Event 50 - $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha World Championship | 2008 World Series of Poker

07-01-2008 17:19 UTC-7

Hand #35 - Michael Mizrachi

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[Removed:14] has the button in Seat 9. Michael Mizrachi limps in, Harroch calls from the button, and both blinds come along to the four-way flop.

It comes out {3-Clubs}

, and everyone checks.

Turn: {10-Spades}

. Kido Pham checks, and Brandon Moran comes out betting 100,000. Mizrachi calls, and everyone else gets out of the way, leaving the other two men heads up with one card to come.

River: {2-Spades}

. Moran bets out again, and Mizrachi makes the call. The hands are shown down:

Moran: {Q-Spades}

Mizrachi:

The Grinder's king-high flush is the winner, and he takes down a nice pot just before break.

Tags: Michael Mizrachi

07-01-2008 17:19 UTC-7

Players Are on a Break

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We've hit our first twenty-minute break of the day. There will be a color-up and race-off of the orange (T1,000) chips while players are away from the table.

07-01-2008 17:38 UTC-7

We apologize for the lack of chip count updates. The ESPN film crew has the table surrounded, and it is nearly impossible for us to get a clear vantage point to eye up the chips. At break, we counted them down, and here's how they stack up:

Mizrachi - 1,845,000
Pham - 1,515,000
Jetten - 1,455,000
Smyth - 805,000
Argyros - 555,000
Harroch - 530,000
Moran - 525,000
Hanlon - 360,000

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 0

07-01-2008 17:45 UTC-7

Play Resumes

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Cards are back in the air.

07-01-2008 17:47 UTC-7

Hand #36 - Kido Pham

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Kido Pham has the button in Seat 1. When everyone folds to him, Pham pushes out a stack of pink chips for a raise to 100,000. Neither of the players in the blinds wants to call. Pham wins the pot.

07-01-2008 17:49 UTC-7

Hand #37 - Brandon Moran

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Brandon Moran has the button in Seat 2. First in from the cutoff position, Kido Pham puts out a raise to 105,000. Moran fingers his chips for a moment before putting in a call. Both blinds duck out.

The heads-up flop comes down {Q-Clubs}

. Pham checks it over, and Moran announces, "I bet the pot," sliding out 270,000 chips. Pham quickly mucks, and Moran rakes in the pot.

Tags: Brandon Moran

07-01-2008 17:51 UTC-7

Hand #38 - Peter Jetten

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Peter Jetten has the button in Seat 3. His raise to 100,000 as the first in the pot wins the blinds.

07-01-2008 17:55 UTC-7

Hand #39 - Kido Pham

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Michael Mizrachi has the button in Seat 4. Kido Pham raises it to 80,000, and Mizrachi calls. Billy Argyros and Tom Hanlon fold their blinds, and again it's a heads-up flop.

It comes out {7-Spades}

. Kido checks, and The Grinder checks behind.

Fourth street is the {2-Spades}

. Again, both men check.

River: {5-Clubs}

, and both players check once more.

Kido Pham is first to show, and he reveals {K-Spades}

, giving him tens over sevens. It's the winner, as The Grinder double-checks and slips his hand into the muck.

Tags: Kido Pham

07-01-2008 18:03 UTC-7

Hand #40 - Billy "The Croc" Argyros

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Billy "The Croc" Argyros has the button in Seat 5. Peter Jetten is the first in the pot, with a raise to 110,000. Michael Mizrachi calls the raise, but then Billy The Croc, donning his sunglasses, reraises all in to 495,000 total. Billy is being quite vocal with his tablemates, but the sound of his voice is getting swallowed up before reaching the media table -- we can't distinguish what he's saying.

Action folds back to Jetten, who goes into the tank for about a minute and then folds. Arygros immediately give Mizrachi's shoulder a squeeze and says, "Buddy! You and I!" (His voice is now carrying clearly across the stage area.) He playfully puts his rubber crocodile on Mizrachi's arm, who politely shakes it off. After another minute, Mizrachi makes the call. He has been involved in every all-in today.

Mizrachi: {A-Diamonds}

Argyros:

A curious call by Mizrachi, as he had to believe that his hand was far behind whatever Billy The Croc would reraise all in with. As MC Robbie Thompson is calling out the hands, he remarks that Billy The Croc has by far the best hand. "However," adds Thompson, "this *is* Omaha."

The flop comes {5-Clubs}

. It's no help for either player, though Mizrachi does pick up a gutshot wheel draw.

The turn is the {J-Diamonds}

. "Pair the board!" says Argyros, several times. He gets something just as good -- a river of {J-Hearts}

. He makes jacks full of kings to sweep in the pot and double up.

"Lets rock and roll!" shouts Argyros. He then starts calling out "valye" which he says is Greek for jack.