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

06-30-2008 14:54 UTC-7

Cousineau Down

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Tony Cousineau, crippled just a few minutes ago, has hit the rail. He bet 7,000 preflop and was called by David Williams. The rest went in on the {Q-Spades}

flop. Cousineau showed {K-Clubs}

for an overpair and a flush draw. Williams tabled {Q-Diamonds}

for trip queens with a smaller flush draw. The turn {10-Diamonds}

gave Williams a full house, which was the best hand when the blank {6-Clubs}

hit the turn.

06-30-2008 14:57 UTC-7

Sitting in late position, George Abdallah opened with a raise to 7,000. Right behind him, Thayer Rasmussen reraised to 31,000. William McMahon called from the small blind with his last 3,600 chips, and Abdallah made the call as well.

The flop came {Q-Diamonds}

. Abdallah moved all in for 64,900, and Rasmussen, who was covered, made the call all in for 49,800 total. At this point, both McMahon and Rasmussen were at risk for their tournament lives.

McMahon: {5-Hearts}

Abdallah:

Rasmussen: {A-Diamonds}

Abdallah had his two men on the ropes, looking for the double elimination. Salvation found Rasmussen on the turn, though. The {Q-Spades}

peeled off, making him queens full, and putting him back in control of the hand. The river was a raggy {9-Clubs}

. McMahon was knocked out, but Rasmussen found his card and more than doubled up, now over 180,000.

Tags: George Abdallah Thayer Rasmussen

06-30-2008 14:58 UTC-7

Busto Humberto

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The tournament of Humberto Brenes is over. He raised to 7,000 after Marty Smyth limped in. Smyth called to a flop of {9-Spades}

, then bet pot, enough to put Brenes all in. He called with naked kings; Smyth showed a partial wrap draw with {10-Spades}

. The turn {Q-Hearts}

helped neither player, but the river {10-Clubs}

completed one of Smyth's straight draws.

Smyth now has 152,000.

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 0

06-30-2008 15:08 UTC-7

Boeken Walkin'

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Noah Boeken is the latest casualty in the Brasilia Room. He bet 11,000 preflop, 27,000 on a rainbow flop of 9-7-4, and his last 23,000 when an ace hit the turn. Each bet was check-called by [Removed:14]. Harroch tabled a wrap straight draw with Q-J-10-8 after the turn bet; Boeken showed AAxx for a set of aces. The river was a 6, filling Harroch's straight.

06-30-2008 15:13 UTC-7

Arieh Towering Over the Field

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With three limpers into the pot, action comes around to Josh Arieh in the small blind. He raises it to 10,000. The first two limpers call, and Charlie Wang decides to reraise from late position, making it 52,000. Arieh is the only caller this time, and it's heads up to the flop.

It brings {J-Diamonds}

. Arieh checks and Wang bets out all in for his remaining 85,300. Big stack Josh Arieh makes the call.

Arieh: {A-Diamonds}

Wang:

Wong leads with his pair of kings. The turn brings the {4-Clubs}

and a few more outs for Arieh. The river comes through for him, dropping the {5-Hearts}

and making Arieh the winning jacks over fives. He knocks out Wang and increases his lead over the field. Arieh now sits with a whopping 480,000.

Tags: Charlie Wong Josh Arieh

06-30-2008 15:13 UTC-7

Amit Eliminated

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Sometimes the bust-outs come so fast, it seems like a player is going out every hand. Add Rafi Amit to the tally to start Day 2. He was all in preflop with big-stacked Shawn Buchanan. Buchanan's hand of {J-Clubs}

connected very well with the flop of {K-Clubs}

. Amit didn't miss the flop too terribly either, with {A-Hearts}

. The board never paired, though, allowing Buchanan's straight to hold up.

06-30-2008 15:17 UTC-7

For Your Listening Pleasure

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Clonie Gowen has chosen the musical styling of Elton John to rock out to on her iPod for Day 2 of this tournament.

06-30-2008 15:33 UTC-7

Chau Down

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We caught up with a three-way pot between Rob Hollink, Chau Giang and Nenad Medic on the turn. Roughly 40,000 was in the pot, and the board showed {Q-Diamonds}

. Medic checked to Hollink, who bet 40,000. Giang called all in for about 35,000, and Medic folded. Giang was behind with {K-Clubs}

, for trip queens, to Hollink's {A-Diamonds}

for the nut flush. Giang needed a board pair on the river and didn't get it when the river fell {6-Hearts}

.

Giang was eliminated from the tournament on the hand. Hollink is up to 157,000.

06-30-2008 15:47 UTC-7

Tony G Gets El Doble

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Tony G recently got the slightest bit of breathing room. Peter Jetten raised to 6,000 preflop. Action folded to Tony G in the big blind, who reraised to 16,000. Jetten called, then called again after Tony G moved in for about 5,000 on a flop of {Q-Diamonds}