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

06-10-2008 18:44 UTC-7

Selbst Soaring

Shamus

Vanessa Selbst is up to 86,000 chips, the biggest stack we've seen thus far.

06-10-2008 18:42 UTC-7

Nuts No Good

Shamus

Rafi Amit has apparently rivered several players in a row, taking pots after being well behind.

"I just put my money in and I win," said Amit. "These people keep trying to bluff me with the nuts!"

06-10-2008 18:41 UTC-7

Big Pot From Table #1

MarcC

The action started on a flop of {K-Spades}

. The two players involved were Vanessa Selbst and Shankar Pillai who were sitting pretty deep. A series of bets and raises later and all the chips were in the middle.

Selbst tabled {6-Diamonds}

and was up against Pillai's {A-Clubs}

.

Pillai would need to hit a club as the turn brought a {9-Spades}

and river a {J-Diamonds}

. No luck for Pillai and after a count it emerged he was covered by Selbst and eliminated.

Selbst up to 57,500 now.

Tags: Vannessa Selbst

06-10-2008 18:39 UTC-7

After riding high early, Stanley Statkiewicz had been knocked back down a bit after losing a set vs. set confrontation. He just won a chunk back after this recent hand:

A player limped from under the gun, the small blind called, and Statkiewicz bumped it up to 1,600 from the big blind. Both opponents called. The flop came {9-Spades}

and Statkiewicz bet the pot -- 4,800. The big blind repopped it, and Statkiewicz called with his remaining chips.

Statkiewicz showed {9-Spades}

for two pair and both straight and flush draws. His opponent showed {10-Diamonds}

-- a better flush draw. None of those draws came, and Statkiewicz's two pair held up. He's now at around 33,000.

Tags: Stanley Statkiewicz

06-10-2008 18:34 UTC-7

Magic Magriel

MarcC

Paul Magriel has just doubled up to around 25,000. He got into a battle with a player in early position holding {10-Clubs}

and was up against {6-Diamonds}

.

The board ran {4-Spades}

meaning the kings hold up.

Tags: Paul Magriel

06-10-2008 18:26 UTC-7

Man, You Been a Naughty Boy

Shamus

A short-stacked Thomas Wahlroos was just eliminated after trying to steal a pot. On a flop of {K-Diamonds}

, Wahlroos pushed in his last 3,000 only to be called by A-K-x-x.

Wahlroos showed {4-Spades}

and was in sad shape. The turn and river brought no help, and he hit the rail.

Tags: Thomas Wahlroos

06-10-2008 18:19 UTC-7

Anything's Possible with the Devil on your Side

MarcC

An under-the-gun player flat-called the 400 big blind as did a player on the button before Dave Ulliott moved all in for 1,200 from the big blind. Both players called and checked it down on a {3-Hearts}

board.

Ulliott flipped over {6-Clubs}

, which was good for the pot. He's now on 4,500.

Tags: Dave Ulliot

06-10-2008 18:18 UTC-7

Roy Winston Out

Shamus

06-10-2008 18:17 UTC-7

Never a Dull Moment

Shamus

Carter Gill has been either the chip leader or near the chip lead for a good part of the afternoon. He's been involved in many pots, and his stack has been fluctuating between 35,000 and 70,000. He currently sits at around 68,000 after this hand:

After calling a 6,000 preflop bet, Gill led out on a flop of {4-Spades}

and the preflop raiser called. Both players checked down the {Q-Diamonds}