2009 World Series of Poker
Event 18 - $10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better
Day: 2
The flop came . Monnette led out with a bet, and Wahlbeck called. Pezzin wanted to play for more though, raising the table. Both opponents called.
The turn card revealed the . Monnette checked this time, and Wahlbeck grabbed the betting lead, firing 24,000 chips at the pot. Pezzin raised again, and both opponents called once more. The last card off the deck was the . When Monnette checked, Wahlbeck fired again; both Pezzin and Monnette flat-called this time.
Showdown
Wahlbeck:
Pezzin:
Monnette:
Making the straight on top and the nut low, Ville Wahlbeck scooped up the pot. After dragging in a huge pile of chips, Wahlbeck is up to 425,000.
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 0
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 0
Brian Haack was down to 18,000 chips, and they all went in a three-way pot. On the turn, the board read , and Haack held . Ted Lawson showed , and the river blanked off to send Haack home.
A short time later, Bill Gazes became the next victim of Day 2. The board in his final hand read . Gazes held and could not beat Steve Zolotow's . Gazes is out.
Ralph Perry was next to go. On a board of , Perry got himself all in on the river. Yueqi Zhu showed down , his nut flush doing the job of eliminating Perry.
And last but not least, The Poker Brat is no longer with us either. Hellmuth was all in on a board showing . He showed but could not match Pat Pezzin's .
The flop revealed , and both players checked. On fourth street, the drew another check from Hennigan, and Lee took the opportunity to bet. Hennigan called with just a few chips left behind. The hit the river, and Hennigan moved those chips into the middle, with Lee matching the bet to put Johnny World at risk.
Lee showed down , for two pair with the nut low. That was the winner, as Hennigan mucked his hand and headed for the door just a few spots short of the money.
1. Phil Ivey
2. Scott Clements
3. Daniel Alaei
4. Toto Leonidas
5. Jacobo Fernandez
6. Greg Jamison
7. Sam Khouiss
8. Bill Gazes
9. Steve Zolotow
Table 77
1. Ben Boyd
2. Ted Lawson
3. Chris Bjorin
4. Brian Haack
5. Annie Duke
6. John Hennigan
7. Mack Lee
8. Tom Koral
9. John Rogers
Table 82
1. Alex Kravchenko
2. John Monnette
3. Yueqi Zhu
4. Phil Hellmuth
5. Cameron McKinley
6. Ville Wahlbeck
7. Daniel Negreanu
8. Ralph Perry
9. Pat Pezzin