Event #20: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low 8-or-Better
Day 2 Completed
Event #20: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low 8-or-Better
Day 2 Completed
It was another action packed day here at the Rio as we saw 219 players get whittled down to just 22 by the end of Day 2 of Event #20 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low 8-or-better. By the end of the night, Dale Beaudoin is looking down on everyone else with 465,000 chips. The only player within 100,000 of him is Jason Rivkin, who bagged up 418,000.
Of the 219 players who returned today, only 117 of them would make the money, meaning nearly half the players would be walking away empty handed. Amongst the players who ended up on that unfortunate list were Allyn Jaffrey Shulman, Nick Grippo, Eric Crain, Max Pescatori, Allen Kessler, Mike Sexton and recent bracelet winner Mike Matusow.
We had a handful of notables make the money, but fall short of making Day 3, including Barry Greenstein, Tom and Julie Schneider, Andy Frankenberger, Men Nguyen, Brian Hastings, Max Steinberg, David Chiu and John Racener, who both busted in the last half hour of the night.
Despite losing all those players, we still have a few familiar faces who will come back to vie for the title tomorrow. This list includes Can Kim Hua (327,000). Todd Brunson (315,000), John Monnette (188,000), Maria Ho (96,000) and Jennifer Harman (80,000).
The 22 players are off to get some much needed rest for what should be an exciting day tomorrow. They will be coming back to the Rio at 13:00 PST to decide who the next gold bracelet winner will be. Be sure to come back then for all the live updates. Until then, so long from Las Vegas!
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dale Beaudoin |
465,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Jason Rivkin |
418,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Can Kim Hua |
327,000
153,000
|
153,000 |
Todd Brunson |
315,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
||
Won Goag |
311,000
166,000
|
166,000 |
Sumanth Reddy |
293,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
Matthew Kelly |
281,000
-69,000
|
-69,000 |
Tony Ma |
249,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
||
Joe Ford |
238,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
Kevin Zhang |
221,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
Dao Bac |
207,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
Eric Judge |
200,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
John Monnette |
188,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
||
Dmitrii Valouev |
147,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
Randy Ohel |
124,000
-71,000
|
-71,000 |
|
||
Andrew Kelsall |
112,000
-88,000
|
-88,000 |
|
||
Maria Ho |
96,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
Stephen Chidwick |
95,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
Viacheslav Zhukov |
88,000
-47,000
|
-47,000 |
Jennifer Harman |
80,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
||
Calen McNeil |
68,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
|
||
Bob Mangino |
47,000
-73,000
|
-73,000 |
Time has run out here in Level 20 and the remaining players are now bagging and tagging their chips. We'll have full counts for you shortly, as well as a recap of Day 2 action. Stay tuned.
We didn't see the action until the river with a board reading . Christopher Meyer got the last of his chips in on the flop, and Jason Rivkin and Dmitrii Valouev had created a side pot. The former bet the river and the latter folded.
Rivkin then tabled the for sevens and tens, and an astonished Meyer stared back at his own hand in disbelief. "Any black card. Any low card," he said before tabling the losing . Meyer continued to stare at the board mouth agape before finally taking his leave in 23rd place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Rivkin |
405,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
Christopher Meyer | Busted |
John Racener was down to his last 20,000, and after surviving one all in, he wasn't able to survive another. Action folded to Jason Rivkin on the button, and he put in a raise. Dao Bac called from the small blind, and Racener tagged along in the big. The flop came down , and Bac checked to Racener, who moved all in. Rivkin instantly announced raise, and after a few moments of thought, Back folded.
Rivkin:
Racener:
Racener was looking for any low card to make get half the pot, and a four or a three would give him the full pot. However, the dealer put the on the turn, and the on the river, which missed Racener's hand, ending his night.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Rivkin |
250,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
John Racener | Busted | |
|
After working his stack back up to 80,000 or so, David Chiu raised to 16,000 under the gun and Sumanth Reddy opted to three-bet from the cutoff. Chiu called and then check-called bets on the flop and turn. When the completed the board on the river, Chiu checked for a third time and then folded when Reddy bet.
Chiu was eliminated from the tournament a short time late.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sumanth Reddy |
300,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
David Chiu | Busted | |
|
Anthony Mender was all in for his last 3,000, and Won Goag raised it up to 16,000. David Chiu called on the button, as did Dao Bac in the small blind. The board ran down , and Goag bet every step of the way. He was called by both Chiu and Bac until the river, where Chiu was the only caller.
Goag tabled for sixes full, and everyone mucked their hand. Chiu was left with just 20,000 after that hand. Mender was eliminated in 26th place, and Max Steinberg was the first elimination of the final three tables, bowing out in 27th.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Won Goag | 145,000 | |
David Chiu |
20,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
|
||
Max Steinberg | Busted | |
|
||
Anthony Mender | Busted |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Robert Harwell | Busted | |
Szabolcs Saskoy | Busted | |
Mack Lee | Busted | |
Tyler Schwecke | Busted | |
Max Steinberg | Busted | |
|
||
Christopher McHugh | Busted |
Seat | Player | Counts |
---|---|---|
1 | Randy Ohel | 125,000 |
2 | Todd Brunson | 200,000 |
3 | Stephen Chidwick | 94,000 |
4 | Dale Beaudoin | 355,000 |
5 | Matthew Kelly | 380,000 |
6 | Tony Ma | 250,000 |
7 | Andrew Kelsall | 200,000 |
8 | John Monnette | 170,000 |
9 | Jennifer Harman | 135,000 |
1 | Kevin Zhang | 245,000 |
2 | Bob Mangino | 120,000 |
3 | Eric Judge | 126,000 |
4 | Viacheslav Zhukov | 135,000 |
5 | Can Kim Hua | 174,000 |
6 | Sumanth Reddy | 295,000 |
7 | Calen McNeil | 105,000 |
8 | Joe Ford | 270,000 |
9 | Maria Ho | 115,000 |
1 | Max Steinberg | 9,000 |
2 | Jason Rivkin | 230,000 |
3 | David Chiu | 145,000 |
4 | Dao Bac | 235,000 |
5 | John Racener | 34,000 |
6 | Christopher Meyer | 115,000 |
7 | Anthony Mender | 1,000 |
8 | Dmitrii Valouev | 180,000 |
9 | Won Goag | 145,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matthew Kelly |
380,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Dale Beaudoin |
355,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Sumanth Reddy |
295,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Joe Ford |
270,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
Tony Ma |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
||
Kevin Zhang |
245,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
Dao Bac |
235,000
208,800
|
208,800 |
Jason Rivkin |
230,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
Andrew Kelsall |
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
||
Todd Brunson |
200,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
||
Dmitrii Valouev |
180,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Can Kim Hua |
174,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
John Monnette |
170,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
||
David Chiu |
145,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
||
Won Goag |
145,000
91,900
|
91,900 |
Jennifer Harman |
135,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
||
Viacheslav Zhukov |
135,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Eric Judge |
126,000
106,200
|
106,200 |
Randy Ohel |
125,000
-97,000
|
-97,000 |
|
||
Bob Mangino |
120,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
Maria Ho |
115,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Christopher Meyer |
115,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Calen McNeil |
105,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
||
Stephen Chidwick |
94,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
||
John Racener |
34,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|