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

06-11-2008 01:58 UTC-7

Tides Turning

[user66118]

Brown limps in from the small blind, and Forrest makes a raise, as Brown simultaneously adds his chips to the pot. The flop comes out {6-Clubs}

. Forrest bets, Brown raises, and Forrest calls.

Fourth street is the {10-Hearts}

. Forrest checks over to Brown, who bets and gets called.

Fifth street is the {K-Clubs}

. Forrest taps the table, and Brown fires another bullet. Forrest shakes his head once, and slides his cards into the muck. Brown flashed two of his cards at Forrest, drawing a knowing nod from the pro.

After that swing, our new chip leader is Andrew Brown with 1.5 million.

06-11-2008 02:03 UTC-7

Brown Rolling

[user66118]

Forrest raises it up from the small blind, and Brown makes the call. The flop shows {Q-Clubs}

. Brown checks, Forrest bets, and Brown calls.

The turn is the {7-Spades}

. Same action: check, bet, call.

The river is the {9-Hearts}

. Again, Brown check-calls a bet from Forrest and turns over {2-Hearts}

. Forrest appears unhappy at that last card, and tosses his hand in face-down.

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 0

06-11-2008 02:13 UTC-7

Forrest in Trouble

[user66118]

Andrew Brown has been running over Ted Forrest heads up.

In the latest pot, Brown limps in, Forrest raises, and Brown calls. The flop comes down {2-Clubs}

. Forrest bets, and Brown calls.

The turn is the {4-Clubs}

. Forrest bets, Brown calls.

The river comes the {Q-Clubs}

. This time Forrest checks, as Brown plunks in a bet of 100,000. Forrest regretfully makes the call, as Brown says, "Flush," and turns over {J-Clubs}

. Forrest stands up with his cards, looking them over close to his chest. After checking them several times, he tossed them into the muck, looking frustrated.

After that hit, Forrest is down to his last 150,000 in chips.

06-11-2008 02:15 UTC-7

Still Hanging in

[user66118]

Forrest got all his chips in preflop, and Brown called him down. The cards were shown down:

Brown: {A-Diamonds}

Forrest:

The board ran out {6-Clubs}

, and Forrest doubled up with his ace-king high.

06-11-2008 02:20 UTC-7

The Suspense

[user66118]

Ted Forrest has won the last two pots, and is back up to 600,000 even. It feels like we are poised for a big double-or-nothing pot at any time now.

06-11-2008 02:25 UTC-7

Forrest Coming Back Strong

[user66118]

Andrew Brown raises from the small blind, and Forrest joins him with the call.

The flop comes {A-Diamonds}

. Forrest checks, Brown bets, Forrest raises, Brown reraises, and Forrest calls.

Fourth street brings the {Q-Spades}

. Forrest check-calls a single bet this time.

The river is the {5-Hearts}

and both players check and turn over their hands. Forrest's {A-Hearts}

is good enough to award him the big pot, and almost doubles him up to 970,000.

Forrest also took down the following pot, and has snatched the lead back from Brown, although it is very, very close.

06-11-2008 02:36 UTC-7

Body Language

[user66118]

About a half-hour ago, Ted Forrest seemingly couldn't win a pot. Andrew Brown was all over him, and without even looking at the chip stacks, you could read it in their body language. Brown was sitting forward in his chair and betting with aggressive motions. Forrest, on the other hand, was looking quite frustrated. After every pot, he would let out a disgusted sigh, stand up from his chair and pace around within a few steps from his seat. He had that "I-can't-win-a-pot" look about him, though it didn't seem to affect his play.

Now, things have changed. As Forrest has clawed his way back into contention, his mood has lightened, and his demeanor has improved noticeably. He now smiles occasionally and chats loosely with the railbirds. He even stood up twice to hug a lady that is railing him particularly close-by.

06-11-2008 02:43 UTC-7

Up and Now Down

[user66118]

From the small blind, Brown comes in raising, and Forrest makes the call. The flop brings {8-Diamonds}

. Forrest bets out, and Brown calls.

The turn is the {5-Spades}

. Forrest slows down, passing it over to Brown. He bets, and Forrest calls.

The river is the {2-Diamonds}

. Forrest checks again, Brown bets, and Forrest comes back with a raise, which Brown calls. The cards are turned over:

Forrest: {A-Spades}

Brown:

Ted Forrest gets three-quartered out of this pot, and he has been knocked all the way back down to 450,000.

06-11-2008 02:58 UTC-7

Ted Forrest Eliminated in 2nd Place ($143,420)

[user66118]

With a raise and a call before the flop, the two men saw the flop come down {9-Diamonds}

. Forrest bet, and Brown called.

The turn was the {8-Clubs}

. Forrest again bet, and Brown snap-called.

The river was the {2-Spades}

. Forrest fired his last 85,000 into the pot, and Brown beat him into the pot with the call. The hands are turned over:

Brown: {4-Spades}

Forrest:

Andrew Brown takes down the whole pot, and the whole tournament, eliminating Ted Forrest in second place. Forrest walked away disappointed, and it unlikely the $143,420 will be much consolation to the pro.