$10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better - Day 2 - Level 15 Recap
Jun 20, '08
Blinds: 3,000-6,000
Players Left: 35 of 235
Chip Leaders:
David Benyamine - 325,000
Greg Jamison - 305,000
Chau Giang - 300,000
Mike Matusow - 230,000
Toto Leonidas - 220,000
Ram Vaswani - 195,000
Danny Dang - 190,000
Bob Slezak - 190,000
Hieu Ma - 180,000
Pat Rao - 170,000
Average Stack: 134,300
Eliminations:
Robert Williamson III
Soheil Shamseddin
Big Hands and Storylines:
Crunch Time
We’re down to 35 players here in the Brasilia Room and with 27 places playing, play should start to tighten up not too long from now. Though the field is still littered with seasoned professionals who are looking for more than a 27th place finish, short stacks who are unlikely to mount a deep run might start to play a bit more conservatively.
All Bets Are Off
Mike Matusow asked David Benyamine, seated directly behind him, how many chips he had. After Benyamine informed him that he had 325,000 in front of him, Matusow remarked, “You’ve got 100,000 more than me. I’ll take +130 for $10,000.” Benyamine’s response: “I don’t bet with broken men.”
Ouch.
And There’s Poker Too!
Robert Williamson III was eliminated in a three-way pot involving Mike Matusow and James Van Alstyne. Matusow and Van Alstyne split the pot and Williamson was left shaking his head in disappointment.
At the table across the aisle, Soheil Shamseddin was eliminated by Max Pescatori. On a board of Q
J96
A
, Shamseddin showed QQ108 for a straight along with a set of queens, but he was outdone by the Italian’s A108
2. Pescatori, conversing about Italy’s chances against Spain in Sunday’s Euro 2008 quarterfinals, is now up to 165,000.
Brunson on the Move
Not only has Doyle Brunson taken a new seat at the table of Max Pescatori, Brad Booth, and Berry Johnston, but his chips have been on the move as well. Brunson dropped almost half of his chips during the last level, falling from 250,000 all the way to 130,000.
Player Tags: Trai "Danny" Dang, Toto Leonidas, Bob Slezak, Tony Ma, Pat Rao, Max Pescatori, David Benyamine, Mike Matusow, Doyle Brunson, Greg Jamison, Ram Vaswani, Chau Giang, Robert Williamson III, Soheil Shamseddin
$10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better - Day 2 - Level 14 Recap
Jun 20, '08
Note: The players are now on a 20-minute break
Blinds: 2,500-5,000
Players Left: 40 of 235
Chip Leaders:
Doyle Brunson - 250,000
Ram Vaswani - 210,000
Greg Jamison - 207,000
David Benyamine - 202,000
Mike Matusow - 190,000
Pat Rao - 189,000
Toto Leonidas - 180,000
Chau Giang - 160,000
James Van Alstyne - 148,000
Tony Ma – 145,000
David Chiu – 135,000
Average Stack: 117,500
Eliminations:
Alex Kravchenko
Chris Ferguson
Jen Harman
Nikolay Evdakov
Big Hands and Storylines:
Nikolay Evdakov Eliminated
Three hands at two tables, over the course of only 25 minutes, and Nikolay Evdakov would go from 110,000 chips to zero. Card Player was there to see the decline and fall of Evdakov...
Three Parts Giang, One Part Slezak
With a board reading J632 and three players in the hand, Bob Slezak checked to Evdakov who put in a bet of 10,000, Chau Giang raised and both Slezak and Evdakov called. The river was the 3 and action checked around to Giang who bet again. Slezak and Evdakov both called and Giang showed down an impressive holding: A432 for the nut low and a baby full house. Slezak could only muster AJ84 for half of the low pot. Evdakov mucked. Strike one for Evdakov.
Just Right for Ma
After being moved to a new table featuring the likes of Doyle Brunson, David Chiu, and Alexander Kostritsyn, Evdakov mixed it up with Tony Ma in what turned out to be a small but important pot.
Evdakov check-called a bet from Ma on a 332 flop. On the turn and river both players checked. With the final board reading 3329K, Evdakov showed K1092 for two-pair, kings and nines, but Ma took down the pot with AAQJ for a better two pair. Strike two.
You Don’t Mess with The Brunson
In his final act, Nikolay Evdakov tried to wrest some chips from the grasp of Doyle Brunson. Predictably, that one didn’t work out so well. Doyle raised pre-flop from middle position and Evdakov and Kostritsyn called from the blinds. On a flop of 965, Evdakov checked, Kostritsyn checked, Brunson fired a continuation bet, Evdakov raised, Kostritsyn folded, and Brunson called. The turn 5 paired the board and slowed down Evdakov, who check-called a bet from Brunson. The river was the K, with only an additional 10,000 behind, the Russian checked it over to Brunson, who put him all-in. Evdakov called and could only rap the table after seeing Brunson’s A872. Strike three. Evdakov is out.
Life Goes On
The rest of the players at Evdakov’s table seem to be in stable condition though. Kostritsyn has 100,000, David Chiu has 135,000, and Tony Ma has 145,000. Oh, yeah, there’s also the case of Doyle Brunson. After winning a number of pots in the past two levels, Brunson is the new chip leader with 250,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Toto Leonidas, Chris Ferguson, Tony Ma, Pat Rao, David Benyamine, Mike Matusow, Doyle Brunson, Greg Jamison, David Chiu, Ram Vaswani, Jennifer Harman, Chau Giang, Alexander Kravchenko, James Van Alstyne, Nikolay Evdakov, Alexander Kostritsyn, European Report
