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

06-11-2008 00:42 UTC-7

A Short Recess

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

06-11-2008 01:01 UTC-7

Play Resumes

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For what looks to be the last time this evening, the players have returned from break, and the cards are in the air once again, as we push towards a bracelet here in Event #16!

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 0

06-11-2008 01:13 UTC-7

Pechac Down Again

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Andrew Brown folds on the button, and Jim Pechac completes from the small blind. Ted Forrest checks his option, and the two players see a flop of {5-Clubs}

. Pechac bets, Forrest raises, and Pechac calls.

The turn is the {K-Spades}

, and Pechac check-calls a bet from Forrest.

The river is the {Q-Spades}

, and again Pechac checks and then calls. The cards are turned over:

Pechac: {9-Diamonds}

Forrest:

Ted Forrest rakes in the full pot with a pair of deuces for the high, and a 7-5-4-2-A low. Pechac is crippled down to 125,000, though he is perfectly used to playing on a short stack.

06-11-2008 01:20 UTC-7

Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, Stayin' Alive, Stayin' Alive

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Ted Forrest makes a raise from the button, and "Big" Jim Pechac makes the call from the big blind.

The flop comes down {3-Spades}

. Pechac bets out, Forrest raises, and Pechac reraises enough to put himself all in. Forrest calls, and the hands are shown down:

Forrest: {A-Spades}

Pechac:

Pechac is well ahead, but needs to dodge a lot of outs with two cards to come. When the board runs out {9-Diamonds}

,

, Pechac does come out on top, and doubles up to 250,000. As we've been saying all day, he is the short stack, but appears comfortable in that spot.

06-11-2008 01:28 UTC-7

Jim Pechac Eliminated in 3rd Place ($88,065)

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What we thought would happen ten hours ago has finally come to fruition. "Big" Jim Pechac has just been eliminated from the tournament in third place. On the hand prior, he was crippled in a pot against Andrew Brown. He was left with 120,000, and he busted on the following hand:

Ted Forrest folded on the button, and Andrew Brown raised from the small blind. Pechac reraised from the big blind, putting himself all in and at risk against Brown. The hands were tuned over:

Brown: {J-Diamonds}

Pechac:

The board frowned on Jim Pechac, as it ran out {K-Hearts}

, giving Brown the winning two pair, and sending Pechac home.

We sure had a blast watching Big Jim carve his way through the field today. Instead of $8,554 that he was expected to cash, his stamina has earned him a nice $88,065 payday, certainly something to be proud of.

06-11-2008 01:32 UTC-7

Forrest Strikes First

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Andrew Brown opens the action with a raise from the small blind, and Ted Forrest comes along from the big blind. The flop is {10-Clubs}

. Forrest checks, Brown bets, and Forrest calls.

The turn is the {6-Clubs}

, and both men check. The river brings the {10-Hearts}

. Forrest leads out, and Brown makes the call. Forrest shows {8-Clubs}

, good enough to win him the full pot, and take a bite out of Brown's stack.

06-11-2008 01:41 UTC-7

Saving Them For a Rainy Day?

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Apparently, we have discovered another part of Ted Forrest's superstition. He just bought another drink, and he's not drinking it. He now has three waters and three energy drinks in front of him, unopened.

06-11-2008 01:44 UTC-7

Back and Forth

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Andrew Brown has taken the majority of the pots so far in the heads-up battle. We pick this one up with the players going to an unraised flop. It comes down {6-Spades}

. Brown bets, and Forrest calls.

The turn is the {10-Diamonds}

. Brown checks over this time, and Forrest puts out a bet of his own, which Brown calls.

The river brings the {3-Diamonds}

, and both men check.

Forrest turns over the winner this time. His {Q-Hearts}

gives him queens up and the full pot.

06-11-2008 01:51 UTC-7

Just Quads

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Forrest completes from the small blind, and Brown checks his option. The two men see the flop come down {9-Hearts}

. Brown bets, and Forrest calls. The turn and river come {6-Spades}

,

, with Brown betting and Forrest calling on both streets. After Brown puts in the last bet, Forrest slams a stack of chips down, and lets out a frustrated, "Wow." When he finally does make the call, he sees the bad news. Brown shows him {9-Clubs}

, taking it down with quads, and getting the battle back very close to even.

Forrest sits in the lead with 1.140 million in chips, while Brown is now hot on his heels with 1.075 million.