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

06-20-2008 14:07 UTC-7

Seat 9: Ted Forrest (Las Vegas, Nevada) -- 757,000

Shamus

Like Kloeckner, West, and Fernandez, today also marks Ted Forrest’s second final table of this year’s WSOP. Forrest finished second to Andrew Brown in Event No. 16, the $2,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 event. And like Flack, Forrest has five WSOP bracelets and one WPT title. Forrest’s WSOP bracelets have come in Razz, Stud (twice), Omaha hi-low split-8, and hold’em. Forrest’s list of accomplishments goes on and on, and includes victories in the 2006 NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship as well as a deep run in last fall’s PLO event at the WSOPE. Forrest has well over $5 million in lifetime tourney winnings.

Tags: Ted Forrest

06-20-2008 14:18 UTC-7

Players Are Seated

MarcC

The players are seated and their names and bios are being announced to the crowd. When it came to Tim West being introduced our announcer mistakenly said he was twenty years old. I hope the Feds weren't listening! He's actually 22 years old.

Tags: Tim West

Level: 18

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 0

06-20-2008 14:19 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal

MarcC

We're at Level 18. Blinds are 8,000/16,000.

06-20-2008 14:26 UTC-7

Cautious Start

Shamus

The first three hands:

1. After some preflop betting, the flop came {J-Diamonds}

, and Kyle Kloeckner bet out, claiming the pot.

2. Michael Guzzardi bet 45,000 from the cutoff and took the blinds.

3. Layne Flack raised to 45,000 from the hijack seat and took the blinds.

06-20-2008 14:29 UTC-7

Flack Takes One

Shamus

Jacobo Fernandez raised to 48,000 from middle position, Layne Flack and Michael Guzzardi called behind him, and everyone else folded.

The flop came {9-Clubs}

. Fernandez checked, Flack bet 120,000, and Guzzardi folded. Fernandez rechecked his cards, then folded, giving Flack the pot.

06-20-2008 14:33 UTC-7

Vizza Takes a Few from Kloeckner

Shamus

Frank Vizza limped from the hijack seat, Daniel Makowsky folded in the small blind, and Kyle Kloeckner checked his option from the big blind.

The flop came {K-Hearts}

. Kloeckner checked, Vizza bet 35,000, and Kloeckner called. The turn was the {A-Diamonds}

. Kloeckner again checked, Vizza bet 100,000. Kloeckner grinned, looking over at Vizza, then folded.

06-20-2008 14:39 UTC-7

Fernandez Finagles Five-Way Flop

Shamus

Layne Flack limped, Ted Forrest raised to 32,000, Dario Alioto called, Kyle Kloeckner called from the small blind, Jacobo Fernandez called from the big blind, and Flack called as well. Five to the flop.

The flop came single-suited -- {5-Spades}

. It checked to Forrest who bet out 150,000 (almost the size of the pot). It folded to Fernandez who took his time deliberating what to do. He finally announced he was reraising all in for 269,000 total. Flack folded and the action was back on Forrest.

Forrest quickly folded, and Fernandez took the pot. That bumped Fernandez up to 578,000, and Forrest down to 567,000.

06-20-2008 14:44 UTC-7

Another Small One for Vizza

Shamus

Ted Forrest limped from UTG+1, then Frank Vizza raised to 72,000. Layne Flack called the raise and it folded back around to Forrest who let it go.

The flop came {6-Spades}

. Flack quickly checked, and Vizza checked behind. The turn was the {A-Clubs}

. Flack checked, Vizza bet 125,000, and Flack folded.

06-20-2008 14:45 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

MarcC

Kyle Kloeckner 843,000
Layne Flack 713,000
Michael Guzzardi 679,000
Dario Alioto 603,000
Jacobo Fernandez 578,000
Ted Forrest 567,000
Frank Vizza 473,000
Daniel Makowsky 419,000
Tim West 103,000

Tags: Kyle Kloeckner