Omaha 8 / Stud 8 Level 17
Jun 06, '08
Stud 8: 1,000 ante, 2,000 bring in, 5,000-10,000 limits
Omaha 8: 2,500-5,000 blinds, 5,000-10,000 limits
Players Remaining: 13 of 388
Average Chip Stack: 150,000
Chip Counts:
Farzad Rouhani - 310,000
Greg Pappas - 248,000
Michael Mizrachi - 145,000
Tom Chambers - 145,000
John Racener - 140,000
Yueqi Zhu - 125,000
Matthew Graham - 113,000
John Cernuto - 112,000
James Van Alstyne - 95,000
Mark Gallo - 93,000
Daniel Mowczan - 92,000
Brandon Cantu - 67,000
Tad Jurgens - 30,000
Eliminations:
Hoyt Corkins
Craig Gray
Sam Silverman
Big Hands:
Chambers knocks out MrCasino on 7th street
On third street, Tom Chambers and Craig Gray raised back and forth to put Gray all in. Craig started out with 2
3
6 but ended with K
4
JJ for a pair of jacks. Chambers, though, didn't have anything until seventh street, but caught a four to complete a wheel and take the pot.
Corkins' luck runs out
Hoyt Corkins thought he was in good shape when he went all in with rolled up queens. But James Van Alstyne hit a seven-high straight on sixth street. Corkins needed a seven, four or three on seventh street to win with a full houe, but got a ten and was knocked out in 14th place.
Cantu stays alive with 'nut-nut'
After raising under the gun and getting reraised by 'Miami' John Cernuto, Cantu called but said he was worried. On a flop of 62Q both players checked. When the K and 4 came on the river Cantu bet out. After calling on the turn, Cernuto said that he just had nothing to call with and mucked his hand. Cantu stood up and groaned that he couldn't win any more chips. He said he had 'nut-nut' meaning A-3 and the ace-high flush, and flashed his cards to Cernuto.
Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Sam Silverman, Craig Gray
Omaha 8 / Stud 8 Level 13
Jun 06, '08
After nearly 45 mintes, the bubble burst. Matt Prescott went out in 41st place when his opponent caught a six-high straight to scoop the pot in stud 8. Players are currently on a one-hour break. When they return, they will play down to the final eight players.
Stud 8: 500 ante, 500 bring in, 2,000-4,000 limits
Omaha 8: 500-1,500 blinds, 2,000-4,000 limits
Players Remaining: 40 of 388
Average Chip Stack: 39,592
Chip Counts:
Greg Pappas - 111,000
Michael Mizrachi - 110,000
Hoyt Corkins - 89,000
James Van Alstyne - 82,000
Berry Johnston - 75,000
Farzad Rouhani - 70,000
Eliminations:
Hasan Habib
Big Hands:
Bluff beats Corkins at showdown
Playing Omaha 8, Hoyt Corkins called a raise preflop by Farzad Rouhani and then raised on a T6T flop. When the 4 came on the turn, both players checked. After the 9 came on the river Rouhani bet. Corkins took a minute before deciding to call. Rouhani sighed and flipped over A6Q4 for two pair. He expected to lose the hand, but and was shocked to see Corkins flip over AJ83.
Habib survives -- temporarily
With the board showing 4685, James Van Alstyne bet enough to put Hasan Habib all in. Habib called and showed A2K9 for the nut low hand. Van Alstyne flipped over A375 for a eight-high straight. Habib took half the pot for over 10,000 chips, but was later eliminated just outside the money. Van Alstyne is currently among the chip leaders at 80,000 chips.
Big pot leaves Silverman in danger
In stud 8, after calling raises every street, Mizrachi raised Sam Silverman's 4,000 bet to 8,000. Mizrachi showed J49K, while Silverman had A929. Silverman, short on chips, took his time before calling. Mizrachi fired a bet on seventh street without look at his card. Silverman again took his time and even asked Mizrachi if he had three kings. Silverman's guess was right. He made the call, and Mizrachi showed a two black kings to take the monster pot and leave Silverman with under 8,000 chips.
Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Hasan Habib, Michael Mizrachi, Sam Silverman
Eliminations:
Lonnie Heimowitz Eliminated in 10th Place ($22,031)
Randy Holland Eliminated in 13th Place ($11,070)