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2009 World Series of Poker - Event #31 - Day 2
by 2009 World Series of Poker Coverage   
Monday, 15 June 2009


2009 World Series of Poker - Event #31 - H.O.R.S.E. $1,500 - Day 2

End of Day 2 chip counts and seating assignments:

Table 150
NameChip CountCityState/CountrySeat #
Shannon Shorr323,500TuscaloosaAL1
Mitch Schock285,000BismarckND8
Brian Malcolm247,500RedmondWA6
Farzad Rouhani134,500GermantowMD7
Vanessa Rousso131,000Las VegasNV5
Dustin Bryan53,500SpringfieldOH3
John Racener17,000TampaFL2
Alan MyersonDNRSherman OaksCA4
    
Table 151
NameChip CountCityState/CountrySeat #
Phillip Marmorstein209,500GurnwaldGermany6
Tad Jurgens166,500PhoenixAZ1
Chris Bjorin143,000LondonUnited Kingdom7
Sabic Sebastien138,500ParisFrance4
James Vanalstyne130,000Las VegasNV5
Kathy Raymond111,000Las VegasNV2
Torstein Iversen100,500OsloNorway8
    
Table 152
NameChip CountCityState/CountrySeat #
Fabrice Soulier351,000Las VegasNV1
Ronald Schiffman224,000Cherry HillNJ7
Paul Evans212,000Mount ShastaCA6
Joe Serock152,500San FrancisoCA4
Peter Gelencser103,500BudapestGermany8
Bryan Micon76,000Las VegasNV2
Lana Maier66,000Bound BrookNJ5
Paul Darden54,500Las VegasNV3


Tuesday, 16th of June 2009 02:30 AM

(O'Keeya Singleton reporting)


Silveira:   2 3 4 K     5 4 9   
Rouhani:   3 A 8 A     A 6 K
Third Player: Q Q J T      J T 5

In a Stud Hi-Lo game Jim Silveira had the forced bet on 3rd St. and picked up two callers for the ride.  The “third” player took control of 4th St. with a pair of Queens showing.  Both Silveira and Farzad Rouhani called.  The “third” player, making Queens-Up, bet.  Silveira had a pair of Fours with an open ender and Rouhani with a pair of Aces and short on chips raised and reraised until they were both all-in.  In the end Rouhani made a trip Aces on 6th St, Silveira’s straight never made it and the third player’s Queens-up was no good.  Rouhani scooped with none of the players making a low and Silveira was out of the tournament.


One of the last players to be eliminated tonight was Vassilios Lazarou.


Lazarou: Q 6 T A   Q XxXx
Player 2:                 J 3 9 4      J J 3
Player 3:                4 A Q 9     2 6 7

Vassilios Lazarou moved the last of his chips in to pot on 4th St. in this Stud Hi-Lo hand.  Player 2 called and took the high with rolled up Jacks. Player 3 called and took the low with his Seven high hand. Lazarou could night rise from the dead and was eliminated.



Tuesday, 16th of June 2009 01:30 AM

(O'Keeya Singleton reporting)

Players have returned from a 30 minute break. 

Not long after returning from break Richard Brodie was heading toward the payout booth.  He moved all-in with K T before the Flop in hold’em.  Shannon Shorr and another player called.  The Flop came 2 J Q .  The “other” player checked and Shorr bet, only to be checked raised by that player.  Shorr called and saw a K on the Turn.  The other player bet and again Shorr called.  Throwing on the brakes, the other player checked on the River and Shorr bet.  The other player called.  Shorr turned over A K for the nut flush and a big pot.


In a hand of Omaha 8, Vanessa Russo raised on the River and picked up several callers.  All the callers jumped ship when she showed A 2 8 J .  The board read 2 9 3 A A .  Russo had Aces full of Twos and scooped with no qualifying low. 



Tuesday, 16th of June 2009 12:30 AM

(O'Keeya Singleton reporting)


Sometimes the bad guy wins at the end of the movie. Sometime you can go home again.  And sometime you don’t have to split the pot in a game of Hi-Lo Stud.

