Level: 19
Blinds: 3,000-6,000 Limits: 6,000-12,000
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #25: $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low 8-or-Better
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$1,132,700
Entries
241
Level
29
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Event #25: $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low 8-or-Better
Day 2 Completed
Day 2 Concludes With Money Bubble Bursting; Mizrachi Leads
Level 17
After almost exactly ten levels of play, Day 2 of Event #25: $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low 8-or-Better is officially in the books! Play began with 152 of the 241 total entrants returning to the felt. By the end of the day, the final 27 players were reached and the money bubble was popped with Robert Mizrachi leading the field. Mizrachi will be bringing a stack of 339,500 into Day 3.
The day began with an absolutely stacked field of players returning to the felt with dreams of grabbing hold of the title of World Series of Poker champion. With that, it seemed that almost every name to hit the rail was recognizable. In the first few levels of the day the tournament lost the likes of Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Brock Parker, Todd Brunson, Layne Flack, Phil Hellmuth, Hasan Habib, Max Pescatori, and Andy Frankenberger. As the day progressed, players who made the final table of this very event last year such as Elie Doft, Phil Ivey, and Scotty Nguyen fell as well. Ivey was eliminated late in the day after being chopped up by Andy Bloch and Kirill Rabtsov. Last year's champion, Joe Cassidy, also found himself without chips before players bagged up for the end of the day.
The consistency of these players in Omaha Hi-Low 8-or-Better is not to be underestimated, as three more players who final tabled this event in 2012 have cashed and are bringing chips into Day 3. Bart Hanson and Ryan Lenaghan finished in seventh and ninth place respectively in 2012. Mike Matusow scored an eighth place finish last year and is running hot fresh off of winning his fourth WSOP bracelet. Matusow will return to Day 3 with under average stack, but merely needs to navigate through the final three tables in order to secure a fifth bracelet around his wrist.
Dan Kelly has managed to score his seventh cash of the 2013 WSOP by making the money in this event. Kelly was relatively quiet most of the day, but managed to squeak into the money and will be bringing 31,000 into Day 3 play which is good for 26th in chips.
The rest of the field remains stacked as well, with several notable professional players hitting the felt for the final day. Names like Shawn Buchanan (263,500), Brian Hastings (259,000), George Danzer (242,500), Christopher George (162,500), Jonathan Duhamel (133,000), Eric Crain (98,500), Jeff Lisandro (94,500), Maria Ho (87,500), and Huck Seed (43,000) will all return to vie for the gold WSOP bracelet.
The money bubble burst late in the night when James Dempsey moved his short stack all in against Mizrachi. Dempsey, who stone bubbled this event in 2012 was forced to succumb to the exact same fate this year when he failed to improve against Mizrachi.
Play will kick off at 2:00 PM PST on Saturday in the Amazon room. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as we provide you with all of the latest updates from the tournament floor as this event draws to its exciting conclusion!
