to create a huge pot up for grabs.

D'Angelo showed the {A-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} {10-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} for top set and a straight draw. Paez held the {Q-Spades} {J-Clubs} {10-Spades} {3-Clubs} for a pair of jacks along with a flush and straight draw as well.

The turn was the {10-Clubs} and gave Paez his flush. The river failed to pair the board when the {9-Spades} fell and D'Angelo lost to pot. He was eliminated as PAez soared to 144,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raul Paez	144,000 77,200	77,200
Ryan D'Angelo	Busted

Tags: Kevin Saul Raul Paez Ryan D'Angelo Steve Merrifield

06-13-2012 16:39 UTC-6

Updated Chip Counts

donpeters

Player	Chips	Progress
Viacheslav Igin	118,000 -2,000	-2,000
Chino Rheem	110,000 54,500	54,500
Joseph Ressler	104,000 -6,000	-6,000
Matt Perrins	72,000 8,000	8,000

Calvin Anderson	68,000 14,600	14,600

Sandeep Pulusani	62,000 -8,000	-8,000

Isaac Haxton	49,000 -10,500	-10,500

Shawn Buchanan	34,000 2,000	2,000

Jerome Bradpiece	18,000 -7,000	-7,000
Guillaume Darcourt	14,000 -50,000	-50,000
Philippe Boucher	Busted

06-13-2012 16:53 UTC-6

Stanko Busts Lae And Takes The Lead From Paez

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On Saturday April 7, 2012, Scott Stanko had the finest moment of his fledgling poker career. Stanko overcame 289 players to win the World Series of Poker Circuit Council Bluffs $1,600 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event. Not many things will eclipse that performance but winning a WSOP bracelet is certainly one of them. It's way too early to be thinking of WSOP gold but as our new chip leader we will allow him to hold the thought in his mind especially as his heart is still racing faster than the Road Runner eats seed.

Stanko has just moved up to 150,000 after eliminating Quentin Lae. Stanko flopped middle set on a {A-} {10-} {6-} flop (holding {10-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} {3-Spades} {2-Spades} ) and Lae had top two pair (holding {A-} {Q-} {10-} {9-Diamonds} ). Lae check-raised for stacks and Stanko got it in. He told us how he had to fade a double gutter on the turn but he finally got there and now has a beautiful looking stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Stanko	150,000 89,700	89,700
Quentin Lae	Busted

Tags: Quentin Lae Scott Stanko

06-13-2012 16:59 UTC-6

Blind on Blind: Stein v Scott

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We joined the action on a flop of {10-Spades} {5-Clubs} {3-Hearts} and Austin Scott (SB) and Sam Stein (BB) were embroiled in a spot of blind on blind action. Stein check-called a 3,200 bet and did the same, this time for 6,700, on the turn {2-Spades} . The final card was the {A-Spades} and a whole host of draws were made. Scott came off the ropes to bet 7,500 and a disappointed looking Stein mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Austin Scott	67,000 24,700	24,700

Sam Stein	64,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Austin Scott Sam Stein

06-13-2012 17:01 UTC-6

Updated Chip Counts

donpeters

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Williamson III	120,000 45,000	45,000

Erik Seidel	113,000 43,500	43,500

Scott Clements	87,600 87,600	87,600

Ognjen Sekularac	60,000 13,000	13,000
Manig Loeser	56,000 -20,000	-20,000

Emil Patel	55,000 22,900	22,900
Nacho Barbero	54,000 -10,000	-10,000

Oleksii Kovalchuk	39,000 12,500	12,500

Tex Barch	36,000 -21,300	-21,300
Dutch Boyd	36,000 21,800	21,800

Matt Graham	34,000 11,600	11,600
Lee Thomas	16,000 4,700	4,700
Stephen Su	4,000 -4,000	-4,000

06-13-2012 17:01 UTC-6

Chino Rheem Eliminates Two Players

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Chino Rheem is not a quiet man, and lucky for us that he isn't. We heard him talking above a haggle of people over at Table #432 and darted over there as fast as we could. Rheem had two short stacks all-in and one of them was Guillaume Darcourt. We saw that Rheem was holding {A-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} for broadway on a {K-Spades} {Q-Spades} {10-Hearts} {8-Hearts} {K-Diamonds} board. Rheem moved up to 120,000 and Darcourt and the third player in the hand are out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chino Rheem	120,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Chino Rheem

06-13-2012 17:02 UTC-6

Paez Busts Saul

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From early position, Kevin Saul raised to 2,400. A player called in middle position and then Raul Paez reraised from the button to 11,100. Saul called and the other player folded.

The flop came down {10-Hearts} {4-Spades} {3-Diamonds} and Saul check-called a bet of 20,000 from Paez before seeing the {10-Diamonds} land on the turn and pair the board. Saul moved all in for 46,000 and Paez tank-called. Saul held the {K-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} {Q-Spades} {J-Clubs} for an overpair of queens. Paez held the {A-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} {J-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} for an overpair of aces and a diamond flush draw.