Event 34 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha w/Rebuys | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-20-2008 20:20 UTC-7

Friendly Poker

Shamus

All four players limped to see a flop of {9-Clubs}

. Layne Flack bet 200,000 from under the gun/the cutoff, and took the pot.

On the next hand, Flack got a walk in his big blind.

Friendly for Flack, anyhow.

06-20-2008 20:26 UTC-7

A sense of tension surrounds the final four as we are now right at the business end of the tournament. Poker tournaments in general are top heavy in terms of payouts and this is where the jumps between payouts are the greatest. Factor all this in, it’s no wonder things are tense out there.

06-20-2008 20:27 UTC-7

Alioto Doubles Through Flack

Shamus

Layne Flack and Dario Alioto saw a flop of {10-Spades}

from the blinds. Flack checked, Alioto bet 105,000, and Flack called. The turn was the {A-Diamonds}

. Flack checked quickly. Alioto then bet the pot -- 300,000. Flack reraised enough to put Alioto all in, and he called.

Flack: {A-Spades}

Alioto:

The river didn't help Flack, and Alioto had doubled up to over 1.2 million. Flack still has nearly 2 million.

06-20-2008 20:27 UTC-7

Flack Keeps Up the Pressure

Shamus

Layne Flack raised to 175,000, and Daniel Makowsky called. Flop came {A-Hearts}

. Both checked. The turn was the {8-Hearts}

. Both checked again.

The river was the {2-Diamonds}

. Makowsky checked, Flack bet 200,000, and Makowsky let it go.

06-20-2008 20:29 UTC-7

It's Anyone's Still

MarcC

Layne Flack 1,975,000
Dario Alioto 1,245,000
Jacobo Fernadez 985,000
Dan Makowsky 830,000

06-20-2008 20:29 UTC-7

Check-Check-Check-Check

Shamus

A four-way limped pot. The flop came {6-Clubs}

, and all checked. The turn was the {6-Diamonds}

. All four checked again.

The river was the {9-Hearts}

. Check-check-check-check.

Jacobo Fernandez showed a nine-high straight to take the pot.

06-20-2008 20:34 UTC-7

The Last Two Hands

Shamus

Just a couple of limped heads-up pots. Fernandez took a small one from Flack. Then Alioto took another small one from Flack.

Short break here as the ESPN360 folks get their system back up again.

06-20-2008 20:40 UTC-7

Forehead Tells

MarcC

Layne Flack has been wearing his orange-tinted sunglasses throughout this final table. The only thing is, they've been continuously balanced over his forehead rather than his eyes. Good job really, as I've always thought it's his forehead that gives him away!

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