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

06-05-2009 17:46 UTC-12

A Period of Inactivity

[user66118]

Here's the last five hands of the Pot-Limit Hold'em round:

1. Daniel Makowsky raises the pot first in from the button. The blinds fold, and he flashes {2-?}

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2. Cornel Cimpan gets a walk in the big blind.

3. Rami Boukai raises to 125,000 first in from the button. The blinds fold, and he flashes {A-Spades}

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4. Daniel Makowsky gets a walk in the big blind.

5. Daniel Makowsky flashes {A-Spades}

and folds from the small blind, giving Rami Boukai a walk in the big blind.

The action has truly ground to a halt here five handed. There's good news though: We're almost back to Omaha!

06-05-2009 17:52 UTC-12

An Ace Always Flops

[user66118]

Omaha

Rami Boukai opened the pot with a raise to 105,000. In the small blind, Najib Bennani made the call to go heads up to the flop.

It brought {7-Clubs}

, and Bennani moved all in for 170,000. Boukai sat motionless for just a moment before lamenting, "I have to fold." He did just that, flashing two of his cards -- the two black kings -- as the pot was pushed to his opponent.

Tags: Najib Bennani Rami Boukai

06-05-2009 17:55 UTC-12

Grundy Bets Out Boukai

[user66118]

Omaha

Ben Grundy bumped it up to 100,000 first to act before the flop. He found action from Rami Boukai on the button, and those two went together to the flop.

The first three cards off the deck were {10-Spades}

, and both players checked. When the turn brought the {9-Diamonds}

, Grundy fired 135,000 chips at the pot. That was enough to fold Boukai, and Grundy showed {A-Diamonds}

, leaving his last card face-down.

Tags: Ben Grundy Rami Boukai

06-05-2009 18:02 UTC-12

Daniel Makowsky Eliminated in 5th Place ($51,313)

[user66118]

Hold'em

With the action folded around to the button, Daniel Makowsky potted it up to 140,000. In the big blind, Najib Bennani reraised the pot, plenty enough to cover his opponent. Makowsky made the call, putting his tournament life in jeopardy.

Showdown
Makowsky: {A-Hearts}

Bennani:

The board was a big airball for Makowsky, as it ran down {K-Hearts}

. Failing to pair up and win the race, our start-of-day chip leader has been relegated to the rail in 5th place. He'll take home more than $50,000 for his work over the last three days.

Tags: Daniel Makowsky Najib Bennani

06-05-2009 18:05 UTC-12

Chippies

[user66118]

After knocking out Daniel Makowsky, Najib Bennani has surged into 2nd place, now hot on the heels of chip leader Rami Boukai. Bennani was down to just fifty thousand chips earlier in the day, and his count now shows that he has added a full million chips to that stack over the course of a few hours. Here's how they count down right now:

Rami Boukai - 1,150,000
Najib Bennani - 1,050,000
Ben Grundy - 665,000
Cornel Cimpan - 560,000

06-05-2009 18:20 UTC-12

Cornel Cimpan Eliminated in 4th Place ($69,546)

Shamus

Omaha

It folded to Najib Bennani who completed from the small blind, then Cornel Cimpan raised to 150,000 total from the big blind. Bennani asked how much Cimpan had left -- 265,000 -- then made the call.

The flop came {5-Spades}

, and Bennani promptly bet enough to put Cimpan all in. He pondered a while, then said "All right."

Bennani {8-Clubs}

Cimpan

The turn was the {2-Hearts}

and the river the {4-Clubs}

, giving Bennani the straight and eliminating Cimpan.

Bennani is the new chip leader as we begin three-handed play. Counts coming.

Tags: Cornel Cimpan

06-05-2009 18:22 UTC-12

Chip Counts at Start of Three-Handed Play

Shamus

Najib Bennani -- 1.55 million
Rami Boukai -- 1.34 million
Ben Grundy -- 585,000

06-05-2009 18:27 UTC-12

Sneaky Sneaky

Shamus

Hold'em

Just saw a somewhat curious three-handed hold'em hand. Rami Boukai limped from the button, Najib Bennani completed from the small blind, and Ben Grundy checked from the BB.

The flop came {A-Clubs}