Brodie:    K 3 Q 9    XxXxXx 
Shorr:      6 T 7 T     4 8 9

Shannon Shorr and Richard Brodie had bet back and forth until 7th St. Shorr bet again and Brodie called to see Shorr had made a Ten high straight.  Having not made the flush, Brodie couldn’t beat the straight and didn’t have a qualifying low hand.


Andrew Black, Fabrice Soulier and James Van Alstyne decided to tussle in a Stud 8 hand.

Andy Black:             5 6 5 T   XxXxXx
Fabrice Soulier:       8 T 2 3   A 4 2
James Van Alstyne: Q A 5 6   Q Qx7

Black had control of the action with a pair of Fives showing and chose to check.  Soulier bet, and Van Alstyne and Black called.  Soulier had an Eight high to take the low.  Van Alystne had rolled up Queens from the get-go and took the high.  Black apparently, the only one left in the hand not to win a piece of the pot mucked his hand.





Monday, 15th of June 2009 11:00 PM

(O'Keeya Singleton reporting)


With a name like Thor (The Nordic god of thunder) Hansen great things are expected from you.   Tonight, Hansen made it into the money, but he will not be moving on to play tomorrow.

Hansen:     2 6 2 8    3 3 Xx
Schiffman: J A A 8   9 8 A

In a Stud Hi hand Hansen started thing off on 3rd St., but the rest of the hand he let Schiffman drive the bus.  Schiffman bet on each street and Hansen called until he was all in on 6th St.  Schiffman made a Full Boat on the river and Hansen would have to bring the thunder another day.


Joining the once mighty Thor was Amir Nemantinia.

Nematinia: 7 Q 4x5    6 4 T
Soulier:  2 3 3 4     9 5 8


In a hand of Razz Nematinia moved all-in on 5th St.  He paired his hole card 4 and Fabrice Soulier paired his 4th St 3 .  He was hoping the paired Threes ruined Soulier’s hand enough for him to fold, but Soulier called.  Soulier final hand was an Eight-high, which eliminated Nematinia who made only a Ten high.


Monday, 15th of June 2009 10:00 PM

(O'Keeya Singleton reporting)


Maier:           2 7 6 3     J 4x5x
2nd Player:    4 J 9
Kurtzman:    4 7 5 9      K Ax3x
4th Player:    Q 6 6 Q     K
Jones:           A 8 7 2

In Stud Hi-Lo Lana Maier had the forced bet.  She was called by two players, including Eric Kurtzman.  Lacy Jones put in a raise and received four calls.  Jones was first to act on 4th St and with one bet was all-in with four callers.  On 5th St. Maier was first to bet, the “2nd player” folded and Kurtzman raised it up.  The “4th Player” called as did Maier.  On 6th St. Maier “accidentally” checked before her turn (possibly confused on who was supposed to act first).  She bet when action rotated to her, but Kurtzman call for the floor (supervisor).  The Floor agreed that the check was binding, so 6th St was checked down.  On the River there was more controversy.  Kurtzman’s River card was exposed accidentally by the dealer and the Floor was summoned again.  His solution was to deal all the River cards face up.  After a Looney Tunes like dust cloud settled, it was checked to Maier who bet and received two callers.  She had made a Six-high for the low and a Seven high straight to scoop.  The hand sent Jones to the rail and propelled Maier up the chip leader board.




Monday, 15th of June 2009 09:00 PM

(O'Keeya Singleton reporting)


Paul Darden:      2    3    9
Other Player:     7    8    9    4     A 4 6
Andrew Black:  6    6    7   Q     3 5 6

Paul Darden and Andrew Black butted head in a Stud 8 (or better) match-up.  Darden was the forced bet and Black and a third player called.  Black paired his door card on 4th St. and bet first.  Darden and the other player called.  On 5th St. Black with the lead bet again, the third player called and Darden folded.  Both players checked on 6th St.  On the River “the other” player bet and Black called.  The pot was split Black took the high with his trip Sixes and the other player qualified for the low with Eight high.

David Singer has been livid at the performance of the dealer at his table and has expressed his opinion to the tournament director.  Meanwhile David “Boston” Dvorkis was also looking for a split in Stud 8, like Black.


