Event 19 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-10-2008 20:45 UTC-8

Alan Jaffray Eliminated

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Alan Jaffray was just eliminated when his A-Q-9-J couldn't best his opponent's A-A-K-4.

06-10-2008 20:35 UTC-8

Taking it to Another Level

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Level 8, that is. With blinds of 400/800, an opening preflop raise can range between 1,600 and 2,800.

At the moment, 92 players are still alive. That would make the average chip stack 24,750.

06-10-2008 20:33 UTC-8

We're Only 20 Places Off the Money Now

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Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 0

06-10-2008 20:28 UTC-8

Eugene Todd has won a few hands lately, becoming a bit more active and playing more hands. Rafi Amit asked him if he was going to play every hand from now on.

"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.

Tags: Eugene Todd

06-10-2008 20:25 UTC-8

Eugenie Grants Himself a Wish

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Eugene Todd reraises all in from the small blind after the button raised. It wasn't much more for the button player to call and he did so with {Q-Spades}

and he was up against Eugene's {A-Hearts}

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The board ran {Q-Hearts}

. 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.

Tags: Eugene Todd

06-10-2008 20:23 UTC-8

You Know That He Knows What You Know

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After Kathy Liebert had only raised to 1,500 preflop a couple of times, Rafi Amit decided to do the same from late position. "Only 1,500?" asked Liebert from the small blind. "I learn from the best," replied Amit.

The flop came {2-Diamonds}

. Liebert checked, Amit bet 1,500 (again), and Liebert called. The turn was the {A-Hearts}

, and both players checked. The river brought the {Q-Diamonds}

. 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: {9-Diamonds}

. "That's why you're the champ," she said to Amit (who won a WSOP bracelet in PLO in 2005).

Tags: Kathy Liebert Rafi Amit

06-10-2008 20:14 UTC-8

A Warning For Mr. Phillips

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Known as a Cheeky Chappie back in the UK

A player in the cutoff makes a raise and Tony Phillips makes the call from the big blind. The flop comes down {7-Clubs}

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Tony check-raises the cutoff player, who calls before the turn comes {J-Hearts}

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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 {5-Diamonds}

and this is enough to get his opponent to call.

Phillips flips over {K-Hearts}

for a made flush which is beating the cutoff's {10-Diamonds}

for a set of sevens.

The river comes {A-Hearts}

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.

Tags: Anthony Phillips

06-10-2008 20:12 UTC-8