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2008 World Series of Poker
Event 50 - $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha World Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Total Entries
381
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 381
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to Greg Hurst, who bet 110,000. Buchanan raised all in for 20,000 more, and Hurst quickly called. He had a big draw, showing 
for two pair with a straight draw and the nut flush draw. Buchanan opened 
for a bigger two pair and smaller straight draw. The turn and river were both hearts, 
and 
, to make Hurst the nut flush. He chips up to 740,000 and eliminates Buchanan, who will collect $53,721.
. Greg Hurst made the call from the big blind, getting a discounted price to play. He tabled 
.The board frowned on Arieh, coming down
. Unable to get over the hump, Arieh shipped the last few of his chips to Hurst, shook hands with the table, and quickly departed out the side door.Josh Arieh had been our leader for the vast, vast majority of the tournament, and for a long time it appeared that he might take it coast-to-coast. Something happened after the players returned from dinner though, and Arieh could get nothing going. He has steadily bled chips for the last six hours, and eventually ran out entirely. For his hard work, he will take home more than $50,000... but from the look on his face as he left, it's not exactly the target he was shooting for.
with two very deep stacks. A series of raises put Mizrachi all in against Argyros. Mizrachi:
Croc:
The Croc flopped a set of sevens against Mizrachi's king-high flush draw and overpair. The flush draw filled on the turn, and again on the river, with the
and 
. That doubled Mizrachi up to 1.3 million and dropped Argyros back down to about 700,000.
The board ran out
. Arieh turned over 
, and his two pair was the winner. With that, he triples himself up to around 350,000 after dragging in a sorely-needed pot.
On a flop of
, Billy "The Croc" Argyros bet 55,000. Arieh called, then called again on the turn when Argyros bet 140,000. The fell on the river, and Argyros made what looked like a value bet of 100,000. Arieh called a third time.Argyros opened
, showing just top pair. Arieh couldn't beat it and mucked his hand. With that pot, Argyros is up to 1.5 million and Arieh is left with a mere 115,000.
The flop came
. The Croc bet out 240,000, and Arieh reluctantly folded. With the betting complete, the hands were turned over:Tran:
Argyros:
Jimmy Tran was all in and needing some help to stave off elimination. No help came though. In fact, the
peeled off on the turn, making Argyros an unbeatable flush. "Wrap it up, buttercup!" came the cheer from The Croc, now uninterested in the river card. He eliminated Jimmy Tran, who slammed his cards down on the table and walked towards the exit. He scores a 13th-place finish, and will take home almost $45,000.
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 0