Alan “Boston”:  7    6    K    2   
Other Player:       3    Q    J   8   A Q 2

On 3rd St. the other player had the forced bet and Boston called.  On 4th St. the other player still with the lead bet and Boston called again.  Boston took the lead on 5th St. checked and received a check in return.  Boston bet on 6th St and was called.  He bet again on the River and again was called.  Boston qualified for the Low with a Six high (including his hole cards) and the other player took the high with a pair of Queens.




Monday, 15th of June 2009 08:00 PM
(Dane Young reporting)

The H.O.R.S.E. tournament has resumed with 99 players left in level 13.

While Andrew Black has been getting more attention, his tablemate Paul Darden has been quietly amassing chips all day long. Considering his east coast background, it seemed like he would be murdering in the Stud games, but Darden said that he has been "doing well in all the games."

Darden, staying warm in an ornate hoodie, is patiently sitting behind an 80,000 chip fortresss and is in contention for the chip lead.


Monday, 15th of June 2009 07:00 PM
(Dane Young reporting)

It's dinner time for the H.O.R.S.E. players.


Monday, 15th of June 2009 06:00 PM
(Dane Young reporting)


Andrew Black has knocked out another player in Stud, completing with A  up. The 9  called him as did the A . Black picked up J , while the A  was joined by 2  and 9  drew 2 . Black bet and both players called.

3  came next for Black, while the A  2  picked up T  and folded. 9  2  paired up with 9  and raised Black's bet all in, which Black called.

Black: A  J  3  J  (A  6  4 )
Opponent: 9  2  9  K  (A  x x)

Black managed to fade trips and picked up a good pot to add to his stack.


Monday, 15th of June 2009 05:00 PM
(Dane Young reporting)

A stroll through the Brasilia Room brings a lot of unknown faces as the field thins out over the second day of play. There are a few nice tables, however. One has James Van Alstyne, David Singer, Lacey Jones and Al Barbieri assembled on the back end.

Unfortunately, we might be losing Sugar Bear, as he got smashed up by Rolando Lozano in Stud. Barbieri's board read 7  T  Q  K  on sixth streeth, while Lozano had 9  J  T  K . Barbieri bet, Lozano raised and called Al's three-ball.

Barbieri led out again on the river and Lozano raised. Barbieri three'd it again, but this time Lozano capped. Barbieri threw in his call, disgusted, as his opponent said "flush," showing 8  2  9 .

"It's good," Barbieri said, gathering up his losing cards and staring down at his now dangerously-low stack.

Annie Duke has been fired from this tournament (sorry).

Andrew Black started out the day on a bad slide, but has rallied back to close to 60,000 chips, despite Paul Darden joining his table, also with a stack over 50,000.


Monday, 15th of June 2009 04:00 PM
(Dane Young reporting)

The day continues and both Barry Greenstein and Anna Wroblewski are both out of the tournament.

Marco Traniello is doing well, but he seems to be oblivious to how dirty his stacks are.

An interesting phenomenon is occurring today, as tournament directors have been handing out penalties at a high rate for improper play. This is strange, considering that this is the second day of the tournament. Hopefully everyone can sort things out.


Monday, 15th of June 2009 03:00 PM
(Dane Young reporting)

Action began shortly after 2 p.m. today in level 9.

Barry Greenstein entered the day pretty short and things got worse quick.

In Razz, Barry completed with the 9  up. A player right behind him raised with the 5  and a third player called all in with the Q . The Bear called and picked up the 2 , allowing him to lead out. He got called as his opponent drew the 9 . The boards ran out 5  and J  for Barry, the other live player picking up 3  and 2 , while the all in player was drawing thin with K  and 8  up.

Barry got one more bet in the pot on sixth street, but had to fold when he got a Queen face down and his opponent showed 75432, scooping the pot. Barry is in a tough spot with just 4,400 left.

Meanwhile, Chad Brown and Vanessa Rousso both made the second day and are looking for deep runs as a family. Vanessa sits just one table behind Chad.


220 players return today to prove they’re not just a one trick pony. The $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. Event attracted some of poker’s finest thoroughbreds. Yesterday was about breaking out of the gate and today will be about getting into position for the home stretch. Only the final 72 finish in the money and get their cut of the $1,051,050 prize pool. Some are only looking ahead to the top prize, but first things first. You can’t win unless you make it into the money. So on their mark, get set, and stay tuned right here at Poker Pages for the LIVE color commentary. Post time is 2 p.m. Sin City time.

