Event 50 - $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha World Championship Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-30-2008 22:23 UTC-8

Jamie Pickering Eliminated in 27th Place ($28,651)

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We join the action on the turn where a big pot is brewing on Table 19. Jamie Pickering is all in at this point, and the board shows {10-Spades}

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When fourth street hits, Mizrachi bets out 100,000. Brandon Moran, the only other opponent in the pot, raises to a total of 373,000, sending Mizrachi into the tank. After at least five minutes, The Grinder folds showing {5-?}

. The cards of Moran and the at-risk Pickering are turned up:

Pickering: {Q-Diamonds}

Moran:

Moran is well ahead, and the {4-Clubs}

on the river brings him the winning flush, and knocks Jamie Pickering out in 27th place. For his work over the last three days, Pickering will pocket $28,651.

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06-30-2008 22:23 UTC-8

David Williams Eliminated in 26th Place ($28,651)

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Action folded to David Williams, sunglasses on and hat pulled low, on the button. He peeked at his cards, then raised pot to 28,000. The small blind folded, but Julian Powell made the call in the big blind.

The flop was {6-Diamonds}

. Powell checked to Williams, who bet pot, a total of 60,000. Powell quickly check-raised all in. Williams mulled it over, then pushed his chips in as well.

Williams: {A-Hearts}

Powell:

"Come on, hold!" said Powell, referring to his two pair, kings and sixes. The turn {Q-Spades}

helped neither player. The river {7-Diamonds}

made Powell a better two pair, but did not improve Williams.

The stacks were counted down to make sure Powell had Williams covered. He did, so Williams got up from the table to start the process of collecting his $28,651.

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06-30-2008 22:30 UTC-8

Sigi Stockinger Crippled, then Eliminated in 25th Place ($28,651)

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It took two hands to knock Sigi Stockinger out of today's tournament. In the first hand, he was all in preflop against Rino Mathis. Mathis held {J-Spades}

against Stockinger's {Q-Diamonds}

. A board of {K-Hearts}

put the hurt on Stockinger, leaving him with just 9,000 chips.

Those chips went in the pot on the next hand with {10-Hearts}

. He was up against Len Ashby's {A-Clubs}

, which had flopped the nut flush. The board bricked out, sending Stockinger to the rail $28,651 richer.

06-30-2008 22:31 UTC-8

Seat Assignments

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Here's how the last 27 players are laid out:

Table 19
1. Sigi Stockinger (eliminated)
2. Michael Mizrachi
3. Rino Mathis
4. Tom Hanlon
5. Brandon Moran
6. Dario Alioto
7. Shawn Buchanan
8. Jamie Pickering (eliminated)
9. Len Ashby

Table 21
1. Kenneth Matsson
2. Greg Hurst
3. Billy Argyros
4. Kido Pham
5. Josh Arieh
6. Rob Hollink
7. Brant Hale
8. Stephen Ladowski
9. Peter Jetten

Table 26
1. [Removed:14]
2. Marty Smyth
3. Eddy Scharf
4. Guillaume Patry
5. David Williams (eliminated)
6. Magnus Petersson
7. Julian Powell
8. David Benefield
9. Jimmy Tran

06-30-2008 22:35 UTC-8

Paging ESPN

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One hour and 15 minutes later, the ESPN cameras are still a no-show. Being situated in the press box is preferable for us, so we're not really complaining -- just noting the absurdity of the situation.

06-30-2008 22:39 UTC-8

A New Chip Leader Emerges

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After nearly two days atop the leaderboard, Josh Arieh has finally been caught and overtaken. After the big pot with Jamie Pickering, Brandon Moran now sits with 750,000. Arieh is not even in second anymore. Michael Mizrachi has recovered from his drop all the way to 25,000 earlier in the day, and is now holding 600,000 warm chips.

06-30-2008 22:41 UTC-8

Magnus Petersson Eliminated in 24th Place ($28,651)

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There was a flurry of bust-out activity all in a several minute stretch. We missed Magnus Petersson's bust-out hand in the crunch, but he was eliminated in 24th place and earns $28,651.

06-30-2008 22:49 UTC-8

Brant Hale Eliminated in 23rd Place ($28,651)

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We pick up the action on the flop in a heads-up tussle between Kido Pham and Brant Hale. There is about 80,000 in the pot already, and the board reads {A-Clubs}

. Pham checks and Hale comes out with a bet of 65,000. Pham puts in a check-raise, sliding in 265,000 chips. Hale has 194,000 left, and he moves them in, putting himself at risk.

Pham: {7-Clubs}