Moving Day is Over; Eli Elezra Leads the Way with 22 Players Remaining
Day 2 for most events is usually moving day. The day where players cut down the size of the field and in some cases, even play down through the money bubble. That was the case for Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Eight or Better Championship as the field was whittled from 83 starters, down to just 22 survivors. Leading the way at the end of the day was Eli Elezra who chipped up massively after the dinner break and during bubble play to bag up 858,000 chips.
Among the late entries for Day 2 were the likes of Phil Ivey, Iraj Parvizi, Matthew Ashton, Chris Ferguson, Cary Katz, Jeffrey Lisandro, Steven Wolansky and Mike Gorodinsky. Of those eight, only Gorodinsky survived while the rest fell in short order. Wolansky did the best of the rest and he locked up 23rd place for a cash of $14,912 in the event.
With the end of registration also came the finalization of the prizepool. The 169 total entrants created a prizepool of $1,588,600. First place for the event will take home a prize of $417,921 and a World Series of Poker gold bracelet. A trip to the final table in this event is worth at least $31,977 for 9th place.
Among those players who did not make it through the day were Marco Johnson, Carol Fuchs, Ian Johns, Jean-Robert Bellande, Esther Taylor, James Obst, Ralph Perry, Nick Schulman, Mark Gregorich, and Phil Hellmuth. Hellmuth played a tight, solid game for the most of the day, but lost most of his chips in a big hand at the feature table against Gorodinsky before moving all in with an overpair against Eli Elezra. Elezra flopped trips, then turns quads to send the Poker Brat to the rail in 38th place with nothing to show for his accomplishment.
The final player to exit the tournament without any money was Daniel Ratigan. Ratigan did his best to cockroach stack it up and survive and he even doubled up a few times, but in the end, it wasn't enough. He was sent to the rail by Jonathan Depa when Depa turned a full house. The next few players fell quickly after the bubble burst and the field lost Stuart Rutter, Dan Shak, Anthony Zinno, and Steven Wolansky, all of whom collected $14,912 for their run.
Players will return at 2pm tomorrow to play down to the final six players at which point action will be halted so the final table of this event can be live streamed. With that being said, players will pick up in Level 21 with limits of 12,000/24,000. Among those returning and joining Elezra are Jesse Martin (479,000), Felipe Ramos (401,000), Paul Volpe (372,000), Per Hildebrand (316,000), Dylan Linde (240,000), Mike Matusow (234,000), and Scott Bohlman (108,000), to name a few. PokerNews will be here to cover all the action from the event so be sure to check back in.
Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Bets | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 | 1 | Mike Matusow | 234,000 | 10 | United States |
| 800 | 3 | Dylan Linde | 240,000 | 10 | United States |
| 800 | 4 | Daniel Alaei | 240,000 | 10 | United States |
| 800 | 5 | Paul Volpe | 372,000 | 16 | United States |
| 800 | 7 | Mike Gorodinsky | 385,000 | 16 | United States |
| 800 | 8 | Jesse Martin | 479,000 | 20 | United States |
| 800 | 9 | Felipe Ramos | 401,000 | 17 | Brazil |
| 801 | 1 | Dustin Dirksen | 382,000 | 16 | United States |
| 801 | 2 | Eli Elezra | 858,000 | 36 | United States |
| 801 | 3 | Adam Coats | 617,000 | 26 | United States |
| 801 | 4 | Talon White | 269,000 | 11 | United States |
| 801 | 5 | Daniel Zack | 571,000 | 24 | United States |
| 801 | 6 | Chris Bjorin | 415,000 | 17 | Sweden |
| 801 | 7 | Viacheslav Zhukov | 293,000 | 12 | Russia |
| 801 | 8 | Kyle Miaso | 433,000 | 18 | United States |
| 802 | 1 | Per Hildebrand | 316,000 | 13 | Sweden |
| 802 | 2 | Lars Gronning | 260,000 | 11 | United States |
| 802 | 3 | Jonathan Depa | 343,000 | 14 | United States |
| 802 | 4 | Robert Mizrachi | 250,000 | 10 | United States |
| 802 | 5 | Nikolai Yakovenko | 390,000 | 16 | Russia |
| 802 | 6 | Scott Bohlman | 108,000 | 5 | United States |
| 802 | 9 | Steve Chanthabouasy | 609,000 | 25 | United States |