Last Name, First NameCityState/CountryChip CountTableSeat
1Sebastien, SabicParisFrance72,7001942
2Kurtzman, EricLas VegasNV57,8001912
3Traniello, MarcoLas VegasNV55,0001822
4Silveira, JimSanta RosaCA55,0001825
5Black, AndrewDublinIreland54,3001767
6Saab, DougBirmingham AL51,4001863
7Buckley, WilliamPhillipsburgNJ43,3001927
8Barone, VitoCastel MaggioreItaly42,3001997
9Fu, TianxiongCypressCA41,5001914
10Gaspard, JeanEvanstonIL40,3001941
11Fiorenza, BrunoPhiladelphiaPA36,1002016
12Hofman, RonnieDordrechtNetherlands35,8001911
13Green, JonathanSchenectadyNY34,8001766
14Dollinger, JasonCoral SpringsFL34,4001907
15Eichel, WilliamParkerSD34,1001818
16Lee, MingNatickMA32,5001925
17Soulier, FabriceLas VegasNV32,2001903
18Hong, JayRiverside CA32,0002004
19Bjorin, ChrisLondonUnited Kingdom31,1001875
20Rousso, VanessaLas VegasNV30,9001807
21Blanda, BillGalvestonTX30,3001962
22Krouner, KenRoswellGA30,3001865
23Lazarou, VassiliosLas VegasNV30,1001856
24Barbieri, Al "Sugar Bear"PhiladelphiaPA30,0002043
25Bryan, DustinMarysvilleOH29,8001851
26Leinhos, BonnieLas VegasNV29,6001876
27Karatas, SarharibWiesbadenGermany29,1001773
28Karas, ArchieBoulder CityNV28,8001841
29Gelencser, PeterBudapestHungary27,6001934
30Lonardo, VincentWest Palm BeachFL27,2001874
31Odell, FrankieDenver CO26,5001771
32Salazar, HernanSantiagoChile26,2001917
33Moore, PeteAtlanta GA25,9001782
34Fishman, EddieLas VegasNV25,3001904
35Taylor, DavidAmeliaOH25,1002044
36Shei, KennyLas VegasNV25,0001778
37Van Alstyne, JamesLas VegasNV24,5001965
38Yu, BenjaminPalo AltoCA24,5001991
39Myerson, AlanSherman OaksCA24,4001833
40Hughes, RyanPhoenixAZ24,3001858
41Duke, AnniePortlandOR23,7001855
42Kacir, JeffreyHendersonNV23,6001943
43Micon, BryanLas VegasNV23,6001808
44Landowski, BenjaminHartlandWI23,5001843
45Jones, LaceySan AntonioTX23,4001884
46Lozano, RolandoHoustonTX23,2001803
47Koubi, FuadVan NuysCA23,1001777
48Burkart, Alexander Germany23,0001805
49Ezykowich, KeithGulfportMS22,7001944
50Anderson, KyleNew MilfordCT22,0001958
51Altizer, VonAmerican CanyonCA21,9001878
52Malcolm, BrianRedmandWA21,7001853
53Rouhani, FarzadGermantownMD21,0001968
54Kipnis, AdamNorthridgeCA21,0002046
55Iversen, TorsteinOsloNorway20,7001895
56Schaaf, JamesTorranceCA20,7002018
57Wheatley, JimHarrisonburgWA20,6002025
58Shorr, ShannonLas VegasNV20,2001836
59Hinton, ClydeOdessaTX20,0001926
60Stencil, StevenEstacadaDominican Republic19,9001885
61Tran, MimiLos AngelesCA19,8001921
62Schock, MitchBismarckND19,7001828
63Darden, PaulLas VegasNV19,6001768
64Digiorgio, Richard  19,5001992
65Shrader, DamonPortlandOR19,4001931
66Burt, TimothyRobinsonvilleMS18,9001814
67Portano, DesmondChicagoIL18,8002027
68May, DavidPlantationFL18,6002041
69Golding, DavidLondonUnited Kingdom18,5001864
70Ettinger, Scott  18,5001977
71Nematinia, AmirAtlantaGA18,2001924
72Kelly, MattFt. WorthTX18,1001812
73Puskarich, MikeLas VegasNV18,1001932
