Event 28 - $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-16-2008 19:04 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

[user25067]

Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond 2,316,000
Johnny Chan 2,030,000
David Benyamine 705,000
Kirill Gerasimov 685,000
Adam Hourani 630,000

06-16-2008 19:03 UTC-7

Another Small Skirmish

Shamus

Johnny Chan completed from the small blind, David Benyamine raised to 90,000 in the big blind, and Chan called.

The flop came {A-Clubs}

, and both checked. The turn was the {5-Clubs}

. Chan checked, Benyamine bet 100,000, and Chan folded.

Benyamine has 705,000, and Chan 2,030,000. Phil Galfond remains chip leader with 2.3 million.

06-16-2008 19:00 UTC-7

The_Houdini Makes Chips Reappear

[user25067]

Adam "The_Houdini" Hourani completed the small blind and Johnny Chan checked his option. The flop was {K-Diamonds}

. Hourani checked and Chan checked behind. The turn was the {7-Hearts}

. Hourani checked, Chan bet 40,000, Hourani raised to 125,000 and Chan made the call. The river was the {Q-Diamonds}

and both players checked.

Hourani showed sevens full of queens and won the pot.

06-16-2008 18:56 UTC-7

Livin' Right

Shamus

Phil Galfond raised to 80,000, and everone folded. He showed A-A-x-x as he scooped the blinds.

06-16-2008 18:54 UTC-7

Erica Schoenberg just arrived at the final table (dressed in a lovely green polo BTW) to sweat her fiancé David Benyamine. Recent bracelet winner Vanessa Selbst also just took a seat, accompanied by two friends, to check out this star-studded lineup.

06-16-2008 18:54 UTC-7