Cards Are Back in the Air
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 18 - $10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better
Day: 3
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 0
Ville Wahlbeck Eliminated in 13th Place ($31,632)
The board ran out
. Khouiss called a bet from Monnette on the flop and fourth street, and both players checked fifth.Showdown
Khouiss:
Monnette:
Wahlbeck:
Wahlbeck couldn't snag either half of the pot, and he has been eliminated in 13th place.
Duke Crippled After Doubling Koral
before all the chips went in.Duke --
Koral --
The river came the
and Koral scooped to move up to 245,000.
He Just Doesn't Know When to Say When
flop. Negreanu bet and was called before all the chips went in on the turn.Negreanu
Clements
The river came
and Negreanu happily scooped up another pot.
Still Duking It Out
The flop brought
. Annie Duke fired out the first bet and Koral called. When it came to Alaei, he put in a rais, and Annie Duke committed her last 5,000 chips to the pot; all in now and at risk. Koral called as well.Fourth street came the
, and both players checked. On the river , Alaei bet, and Koral eventually called.Showdown
Alaei:
Duke:
Koral:
Koral had flopped bottom set, but Annie Duke had snagged her third king on the river, locking up the top half of the main pot. Koral took the high half of the side pot, and Alaei got both lows.
Sam Khouiss Eliminated in 12th Place ($ 39,709)
Khouiss
Monnette
Boyd
The board finished as
. Khouiss busted as the other two chop.
Precious Koral
The first three community cards came
, and both players checked. Fourth street was the , and Koral check-called a bet from Alaei. On the river, the 
drew a check from both players.Koral tabled
, and Alaei flashed as the pot went to the short-stacked Koral. He's now a little less short-stacked, but still down there with 240,000.
Negreanu Moving Up Fast
, with Negreanu firing and Monnette calling all the way.After the last call, Negreanu turned over
, scooping up a sizable pot. Negreanu has been all in several times today, but he's on the move, up to 500,000 now!
Duke All In Twice
Showdown
Duke:
Alaei:
The board ran out
. Duke takes the top have with kings and jacks, while Alaei chops her with a running low hand.----------
A few hands later, Duke was again all in before the flop, this time tangling with Jacobo Fernandez.
Showdown
Duke:
Fernandez:
Board:
No chop here; Duke scoops it with her aces up, doubling up over 150,000.