Day 3 Table and Seat Draw
Level 17
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 446 | 1 | Arthur Kargen | 186,500 |
| 446 | 2 | Alexander Kostritsyn | 122,000 |
| 446 | 3 | Viacheslav Zhukov | 172,500 |
| 446 | 4 | Jonathan Duhamel | 133,000 |
| 446 | 5 | Dario Alioto | 15,400 |
| 446 | 6 | Matt Nowicki | 10,000 |
| 446 | 7 | Todd Barlow | 150,000 |
| 446 | 8 | Dan Kelly | 31,000 |
| 446 | 9 | Anthony Zinno | 71,000 |
| 453 | 1 | Paul Sokoloff | 12,500 |
| 453 | 2 | Robert Mizrachi | 339,500 |
| 453 | 3 | Barry Hartheimer | 98,500 |
| 453 | 4 | Ryan Lenaghan | 180,500 |
| 453 | 5 | Francesco Barbaro | 278,000 |
| 453 | 6 | Brian Hastings | 259,000 |
| 453 | 7 | Mike Matusow | 95,000 |
| 453 | 8 | Danny Fuhs | 249,500 |
| 453 | 9 | Jeff Lisandro | 94,500 |
| 454 | 1 | Eric Crain | 98,500 |
| 454 | 2 | Shawn Buchanan | 263,500 |
| 454 | 3 | Maria Ho | 87,500 |
| 454 | 4 | Bart Hanson | 89,000 |
| 454 | 5 | George Danzer | 242,500 |
| 454 | 6 | Huck Seed | 43,000 |
| 454 | 7 | Tim Burt | 32,000 |
| 454 | 8 | Julie Schneider | 124,000 |
| 454 | 9 | Christopher George | 162,500 |
Full Chip Counts (full)
Level 17
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
339,500 | |
|
278,000 | 73,000 |
|
263,500 | 53,500 |
|
259,000 | |
|
249,500 | 77,500 |
|
242,500 | -62,500 |
|
186,500 | 63,500 |
|
180,500 | 45,500 |
|
172,500 | -82,500 |
|
162,500 | -7,500 |
|
150,000 | 60,000 |
|
133,000 | 7,000 |
|
124,000 | 67,000 |
|
122,000 | -13,000 |
|
98,500 | -21,500 |
|
98,500 | 30,500 |
|
95,000 | -50,000 |
|
94,500 | -25,500 |
|
89,000 | -36,000 |
|
87,500 | -52,500 |
|
71,000 | -4,000 |
|
43,000 | -92,000 |
|
32,000 | |
|
31,000 | -4,000 |
|
15,500 | 1,500 |
Chips and Day 3 Table Draw
Level 17
Full chip counts and a complete Day 3 table draw will be up soon!
James Dempsey Bubbles For Second Straight Year
Level 17
For the second straight year, James Dempsey has bubbled this tournament.
He limped in under the gun and Viacheslav Zhukov raised from UTG+2. Maria Ho called from the small blind, Robert Mizrachi called from the big blind, and Dempsey called all in for his remaining 1,000 after his original call.
The 
flop was checked around and when the 
turn fell, Ho checked to Mizrachi who bet. Zhukov folded, Ho called, and the 
river completed the board. Ho check-folded to Mizrachi's bet this time and Mizrachi tabled 
for kings full.
Dempsey couldn't beat it and for the second straight year is the bubble boy of this event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
339,500 | 99,500 |
|
Busted |
Short Stack Alert
Level 17
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000 | |
|
|
14,000 | -16,000 |
|
10,000 | -85,000 |
|
|
6,000 | -39,000 |
Sokoloff All in, Two-Outed, and Quartered
Level 17
Dan Kelly raised from the cutoff and was called by Shawn Buchanan in the small blind and Paul Sokoloff in the big blind.
The flop fell 
and Buchanan checked. Sokoloff bet, Kelly raised and Buchanan called. Sokoloff raised all in for just a little bit more and both Kelly and Buchanan called. The 
turn fell and Buchanan bet, resulting in a fold from Kelly.
Sokoloff: 
Buchanan: 
Sokoloff had a wheel and a club draw to scoop, but the 
river gave Buchanan a wheel as well to get half the low in addition to his seven-high straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,000 | 76,000 |
|
|
35,000 | -60,000 |
|
|
15,000 | -5,000 |
Rabtsov Falls to Barlow; Richey Also Out
Level 17
We found Kirill Rabtsov all in for his tournament life on a flop of 
against Todd Barlow and Mike Matusow. The two were heads up for a side pot going to the turn which was the 
. Matusow checked and Barlow led out with a bet. Matusow went into the tank for a moment before finally deciding to release his cards, prompting the other two to turn their hands on their backs.
Rabtsov: 
Barlow: 
The dealer finished off the board with the 
and Barlow was able to scoop with his heart flush for the high and his sixty-five low. Rabtsov was sent to the rail and Barlow now has about 90,000 in chips.
"I'd have made a royal," lamented Matusow who sat staring at the river card after the hand.
On an adjacent table, Brett Richey was eliminated from play in unknown action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000 | 38,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |