Event 16 - $2,000 Omaha Hi/Lo | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-10-2008 18:51 UTC-7

Play Resumes with Nine

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The cards are in the air here at the final table!

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 0

06-10-2008 18:48 UTC-7

We are taking just a few minutes extra here, as the players fill out their final table bio sheets. As soon as we have those in hand, we will publish their information for you.

We expect play to be underway momentarily.

06-10-2008 18:36 UTC-7

Break Time

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The tournament clock has been paused, and players are on a 20-minute break.

06-10-2008 18:35 UTC-7

Lee Grove Eliminated in 10th Place ($13,587)

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Andrew Brown opened the pot with a raise, and Lee Grove called all in. Jim Pechac came along as well.

The flop brought {7-Hearts}

. Brown bet, and Pechac called.

The turn was the {8-Diamonds}

. Brown bet, Pechac raised, and Brown made the call.

The final card off was the {A-Spades}

, and both players checked.

Grove was at risk, and he showed down {A-Clubs}

. He was unable to win either half of the pot, and is eliminated in 10th place.

Pechac took the high half with {4-Clubs}

. Brown snagged the low with {4-Spades}

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06-10-2008 18:26 UTC-7

Action for Clements

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Ted Forrest limped in from early position, and Andrew Brown, Scott Clements, and Jim Pechac got into the pot as well. When it came back to Jimmy Fricke in the big blind, he put in a raise, and all four of his opponents called.

The flop brought {3-Hearts}

. Both blinds checked, and Forrest led out with a bet. Everyone called, except for Fricke, who mucked.

The turn brought the {J-Diamonds}

. This time it checked around to Scott Clements, and he bets, getting called by all three remaining opponents.

The river was the {3-Diamonds}

, and it checked all the way around.

Scott Clements took the whole pot as he showed down {K-Spades}

. Ted Forrest was baffled. "How do you win that pot with kings?!" Clements has gotten back some of his lost chips, and is now up to 280,000.

06-10-2008 18:19 UTC-7

Deuces Wild

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With a raise from Soheil Shamseddin in front, Ted Forrest made the call, and the two men went heads up to a flop of {5-Spades}

. Shamseddin bet, and Forrest called.

The turn card was the {2-Hearts}

. Again Shamseddin bet out, and Forrest made the call.

Fifth street brought the {J-Clubs}

. Shamseddin this time check-called a Forrest bet, showing down {K-Spades}

.

Forrest tabled the winner: {2-Spades}

, taking both halves of the pot, and moving up to 365,000.

06-10-2008 18:11 UTC-7

10-Handed

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We are down to our final 10 players, and the tables have been combined into one. Here are the seat assignments and chip counts for our "final" table:

1. Ralph Perry (345,000)
2. Andrew Brown (400,000)
3. Scott Clements (160,000)
4. Lee Grove (37,000)
5. Jim Pechac (240,000)
6. Jimmy Fricke (50,000)
7. Soheil Shamseddin (350,000)
8. Ted Forrest (270,000)
9. Kia Hooshmand (165,000)
10. Allan Enciso (155,000)

06-10-2008 18:06 UTC-7

Ralph Rudd Eliminated in 11th Place ($13,587)

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From the cutoff, Ralph Rudd opens with a raise to 20,000, leaving himself with just 1,000 behind. Andrew Brown puts him all in, and the two men turn over their hands:

Brown: {4-Spades}

Rudd:

The board comes down {3-Hearts}

, and Brown scoops it up with a flush for the high and an eight low for the low. He has chipped up to the lead with approximately 400,000.

Ralph Rudd is sent out of here in 11th place, and will take home $13,587, not bad for three days worth of work.

06-10-2008 17:40 UTC-7

Hand-For-Hand

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With 11 players left, we have gone hand-for-hand one spot early.

There was quite a disturbance at Table 6 just moments ago. To prevent stalling, a clock was called on Kia Hooshmand two hands in a row. He is typically deliberate with his actions, and felt that he was being picked on unfairly. After discussions with three floor persons, and one floor manager, the decision was made to deal hand-for-hand to avoid any further issues.