Event 34 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha w/Rebuys | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-20-2008 19:34 UTC-7

How to Play a Big Stack

MarcC

Layne Flack is playing his big stack quite superbly in my opinion. The timing of his bets is spot on. He’s been able to extract the maximum from a hand -- like when he had queens full against Dario Alioto -- or to put a huge amount of pressure on the shorter stacks, like when he forced Dan Markowsky to fold when there were three clubs on board.

It hard to see how anyone can stop him at the moment without getting a hot run of cards.

Tags: Layne Flack

06-20-2008 19:32 UTC-7

The Last Three Hands

Shamus

Dario Alioto got a walk in his big blind. Then Layne Flack put in a preflop raise from the cutoff, taking the blinds.

In the next hand, Flack and Alioto limped, and both blinds (Makowsky and Fernandez) came along. The flop was {3-Diamonds}

. Makowsky checked, Fernandez bet 160,000, and all folded.

06-20-2008 19:27 UTC-7

The Flack Attack Continues

Shamus

Daniel Makowsky raised to 140,000, and Layne Flack called from the small blind. The flop came {K-Clubs}

. Both players checked. The turn was the {3-Hearts}

and Flack quickly bet 300,000.

Makowsky stared at the board for a while, then looked back at his chips. He let it go. Yet another pot for Flack.

06-20-2008 19:25 UTC-7

Flack Likes Queens

Shamus

In the first hand of five-handed play, Layne Flack raised to 120,000, and Dario Alioto called.

The flop came {Q-Clubs}

. Both players checked. Both also checked the {J-Spades}

turn. The river was the {7-Diamonds}

and Flack bet 200,000. Alioto thought a bit, and made the call.

Flack showed Q-Q-7-2 for queens full of sevens, claiming a nice-sized pot.

The hand after that, Flack and Alioto limped to see a flop of {Q-Diamonds}

. Flack bet 100,000 and Alioto folded. Flack showed Q-Q-x-x as he took the smaller pot.

06-20-2008 19:22 UTC-7

Kyle Kloeckner Eliminated in 6th Place ($144,427)

Shamus

Layne Flack limped, Daniel Makowsky completed from the small blind, and Kyle Kloeckner checked from the big blind.

The flop came {6-Hearts}

and all checked. The turn was the {K-Hearts}

. Kloeckner checked, Flack bet 80,000, Makowsky folded, and Kloeckner reraised all in. Flack called.

Kloeckner: {K-Spades}

Flack:

Tough break for Kloeckner, as his deuces full of kings was crushed by Flack's sixes full of deuces. The river was the {A-Diamonds}

and Kloeckner was out in sixth.

Tags: Kyle Kloeckner

06-20-2008 19:16 UTC-7

Makowsky Picks Up Chips from Alioto

Shamus

It folded to Dario Alioto who raised to 120,000 from the small blind. Daniel Makowsky repotted it to 360,000 from the big blind, leaving himself 325,000 behind. Alioto called.

The flop came {6-Hearts}

. Alioto checked, Makowsky shoved, and Alioto folded. Makowsky showed A-A-9-x as he took the pot.

06-20-2008 19:16 UTC-7

Two Small Ones

Shamus

1. Kyle Kloeckner raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and it folded around to Ted Forrest who folded in the big blind.

2. Dario Alioto got a walk in his big blind.

06-20-2008 19:11 UTC-7

All or Nothing

Shamus

Jacobo Fernandez and Layne Flack each got a walk in his big blind.

06-20-2008 19:09 UTC-7

Good Timing for Kloeckner

Shamus

Dario Alioto and Daniel Makowsky each got a walk in his big blind.

Then Layne Flack -- eyeing Kloeckner's small stack in the big blind -- raised pot to 140,000 from middle position. It folded to Kloeckner who made the call.

Kloeckner happened to have picked up a good hand here -- {A-Hearts}

. Flack had {A-Spades}

.

The flop came {5-Hearts}

, then the {2-Hearts}

on the turn gave Kloeckner the nut flush. The river {2-Clubs}

didn't matter, and Kloeckner doubled up.

06-20-2008 19:06 UTC-7

He'll Need the Strength

MarcC

Ted Forrest, our second shortest stack, is tucking into a big sandwich. He obviously hasn't given up yet and will need the extra fuel if he is to stage a comeback.

Tags: Ted Forrest