Event 28 - $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-14-2008 23:04 UTC-7

Recent Eliminations

[user22113]

Gus Hansen, Chad Brown, and David Benefield have all been eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Chad Brown David Benefield Gus Hansen

06-14-2008 22:57 UTC-7

A Game of Swings

Shamus

Chris Ferguson just won a couple of pots, including a huge double-up through David Benefield. Ferguson is up to 100,000, while Benefield has slipped to just 6,000.

Tags: Chris Ferguson David Benefield

06-14-2008 22:56 UTC-7

Burt Boutin Eliminated

[user22113]

A New Champion Will Be Crowned This Year

Burt Boutin will not be able to defend his $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha with Rebuys title, as he was recently eliminated by David Benyamine.

The board read {9-Clubs}

.

Boutin had {A-?}

for the flopped full house, but Benyamine had {A-?}

for the turned quads.

Tags: Burt Boutin David Benyamine

06-14-2008 22:55 UTC-7

Antonius Out

Shamus

Patrik Antonius got it all in on the flop of {7-Hearts}

versus Emmanuel Sebag. Antonius showed {K-Diamonds}

, while Sebag had {A-Clubs}

.

The turn was the {5-Clubs}

and the river the {6-Clubs}

, and Antonius was eliminated. Sebag has built up to 200,000 now.

Tags: Emmanuel Sebag Patrik Antonius

06-14-2008 22:50 UTC-7

Mizrachi Doubles Through Ferguson

Shamus

Three players limped, then Chris Ferguson raised to 3,600 from the button. Michael Mizrachi then reraised to 9,700 from the small blind. The others folded, and after Ferguson asked for a count of Mizrachi's chips, he made the call.

The flop came {10-Hearts}

, and Mizrachi pushed the rest of his chips in the middle. Ferguson called.

Mizrachi: {A-Diamonds}

Ferguson:

Both had heart flush draws, but Mizrachi's was the better one. The turn and river were the {Q-Spades}

and

, and the Grinder's aces carried the day.

Mizrachi has vaulted up to about 85,000, while Ferguson has slipped to 40,000.

Tags: Chris Ferguson Michael Mizrachi

06-14-2008 22:44 UTC-7

Hellmuth Doubles Up

[user22113]

Phil Hellmuth doubled up to 46,000 after his opponent set him all in and Phil made the call.

The board read:

{K-Hearts}

Phil turned over {K-Clubs}

for the flopped full house, getting his opponent to muck his hand as the meaningless river card was dealt.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

06-14-2008 22:37 UTC-7

Rousso and Laak Double

[user22113]

Vanessa Rousso has just doubled her stack to 30,000, giving her some breathing room.

Phil Laak also recently doubled up to 70,000.

Tags: Phil Laak Vanessa Rousso

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 0

06-14-2008 22:18 UTC-7

Just Nguyen, Baby

Shamus

After a lot of betting both before and after the flop, Scotty Nyugen bet enough on the turn to put both of his shorter-stacked opponents all in.

At that point, the board showed {J-Hearts}