Sunday, June 24, 2012 4:29 PM Local Time
Omaha-8
Timothy Frazin raised in late position, Tom Schneider made it three bets on the button, and Wing Wong cold-called from the small blind. Frazin called as well, and the flop fell . Wong led out, and both Frazin and Schneider called.
The turn was the , and Wong led again. Frazin called all in for his last T1,000 chip, and Schneider called as well. The completed the board, and Wong fired a third bullet.
Schneider tanked for well over a minute before calling, committing more than half of his remaining chips.
"Nut-nut," Wong announced, tabling .
Schneider mucked, and Frazin was forced to show before hitting the rail. Wong is up above 300,000 chips now, while Schneider only has around 30,000, despite doubling up the very next hand.
| Wing Wong | 320,000 | 185,000  |
| Tom Schneider | 30,000 | -120,000  |
| Timothy Frazin | 0 | -70,000 |
Sunday, June 24, 2012 4:21 PM Local Time
Omaha-8
Mike Krescanko has been short-stacked for a while, surviving a couple of all ins to keep his seat. After Krescanko won a hand versus Oleksii Kovalchuk to survive, Tom Schneider noted how tough it seemed to be to get the next elimination.
"What do we have to do to get somebody out of this tournament?" asked Schneider.
"Pull the fire alarm?" answered Norman Chad.
Alas for Krescanko, his luck only lasted a little while longer. He raised from middle position, leaving himself but a few chips behind, and when Wing Wong reraised from the big blind, Krescanko called with the rest.
Wong:
Krescanko:
The board came , giving Wong trip jacks to best Krescanko who hits the rail in 15th.
| Wing Wong | 135,000 | 55,000 |
| Mike Krescanko | 0 | -35,000 |
Sunday, June 24, 2012 4:14 PM Local Time
Stud-8
| Tom Schneider | / / |
| Wing Wong | / / |
| Mike Krescanko | / / |
Oleksii Kovalchuk brought it in with the showing, Krescanko completed, Schneider raised, and Wong called. Kovalchuk released, and Krescanko made the call.
On fourth street, Wong led out, and Krescanko and Schneider called. On fifth street, Wong led again, putting himself all in, Krescanko called, and Schneider raised. Krescanko called all in, and all three cards were opened.
Sixth street gave Wong the best low for the main pot, and seventh street was dealt face down. The didn't improve Schneider's hand, the didn't help Wong, and the was a big brick for Krescanko.
Schneider took half of both pots with a pair of aces, Wong took half of the main pot with the best low, and Krescanko split the side pot with Schneider with the only qualifying low.
Got all of that?
| Tom Schneider | 150,000 | 35,000 |
| Wing Wong | 80,000 | 55,000 |
| Mike Krescanko | 35,000 | -50,000 |
Sunday, June 24, 2012 3:52 PM Local Time
Omaha-8
Norman Chad bet out on a flop of . Timothy Frazin folded, and Tom Schneider called. Both players checked after the turned, and Chad led again after the completed the board.
"This is a bad call," Schneider announced, committing the chips.
"Nut-nut," Chad said, tabling .
Chad raked in the pot, pushing his stack well above 300,000 chips, and we're quite certain we heard a "whamboozeled" from the rail.
| Norman Chad | 340,000 | 105,000 |
| Tom Schneider | 122,000 | -65,000 |
Sunday, June 24, 2012 3:48 PM Local Time
Omaha-8
Timothy Frazin raised in the cutoff, Wing Wong called on the button, and Mike Krescanko three-bet all in for 28,000 from the big blind. Frazin and Wong both called, and checked it down as the board came .
"Full house," Krescanko said happily when the two players checked on the river.
Krescanko's scooped the entire pot, tripling him to 87,000 chips.
"So that's what you've been waiting for," Tom Schneider joked.
| Mike Krescanko | 87,000 | 53,000 |
Sunday, June 24, 2012 3:41 PM Local Time
Omaha-8
Chip leader Yuval Bronshtein opened from middle position, Norman Chad made it three bets from the button, Oleksii Kovalchuk called from the big blind, and Bronshtein called as well.
The flop came , and Kovalchuk quickly fired out. Bronshtein folded, but Chad stuck around. The turn went check-check. The river then brought the . Kovalchuk checked, Chad bet, and after some thought Kovalchuk made the call.
