2008 World Series of Poker

Event 6 - $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better
Day: 2
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Thang Luu
Winning Hand
4♦k♦3♠7♥
Prize
$243,356
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,249,500
Entries
833
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0
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John Lukas Eliminated in 15th Place ($11,143)

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John Lukas - 15th Place
John Lukas - 15th Place
Mark Wilds opened with a raise from middle position and John Lukas reraised on the button for the last of his 23,000 chips. The action folded to Wilds who made the call.

Wilds: {A-Hearts}{J-Spades}{5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}
Lukas: {A-Spades}{8-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}

"Wow, we're pretty close!" quipped Wilds as the flop landed {10-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}. "That's a good flop for you," remarked Wilds as Lukas had spiked his eight. However the turn landed the {J-Hearts} and Wilds again chirped "That's not such a good turn for you!"

The river was the {Q-Clubs} and Wilds' pair of jacks is good to take the high with no low hand on board, to eliminate John Lukas in 15th place for a collect of $11,143.

Tags: John LukasMark Wilds

Shirley Graham Eliminated in 14th Place ($11,143)

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Graham Gone
Graham Gone
Before the hand, there was a dealer change. Shirley Graham looked over to someone in the crowd and whispered, "I'm gone." From the crowd we could overhead, "She doesn't like that dealer."

Three people limped in to Graham on the button, who made it two bets to go. She received three callers. The flop was {7-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and it was checked around. The turn was the {J-Spades}. One of the middle-position players bet and the other two called. The river was the {K-Diamonds}, which was checked around. George Guzman jumped up and said, "I got lucky!" and showed {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{5-Clubs} for the nut straight. He continued to say, "I got lucky" as Graham showed the {A-Spades}{2-Hearts}. She mucked the other two cards.

Graham told the floorman, "Pay me my money so I can go home."

Shirley Graham was our last woman standing today.

Tags: Shirley Graham

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 0

Blinds Are Up

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The blinds are up again and it looks like we're going to keep soldiering on until we reach this final table! We have 12 players left and need to eliminate three more until we reach the end of play for the day.

Jac Arama Eliminated in 12th Place ($13,985)

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Arama Out
Arama Out
Five players saw the flop, including Jac Arama and Scott Clements. On a flop of {7-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{4-Clubs}, Arama bet out and was called in three spots, including by Clements. On the turn of the {8-Clubs}, Arama went all in for his last 15,000. He again received three callers. On the river card of the {A-Spades}, Clements bet out and everyone else folded.

Clements showed {A-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{6-Spades}{3-Spades} for the wheel, and Arama was sent packing.

Tags: Jac Arama

McDonald, Denny's, or Carl's Jr???

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It is now a little after 5 a.m. in the morning and we still have two more players to eliminate before we have our final table of nine. The question soon will be, where do we have breakfast?

(For those of you on the east coast of the United States reading this, Carl's Jr is the west-coast equivalent of Hardee's.)

Gregorich Won't Die

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Thang Luu has been raising relentlessly and pounding on the short stacks, and in a recent hand he opened with a raise and Mark Gregorich made an all-in call.

Gregorich: {2-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Luu: {A-Spades}{3-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}

The board ran out {4-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{K-Spades}{A-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} and amazingly the river gives Gregorich a Broadway straight for the high and the best low. He was almost down to the felt but now with this scoop he gets his head above water again on about 50,000 in chips.

Tags: Mark GregorichThang Luu

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