Event 10 - $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-05-2009 18:56 UTC-12

Boukai Gets Flush, Doubles Up

Hold'em

Rami Boukai limped in the small blind, and Najib Bennani checked from the BB. The flop came {A-Diamonds}

. Boukai bet 60,000, Bennani raised to 200,000, and Boukai reraised all in. Bennani made the call.

Boukai showed {Q-Diamonds}

for the flush draw, and Bennani {A-Spades}

for top pair. The turn was the {3-Clubs}

, and Boukai was down to one card. The river brought the {10-Diamonds}

and his flush, and he doubled up to 1.25 million. Bennani slips to 1.15 million.

06-05-2009 18:44 UTC-12

Omaha

Rami Boukai raised to 200,000 from the button, and Ben Grundy reraised to 460,000 from the big blind, leaving himself 65,000. Boukai went ahead and reraised to put Grundy all in, and Grundy called.

Grundy {A-Spades}

Boukai

The board came {8-Diamonds}

, and Grundy doubles up to 950,000. Now Boukai is the short stack with 625,000. Meanwhile Najib Bennani has the big advantage right now with 1.95 million.

Level: 27

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-05-2009 18:36 UTC-12

We're Back

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Cards are in the air.

06-05-2009 18:28 UTC-12

A Quick One

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The three remaining players are taking a quick five-minute break before we move to the next level.

06-05-2009 18:27 UTC-12

Sneaky Sneaky

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Hold'em

Just saw a somewhat curious three-handed hold'em hand. Rami Boukai limped from the button, Najib Bennani completed from the small blind, and Ben Grundy checked from the BB.

The flop came {A-Clubs}

. The blinds checked, Boukai bet 60,000, Bennani called, and Grundy folded. Both checked the {A-Hearts}

turn and

river.

Bennani showed {K-Diamonds}

, and claimed the relatively small pot.

06-05-2009 18:22 UTC-12

Chip Counts at Start of Three-Handed Play

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Najib Bennani -- 1.55 million
Rami Boukai -- 1.34 million
Ben Grundy -- 585,000

06-05-2009 18:20 UTC-12

Cornel Cimpan Eliminated in 4th Place ($69,546)

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Omaha

It folded to Najib Bennani who completed from the small blind, then Cornel Cimpan raised to 150,000 total from the big blind. Bennani asked how much Cimpan had left -- 265,000 -- then made the call.

The flop came {5-Spades}

, and Bennani promptly bet enough to put Cimpan all in. He pondered a while, then said "All right."

Bennani {8-Clubs}

Cimpan

The turn was the {2-Hearts}

and the river the {4-Clubs}

, giving Bennani the straight and eliminating Cimpan.

Bennani is the new chip leader as we begin three-handed play. Counts coming.

Tags: Cornel Cimpan

06-05-2009 18:05 UTC-12

Chippies

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After knocking out Daniel Makowsky, Najib Bennani has surged into 2nd place, now hot on the heels of chip leader Rami Boukai. Bennani was down to just fifty thousand chips earlier in the day, and his count now shows that he has added a full million chips to that stack over the course of a few hours. Here's how they count down right now:

Rami Boukai - 1,150,000
Najib Bennani - 1,050,000
Ben Grundy - 665,000
Cornel Cimpan - 560,000

06-05-2009 18:02 UTC-12

Daniel Makowsky Eliminated in 5th Place ($51,313)

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Hold'em

With the action folded around to the button, Daniel Makowsky potted it up to 140,000. In the big blind, Najib Bennani reraised the pot, plenty enough to cover his opponent. Makowsky made the call, putting his tournament life in jeopardy.

Showdown
Makowsky: {A-Hearts}

Bennani:

The board was a big airball for Makowsky, as it ran down {K-Hearts}

. Failing to pair up and win the race, our start-of-day chip leader has been relegated to the rail in 5th place. He'll take home more than $50,000 for his work over the last three days.

Tags: Daniel Makowsky Najib Bennani