Event #51: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Jour 2 | 2019 World Series of Poker

2019-06-22 12:38 UTC-7

Welcome to Day 2 of Event #51: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

HillKerby

It’s time for Day 2 of Event #51: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better, when, at 2 p.m. this afternoon, 128 players will return with the hopes of playing through another ten levels to accomplish the ultimate goal of winning a WSOP gold bracelet and $213,750.

After Day 1, there was a virtual three-way tie at the top of the leaderboard, with Russian Andrey Zaichenko (135,700) just ahead of the Americans Shaun Deeb (134,700) and Tom Schneider (134,200).

The rest of the field contains notables such as Roland Israelashvili (117,700), Eli Elezra (87,300), and Dzmitry Urbanovich (85,500) in the thick of things with sizeable stacks. There are also a lot of bracelet winners coming in with shorter stacks, with Brandon Shack-Harris (31,000), Marco Johnson (30,600), WSOP Player of the Year 2019 contender Dan Zack (29,300), and Owais Ahmed (25,600) just a few of the many household names entering the day with hopes of running their below-average stacks up into contention.

Players will return to limits of 2,000/4,000 for the beginning of Level 11. There are 10 one-hour levels scheduled for the day, with 15-minute breaks after every two levels and a one-hour dinner break after Level 16. The bubble will burst at some point through the day, with 61 players set to make it in the money.

Who will make it through to Day 3? PokerNews will be covering all the action as that question is answered in the exciting nature of mixed game poker.

Tags: Andrey Zaichenko Brandon Shack-Harris Dan Zack Dzmitry Urbanovich Eli Elezra Marco Johnson Owais Ahmed Roland Israelashvili Shaun Deeb Tom Schneider

2019-06-22 14:31 UTC-7

Schneider and Lisandro Both Building Early

HillKerby

Niveau 11 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Jeff Lisandro limped in from the cutoff and Tom Schneider raised on the button. The players in the blinds folded and Lisandro called. The two went heads up to a flop of and Lisandro checked. Schneider fired a continuation-bet and Lisandro called.

The turn was and Lisandro check-called a second bullet from Schneider. The river came and both players checked.

Jeff Lisandro:
Tom Schneider:

Both players chopped the pot and took back their bets as Lisandro had the nut flush and Schneider the nut low.

Despite the chop, both players have added to their stacks significantly since play began.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Tom Schneider	182,000 47,800	47,800

Jeff Lisandro	76,000 27,000	27,000

2019-06-22 15:16 UTC-7

Turner Over Six Figures

HillKerby

Niveau 12 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Jon Turner was on the button in a hand versus an opponent in the hijack on a board reading .

Turner's opponent checked to him and he put in a bet. He received a call and the river came . With action checked to him, Turner fired another barrel and his opponent thought for a few seconds before mucking.

With the pot, Turner now finds himself with a mountain of chips in front of him totaling approximately 115,000.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jon Turner	115,000 39,100	39,100

Tags: Jon Turner

2019-06-22 15:58 UTC-7

Urbanovich Wins Five-Way Pot On Seventh

HillKerby

Niveau 12 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Bring-In Player: / / (folded on seventh)
Jay Hong: / / (folded on seventh)
Dzmitry Urbanovich: / /
Gerard Rechnitzer: / (folded on fifth)
Marco Johnson: / (folded on fifth)

A player was the bring in with a deuce and Jay Hong, Dzmitry Urbanovich, Gerard Rechnitzer, and Marco Johnson all called. All players checked on fourth street.

With a pair of nines, Urbanovich led on fifth and Rechnitzer and Johnson folded. The player who brought in and Hong both called.

Urbanovich led again on sixth with queens up showing and both players called. On seventh, Urbanovich fired once more and both remaining players folded as he took down the pot, adding nicely to his stack sans showdown.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Gerard Rechnitzer	138,000 -16,000	-16,000
Jay Hong	132,000 33,200	33,200
Dzmitry Urbanovich	86,000 28,000	28,000
Marco Johnson	16,000 -14,600	-14,600

2019-06-22 16:02 UTC-7

Zaichenko and Vengrin Leave Foxen on Fumes

jeffmcmillan

Niveau 12 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Alex Foxen / /
Matt Vengrin / /
Andrey Zaichenko / /

After the bring-in folded, action was three-way after Foxen completed and Vengrin and Zaichenko called. On fourth street, Vengrin bet and got two calls. On fifth street, Foxen led out with a bet and both opponents called. On sixth street, action checked around. All three players checked again after they were dealt on seventh street.

