Hourani Chips Up
The flop came
. Hourani bet 65,000, Chan folded, and Benyamine called. The turn brought the 
. Hourani bet 110,000, and Benyamine folded.
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 28 - $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
152
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
The flop came
. Hourani bet 65,000, Chan folded, and Benyamine called. The turn brought the . Hourani bet 110,000, and Benyamine folded.
Benyamine Takes a Huge Pot from Galfond
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. Benyamine bet 125,000, Galfond raised to 310,000, Hourani folded, and Benyamine called. The turn was the 
. Benyamine checked and Galfond checked behind. The river was the 
and both players checked again. Benyamine showed
for trip jacks and won the pot.
The Last Three Hands
First, Adam Hourani got a walk.
Then, Phil Galfond raised to 80,000, and Johnny Chan called. Galfond bet 175,000 on a flop of
, and Chan folded.Galfond raised to 80,000, taking the blinds, showing A-A-x-x again.
Kirill Gerasimov Eliminated in 5th Place ($192,870)
Gerasimov:
Galfond:
The flop was
, the turn was the 
, the river was the 
and Galfond won the pot with trip sixes with A-J. Gerasimov was eliminated in fifth place and will take home $192,870.
Hourani Doubles Through Gerasimov
Hourani sat back in his chair. To call would mean committing a third of his stack here before the flop. Finally, after a minute or so, he made the call.
The flop came
. Gerasimov appeared to shake his head, grimacing slightly. He took off his sunglasses, then bet the pot. Hourani called.Gerasimov:
Hourani:
Hourani was well ahead with his set of kings and flush draw. The turn was the
and the river the , and Hourani doubled up to 1,245,000. Meanwhile, Gerasimov is now the short stack with just 105,000.
Updated Chip Counts
David Benyamine 1,545,000
Kirill Gerasimov 720,000
Adam Hourani 615,000
Johnny Chan 330,000
Chan Missteps, Galfond Passes Three Million
and both players checked. The turn was the . Chan bet 175,000 and Galfond called. The river was the . Chan bet 525,000, Galfond moved all in, Chan folded, and Galfond raked in a pot worth over 3.1 million. He now has about half the chips in play. Chan, once the chip leader with over two million, is now down to only 330,000.
Cause for Excitement
The flop came
. It checked to Benyamine who bet 65,000. Hourani folded, and Chan check-raised to 265,000. He'd done that before to Benyamine. This time Benyamine made the call.The turn was the
. Chan quickly bet pot. Benyamine quickly called.Chan turned over
for the straight and trip fours. Benyamine showed 
for trip sixes and the diamond draw."Diamond or pair the board!" came the cry from Benyamine's cheering section.
The river brought the
, and Benyamine took the pot with sixes full of fives. He's now up to 1.5 million, while Chan has slipped back to 1.12 million."Now I'm gonna get a little excited!" said Benyamine to his supporters.
Johnny Doesn't Bite
The flop came
. Galfond checked, Chan quickly bet 60,000, and Galfond made the call.The turn was the
. Both checked.The river was the
. Galfond checked, and Chan thought a moment before checking behind. Galfond showed A-10-5-2 for a six-high straight, and Chan mucked.
Gerasimov Picks Up a Few from Chan
and both players checked. The turn was the . Gerasimov bet 125,000 and Chan folded. Gerasimov won the pot.