Event #25: $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low 8-or-Better Day 2 | 2013 World Series of Poker

06-15-2013 00:54 UTC-7

Duhamel Bests Richey

Josh_Cahlik

Level 17

Jonathan Duhamel raised from the cutoff only to have Brett Richey make it three bets from the button. Action folded back to the 2010 WSOP Main Event champion who called the three-bet.

The two took a flop of and Duhamel check-called a bet from Richey. The turn was the and Duhamel checked a second time. Richey fired off another bet and Duhamel stuck around. The board finished off with the and Duhamel check-called one final bet.

Richey showed for aces and treys but was bested by Duhamel's for flopped trips. Duhamel dragged in the pot and now has about 126,000. Richey has been crippled to about 22,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Duhamel	126,000 53,000	53,000

Brett Richey	22,000 -28,000	-28,000

Tags: Brett Richey Jonathan Duhamel

06-15-2013 01:01 UTC-7

Ivey Chopped Up and Eliminated By Bloch and Rabtsov

Mickey Doft

Level 17

The three short stacks at table 359 just went to battle and Phil Ivey was the one left with no chips. Rabtsov was all in preflop and Ivey's remaining few thousand went in after the flop.

Bloch:
Rabtsov:
Ivey:

Despite flopping two pair and the nut-flush draw, Ivey trailed Bloch's top set and Rabtsov's nut low draw. The turn and river secured the high for Bloch with aces full, while Rabtsov made the nut low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Bloch	55,000 15,000	15,000

Kirill Rabtsov	26,000 6,000	6,000
Phil Ivey	Busted

Tags: Andy Bloch Kirill Rabtsov Phil Ivey

06-15-2013 01:10 UTC-7

Bloch Makes Correct Call For Half

Josh_Cahlik

Level 17

Picking up with the action on the flop, we found Todd Barlow, Andy Bloch, and Christopher George looking down at a board of . Barlow and Bloch checked over to George who fired out a bet. Both players called to see fourth street.

The dealer rapped the table and flipped over the . Three checks prompted the final card, the , to strike the felt. Barlow checked and Bloch checked behind. George cut out one final bet and Barlow quickly called.

Bloch went into the tank for quite some time before reaching for a stack of chips and making the over-call.

George showed for the nut low and Barlow fanned for the same nut low. Bloch showed .

"Ace-queen for the high," the dealer stated at first.

"Pair of fives," someone else chimed in.

Bloch's pair of fives was good for the high while George and Barlow each received one quarter of the low.

"That's a world class over-call right there," stated Mike Matusow to Bloch from across the table. "World class."

"Nah, it'd be world class if I just had ace-queen," replied Bloch who stood up and walked over to continue talking with Matusow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher George	170,000 -10,000	-10,000

Andy Bloch	68,000 13,000	13,000

Todd Barlow	52,000 -8,000	-8,000

Tags: Andy Bloch Christopher George Todd Barlow

06-15-2013 01:23 UTC-7

Harold Klein Eliminated By Eric Crain

Mickey Doft

Level 17

We caught the way end of the hand, but with the board reading , Harold Klein check-called all in for his last few thousand against Eric Crain.

Klein tabled , but Crain took it down with for trip fives.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Crain	100,000 52,000	52,000
Harold Klein	Busted

06-15-2013 01:36 UTC-7

Rabtsov Falls to Barlow; Richey Also Out

Josh_Cahlik

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
Todd Barlow	90,000 38,000	38,000
Brett Richey	Busted
Kirill Rabtsov	Busted

Tags: Brett Richey Kirill Rabtsov Mike Matusow Todd Barlow

06-15-2013 01:57 UTC-7

Sokoloff All in, Two-Outed, and Quartered

Mickey Doft

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
Shawn Buchanan	210,000 76,000	76,000

Dan Kelly	35,000 -60,000	-60,000
Paul Sokoloff	15,000 -5,000	-5,000

06-15-2013 02:00 UTC-7

Short Stack Alert

Mickey Doft

Level 17

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Sokoloff	15,000
Dario Alioto	14,000 -16,000	-16,000

Matt Nowicki	10,000 -85,000	-85,000
James Dempsey	6,000 -39,000	-39,000

06-15-2013 02:23 UTC-7

James Dempsey Bubbles For Second Straight Year

Mickey Doft

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
Robert Mizrachi	339,500 99,500	99,500

James Dempsey	Busted

Tags: James Dempsey Robert Mizrachi

06-15-2013 02:25 UTC-7

Chips and Day 3 Table Draw

Mickey Doft

Level 17

Full chip counts and a complete Day 3 table draw will be up soon!

06-15-2013 02:31 UTC-7

Full Chip Counts (full)

Mickey Doft

Level 17

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Mizrachi	339,500

Francesco Barbaro	278,000 73,000	73,000

Shawn Buchanan	263,500 53,500	53,500

Brian Hastings	259,000

Danny Fuhs	249,500 77,500	77,500
George Danzer	242,500 -62,500	-62,500

Arthur Kargen	186,500 63,500	63,500
Ryan Lenaghan	180,500 45,500	45,500
Viacheslav Zhukov	172,500 -82,500	-82,500
Christopher George	162,500 -7,500	-7,500

Todd Barlow	150,000 60,000	60,000
Jonathan Duhamel	133,000 7,000	7,000

Julie Schneider	124,000 67,000	67,000
Alexander Kostritsyn	122,000 -13,000	-13,000
Eric Crain	98,500 -21,500	-21,500
Barry Hartheimer	98,500 30,500	30,500
Mike Matusow	95,000 -50,000	-50,000

Jeff Lisandro	94,500 -25,500	-25,500

Bart Hanson	89,000 -36,000	-36,000
Maria Ho	87,500 -52,500	-52,500

Anthony Zinno	71,000 -4,000	-4,000

Huck Seed	43,000 -92,000	-92,000

Tim Burt	32,000
Dan Kelly	31,000 -4,000	-4,000
Dario Alioto	15,500 1,500	1,500

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