Event 50 - $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha World Championship Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-30-2008 17:24 UTC-7

Roland Right Out of Here

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Mark Roland fans, prepare to be supremely disappointed. We caught up with Roland as he was taking a three-way flop of {J-Hearts}

with chip leader Josh Arieh and [Removed:14]. Arieh checked to Harroch, who bet 15,000. Roland tanked, then raised all in to 59,000. Arieh was the only to make the call, but his check-call of a bet and a raise had to spell bad news for Roland.

Arieh: {K-Spades}

Roland:

It was set-over-set, with Roland on the wrong end. Neither player had a draw to speak of, and so when the turn and river did not produce the case jack, Roland was eliminated.

Arieh continues his impressive dominance of this tournament. He has so many chips, in such a fortress in front of him, that it's difficult to get an accurate count. Our best guss is about 580,000 but we think that's low.

06-30-2008 17:08 UTC-7

What a Moran

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We pick up the action prior to the flop where Brandon Moran is facing a decision. Karl Mahrenholz has a raise of 32,000 out in front of him, and Moran decides to put in the call and see a flop.

It comes out {3-Diamonds}

. Mahrenholz moves all in, and Moran calls.

Mahrenholz: {A-Spades}

Moran:

The turn is the {2-Hearts}

and the river brings the {3-Hearts}

and a full house for Moran. He grabs the pot, knocks out Kyle Mahrenholz, and chips himself up to 355,000.

Tags: Brandon Moran Kyle Mahrenholz

06-30-2008 17:05 UTC-7

Unimproved Aces Are Not Gold, Part 47

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Dan Shak and Kenneth Mattson got in a raising war on a flop of {K-Diamonds}

and eventually Mattson was all in, with Shak just barely having him covered. Shak showed unimproved aces with no draw; Mattson held {5-Clubs}

. (I guess he's one of those "tricky players" Johnny Chan was recently pontificating about.)

The board came running tens to make a full house for Mattson. He jumps up to 157,000, while Dan "I trade stocks online while playing the WSOP" Shak is on life support with just 14,000.

06-30-2008 17:01 UTC-7

"If everyone thinks one thing, then I say bet the other way."

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See me, feel me. Touch me, heal me. Tommy Grimes may be asking people that for the rest of the night. He moved all in on a flop of {9-Spades}

and was called by Guillaume Patry. Grimes tabled unimproved aces, {A-Hearts}

; Patry showed {6-Hearts}

for trip fours. The turn and river bricked out to eliminate Grimes.

"You play tricky," mused Johnny "Effin'" Chan aloud. "You play low, everybody else plays high."

06-30-2008 16:57 UTC-7

Dario Does the Deed

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Alberto Romero opened from middle position with a raise to 10,500. Dario Alioto and Thayer Rasmussen put in matching chips and came along to the three-way flop.

It rolls out {6-Clubs}

. Romero bet out 36,000 and Alioto raised to 144,000. With a little gamble in their eyes, both Rasmussen and Romero made the call, both all in and at risk of elimination. With the betting complete, the hands were turned up:

Romero: {A-Spades}

Alioto:

Rasmussen: {8-Clubs}

The turn brought a nice hit for Alioto when the {9-Spades}

popped off, giving him triple nines with an ace kicker. The river {2-Hearts}

missed everyone, and Alioto dragged in a huge pot, knocking off two players and moving way up the board to 450,000 -- squarely in second place.

Tags: Alberto Romero Dario Alioto Thayer Rasmussen

06-30-2008 16:55 UTC-7

Dang It!

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Danny Dang will not be seen in the Brasilia Room for the rest of the evening. On an {8-?}

X flop, Dang got all of his chips in the middle with naked kings, unimproved. Gary Benson, who had Dang covered, almost beat him into the pot and flipped over a hand that contained the other two crazy eights. No running kings for Dang (surprise) -- he's out.

Benson now has 98,000 chips.

06-30-2008 16:47 UTC-7

Rob Hollink's Biggest Pham

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From under the gun, Rob Hollink raised to 8,000 and got four callers, including Kido Pham on his left.

The flop came out {9-Hearts}

. Hollink bet 9,000, and Pham raised it up to 20,000. The other two opponents folded, and Hollink made the call.

Fourth street was the {A-Spades}

. Hollink bet the amount Pham had left in front of him, 35,500, and Kido obliged by pushing all his chips in on the call.

Hollink: {A-Hearts}

Pham:

The river came the {A-Diamonds}

, and Pham took down a big pot with his full house, more than doubling up to 158,000. Hollink, meanwhile, has taken a step back to 91,000.

Tags: Kido Pham Rob Hollink

06-30-2008 16:44 UTC-7

Boatman Sails Out of the Brasilia Room

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Ross Boatman tried the old limp-reraise routine, after Clonie Gowen limped in behind him and Nick Gibson raised to 16,500. Boatman reraised all in to 39,500, folding Gowen, but Gibson would not be so easily deterred.

Gibson: {A-Spades}