Event 24 - $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-14-2008 19:01 UTC-7

High Stakes Much?

donpeters

We were just informed that Lennart Holtkamp is just 21 years old. This is his first World Series. Even though he doesn't have any big tournament cashes live, he doesn't back down when big money is involved. Holtkamp regularly plays $25-$50 pot-limit Omaha online at PokerStars and has done very well for himself.

He has recently become our chip leader and seems to excel during the Omaha section of each level.

Tags: Lennart Holtkamp

06-14-2008 19:13 UTC-7

Pro Battle

[user66118]

Omaha -

We pick up the action on the flop, with three players involved in the pot. The board reads {Q-Hearts}

. Lennart Holtkamp checks first to act, and Allen Cunningham puts in a bet of 50,000. Next is Max Pescatori, and he thinks for a few minutes before calling. Holtkamp gets out of the way.

The turn is the {K-Hearts}

. Cunningham checks, and Pescatori re-checks his cards. He seems satisfied, and makes a bet of 75,000. This time it's Cunningham who needs a second look, and he doesn't seem so pleased. He drops his cards into the muck, and ships some chips over to his fellow Full Tilt pro.

06-14-2008 19:23 UTC-7

Straight Flush

donpeters

Omaha -

Lennart Holtkamp raised preflop and Kyle Kloeckner called out of the big blind. The flop came {A-Hearts}

and Kloeckner led for 75,000. Holtkamp quickly raised the pot and Kloeckner moved all in.

Kloeckner: {10-Spades}

Holtkamp:

The huge wrap draw for Kloeckner proved worth all of his chips when the {9-Spades}

hit the turn, landing him a straight flush. The river blanked off and didn't matter. Holtkamp had mucked his hand before the river anyway because he knew he was dead after the turn.

Kloeckner doubled to about 400,000.

Tags: Kyle Kloeckner Lennart Holtkamp

06-14-2008 19:34 UTC-7

Lennart Holtkamp Eliminated in 7th Place ($38,365)

[user66118]

Omaha -

From early position, Max Pescatori limped in, and he and both blinds saw a cheap flop. It came {K-Spades}

. Greg Hurst checked, and Lennart Holtkamp bet out 21,000. Pescatori made the call, and the two men went heads up the rest of the way.

The turn brought the {A-Clubs}

. Holtkamp checked it over this time, and Pescatori lead out with a bet of 75,000. The young Dutchman check-raised all in for another 165,000, and Pescatori slammed in the call. The hands were turned up:

Pescatori: {K-Hearts}

Holtkamp:

Holtkamp was looking for a non-repeating spade, but the {2-Hearts}

on the river spelled the end for him. He is eliminated in seventh place, and has claimed his first WSOP cash, a very nice $38,365.

06-14-2008 19:36 UTC-7

Full Tilt Pros Trading Chips

[user66118]

We pick up the action on the turn in another heads-up pot between Max Pescatori and Allen Cunningham. The board read {6-Diamonds}

. Pescatori made a bet, and Cunningham raised it all in for 118,000, which was quickly called.

Pescatori: {6-?}

Cunningham: {6-?}

Cunningham was out-kicked and at risk of elimination. He got what he needed though, as the river {5-?}

made his straight, and doubled him up at the expense of the Italian Pirate.

06-14-2008 19:37 UTC-7

Break #2

[user66118]

The clock has been paused, and players are on their second 20-minute break.

Level: 24

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-14-2008 19:52 UTC-7

Back At It

[user66118]

Play has resumed once more.

06-14-2008 20:01 UTC-7

"He's ALLEN CUNNINGHAM!"

[user66118]

Opening the pot from the button, Allen Cunningham raises to 70,000. Max Pescatori folds in the small blind, but Jonathan Depa is not so easily pushed out. He asks for a count and considers his options for a moment, before announcing "Raise pot." The raise is just about enough to put Cunningham all in, as he has 214,000 remaining in front of him. After a few minutes, he puts the rest in, and Depa calls the small remainder. The hands are turned up:

Cunningham: {A-Clubs}

Depa:

Cunningham is at risk and in deep trouble. The flop comes {4-Spades}

. The turn is the {8-Diamonds}

, opening up another couple outs for the pro. Wouldn't you know it, the river is the off-suit {7-Clubs}

, making Cunningham his straight, and doubling him up to a healthy 580,000. Depa, meanwhile, watches as his chips are counted down, and is almost insulted when he gets his rebate: just 11,000 chips with which to keep playing.

06-14-2008 20:05 UTC-7

Not Done Yet

[user66118]

After taking that hit, Jonathan Depa didn't even have enough chips left to post a full small blind. He was all in from that spot for his last 11,000.

Kyle Kloeckner limped under the gun, and action passed around to Kyle Hegeman, who checked his option from the big. The flop came {K-Clubs}