Event #31: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low 8-or-Better Day 2 | 2013 World Series of Poker

06-18-2013 19:30 UTC-7

Greenstein Climbing

Mateusz_Pater

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

The table folded to Barry Greenstein in the small blind, who opened to 10,000. Matt Giannetti made the call from the big blind, as both saw the flop come down . A continuation bet of 15,000 was called by Giannetti as both checked the on the turn. With the river producing the , Greenstein quickly slid out 50,000, as Giannetti went into the tank. A minute passed, before he finally released his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barry Greenstein	178,000	70,000
Matt Giannetti	176,000	83,000

Tags: Barry Greenstein Matt Giannetti

06-18-2013 19:24 UTC-7

Bustouts Keep Coming

tayke2

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

We knew the eliminations would come fast and furious today, but we weren't quite expecting them to still be this fast this late in the tournament. We are already down to our final four tables, and we recently lost bracelet winners Mike Matusow and Owais Ahmed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Layne	Busted
Eric Ihli	Busted
Kirill Rabtsov	Busted
Owais Ahmed	Busted
Mike Matusow	Busted
Barry Levy	Busted
David Levi	Busted
Mikhail Semin	Busted

06-18-2013 19:17 UTC-7

Sands Suddenly Gone

tayke2

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

David "Doc" Sands has been steadily grinding his stack up all day, and when he got moved to the table right behind our desk, he was sitting with a day high of 110,000. So you can imagine our surprise when we turned around after reporting another post and saw a new player, Loni Harwood in his seat. We searched the remaining tables for him, and he was nowhere to be found. We took to twitter, and there we saw how he lost all his chips so quickly.

David Doc Sands @Doc_Sands

Had 110k at 1500/3000. Got quartered and then scooped in back to back pre-flop allins, both flips. 41st place. #lunchmoneyJune 18 2013

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Player	Chips	Progress
David Sands	Busted

06-18-2013 19:15 UTC-7

Isra Running the Show

Mateusz_Pater

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Roland Isra opened the pot by throwing out 15,000 in chips.

“Pot is 14,000,” said the dealer, letting Isra know the right amount.

“I don’t care what the pot bet is.” “I want to bet 15,000. My chips, my bet,” he added.

Before anything came out of it, the player in the small blind called all in for less, and the two players tabled their cards.

Isra:
Opponent:

The board ran out to see Isra eliminate a player as he moves up to 45,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roland Isra	45,000	-5,000

Tags: Roland Isra

06-18-2013 19:05 UTC-7

Rodawig Busts Gerasimov

tayke2

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

As soon as we finished up with the aforementioned Marco Johnson hand, we saw that Eric Rodawig was taking down a substantial pot, busting Kirill Gerasimov in the process. We caught the end of the action on the turn, where Gerasimov bet all but 500 of his chips due to the limitations from the size of the pot. The board read , and Rodawig made the call. Gerasimov tossed the last 500 in when the hit the river, and to the surprise of many at his table, was only able to show for two pair.

Rodawig had for a straight, and he scored the huge knockout, upping his stack to a chip leading 253,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Rodawig	253,000	-63,500
Kirill Gerasimov	Busted

Tags: Eric Rodawig Kirill Gerasimov

06-18-2013 19:05 UTC-7

Plenty of Extras Being Given Away At This Year's WSOP

donpeters

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

The buzz inside the walls of the Rio extends beyond just the tournaments on the 2013 World Series of Poker schedule. Online poker in Nevada is a very, very hot topic right now, and WSOP.com is making a lot of noise.

While the site has yet to launch, you can head to the Lambada Room of the Rio or look for one of the beautiful and friendly WSOP.com ladies walking the hallways to sign up for a free, personal WSOP.com online poker account. This is a great way to get a jump on the site's registration, and plenty of people have already taken this opportunity.

What's more is that the WSOP will be hosting daily raffles for everyone that has taken the time to register for WSOP.com at the Rio. What can you win? Plenty of fantastic prizes including 36 WSOP seats!

Players 21 years of age and older who sign up for a WSOP.com account will automatically be entered into the “36-Seat Giveaway” where a randomly-selected winner will win a seat into the next day’s first WSOP gold bracelet event. One of the events eligible in this promotion is the $111,111 One Drop High Roller No-Limit Hold’em tournament that is expected to feature a $10,000,000 prize pool and allow you to play poker with the biggest names in the game. In total, $182,333 in WSOP seats, including a seat to the WSOP Main Event, are being given away during this one-of-a-kind WSOP.com promotion.

In addition to the 36-Seat Giveaway, a “Hot Seat” promotion will allow any player who signs up for a WSOP.com online account and wears their WSOP.com patch on their chest at the table while playing an event to be randomly selected to receive 500 bonus dollars deposited directly into their WSOP.com online account once the site has received all regulatory approvals and launches.

With 62 WSOP gold bracelet events and three winners promised for the Main Event, this promotion includes $32,000 worth of value to those participating.

Tags: WSOP WSOP.com

06-18-2013 18:52 UTC-7

Johnson Catches River to Survive

tayke2

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Gabriel Blumenthal raised it up to 7,500, and Allan Le bet pot from the small blind to 25,500. Marco Johnson moved all in for 34,500 total, and Blumenthal and Le both called. The flop came , and Le checked to Blumenthal, who quickly moved all in, having Le covered. Le tanked for about 90 seconds before reluctantly folding.

Blumenthal:
Johnson:

Blumenthal had flopped the nut low, and at the moment, Johnson's lowly pair of deuces were in the lead for the high. The turn brought plenty of action, coming the . All of a sudden, Johnson was behind for the whole pot, and needed to catch a spade or two pair on the river to survive. He was able to do so, as the river was the , and Johnson let out a big sigh of relief.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Blumenthal	125,000	104,500
Marco Johnson	48,000	-42,000
Allan Le	41,000	-24,000

Tags: Marco Johnson Allan Le Gabriel Blumenthal

06-18-2013 18:50 UTC-7

A Ten Minute Chop

Mateusz_Pater

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

The action started with Andy Seth opening to 6,500 from under the gun, and was called by Eric Rodawig in late position, as well as Bryce Yockey in the blinds.

The flop came down as Yockey and Seth checked. Rodawig threw out a bet of 15,000, and was just called by Seth, as the turn brought the . Both players checked as the completed the board. Seth reached for chips, and bet out 27,000, before Rodawig quickly announced "pot!".

“How much is it?” asked Seth, as the dealer started adding it all up.

Random amounts were yelled out before the dealer’s final number came at 133,500.

“I guess were all good at Math” joked Bronshtein, as Seth continued to tank over his decision.

Almost 10 minutes had passed, as some players at the table started to get inpatient.

“I understand if you want to call time on me.” “I’m just in a tough numbers spot,” said Seth.

“I was going to call time at 10 minutes,” replied Rodawig, as he sat there patiently.

“Ok, Clock!” said David Levi, sitting at the table. “If you don’t mind, then I’m calling it.”

The tournament director was called over and asked if Seth had taken a few minutes already to decide.

An eruption of laughter then made its way around the table before Mike Matusow spoke up saying, “We’ve been very nice, he’s had 10 minutes.”

With the countdown nearing its end, Seth finally made the call and tabled which was good to take half the pot with a low, as Rodawig showed his for a flush and the high.