Event 10 - $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha | 2009 World Series of Poker

Level: 27

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-05-2009 18:44 UTC-12

Grundy Doubles Through Boukai

Shamus

Omaha

Rami Boukai raised to 200,000 from the button, and Ben Grundy reraised to 460,000 from the big blind, leaving himself 65,000. Boukai went ahead and reraised to put Grundy all in, and Grundy called.

Grundy {A-Spades}

Boukai

The board came {8-Diamonds}

, and Grundy doubles up to 950,000. Now Boukai is the short stack with 625,000. Meanwhile Najib Bennani has the big advantage right now with 1.95 million.

06-05-2009 18:56 UTC-12

Boukai Gets Flush, Doubles Up

Shamus

Hold'em

Rami Boukai limped in the small blind, and Najib Bennani checked from the BB. The flop came {A-Diamonds}

. Boukai bet 60,000, Bennani raised to 200,000, and Boukai reraised all in. Bennani made the call.

Boukai showed {Q-Diamonds}

for the flush draw, and Bennani {A-Spades}

for top pair. The turn was the {3-Clubs}

, and Boukai was down to one card. The river brought the {10-Diamonds}

and his flush, and he doubled up to 1.25 million. Bennani slips to 1.15 million.

06-05-2009 19:01 UTC-12

Tightening Up

Shamus

Najib Bennani held a big advantage for a good while, but they have pulled back close to even now. Rami Boukai has 1.25 million, Bennani has 1.15 million, and Grundy 1.05 million.

06-05-2009 19:11 UTC-12

Moving Chips

Shamus

Rami Boukai has pushed back out into the lead now with about 1.6 million. Najib Bennani has 1.1 million, and Ben Grundy is the short stack with 700,000.

06-05-2009 19:18 UTC-12

Short-Handed, Short Hands

Shamus

Omaha

Players continue to play cautiously, with few hands going beyond the flop (if that far). Just now we thought something big might be brewing as Rami Boukai raised to 110,000 from the button, and Ben Grundy reraised pot from the big blind. Boukai thought about it, but let it go. Grundy showed {A-Hearts}