Event 44 - $2,000 Omaha Hi Lo Day 1 | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-27-2007 23:17 UTC-7

We're Back

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Players have returned from break and the cards are in the air.

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 0

06-27-2007 23:05 UTC-7

15-Minute Break

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Players are now on a 15-minute break.

06-27-2007 22:58 UTC-7

A player in middle position made it 1,200 to go before the flop and Humberto Brenes reraised with force, pounding a stack of chips on the table before neatly cutting 1,800 of them from the bottom; his opponent just called.

The flop came {Q-Hearts}

and both players checked. The turn brought the {7-Spades}

and the middle position player bet 1,200; Humberto made the call and was all-in. These were the players' hands:

Humberto: {A-Spades}

Opponent:

Humberto would need a 2, 4, 5, or 8 to split the pot, but the river paired the Queen sending Brenes to the rail.

Tags: Humberto Brenes

06-27-2007 22:42 UTC-7

180 Players Remaining

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There are currently 180 players remaining on 20 tables. The average chip stack is 11,866.

06-27-2007 22:31 UTC-7

"Son of a Gun . . . "

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Humberto Brenes got himself involved in a hand against both blinds, holding {A-Spades}

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The board filled out {K-Spades}

, giving Humberto trip Jacks with an Ace kicker. The small blind made a bet on the river and both Humberto and the big blind called.

At the showdown, the small blind flipped over {J-Hearts}

for Jacks full of 4's, which was good enough to scoop the pot. After the hand was over, Humberto kept repeating, "Son of a gun . . . son of a gun."

Tags: Humberto Brenes

06-27-2007 22:27 UTC-7

Jesus Walks

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A short-stacked Chris Ferguson just lost the last of his chips and has left the tournament area.

Tags: Chris Ferguson

06-27-2007 22:13 UTC-7

Todd Brunson Turns a Royal

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Rarely in Omaha 8-or-better will you hold the stone cold nuts by the turn and have your opponents drawing absolutely dead; Todd Brunson knows the feeling.

Holding {A-Clubs}

, with the board showing {6-Spades}

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fell on the turn giving Brunson the early checkmark in the hand. Lucky for him, his opponent held a set of 6's and played for the full house to no avail.

Brunson eliminated his opponent on the hand and upped his total chip count to approximately 17,000.

Tags: Todd Brunson

06-27-2007 22:07 UTC-7

Ferguson Victim of Counterfeit

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Board:

Having made the nut low on the turn with a wheel, all Chris Ferguson could do was watch as he had committed the last of his chips to the pot.

The river brought a scary looking {A-Hearts}

, which would turn out to be a bad card for Chris. His opponent flipped over {2-Diamonds}

, which gave him the the nut-nut hand. Ferguson, who owned the nut low before the river, would have to settle for a quarter of the pot (half the low) showing {A-Diamonds}

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After the hand, Ferguson was left with just 1,700 chips.

Tags: Chris Ferguson

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 0