Event 16 - $2,000 Omaha Hi/Lo | 2008 World Series of Poker

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 0

06-10-2008 18:51 UTC-7

Play Resumes with Nine

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The cards are in the air here at the final table!

06-10-2008 18:53 UTC-7

Final Table Bios: Seat 1: Ralph Perry (Las Vegas, NV)

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Ralph Perry has more than $2,000,000 in career winnings. In 2006, he won his first bracelet in the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Event. His largest single cash came when he finished 3rd in the 2002 Main Event, pocketing $550,000.

He begins play with 340,000.

06-10-2008 18:54 UTC-7

Final Table Bios: Seat 2: Andrew Brown (New York, NY)

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Andrew Brown is a 25-year-old online player from New York City. He attended NYU, and he says he's the "best online PLO player nobody knows."

He begins play with 344,000 chips.

06-10-2008 18:55 UTC-7

Final Table Bios: Seat 3: Scott Clements (Mt. Vernon, WA)

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Scott Clements is a 26-year-old pro from Mount Vernon, WA. He lists his prior occupation as "undercover CIA agent", but his claim to fame here is his more than $3,000,000 in lifetime winnings. He is the owner of two WSOP bracelets, two WPT titles, and one WSOP Circuit ring. His largest single cash came late last year, when he won the North American Poker Championships in Ontario, taking home $1,505,312. Clements says if he does manage to win the bracelet today, he will try again tomorrow.

He starts play with 397,000 chips.

06-10-2008 18:55 UTC-7

Final Table Bios: Seat 4: Jim Pechac (Phoenix, AZ)

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Jim Pechac has been the story of the day so far today. He began play with just 2,000 chips, and has been on a tear, working his way up over the 200,000 mark at one point. Pechac is a 45-year-old investor from Phoenix, AZ. He has over a half millon dollars in career winnings, including a 2nd place finish in the 2003 S.H.O.E. event at the WSOP.

He begins play with 193,000 chips.

06-10-2008 18:56 UTC-7

Final Table Bios: Seat 5: Jimmy Fricke (Mahomet, IL)

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He's known as "Gobboboy" online, but Fricke has been making a real name for himself in live tournament poker, finishing second in the 2007 Aussie Millions. This is Fricke's first WSOP final table and first cash.

He begins play with 51,000 chips.

06-10-2008 18:57 UTC-7

Final Table Bios: Seat 6: Soheil Shamseddin (Houston, TX)

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Soheil Shamseddin is a semi-professional poker player originally from Iran. He is 52 years old, and enjoys golf and chess when he's not playing poker. This is his third year playing in the WSOP, and he has already racked up one final table. He has nearly $300,000 in career winnings.

Shamseddin begins play with 300,000 chips.

06-10-2008 18:57 UTC-7

Final Table Bios: Seat 7: Ted Forrest (Las Vegas, NV)

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Ted Forrest is the man to beat at our final table. Forrest is well-respected amongst his fellow poker pros, and his record speaks for itself. He has five WSOP bracelets, one WPT championship, one PPT championship, and was the winner of the 2006 NBC Heads Up Championship. He has amassed more than $5,000,000 in career winnings.

Forrest starts play with 313,000 chips.

06-10-2008 18:58 UTC-7

Final Table Bios: Seat 8: Kia Hooshmand (New York, NY)

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Kia Hooshmand is a 32 year old poker pro from New York City. He is a high-stakes cash game player in Atlantic City, nicknamed "The Specialist." His lone tournament cash came in the 2002 World Poker Finals, where he finished 4th in a stud event.

He begins play with 162,000 chips.