Event 30 - $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha | 2009 World Series of Poker

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 0

06-16-2009 12:52 UTC-12

Updated Chip Counts

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JC Tran 1,205,000
Jeff Kimber 990,000
Jean-Philippe Leandri 530,000
Ross Boatman 350,000
Dallas Flowers 195,000

06-16-2009 12:45 UTC-12

Break Time

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Players are off on another 20-minute break. We'll be back soon.

06-16-2009 12:44 UTC-12

Leandri Steps on Gas, Runs Into Tran's Flush

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J.C. Tran called from the small blind, Jean-Phillipe Leandri made it an additional 48,000 to go from the big blind and Tran called.

The flop was {10-Hearts}

. Tran checked to Leandri, who bet 75,000. Tran tossed in a call. The turn came the {J-Hearts}

putting a flush possibility on the board. Tran checked and Leandri bet 200,000. Tran made the call and checked dark before the {6-Diamonds}

arrived on the river. Leandri checked behind.

Tran showed {A-Spades}

for the second nut flush and took down the pot.

06-16-2009 12:41 UTC-12

Tran Takes a Small Pot

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It really wasn't even a battle of the blinds after Ross Boatman limped from the small and J.C. Tran checked his option.

Both players checked the flop and turn which cam {2-Hearts}

, and Tran finally bet 25,000 on the river which brought the {J-Hearts}

. Boatman called and Tran showed {A-Diamonds}

to take the pot.

06-16-2009 12:37 UTC-12

Check, Check, Bet, Win

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Jean-Phillipe Leandri made it 60,000 to go, Jeff Kimber called from the button, and both blinds folded.

The flop came down {10-Clubs}

and both players checked. The turn was the {K-Hearts}

and they checked again. The river fell the {A-Diamonds}

and Leandri checked a third time. Kimber began to put out a bet and Leandri insta-mucked, Kimber dragging the pot.

06-16-2009 12:34 UTC-12

Boatman Sinks Kimber

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Ross Boatman made it 70,000 to go from the cutoff and Jeff Kimber called from the big blind.

Both players checked the flop of {6-Clubs}

and Boatman led out for 80,000 after Kimber checked the {5-Spades}

on the turn. Kimber mucked, and Boatman took the chips.

06-16-2009 12:31 UTC-12

Tran Chops Away at Boatman

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Ross Boatman completed the small blind and J.C. Tran checked hs option from the big. The flop came down {Q-Diamonds}

. Boatman led out with a pot-sized bet, Tran re-potted to 196,000 total, Boatman released his hand and Tran picked up the pot.

06-16-2009 12:27 UTC-12

Rami Boukai Eliminated in 6th Place ($38,407)

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In our biggest hand of the day so far, J.C. Tran raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and Jean-Phillippe Leandri bet the pot, raising to 216,000 from the button. Rami Boukai called all in for less, and Tran also called.

Tran checked the flop of {7-Clubs}

and Leandri moved all in. Tran called and we saw the hands.

Boukai: {5-Clubs}

Leandri:

Tran:

Boukai was drawing dead and Tran needed a non-club 10 to make his straight. It didn't come as the board finished with the {A-Spades}

and

, tripling Leandri's chip stack and sending Bouki home in sixth place.

06-16-2009 12:16 UTC-12

Star Railbirds

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Joe "The Elegance" Beevers has joined us alongside media row to sweat his fellow Hendon Mobber Ross Boatman while a large contingent of pros including Theo Tran, Nam Le, and Amnon Filippi are down on the floor rooting on J.C. Tran.