Vengrin revealed for the high and Zaichenko showed for the low while Foxen looked at his cards and mucked in a frustrated manner. He was left with almost no chips and would bust in the subsequent hand.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Andrey Zaichenko	181,000 14,000	14,000

Matt Vengrin	78,000 -36,300	-36,300
Alex Foxen	Eliminé

Tags: Alex Foxen Andrey Zaichenko Matt Vengrin

2019-06-22 17:31 UTC-7

Rechnitzer Climbing

HillKerby

Niveau 14 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Gerard Rechnitzer raised from under the gun and received a call from Mark Graffius who defended his big blind. The flop came and Graffius check-called Rechnitzer's continuation-bet. The turn was and Graffius again check-called a bet from Rechnitzer. The river was a blank and Graffius check-folded to a final barrel from Rechnitzer, showing him his cards briefly before tossing them to the muck.

With the two seated next to one another, Rechnitzer showed Graffius his cards. A player on the other side of the table asked what he showed and Rechnitzer obliged, sending his cards face up towards the inquiring player as they landed on the table, for trip sevens as the dealer scooped them up to begin the next hand.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Gerard Rechnitzer	190,000 38,700	38,700
Mark Graffius	18,000 -11,500	-11,500

Tags: Gerard Rechnitzer Mark Graffius

2019-06-22 18:54 UTC-7

Elezra Gets One Through

HillKerby

Niveau 15 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Eli Elezra, Pictured In Another Tournament

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Eli Elezra limped from the hijack and the player in the small blind completed. Shaun Deeb checked from the big blind and the flop came . Action checked to Elezra, who bet. The small blind folded and Deeb called, taking action heads up to the turn. Both players checked and the river came .

Deeb checked and Elezra put out a bet. Deeb went into the tank for a bit, checking his cards.

"No shame," Elezra said.

After around two minutes, Deeb let his hand go. Elezra said, "This is why you're so good. This is why you're Shaun Deeb!" as he showed , having missed all of his low and straight outs and raked in the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Shaun Deeb	148,000 55,000	55,000

Eli Elezra	137,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Eli Elezra Shaun Deeb

2019-06-22 19:31 UTC-7

Long Takes from Elezra

jeffmcmillan

Niveau 15 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Eli Elezra / /
Philip Long / /

Long had the betting lead throughout the hand and Elezra called on two streets that Long elected to bet on. After seventh street was dealt, Long checked and Elezra thought for a while before eventually checking back. Long flipped over which was good enough to scoop the pot and add to his burgeoning stack.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Philip Long	335,000 111,000	111,000

Eli Elezra	110,000 -27,000	-27,000

Tags: Eli Elezra Philip Long

2019-06-22 21:58 UTC-7

Deeb Scores Double Knockout

HillKerby

Niveau 17 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Jerome Zerbib was all in from the button for his last 8,000 on a flop of with Kristy Means and Shaun Deeb each having two bets in front of them from the cutoff and button, respectively.

The dealer raked in the main pot and Means and Deeb were set to continue for a side pot. The turn came and Means checked. Deeb bet and Means looked back at her cards before calling off her remaining 8,000 and all three players turned over their cards.

Kristy Means:
Shaun Deeb:
Jerome Zerbib:

The river came and Deeb took down the entire pot with a set of kings as no low hand qualified.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Shaun Deeb	390,000 162,000	162,000

Kristy Means	Eliminé
Jerome Zerbib	Eliminé

Tags: Jerome Zerbib Shaun Deeb Kristy Means

2019-06-22 23:14 UTC-7

Father and Son Both Make Final Three Tables

HillKerby

Niveau 18 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

Both George and Gerard Rechnitzer have made it to the redraw of the final three tables and now find themselves at the same table. The father, George is below average while son Gerard finds himself with a few big bets above the average stack.