74Plusch, RyanNew YorkNY17,7001813
75Heimowitz, LonnieMonticelloNY17,7001832
76Young, JustinMorehead CityNC17,6001894
77Racener, JohnTampaFL17,3001762
78Friedman, PerryLas VegasNV17,3001993
79Hagens, NathanAppletonWI17,1001966
80Crawford, QuincyEllicott CityMD17,1001935
81Hofer, DannyBronxNY17,0002042
82Acker, TimLas VegasNV17,0001873
83Painter, JamesonGoodfiledIL17,0001956
84Hippensteel, SethNorth ManchesterIN16,9002014
85Stubbs, MarkTorontoON, Canada16,6001847
86Monaldi, GregDavieFL16,6001852
87Brown, ChadLas VegasNV16,5001861
88Raymond, KathyLas VegasNV16,5002033
89Rose, PaulLos AngelesCA16,5001978
90Glickman, MarcWoodland HillsCA16,4001982
91Hunt, ThomasLas VegasNV16,1002021
92Hanneman, DevinArlingtonVA16,0001793
93Persson, MagnusGothenburgSweden15,9001786
94Hansen, ThorEl SegundoCA15,9001824
95Devonshire, BryanHendersonNV15,8001868
96Pardey Sr, RodneySeattleWA15,7002022
97Raymond, DerekPortlandME15,5001775
98Roth, JasonAllentownPA15,4001788
99Singer, DavidLas VegasNV15,1001916
100Donev, IvoBregenzAustria15,1001862
101Nguyen, MinhLake ElismoreCA15,0001854
102Taylor, BrianMaconGA14,7002007
103Baghchehsaraie, SirousLong BeachCA14,6001797
104Centeno, JohnChicagoIL14,4002023
105Yano, JasonSan FranciscoCA14,4001905
106Wade, TristanBoynton BeachFL14,4001891
107Maier, LanaBound BrookNJ14,4001996
108Wroblewski, AnnaLas VegasNV14,3001795
109Nelson, MikeEdmondOK14,3001871
110Pezzin, PatTorontoCanada14,0001981
111Marmorstein, PhillipMunichGermany14,0001922
112Armbrust, JohnCulver CityCA14,0001821
113Engelbert, GlenGloncester NJ13,9002034
114Birk, LawrenceAnn ArborMI13,6002032
115Vuong, JonathanRancho Palos VerdesCA13,5001987
116Peercy, PatFortvilleIN13,4001964
117Brogdon, JarrodSan AntonioTX13,1001936
118Schiffman, RonaldCherry HillNJ13,1001882
119Provenzano, MarkMelrose ParkIL13,0002031
120Wagner, JeffLos AngelesCA12,9001972
121Crawford, JoshDorchesterMA12,8001961
122Boston, AlanOld Orchard BeachMaine12,8001928
123Mascio, GregFullertonCA12,8001811
124Serock, JoeSan FranciscoCA12,7002001
125Gregorich, MarkLas VegasNV12,5001796
126Sexton, KeithDaytonOH12,4001902
127Scheer, DavidLakewoodOH12,2002024
128Hans, PfisterZurichSwitzerland11,9001971
129Bihl, ThomasFrankfurtGermany11,9002035
130West, TomLos AltosCA11,9001897
131Pechac, JimPhoenixAZ11,8001947
132Brodie, RichardKirklandWA11,8001776
133Jurgens, TadPhoenixAZ11,8001952
134Bluman, SethNew YorkNY11,8001763
135Dylewski, JakubVancouverBC, Canada11,6001946
136Elizabeth, ShannonLos AngelesCA11,6001893
137Rodman, BlairLas VegasNV11,5001906
138Niesert, ChristophBerlinGermany11,5001835
139Lauria, BobNorwich 11,4001842
140Lewis, RobertMiami BeachFL11,4001938
141Catania, RalphMaywoodNJ11,3002036
142Gundrum, TrentFond Du Lac 11,3002026
143Luske, MarcelAlmere BuitenNetherlands11,1001857
144Simmons, ReginaldTampaFL10,9001838
145Delamare, Robert  10,7001908
146Dyer, GregMinneapolisMN10,6001963
