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It's well-known that Barry Greenstein autographs a copy of his book "Ace On The River" for the player who knocks him out of a tournament (provided someone actually DOES knock Barry out). Barry writes down the particulars of the elimination hand and gives the book who did the deed. Well, what does he do when TWO players bust him. Say, in an Omaha Hi-Lo event?
Well, that just happened. Greenstein made 2 pair but another player had trip Queens for the high. Patrik Antonius won the low and Greenstein was eliminated. But what to do with the book? Perry Friedman thought he had the answer--"You'll have to split the book in half!"
But since Barry and Patrik often play together in the "Big Game" at the Bellagio, Greenstein said he'd bring a book for him later. Instead Barry autographed the book for the player who won with the trip Queens--and he took nearly seven minutes to write out how exactly how that final hand played out . Which should give you some idea how tough figuring out these Hi-Lo hands can be.
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When he made the nut flush on the turn, only to have the board pair on the river and give his opponent, who flopped a set of Kings, a full house. Annie Duke won the low on that hand to boost her stack to 25,000, while Benyamine was left with just 4,500.
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At one point today Erik Seidel was down to 3,500. At the moment he sits with 42,000, thanks to his skill at waiting for the right moment to get his remaining chips into the pot. The latest big pot he won saw Seidel scooping when his opponent turned a Broadway straight, only to run into the flush Seidel made.
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Holding 2-3-4-10 and a good draw to the low after an flop, Robert Williamson III bet and was called, and he was also called after betting the on the turn and the on the river. The only way for Williamson to win the pot was to bet, but his opponent was down to just 1,700 and made a crying call with just a pair of Aces. That was good enough to win the pot, and bad enough to drop Williamson's stack to 15,000.
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We mentioned a few minutes ago that David Benyamine was crippled. And now? Uh, not so much. He's pushed and pushed and turned those few thousand chips into a 42,000 stack.
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Our chip leader is the self-named "Prince of Docness" and he's sitting at the same table as Mike "The Mouth" Matusow. As you might expect, there's been occasional conversation. Now the the PoD is up over 130,000 chips Matusow shouted, "In 30 minutes the Prince of Docness has won more pots than I've won the whole tournament!"
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With the board reading K-2-2-J-J Huck Seed's opponent rolled over pocket Aces, hoping to scoop the pot. But Seed showed the deuce in his hand and his three little ducks were enough to win a pot that brought his stack up to 25,000.
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With the board reading Peter Costa three-bet after Robert Williamson III raised, and when he called for the last of his chips he saw that Costa, holding , had gone runner-runner to make the wheel. Costa scooped the pot and his stack now sits at 52,000.
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Today's event is filled with some of the biggest names in the poker, but Suzie Matzura is one you might not know...yet. Playing in her first World Series of Poker event Matzura is sitting right near the top of the leaderboard, thanks in part to a big hand she just won that eliminated Thor Hansen.
Hansen was forced to commit the last of his chips before the flop, and four players in total saw the dealer spread the . Matzura called another player's bet, but when the hit on the turn she came out raising. She was called, and she was also called when the fell on the river. Matuzra's Ace-high flush held on against her opponent's flopped set of Kings, and that pot ended Hansen's day and pushed Matzura's stack up to 70,000.
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flop, Robert Williamson III bet and was called, and he was also called after betting the 
on the turn and the 
on the river. The only way for Williamson to win the pot was to bet, but his opponent was down to just 1,700 and made a crying call with just a pair of Aces. That was good enough to win the pot, and bad enough to drop Williamson's stack to 15,000.
Peter Costa three-bet after Robert Williamson III raised, and when he called for the last of his chips he saw that Costa, holding 
, had gone runner-runner to make the wheel. Costa scooped the pot and his stack now sits at 52,000.
hit on the turn she came out raising. She was called, and she was also called when the 
fell on the river. Matuzra's Ace-high flush held on against her opponent's flopped set of Kings, and that pot ended Hansen's day and pushed Matzura's stack up to 70,000.