2008 World Series of Poker

Event 37 - $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low World Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
David Benyamine
Winning Hand
1010q3
Prize
$535,687
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
235
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0

Shun Uchida Crippled

David Benyamine raised preflop and Shun Uchida made the call. On a flop of {K-Spades} {3-Hearts} {10-Spades}, Uchida checked and Benyamine bet out. Uchida made the call. On the turn of the {Q-Hearts}, again Uchida checked and Benyamine bet out again. Uchida went into the tank for several minutes before finally mucking his hand. Benyamine showed {K-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} and Uchida just smiled and shook his head.

After the hand, Uchida is down to 88,000 in chips.

Tags: Shun Uchida

Benyamine Dents Vaswani

David Benyamine has just scooped a healthy pot from Ram Vaswani. With action on all streets Vaswani called a bet on the river with Benyamine showing down aces full of queens. Not much has gone right for the overnight chip leader as Vaswani tossed his cards into the muck. He is down to about 270,000 while Benyamine is now our chip leader with over 550,000 chips.

Tags: David BenyamineRam Vaswani

Chau Giang Gets Quartered - Again!

Chau Giang and Eugene Katchalov saw a flop of {2-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} {K-Clubs}. Katchalov bet out and Giang raised. Katchalov called. The same action occurred on the turn of the {6-Diamonds}. On the river card of the {2-Spades}, Katchalov bet out and this time Giang only called. Katchalov showed {A-Hearts} {3-Spades} {A-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} for the nut low and aces up. Giang showed {A-Clubs} {3-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} for sixes up and a nut low. While the pot was being quartered, Mike Matusow came over and upon looking at the hands said, "that's just sick Chau." Giang said, "I had nut low and nut flush draw. I lost four pots like this. Four pots. Just like this."

Giang is left with around 175,000 in chips.

Tags: Chau Giang

Leonidas Leads

Leonidas Leads
Leonidas Leads
With action on every street Toto Leonidas has taken 3/4 of a large pot against Chau Giang on a board of {Q-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{3-Clubs}.

Leonidas showed {2-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} for a small flush and second-nut low, to take the high and chop the low with Giang's {A-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}.

Leonidas has been very aggressive recently and now sits with over 500,000 chips while Giang is down to about 250,000.

Tags: Chau GiangToto Leonidas

Ram Vaswani Takes Another Hit

David Benyamine and Ram Vaswani were involved in a hand just now that was bet on both the flop and the turn. Benyamine led the betting both streets. On the river, with a board of {A-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} {3-Spades} {6-Hearts}, Benyamine bet out for 30,000 and Vaswani made the call. Benyamine showed {A-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} {7-Hearts} {8-Spades} for a nine-high straight and a weak low. Vaswani mucked his hand. Benyamine raked in a pot worth approximately 240,000 chips.

After the hand, Ram Vaswani is down to around 325,000 chips.

Tags: David BenyamineRam Vaswani

Level: 19

Blinds: 8,000/15,000

Ante: 0

Sometimes Aces are Enough

Eugene Katchalov three-bet the pot preflop and only Ram Vaswani made the call. On the flop of {10-Spades} {J-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} , Vaswani checked to Katchalov and Katchalov bet. Vaswani made the call. The turn of the {10-Diamonds} was checked around. When the river fell the {J-Spades}, Vaswani again checked. Katchalov bet out and Vaswani called.

Katchalov turned over {A-Clubs} {A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} {8-Diamonds} for aces up. Vaswani folded.

Tags: Eugene KatchalovRam Vaswani