Chad showed for a set of aces, and Kovalchuk mucked.
| Norman Chad | 235,000 | 85,000 |
| Oleksii Kovalchuk | 150,000 | -90,000 |
Sunday, June 24, 2012 3:35 PM Local Time
Stud-8
| Wing Wong | / / |
| Oleksii Kovalchuk | / / |
Yuval Bronshtein brought it in with the , Timothy Frazin completed with the , and Wong called. Kovalchuk made it three bets, and only Wong called.
Wong check-called bets on fourth and fifth street, and when Kovalchuk made a pair of sixes on sixth, he checked. Wong bet, and Kovalchuk called.
On seventh, Kovalchuk decided to lead out, and Wong called. Kovalchuk tabled four a seven-high straight and a sixty-five low, and Wong showed before mucking.
| Oleksii Kovalchuk | 240,000 | 97,000 |
| Wing Wong | 96,000 | -93,000 |
Sunday, June 24, 2012 3:14 PM Local Time
| Yuval Bronshtein | 334,000 | -46,000 |
| Mark Gregorich | 304,000 | 14,000 |
| Tim Burt | 295,000 | 30,000 |
| Jeff Lisandro | 250,000 | -35,000 |
| George Danzer | 227,000 | 2,000 |
| Perry Friedman | 224,000 | 119,000 |
| Wing Wong | 189,000 | -36,000 |
| Tom Schneider | 187,000 | -25,000 |
| Timothy Frazin | 184,000 | -1,000 |
| Danny Ratigan | 180,000 | -35,000 |
| Norman Chad | 150,000 | 45,000 |
| Oleksii Kovalchuk | 143,000 | 63,000 |
| Bryan Devonshire | 139,000 | 4,000 |
| Brandon Guss | 105,000 | -65,000 |
| Mike Krescanko | 34,000 | -26,000 |
Sunday, June 24, 2012 3:08 PM Local Time
The final 15 have left to take the first 20-minute break of the day.
Sunday, June 24, 2012 3:02 PM Local Time
Omaha-8
The board read when we reached Table 445, Dale Phillips' hand had already been mucked, and lay in front of Norman Chad. Yuval Bronshtein was being pushed a quarter of the pot for the high, signifying that he had a naked ace as well, while Chad pulled in three-quarters of both pots because he also had the nut-low.
Phillips is eliminated in 16th place, and will take home $8,368.
| Yuval Bronshtein | 380,000 | 20,000 |
| Norman Chad | 105,000 | 20,000 |
| Dale Phillips | 0 | -40,000 |
Sunday, June 24, 2012 2:54 PM Local Time
Table 445
| Seat | Name | Chips |
|---|
| 1 | Timothy Frazin | 185,000 |
| 2 | Tom Schneider | 212,000 |
| 3 | Wing Wong | 225,000 |
| 4 | Oleksii Kovalchuk | 80,000 |
| 5 | Mike Krescanko | 60,000 |
| 6 | Yuval Bronshtein | 360,000 |
| 7 | Dale Phillips | 40,000 |
| 8 | Norman Chad | 85,000 |
Table 451
| Seat | Name | Chips |
|---|
| 1 | Tim Burt | 265,000 |
| 2 | Brandon Guss | 170,000 |
| 3 | Jeff Lisandro | 285,000 |
| 4 | Bryan Devonshire | 135,000 |
| 5 | George Danzer | 225,000 |
| 6 | Perry Friedman | 105,000 |
| 7 | Mark Gregorich | 290,000 |
| 8 | Daniel Ratigan | 215,000 |
Sunday, June 24, 2012 2:43 PM Local Time
We missed the exact details, but Mark Gregorich just eliminated Joe Weinberger in a hand of Omaha Hi-Low 8-or-Better.
We are now down to the final two tables. We'll have a full redraw for you shortly.
| Joe Weinberger | 0 | -98,000 |
Sunday, June 24, 2012 2:40 PM Local Time
Stud-8
Not long after that hand in which Michael Moed was eliminated, Daniel Harmetz just found himself all in on an early street in a Stud-8 hand and facing both Tom Schneider and Timothy Frazin.
Schneider and Frazin bet down to seventh, with Schneider showing . "Kings full," said Schneider at showdown, tabling , and Frazin mucked. Harmetz showed his hand quickly, but he'd missed a low and couldn't compete with Schneider's high, and he hit the rail.
| Daniel Harmetz | 0 | -112,000 |
Sunday, June 24, 2012 2:40 PM Local Time
Stud-8
| Wing Wong | / / |
| Norman Chad | / / |
| George Danzer | / (FOLDED) |
We reached the table on fourth street, where all three players checked. Chad led out when he made a pair of jacks on fifth, and both of his opponents called. Chad led again on sixth, Danzer released, and Wong raised. Chad called.
