Event #25: $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low 8-or-Better Day 2 | 2013 World Series of Poker

Level: 19

Blinds: 3,000-6,000 Limits: 6,000-12,000

Event #25: $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low 8-or-Better

Day 2 Completed

06-15-2013 01:52 UTC-8

Day 2 Concludes With Money Bubble Bursting; Mizrachi Leads

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After almost exactly ten levels of play, Day 2 of Event #25: $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low 8-or-Better is officially in the books! Play began with 152 of the 241 total entrants returning to the felt. By the end of the day, the final 27 players were reached and the money bubble was popped with Robert Mizrachi leading the field. Mizrachi will be bringing a stack of 339,500 into Day 3.

The day began with an absolutely stacked field of players returning to the felt with dreams of grabbing hold of the title of World Series of Poker champion. With that, it seemed that almost every name to hit the rail was recognizable. In the first few levels of the day the tournament lost the likes of Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Brock Parker, Todd Brunson, Layne Flack, Phil Hellmuth, Hasan Habib, Max Pescatori, and Andy Frankenberger. As the day progressed, players who made the final table of this very event last year such as Elie Doft, Phil Ivey, and Scotty Nguyen fell as well. Ivey was eliminated late in the day after being chopped up by Andy Bloch and Kirill Rabtsov. Last year's champion, Joe Cassidy, also found himself without chips before players bagged up for the end of the day.

The consistency of these players in Omaha Hi-Low 8-or-Better is not to be underestimated, as three more players who final tabled this event in 2012 have cashed and are bringing chips into Day 3. Bart Hanson and Ryan Lenaghan finished in seventh and ninth place respectively in 2012. Mike Matusow scored an eighth place finish last year and is running hot fresh off of winning his fourth WSOP bracelet. Matusow will return to Day 3 with under average stack, but merely needs to navigate through the final three tables in order to secure a fifth bracelet around his wrist.

Dan Kelly has managed to score his seventh cash of the 2013 WSOP by making the money in this event. Kelly was relatively quiet most of the day, but managed to squeak into the money and will be bringing 31,000 into Day 3 play which is good for 26th in chips.

The rest of the field remains stacked as well, with several notable professional players hitting the felt for the final day. Names like Shawn Buchanan (263,500), Brian Hastings (259,000), George Danzer (242,500), Christopher George (162,500), Jonathan Duhamel (133,000), Eric Crain (98,500), Jeff Lisandro (94,500), Maria Ho (87,500), and Huck Seed (43,000) will all return to vie for the gold WSOP bracelet.

The money bubble burst late in the night when James Dempsey moved his short stack all in against Mizrachi. Dempsey, who stone bubbled this event in 2012 was forced to succumb to the exact same fate this year when he failed to improve against Mizrachi.

Play will kick off at 2:00 PM PST on Saturday in the Amazon room. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as we provide you with all of the latest updates from the tournament floor as this event draws to its exciting conclusion!

Tags: Bart Hanson Dan Kelly Mike Matusow Robert Mizrachi Ryan Lenaghan

06-15-2013 01:44 UTC-8

Day 3 Table and Seat Draw

Mickey Doft

Level 17

Table	Seat	Player	Chips
446	1	Arthur Kargen	186,500
446	2	Alexander Kostritsyn	122,000
446	3	Viacheslav Zhukov	172,500
446	4	Jonathan Duhamel	133,000
446	5	Dario Alioto	15,400
446	6	Matt Nowicki	10,000
446	7	Todd Barlow	150,000
446	8	Dan Kelly	31,000
446	9	Anthony Zinno	71,000

453	1	Paul Sokoloff	12,500
453	2	Robert Mizrachi	339,500
453	3	Barry Hartheimer	98,500
453	4	Ryan Lenaghan	180,500
453	5	Francesco Barbaro	278,000
453	6	Brian Hastings	259,000
453	7	Mike Matusow	95,000
453	8	Danny Fuhs	249,500
453	9	Jeff Lisandro	94,500

454	1	Eric Crain	98,500
454	2	Shawn Buchanan	263,500
454	3	Maria Ho	87,500
454	4	Bart Hanson	89,000
454	5	George Danzer	242,500
454	6	Huck Seed	43,000
454	7	Tim Burt	32,000
454	8	Julie Schneider	124,000
454	9	Christopher George	162,500

