2008 World Series of Poker
Event 50 - $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha World Championship
Day: 1
Fitoussi Out of Here
Andy Black Eliminated
"I'm sorry," said Black. "I'm trying to get knocked out of the tournament."
The very next hand, Black doubled up to about 14,000 with when he flopped the nut straight and it held up through the turn and river. Black's luck came to an end the following hand, however. In a three-way pot with Arturo Diaz and one other player, Black bet 5,500 on the turn with the board showing . Diaz moved all in and was called by the other player before Black called as well.
Black:
Diaz:
Opponent:
Diaz had middle set; his opponent had a partial wrap draw; and Black also had a partial wrap draw. Unfortunately for Black, they were holding each other's outs. The turn and river came to allow Diaz to scoop a pot worth almost 50,000 and eliminate Black.
A Note About Chip Counts
David Williams Flossin'
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Build an Empire of Chips
He now has 27,000.
Mizrachi Grinding Early
The turn brings the , and all three men check.
The river is the . This time it checks over to Mizrachi, and he puts out a bet of 3,000. The big blind calls, and Juanda ducks out of the way. Mizrachi turns over , and he takes down the pot with his king-high flush.
Rabbi, Ribeye, Rebuy
Gold:
Opponent:
Gold missed his straight on the river and has redeemed his rebuy chip.
Table Talk
Minieri responded with a simple, "No."
Matusow, through a big grin, replied, "Me neither."