On seventh, Chad check-called a bet, and Wong tabled for a seven-high straight and a sixty-five low. Chad showed the , then mucked.
| Wing Wong | 260,000 | 160,000 |
| Norman Chad | 95,000 | -195,000 |
Sunday, June 24, 2012 2:31 PM Local Time
Omaha-8
Michael Moed has just been eliminated in a three-way hand involving himself Daniel Harmetz and Timothy Frazin.
After each of the three contributed four bets preflop, betting through the turn left but Frazin and Moed still in the hand, but Moed's hand failed to connect and he hits the rail in 19th.
| Michael Moed | 0 | -49,000 |
Sunday, June 24, 2012 2:23 PM Local Time
Omaha-8
Five players saw a flop of , including Norman Chad, Mike Krescanko, Tom Schneider, Joe Weinberger, and Mark Gregorich. The action checked to Gregorich, who was last to act, and he bet.
Chad jokingly scolded him before calling, and then Krescanko, Schneider, and Weinberger called as well. The turn was the , and the action checked to Schneider, who bet. All four players behind him called.
"You guys want to just take your bets back?" Schneider joked. "I thought I'd get at least one of you to fold."
The completed the board, and the action checked to Gregorich who bet. Only Schneider called this time, and Gregorich tabled for an ace-high flush.
He raked in the massive pot, and is now flirting with a 300K stack.
| Mark Gregorich | 280,000 | 170,000 |
Sunday, June 24, 2012 2:19 PM Local Time
| Jeff Lisandro | 315,000 | -40,000 |
| Tim Burt | 305,000 | 120,000 |
| Norman Chad | 290,000 | -15,000 |
| George Danzer | 245,000 | 120,000 |
| Tom Schneider | 231,000 | -4,000 |
| Bryan Devonshire | 215,000 | 34,500 |
| Danny Ratigan | 210,000 | 5,000 |
| Yuval Bronshtein | 166,000 | 51,000 |
| Brandon Guss | 140,000 | 35,000 |
| Perry Friedman | 140,000 | -141,000 |
| Oleksii Kovalchuk | 135,000 | -8,000 |
| Daniel Harmetz | 112,000 | -17,000 |
| Mark Gregorich | 110,000 | 5,000 |
| Mike Krescanko | 108,000 | 2,000 |
| Dale Phillips | 106,000 | 5,000 |
| Wing Wong | 100,000 | -5,000 |
| Joe Weinberger | 98,000 | -32,000 |
| Timothy Frazin | 85,000 | 7,000 |
| Michael Moed | 49,000 | -5,000 |
Sunday, June 24, 2012 2:12 PM Local Time
Omaha-8
In one of the last hands of the previous level, George Danzer opened from middle position and got two callers in Mike Krescanko (button) and Tom Schneider (small blind).
The flop came . It checked to Danzer who bet, and both of his opponents called. The turn was the . This time it checked around to Krescanko who bet, Schneider called, and Danzer stepped aside.
The river was the , and now it was Schneider taking a turn at leading with a bet. Krescanko called, Schneider turned over for a wheel, and Krescanko mucked.
| Tom Schneider | 235,000 | 50,000 |
| George Danzer | 125,000 | -20,000 |
| Mike Krescanko | 106,000 | -66,000 |
Sunday, June 24, 2012 2:05 PM Local Time
Stud-8
After being crippled in that hand versus Brandon Guss, Allen Bari was soon all in versus Daniel Ratigan.
We picked up the action on fourth street after the players had already tabled their down cards. Bari showed while Ratigan had .
Bari then drew to end with king-high and no low. Ratigan picked up the and the to make two pair by sixth, making his last card no matter.
| Danny Ratigan | 205,000 | 95,500 |
| Allen Bari | 0 | -5,000 |
Sunday, June 24, 2012 1:59 PM Local Time
Stud-8
| Allen Bari | / / |
| Brandon Guss | / / |
On sixth street, Guss checked to Bari, who bet. Guss tank-called, and both players received a down card. Guss checked, and Bari fired another bet. Guss tanked again, counting down what was left of his stack, and committed the majority of it with a call.
"You got it," Bari muttered.
Guss tabled for aces up, winning the pot. Bari was left with just 5,000 chips.
| Brandon Guss | 105,000 | 39,000 |
| Allen Bari | 5,000 | -59,000 |