Event 50 - $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha World Championship Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-29-2008 21:09 UTC-7

Minieri Chips Down

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We caught up with Dario Minieri as he was at the river, on a board of {10-Hearts}

. He called a bet of 16,500 by his opponent, only to see his opponent turn over {8-Hearts}

for a full house, eights full of sixes

Minieri retains 23,000 chips.

06-29-2008 20:57 UTC-7

Robert Mizrachi's Aces Go Down to Aces

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Robert Mizrachi got all in preflop with what he had to think was the best hand: {A-Hearts}

. One opponent called with a nearly identical {A-Spades}

-- the two were filpping a coin to see who would win the hand. Mizrachi wound up on the wrong side of the flip when the board came {6-Diamonds}

to make two pair, queens and threes, for Mizrachi's opponent.

Mizrachi is now on life support with just 9,000 chips.

06-29-2008 20:54 UTC-7

Bloch Triples Up With Queen-High

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On a flop of {4-Clubs}

, one player led out for 5,200. Andy Bloch went all in for 5,700 before a player behind him raised pot for over 30,000. The first player flashed a jack and a five before he mucked, leaving Bloch alone with the raiser.

Bloch: {Q-Clubs}

Opponent:

Each player had the same partial wrap straight draw, but Bloch's opponent also had a flush draw. The turn and river bricked out with a non-spade ace and a non-spade nine, leaving Bloch's queen-high as the best hand. He now has about 26,000 chips.

06-29-2008 20:48 UTC-7

Postprandial Hypoglycemia

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Otherwise known as a food coma. We suspect that, like the media, most of the players are suffering from a food coma at the moment, as the start of post-dinner play has been unusually quiet.

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 0

06-29-2008 20:30 UTC-7

Play Resumes

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Cards are in the air.

06-29-2008 18:50 UTC-7

Time to Refuel

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The tournament has been put on hold while the players tend to some important business: Their 90-minute dinner break.

The green T25 chips will be raced off and colored up during the break as well.

06-29-2008 18:50 UTC-7

Hollink Gets Flack

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Rob Hollink, Layne Flack and another player went to the turn together. With the board showing {3-Clubs}

, the third player bet 10,000. Flack raised all in to 20,000. Hollink went into the tank for about a minute before making the call. The third player also called.

The river came {2-Spades}

, bringing a check from the third player. Hollink tanked again, considering a value bet, then checked behind. His {Q-Spades}

was the best hand, beating Flack's {K-Hearts}

. The third player mucked.

Hollink has about 103,000; Flack was eliminated.

06-29-2008 18:50 UTC-7

Minieri Doubles Up

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On a flop of {8-Hearts}

, Dario Minieri and one other player went to war. When all was said and done, Minieri's tournament life was on the line.

Minieri: {6-Hearts}

Opponent:

Minieri had a wrap draw, but his opponent had middle set, a classic "race" situation in PLO. The turn and river came {2-Hearts}

to fill Minieri's straight two times. He doubles up to 55,000.

06-29-2008 18:45 UTC-7

Hellmuth Departs Graciously

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Rafi Amit raises in early position, making it "One five two five,"
-- 1,525 to go. The button calls, and action comes around to Phil Hellmuth in the big blind. He says, "I get to raise 25," and puts his last 1,550 chips into the middle. The two opponents add the single extra green chip to the pot, and it's three-handed to the flop.

It comes down {K-Spades}

. Amit says, "I'd like to check, but I can't." He puts out a bet, and the third player in the hand gets out of the way. The cards of the two remaining players are turned up:

Hellmuth: {7-Hearts}