Event 19 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-12-2008 17:25 UTC-7

Statkiewicz On the Move

Shamus

Stanley Statkiewicz just took a pot of 180,000 or so from Vanessa Selbst. He put in a big check-raise on the turn, and she folded. The board showed {8-Clubs}

, and after she folded he showed his Q-J-9-9 with two clubs.

Statkiewicz has the chip lead now, and Selbst has slipped to third.

06-12-2008 17:22 UTC-7

Chips After That Hand

MarcC

Jamie Pickering -- 790,000
Stan Statkiewicz -- 770,000
Vanessa Selbst -- 710,000

06-12-2008 17:20 UTC-7

The Tide is Turning

MarcC

Stanley Statkiewicz folds, so we're heads up between Vanessa Selbst and Jamie Pickering. The flop is {A-Clubs}

.

Pickering is in the small blind and check-calls a bet from Selbst before the turn comes {3-Spades}

.

Selbst bets 50,000 after Pickering checks once more.

The river comes {6-Hearts}

.

One last time Pickering checks, only to face a 95,000 bet. There's no calling this time, though, as he moves all in for 193,000 more.

'You have aces?' asks Selbst, before calling. Her cards are quickly in the muck, though, when Pickering reveals {A-Diamonds}

for a flopped full house.

Tags: Jamie Pickering Vanessa Selbst

Level: 19

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 0

06-12-2008 17:09 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

Shamus

Vanessa Selbst -- 1,150,000
Stanley Statkiewicz -- 748,000
Jamie Pickering -- 372,000

06-12-2008 17:05 UTC-7

Just Get Stuck Back In

MarcC

Vanessa Selbst called a raise from Stan Statkiewicz on the button before we saw a flop of {5-Diamonds}

.

Selbst checked to Statkiewicz, who bet 75,000. Selbst announced a raise and Statkiewicz folded before she announced how much.

Tags: Stan Statkiewicz Vanessa Selbst

06-12-2008 17:00 UTC-7

Statkiewicz Doubles Up through Selbst

Shamus

Stanley Statkiewicz raised to 46,000 from the button/under the gun, Jamie Pickering folded from the small blind, and Vanessa Selbst called from the big blind.

The flop came {8-Clubs}

. Selbst checked, Statkiewicz bet the pot, and Selbst reraised enough to put him all in. He called.

Selbst {6-Spades}

Statkiewicz {A-Diamonds}

Selbst had flopped top two. Statkiewicz had the diamond draw and his overpair. The turn was the {9-Spades}

, giving Selbst a straight. But the river was the {10-Diamonds}

, giving Statkiewicz his flush and the big pot.

Statkiewicz has moved up to about 825,000, while Selbst has slipped back to 1 million

06-12-2008 16:53 UTC-7

King-High, Baby

MarcC

Stan Statkiewicz just raised Vanessa Selbst to 145,000 after she bet 45,000 on a {7-Clubs}

board.

Statkiewicz then tabled {K-?}

for king high.

"I'm on tilt now," said Selbst.

06-12-2008 16:47 UTC-7

What's More Important: Chips or Cards?

Shamus

As we begin three-handed play, Vanessa Selbst has about 1.5 million, Stanley Statkiewicz has 380,000, and Jamie Pickering 311,000.

On the first hand of three-handed play, Selbst had the button and thus was first to act. She put in a raise, Statkiewicz folded, and then Pickering in the big blind asked her "Do you have anything at all?"

After he folded, she replied: "Chips."

06-12-2008 16:43 UTC-7

Thom Schultz Eliminated in Fourth ($72,004)

MarcC

Thom Schultz is our fourth-place finisher after being eliminated by Vanessa Selbst.

Schultz, already short-stacked, raised from the button and Selbst called from the big blind.

The flop came {10-Clubs}