2008 World Series of Poker

Event 37 - $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low World Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
David Benyamine
Winning Hand
1010q3
Prize
$535,687
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
235
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0

Ram Vaswani Takes Another Hit

David Benyamine and Ram Vaswani were involved in a hand just now that was bet on both the flop and the turn. Benyamine led the betting both streets. On the river, with a board of {A-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} {3-Spades} {6-Hearts}, Benyamine bet out for 30,000 and Vaswani made the call. Benyamine showed {A-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} {7-Hearts} {8-Spades} for a nine-high straight and a weak low. Vaswani mucked his hand. Benyamine raked in a pot worth approximately 240,000 chips.

After the hand, Ram Vaswani is down to around 325,000 chips.

Tags: David BenyamineRam Vaswani

Leonidas Leads

Leonidas Leads
Leonidas Leads
With action on every street Toto Leonidas has taken 3/4 of a large pot against Chau Giang on a board of {Q-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{3-Clubs}.

Leonidas showed {2-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} for a small flush and second-nut low, to take the high and chop the low with Giang's {A-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}.

Leonidas has been very aggressive recently and now sits with over 500,000 chips while Giang is down to about 250,000.

Tags: Chau GiangToto Leonidas

Chau Giang Gets Quartered - Again!

Chau Giang and Eugene Katchalov saw a flop of {2-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} {K-Clubs}. Katchalov bet out and Giang raised. Katchalov called. The same action occurred on the turn of the {6-Diamonds}. On the river card of the {2-Spades}, Katchalov bet out and this time Giang only called. Katchalov showed {A-Hearts} {3-Spades} {A-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} for the nut low and aces up. Giang showed {A-Clubs} {3-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} for sixes up and a nut low. While the pot was being quartered, Mike Matusow came over and upon looking at the hands said, "that's just sick Chau." Giang said, "I had nut low and nut flush draw. I lost four pots like this. Four pots. Just like this."

Giang is left with around 175,000 in chips.

Tags: Chau Giang

Benyamine Dents Vaswani

David Benyamine has just scooped a healthy pot from Ram Vaswani. With action on all streets Vaswani called a bet on the river with Benyamine showing down aces full of queens. Not much has gone right for the overnight chip leader as Vaswani tossed his cards into the muck. He is down to about 270,000 while Benyamine is now our chip leader with over 550,000 chips.

Tags: David BenyamineRam Vaswani

Shun Uchida Crippled

David Benyamine raised preflop and Shun Uchida made the call. On a flop of {K-Spades} {3-Hearts} {10-Spades}, Uchida checked and Benyamine bet out. Uchida made the call. On the turn of the {Q-Hearts}, again Uchida checked and Benyamine bet out again. Uchida went into the tank for several minutes before finally mucking his hand. Benyamine showed {K-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} and Uchida just smiled and shook his head.

After the hand, Uchida is down to 88,000 in chips.

Tags: Shun Uchida

Chau Giang Eliminated in 12th Place ($38,657)

Chau Giang - 12th Place
Chau Giang - 12th Place
Chau Giang has taken a series of tough beats, chops and quarters today, as things just haven't run his way.

He found himself down to his last 70,000 and had committed them all in on the turn in a hand against Toto Leonidas.

The board read {Q-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{9-Spades}{6-Spades} as Giang showed {2-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{5-Spades}{4-Spades} for a flush and low draw. However, Leonidas held {7-Spades}{8-Spades}{A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} for a better flush.

The river was the {J-Spades} and Giang heads to the payout booth in 12th place for a collect of $38,657.

Tags: Toto Leonidas