Event 43 - $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-24-2008 13:18 UTC-7

Kline Out-Flushed

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Carol Kline just took a big hit to her stack when she ran a king-high flush into her opponent's ace-high flush. Her opponent scooped after also catching running lows while holding {A-Diamonds}

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06-24-2008 13:10 UTC-7

Bigger Boat Sinks Spee

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With the board reading {A-Clubs}

Arnold Spee bet 350 and his opponent raised the pot to 850. Spee potted it himself for his last 2,400 and when his opponent called Spee found that his {A-Spades}

and aces full of sevens had lost to his opponent's {A-Hearts}

and aces full of nines.

06-24-2008 13:06 UTC-7

Tom Schneider and Jon Friedberg Out on the Same Hand

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Tom Schneider flopped a set of fours, Jon Friedberg flopped a set of nines, but Mick McCool (holding pocket aces and having the nut flush draw) turned a wheel and when the board failed to pair on the river McCool scooped the pot and eliminated Schneider and Friedberg.

Tags: Jon Friedberg Mick McCool Tom Scheider

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

06-24-2008 12:59 UTC-7

Barry Greenstein Writes His Own Epitaph

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We got the info on this hand from a written historical record--the copy of Ace on the River that Barry signed for the player who knocked him out. With the board reading {J-Spades}

Greenstein held the second nut flush with {A-Hearts}

, but his opponent had the nut flush with {A-Diamonds}

. And that brought Greenstein's day to an end and gave his opponent a nice addition to his library.

Tags: Barry Greenstein

06-24-2008 12:55 UTC-7

Worth 500 but Not the Pot

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A heated argument just took place at one of the tables where a player declared a pot bet and another player thought he only bet 500. A tournament director had to be called to address the issue and allowed the original raise to be for the amount of the pot.

The player who had originally called didn't call the pot bet, then threw his cards into the muck violently and declared "I can't believe I'm being this cheated!"

The pot was only 1,000, so, apparently his hand was good enough for 500, but nothing more.

06-24-2008 12:51 UTC-7

Bellande Continues with All-Ins

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For the third or fourth time already, Jean-Robert Bellande continues to get all his chips in the middle. The latest hand involved Bellande holding K-K-A-3 against his opponent's A-A-8-5. Bellande flopped top set on a board of {4-Spades}

but they chopped it up after the {3-Diamonds}

fell on the turn.

Still, at this rate, Bellande has had no problem getting players at his table to get all their chips in the middle.

06-24-2008 12:43 UTC-7

Elsewhere in the Field

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Also playing today are Clonie Gowen, Eric "Rizen" Lynch, Bart Hanson, Ari Engel, Tony Cousineau, Arnold Spee, Matt Graham, Stuart Paterson.

06-24-2008 12:43 UTC-7

You Need Three Lows, No Doubles

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Five players limped into a pot which brought a flop of {7-Spades}

. We caught the action on the turn, when the {10-Spades}

hit, giving multiple straight possibilities. A player under the gun led out for 150 and both Perry Friedman and Carol Kline called. The river paired the board by dropping the {8-Spades}

and Perry Friedman got out of the way after the player under the gun raised. Carol Kline bumped the bet from 500 to 1500 and her opponent called. Kline showed {10-Diamonds}