Lederer Triples
The board ended up as
.Lederer scooped the main pot with
and the other two players chopped the side pot.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 18 - $10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better
Day: 1
The board ended up as
.Lederer scooped the main pot with
and the other two players chopped the side pot.
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 0
Harman Loses the Rest
Showdown
Farha:
Harman:
Right in the door came the
, which was bad news for the at-risk Harman. In the end, the board ran out 
. With Farha running down her queens, Jen Harman now finds herself on the outside looking in.
More Harman Than Good
The flop came out
. The blinds checked, then called when Harman fired a bet.Fourth street came the
, pairing the board. The small blind checked, Alaei bet, and Harman raised. That was enough to fold the small blind, but Alaei came along to the river.The last card was the
Alaei bet out into Harman this time, and she flat called. Alaei turned over his hole cards, revealing 
. His jacks full of queens was plenty good enough to scoop the pot, pushing him upwards to 56,000. Harman, meanwhile, has fallen back to just 11,000.
Hanson All In
Giang tabled
, while Hanson only showed two of his cards: 
.The dealer ran out the flop of
, drawing a big, "Oooh," from the table. The turn and river came and 
respectively, giving Giang trip threes and a 7-4-3-2-A low. Hanson would need some help with his final two cards to stay alive. The first one he rolled over was the 
, meaning that he wasn't completely dead just yet. Needing to find an ace or a six to stay alive, Hason flipped over his last card: 
.Failing to improve, John Hanson has been eliminated from the field here late in Day 1. Giang, on the other hand, is alive and well with 37,000.
Warning: Call-Muck Virus May Be Spreading
Poker players are survivors. Successful players look for every possible way to win each pot, giving themselves the best chance of winning the tournament they are in. The 'Call-muck' virus attacks this thought process and somehow makes players continue in a pot right to end and when they face the river bet they call-muck. It's a most costly way to lose chips, and therefore the virus most poker players fear catching.
The player showing symptoms was involved in pot with Barry Greenstein and Josh Arieh. Arieh ducked out of the way on the
flop, but this particular player called Greenstein's raise and then called his turn bet when the came. The river saw Greenstein bet again and this is where the symptoms become clear. The uninfected part of his brain was active when he asked Greenstein, "You have aces-full? But then the infected part kicked in and he called and mucked instantly. Barry took the pot without having to show his hand down. At the moment this is an isolated case, so no need to worry. We will keep on the lookout for anymore signs of this deadly poker player virus.
The Pace of Play
Wattel You Going to Do About That?
. Mike Wattel bets into his opponent, Jason Gray, and then calls his raise. The turn sees Wattel check-call Gray's bet before the river comes . Once more Wattel check calls, but mucks upon seeing Gray's 
.
Multi-Tabling
Juanda's stack had dipped to around 18,000 and that's because he has only played a few hands as he is still playing in Event 15, the $1,500 Stud. And you can easily understand why as he is currently 5th in chips with 11 players left.
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