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

06-18-2008 15:17 UTC-7

Omadraw

Shamus

Jamie Gold and Jared Hamby just got it all in on a board of {9-Diamonds}

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Gold had {A-Diamonds}

-- a made straight plus a redraw to a flush. Meanwhile, Hamby had {10-Spades}

-- also a made straight, plus outs to improve to a full house.

The river was the {6-Diamonds}

, and the pair chopped the pot. Thus ensued a debate at the table over who had the edge with one card to come. (Gold did.)

06-18-2008 15:23 UTC-7

Thomas Wahlroos had it all in with A-A-x-x versus a player holding J-J-x-x with two diamonds. When his opponent rivered a flush, Wahlroos exclaimed "Oh my ****ing God, this is sick. I HATE this game!"

"Oh, I'm rebuying by the way," he added.

Tags: Thomas Wahlroos

06-18-2008 15:26 UTC-7

To Add-On or Not To Add-On, That is the Question

Shamus

With a couple of minutes to go in the rebuy period, players are debating with one another about the strategic viability of purchasing the add-on.

When the level ends, players will have the opportunity to add on either 3,000 (for $1,500) or 6,000 (for $3,000), regardless of the size of their stacks.

06-18-2008 15:30 UTC-7

Players on a 30-Minute Break while the Rebuys/Add-ons are Sorted

MarcC

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0

06-18-2008 16:09 UTC-7

Play Resumes

MarcC

Level 4. Blinds 150/300. An opening preflop raise can range from 600 to 1050.

And no more rebuys.

06-18-2008 16:17 UTC-7

No Hurry, No Worry

Shamus

John Juanda and Josh Arieh -- both of whom have seats at that manic Table No. 14 that was leading the rebuy race at one point -- have yet to return from the break.

06-18-2008 16:25 UTC-7

Nightmare On 5th Street

MarcC

Alex Kravchenko has just crippled Freddy Deeb. All the chips went in on the turn when the board was {J-Spades}

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Deeb held {2-Hearts}

for the nut flush.
Kravchenko held {10-Clubs}

for the second-nut flush with a redraw to a full house and straight flush.

The river came {Q-Diamonds}

to make the full house for the Russian.

Deeb was eliminated two hands later.

Tags: Alex Kravchenko Freddy Deeb

06-18-2008 16:38 UTC-7

Full House for Flack

Shamus

On a board of {Q-Clubs}

, Layne Flack bet 3,000, Sherkan Farnood called, then Phil Ivey raised to 10,000. Flack reraised, and both Farnood and Ivey called. (Ivey had both Flack and Farnood covered.)

Flack had Q-Q-10-8 for the full house. He had a virtual lock on the hand, as Ivey showed J-J-x-x for the smaller boat, and Farnood A-K-10-9 for a doomed Broadway wrap.

No jack on the river, and Flack has leapfrogged up to 134,000. Meanwhile, Ivey is down to 47,000.

Farnood was eliminated a couple of hands later.

Tags: Layne Flack Phil Ivey

06-18-2008 16:45 UTC-7

Moving Up, Down, Out

Shamus

Ted Forrest just rivered a flush versus Noah Boeken, moving up to 25,000. Boeken has slipped to 8,000.

Meanwhile, Terrence Chan and Phil Gordon have been eliminated.