06-15-2013 01:31 UTC-8

Full Chip Counts (full)

Mickey Doft

Level 17

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Mizrachi	339,500

Francesco Barbaro	278,000 73,000	73,000

Shawn Buchanan	263,500 53,500	53,500

Brian Hastings	259,000

Danny Fuhs	249,500 77,500	77,500
George Danzer	242,500 -62,500	-62,500

Arthur Kargen	186,500 63,500	63,500
Ryan Lenaghan	180,500 45,500	45,500
Viacheslav Zhukov	172,500 -82,500	-82,500
Christopher George	162,500 -7,500	-7,500

Todd Barlow	150,000 60,000	60,000
Jonathan Duhamel	133,000 7,000	7,000

Julie Schneider	124,000 67,000	67,000
Alexander Kostritsyn	122,000 -13,000	-13,000
Eric Crain	98,500 -21,500	-21,500
Barry Hartheimer	98,500 30,500	30,500
Mike Matusow	95,000 -50,000	-50,000

Jeff Lisandro	94,500 -25,500	-25,500

Bart Hanson	89,000 -36,000	-36,000
Maria Ho	87,500 -52,500	-52,500
Anthony Zinno	71,000 -4,000	-4,000

Huck Seed	43,000 -92,000	-92,000

Tim Burt	32,000
Dan Kelly	31,000 -4,000	-4,000
Dario Alioto	15,500 1,500	1,500

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06-15-2013 01:25 UTC-8

Chips and Day 3 Table Draw

Mickey Doft

Level 17

Full chip counts and a complete Day 3 table draw will be up soon!

06-15-2013 01:23 UTC-8

James Dempsey Bubbles For Second Straight Year

Mickey Doft

Level 17

For the second straight year, James Dempsey has bubbled this tournament.

He limped in under the gun and Viacheslav Zhukov raised from UTG+2. Maria Ho called from the small blind, Robert Mizrachi called from the big blind, and Dempsey called all in for his remaining 1,000 after his original call.

The flop was checked around and when the turn fell, Ho checked to Mizrachi who bet. Zhukov folded, Ho called, and the river completed the board. Ho check-folded to Mizrachi's bet this time and Mizrachi tabled for kings full.

Dempsey couldn't beat it and for the second straight year is the bubble boy of this event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Mizrachi	339,500 99,500	99,500

James Dempsey	Busted

Tags: James Dempsey Robert Mizrachi

06-15-2013 01:00 UTC-8

Short Stack Alert

Mickey Doft

Level 17

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Sokoloff	15,000
Dario Alioto	14,000 -16,000	-16,000

Matt Nowicki	10,000 -85,000	-85,000
James Dempsey	6,000 -39,000	-39,000

06-15-2013 00:57 UTC-8

Sokoloff All in, Two-Outed, and Quartered

Mickey Doft

Level 17

Dan Kelly raised from the cutoff and was called by Shawn Buchanan in the small blind and Paul Sokoloff in the big blind.

The flop fell and Buchanan checked. Sokoloff bet, Kelly raised and Buchanan called. Sokoloff raised all in for just a little bit more and both Kelly and Buchanan called. The turn fell and Buchanan bet, resulting in a fold from Kelly.

Sokoloff:
Buchanan:

Sokoloff had a wheel and a club draw to scoop, but the river gave Buchanan a wheel as well to get half the low in addition to his seven-high straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Buchanan	210,000 76,000	76,000

Dan Kelly	35,000 -60,000	-60,000
Paul Sokoloff	15,000 -5,000	-5,000

06-15-2013 00:36 UTC-8

Rabtsov Falls to Barlow; Richey Also Out

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Level 17

We found Kirill Rabtsov all in for his tournament life on a flop of against Todd Barlow and Mike Matusow. The two were heads up for a side pot going to the turn which was the . Matusow checked and Barlow led out with a bet. Matusow went into the tank for a moment before finally deciding to release his cards, prompting the other two to turn their hands on their backs.

Rabtsov:
Barlow:

The dealer finished off the board with the and Barlow was able to scoop with his heart flush for the high and his sixty-five low. Rabtsov was sent to the rail and Barlow now has about 90,000 in chips.