$1,500 H.O.R.S.E - Day 2 Begins
Jun 30, '08
Blinds:
Hold'em: 300-600
Omaha 8: 300-600
Razz: Ante 100, Bring-in 200, Completion 600
Stud: Ante 100, Bring-in 200, Completion 600
Stud 8: Ante 100, Bring-in 200, Completion 600
Players Left: 152 of 803
Chip Counts:
Joe Hachem: 39,000
Steven Diano: 38,200
Phil Hellmut: 38,000
Todd Ickow: 37,500
Chad Brown: 36,700
Tommy Hang: 36,000
Michael Craig: 35,000
Lonnie Heimowitz: 33,200
Ken Zeng: 32,500
Michelle Ankenman: 32,100
Eliminations: Victoria Coren, Brett Jungblut, Bryan Devonshire, Shannon Shorr, Brian Taylor, Dennis Thorn, Tim Debenport
Hands:
Hold'em
Buss Rolls Over Opponent
L.A. Lakers owner Jerry Buss checked a flop of 8
7
5 and Tyler Isono bet 600. Buss made the call, and when the A
hit on the turn Buss led out for 1,200. Isono made the call and both players checked the Q river. Buss turned over A
6 for a pair of aces and Isono mucked. Buss climbed to around 13,000 with the pot.
Showing Up The Boys
2008 WSOP bracelet winner Svetlana Gromenkova raised preflop and was called by Eric Arreca. The flop came KJ2 and Gromenkova bet 600. Arreca made the call and both players checked the 6 turn. They again checked the 8 on the river and Arreca showed A-10 for an ace-high. Gromenkova looked as if she might be beat, but upon seeing his A-10 she flipped over A-Q. The queen played and Gromenkova scooped the pot with a better ace high.
Omaha 8
From Down Under To The Top
Joe Hachem bet the flop and river on a board of K105QJ and was called by Keith Sexton. Hachem showed AK72 and Sexton mucked. Hachem has climbed among the chip leaders with 39,000 in chips.
Razz
Hellmuth Has Arrived... And He's Already Upset
Phil Hellmuth started the hand off by smiling and asking John Juanda, "You got an 8 in the hole?" Juanda and Michael Baxley joined Hellmuth in the pot. The three players traded off betting, Juanda betting four street, Baxley betting fifth street and Hellmuth betting sixth street. Baxley bet the final card and Hellmuth made the call, but Juanda got out of the way. Their cards:
Hellmuth: 7968 (x-x-x)
Baxley: 4529(6A2)
Juanda: 62Q2 - Muck
Hellmuth clinched his fist and mucked, then began to talk about how bad players were in this tournament before telling Baxley in that Hellmuth-like tone, "Nice hit buddy." Even after the hand Hellmuth remained among the chip leaders.
Gromenkova Picks Off Jett
Gromenkova was also active in the razz round, narrowly taking a pot from Chip Jett. Their cards were:
Gromenkova: A-9-10-9 (6-5-2)
Jett: 7-8-9-5 (A-x-x)
Gromenkova showed 9-6-5-2-A for her low, and Jett could only shake his head as he showed 9-8-7-5-A for a worse 9-low.
Cunningham Bets Out Opponent
Allen Cunninghan called his opponent's bet on fourth street, then led out on fifth and again on sixth to make his opponent fold. Their cards were:
Cunningham: 23Q (X-X)
Opponent: 366-Muck
Cunningham took the pot and chipped up to around 14,000.
Player Tags: Eric Arreca, Jerry Buss, Allen Cunningham, Chip Jett, Phil Hellmuth, Keith Sexton, Joe Hachem, Svetlana Gromenkova, European Report
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