Event 50 - $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha World Championship | 2008 World Series of Poker

07-01-2008 16:24 UTC-7

Hand #16 - Kido Pham

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Billy "The Croc" Argyros has the button in Seat 5. Kido Pham and Michael Mizrachi both limp in. Marty Smyth declines his option in the big blind, then checks the flop of {3-Spades}

. Pham checks as well, allowing Mizrachi an opening to bet 75,000. That bet folds Smyth, but when the action comes back to Pham he announces a raise to 275,000. That raise folds Mizrachi. Pham wins the pot.

07-01-2008 16:26 UTC-7

Hand #17 - Michael Mizrachi

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Tom Hanlon has the button in Seat 7. Action passes to Michael Mizrachi, and he raises to 60,000. Marty Smyth folds his small blind, and [Removed:14] makes the call from the big blind. It's heads up to the flop.

It comes {7-Spades}

. Harroch checks, Mizrachi bets the pot, and Harroch folds.

Tags: Michael Mizrachi

07-01-2008 16:28 UTC-7

Hand #18 - Tom Hanlon

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Marty Smyth has the button in Seat 8. Michael Mizrachi and Billy "The Croc" Argyros both limp in. Tom Hanlon takes ten seconds before he raises pot to 165,000. Everyone folds back to Billy The Croc, who has a few words with Hanlon, inaudible from our seats, before laying down his hand.

07-01-2008 16:32 UTC-7

Hand #19 - [Removed:14]

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[Removed:14] has the button in Seat 9. Michael Mizrachi limps in from early position. From the cutoff, Marty Smyth calls, as does Harroch from the button. Kido Pham comes in for a discount in the small blind, and Brandon Moran taps the table. It's five-handed to the flop.

It comes out {9-Hearts}

. Pham checks, Moran checks, and Mizrachi bets 80,000. Smyth folds, and Harroch raises all in for a total of 375,000. Pham and Moran fold, as does Mizrachi, and Harroch takes down a nice pot without a showdown.

07-01-2008 16:35 UTC-7

Hand #20 - Petter Jetten

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Kido Pham has the button in Seat 1. Michael Mizrachi limps in again, as does Marty Smyth. Everyone else folds to Peter Jetten in the big blind, who checks to a flop of {9-Clubs}

. Once again Mizrachi is the first person to bet at the pot, betting 50,000. Only Jetten calls.

The {Q-Hearts}

comes down on the turn, bringing a check from both players. The river is the {K-Spades}

. That card brings a bet of 160,000 from Jetten. Mizrachi removes his sunglasses as he ponders what the bet could mean and whether his hand is any good. He glances over at Jetten a few times and starts talking to himself very, very quietly. After about a minute, he lays down his hand.

07-01-2008 16:38 UTC-7

Hand #21 - Peter Jetten

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Brandon Moran has the button in Seat 2. Marty Smyth raises to 80,000. Moran makes the call from the button. Peter Jetten shoots an eye over at Smyth, and then announces, "Raise," making a full-pot raise to 350,000. Smyth folds, and action comes back around to Moran on the button. He leans back in his chair, double-checks his hole cards, and eventually folds, shipping the pot to Peter Jetten.

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07-01-2008 16:42 UTC-7

Hand #22 - Peter Jetten

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Peter Jetten has the button in Seat 3. Brandon Moran opens the pot from the cutoff to 90,000. Jetten is the only caller. The flop comes down {K-Spades}

, bringing a quick check from Moran. Jetten checks behind, and on the turn we see the {10-Hearts}

, a card that puts a second flush draw on board and pairs the board. Moran checks again, but Jetten does not. He opts to bet 175,000. That's enough to win the pot when Moran folds.

07-01-2008 16:46 UTC-7

Hand #23 - Peter Jetten

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Michael Mizrachi has the button in Seat 4. Peter Jetten raises to 90,000 from the cutoff. Tom Hanlon is the lone caller, from the big blind.

The two men see the flop roll out {2-Spades}

. Hanlon checks and Jetten continues out with a bet of 120,000. After a minute or two, Hanlon folds.

Tags: Peter Jetten

07-01-2008 16:46 UTC-7

Crocodile Hunter

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They call him Billy "The Croc" Argyros. Looking at the collection of tchotchkes he has with him at today's final table, it's easy to see why. On the rail by his left elbow, Argyros has placed two stuffed animal crocodiles (one a pea green, the other a lush green) and a small rubber crocodile. A miniature crocodile figurine and a crystal crocodile sit atop his chip stack, and Argyros' head is covered by a green cap sewn to look like a crocodile head, complete with gaping maw.

07-01-2008 16:48 UTC-7

Hand #24 - Tom Hanlon

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Billy "The Croc" Argyros has the button in Seat 5. Everyone folds to Tom Hanlon in the small blind. He completes, and Marty Smyth checks. Both players check the {8-Clubs}

flop. Hanlon bets 40,000 when the {K-Spades}

hits the turn, folding Smyth and winning the pot.