Event 2: Joel Harwood Eliminated In 3rd Place ($2,687)

$250 Limit Omaha/8 (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 10,000/20,000

Joel Harwood couldn’t quite make it a daily double for the family today.

After taking a big hit a few short hands ago, Harwood found himself all-in against John Reese and Jeff Bunims.  After Harwood was all-in on the turn, Reese bet out on the river with the board showing 7dQsJd2d9h getting Bunims out of the hand.  Reese then turned over Ad6d3hAh for the nut flush edging out the QcQh4h8d for Harwood.

After a great day for the Harwood family, Joel Harwood finishes in 3rd place winning $2,687.

Joel Harwood - 3rd Place ($2,687)
Joel Harwood – 3rd Place ($2,687)

Event 2: Alban Torres Eliminated In 4th Place ($1,792)

$250 Limit Omaha/8 (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 5,000/15,000

Alban Torres had been scratching and clawing all night to try to keeps his hopes alive for the Event 2 title but his quest was ended in spectacular fashion.

Torres found himself all-in preflop showing Qc9h7h6c against Jeff Bunims holding TdTs4s8d.  The fate of Torres was quickly sealed as the flop came out TdJsTc giving Bunims quads and a stranglehold on the hand.

Alban Torres finishes in 4th place for $1,792.

Alban Torres - 4th Place ($1,9920
Alban Torres – 4th Place ($1,9920

Event 2: Christian Ivens Eliminated In 5th Place ($1,493)

$250 Limit Omaha/8 (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 5,000/15,000

Christian Ivens had been short-stacked for a very long time and kept finding ways to hang on but this time he got caught in the middle of the biggest stacks in the tournament.

After Jeff Bunims and John Reese capped a pot on a Tc Qh 9h 6s board, the Kd hit on the river and the cards were turned up showing Bunims had hit a king-high straight but Reese had the ace-high straight.  Ivens could only turn over a ten-high straight knocking him out of the tournament and moving most of Jeff Bunims’s stack to the other side of the table.

Christian Ivens finishes in 5th place for $1,493.

Christian Ivens - 5th Place ($1,493)
Christian Ivens – 5th Place ($1,493)

 

Event 2: Geoff Mikulka Eliminated In 7th Place ($995)

$250 Limit Omaha/8 (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 5,000/10,000

After losing most of his stack in a previous four-way pot, Geoff Mikulka found himself trying to hang on against chip leader Jeff Bunims and Alban Torres.

After the board ran out 5d 9s 3s 5s 4d, the hands were turned up showing Mikulka the bad news.

Bunims had Qd 6c 7h 4h for a straight and Torres had Ah 2h 8d 9h for a wheel. Mikulka could only muster Ad Jd Jh 6c ending his run here in Event 2.

Geoff Mikulka finishes in 7th place for $995.

Geoff Mikulka - 7th Place ($995)
Geoff Mikulka – 7th Place ($995)

Event 2: Robert Campbell Eliminated In 8th Place ($795)

$250 Limit Omaha/8 (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000

Robert Campbell’s hopes of another mixed game title will have to wait another day.

Campbell found himself all-in against Jeff Bumins trying to hold on.

Campbell: Jc 4h 5d Ah
Bunims: As 2c 7d 8d

Neither player got much help as the board ran out Qc Kc 2h 9s 6h. Bunims’s pair of 2’s turned out to be good enough to finish the job.

Robert Campbell finishes in 8th place for $795.

Robert Campbell - 8th Place ($795)
Robert Campbell – 8th Place ($795)

Event 2: Chico Pho Eliminated In 9th Place ($598)

$250 Limit Omaha/8 (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 4,000/8,000

Pho pushed his last 6,000 chips in the middle on a Jh Kd Ts Jc board and was raised by Jeff Bunims.  Robert Campbell folded and Pho saw after the cards were turned up that he was actually in the lead.

Pho: Ks 5d 3s 2h
Bunims: Ac 7d Td 8c

But Pho’s luck ran out as the Qc hit the river giving Bunims the straight and the elimination.

Chico Pho finishes in 9th place for $598.

Chico Pho - 9th Place ($598)
Chico Pho – 9th Place ($598)

Event 2: Final Table Reached, Marc Levy Eliminated In 11th Place ($435)

$250 Limit Omaha/8 (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 3,000/6,000

With the elimination of Marc Levy in 11th place, we’ve reached our final table of Event 2. After the re-draw, here are the players and their new seats:

Seat 1: Christian Ivens
Seat 2: Geoff Mikukla
Seat 3: John Reese
Seat 4: Joel Harwood
Seat 5: Chico Pho
Seat 6: Alban Torres
Seat 7: Phillippe Goureau
Seat 8: Jeff Bunims
Seat 9: Robert Campbell
Seat 10: Ryan Leto

Good luck to everyone at the final table!

Marc Levy - 11th Place ($435)
Marc Levy – 11th Place ($435)

 

Event 2: In The Money!

$250 Limit Omaha/8 (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 3,000/5,000

The bubble has burst here in Event 2.  Robert Campbell faced off with Jordan Meltzer.  On a board of 8s 7c Ks 3h Kd, Campbell fired out a bet that would put Meltzer all-in.  Meltzer took some time with his last 3,000 chips and decided to make the call.

Campbell showed Ad 7d Ah 2d for the pair of aces and the nut low.  Meltzer could only turn over his As 4c 6c 3s while throwing it into the muck putting the rest of the field into the money.

Shortly afterward, Marc Sacheli busted in 12th place putting us one away from our final table.

Jordan Meltzer
Jordan Meltzer
Marc Sacheli - 12th Place ($435)
Marc Sacheli – 12th Place ($435)