2008 World Series of Poker
Event 19 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Taking it to Another Level
At the moment, 92 players are still alive. That would make the average chip stack 24,750.
We're Only 20 Places Off the Money Now
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 0
Todd Takes a Pass on Passing
"You have play to win," replied Todd. "The only ones who make money by passing are quarterbacks."
Todd has now built back up to 23,000.
Eugenie Grants Himself a Wish
The board ran . The paired ace enough to give him the pot and a double-up to 11,000. He's still very short but has a fighting chance now.
You Know That He Knows What You Know
The flop came . Liebert checked, Amit bet 1,500 (again), and Liebert called. The turn was the , and both players checked. The river brought the . Liebert checked, Amit bet 6,000, and Liebert paused to think.
"You must call," said Amit. "Two nines are the best hand."
"They are?" Liebert replied.
"In your head they are," he said. "So you must call."
Liebert folded, showing two of her cards: . "That's why you're the champ," she said to Amit (who won a WSOP bracelet in PLO in 2005).
A Warning For Mr. Phillips
Tony check-raises the cutoff player, who calls before the turn comes .
Tony now makes a pot-sized bet, which is enough to put the player all in. This player now tanks and Phillips starts talking to him and asks, "Have you got pocket fives, pocket sevens?" Then Phillips asks if he's allowed to show the player two cards but before he gets a response he pulls the two cards back in fear of getting punished. Then he asks the dealer if he can show one card, to which the dealer says, "I'm not going to stop you." Phillips exposes the and this is enough to get his opponent to call.
Phillips flips over for a made flush which is beating the cutoff's for a set of sevens.
The river comes to give Tony the nut flush and the pot which eliminates his opponent.
Another player then complains that Phillips should be penalized for exposing a card. The floor is called and Phillips protests that he shouldn't be penalized, because the dealer didn't stop him with ample opportunity to. A warning is given to Phillips and play continues.
Phillips flying along with 70,000 now.