147Johnson, RolloAspenCO10,5001794
148Stacy, KevinCoronaCA10,5001846
149Middleton, KennethCorpus ChristiTX10,4001872
150Seber, BillHoustonTX10,4001948
151Krescanko, MikeScottsdaleAZ10,3001945
152Duncan, ArtLake ZurichIL10,3002037
153Selberis, FrankLas VegasNV10,2001973
154Tsodikov, RostislavDaly CityCA10,2002047
155Gray, BrianCoral SpringsFL10,2001954
156Reslock, ChrisAtlantic CityNJ10,0001953
157Schulman, StevenTucsonAZ10,0001877
158Schneyer, DaveWhite Lake 9,8001848
159Losey, TonyMission ViejoCA9,6001986
160Weekley, JonathanDenverCO9,4001923
161Fuentes, Carlos  9,3002006
162Ng, CharlieLas VegasNV9,2001967
163Bolnick, JoeLos AngelesCA9,1001772
164Bershad, MarkNew YorkNY8,9001883
165Levine, Eric  8,7001933
166Rich, JordanPortlandOR8,6001831
167Cobbe, JessicaSeattleWA8,6001791
168Pap, EdsonBostonMA8,3001888
169Browne, WalterBerkeleyCA8,2001801
170Repetti, JohnLas VegasNV8,2001915
171Gurwitz, HarveyChathamNJ8,2001826
172Comer, JohnCantonOH8,2001781
173Mallor, RossNew YorkNY8,2001792
174Haney, KevinSomersetNJ7,7001994
175Costa, PeterLas VegasNV7,6001998
176Heller, AdamLondonUnited Kingdom7,5002003
177Writer, GavinCastle RockCO7,5001887
178Mcclure, RaymondStratfordON, Canada7,3001881
179Labandeira, ManuelLong BeachCA7,3001976
180Tonnellier, EdSt. AlbertAB, Canada7,2001957
181Bari, AllenWest OrangeNJ7,2001787
182Leonidas, TotoLos AngelesCA7,1001984
183Diano, SteveLas VegasNV7,1002045
184Kim, AllenLos AngelesCA7,0001827
185Oshiro, KirkHarbor CityCA6,8001975
186DePietro, MichaelCoxsackieNY6,7001817
187Marco, MelioliReggio EmiliaItalty6,7001866
188Greenstein, BarrySan JoseCA6,4001784
189Atkinson, RichardPonte VedraFL6,3002005
190Savage, MattLas VegasNV6,2002002
191Wilcox, ChrisBillingsMT6,1001761
192Valter, Farina Italy5,9001951
193Evans, PaulMount ShastaCA5,9001985
194Foehl, CharlesSanta RosaCA5,5001802
195Axel, DennyLas VegasNV5,3001913
196Han, KyungChicagoIL5,2001974
197Feldman, PeterLas VegasNV5,2001844
198Gilbert, ZakRenoNV5,0001955
199Friedman, EricSilver SpringMD5,0002013
200Bonyadi, FarzadLos AngelesCA4,9002015
201Grapenthien, MattChicagoIL4,8001983
202Womack, JohnLauder HillFL4,6002048
203Baxter, KathyLaurelMD4,1001783
204Thater, KatjaHamburgGermany4,1002012
205Snyder, SeanSan DiegoCA4,0002028
206Shevach, RavivTel AvivIsrael3,7002038
207Appleman, MickeyFort LeeNJ3,6001765
208Comeau, PatrickSalchaAK3,6002017
209Balestrere, JimKansas CityMO3,6001837
210Cordovez, DiegoLas VegasNV3,5001918
211Taylor, EstherLas VegasNV3,4001892
212Kettner, EricCalgaryAB, Canada3,3001988
213Carone, CoreyToledoOH3,3001937
214Bartlog, MarkCertaldo Italty3,2001901
215Vartzar, RomikLos AngelesCA3,1001815
216Deacon, RobBullhead CityAZ2,0001834
217Trevisanato, Marcandrea Italy1,8001804
218Marin, RayLos AngelesCA1,2001896
219Bluman, SethWest HillsCA1,2001995
220Zhu, RichRowland HeightsCA1,1001898



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