Michele Limongi: (X-X) (X)
Martin Eikeng: (X-X)
Zac Fellows: (X-X)
Chris Amaral: (X-X)
Limongi completed and everyone else called. On fourth, Fellows bet and everyone called. On fifth, Limongi bet and only Eikeng called. On sixth, Limongi bet again and then Eikeng raised. Limongi called. On seventh, Eikeng bet, Liimongi raised, Eikeng reraised, and then Limongi called.
Limongi revealed in the hole for a full house. Eikeng showed in the hole to make a losing straight, but he did have a low hand. The two players chopped up the pot and split everyone else's money.
"I thought we were playing only high!" exclaimed Limongi.
Michele Limongi - 1,391,000
James Van Alstyne - 1,109,000
Martin Eikeng - 505,000
Zac Fellows - 352,000
Chris Amaral - 318,000
Gabriel Nassif - 226,000
Tim Finne - 174,000
A multi-way pot saw only two players reach showdown with our two chip leaders clashing. James Van Alstyne took control of the betting from fifth street with Michele Limongi calling him down.
Van Alstyne showed () ) for the low as Limongi took several seconds to reveal () for two pair for the high to chop the pot.
"You heard of a term called slowroll, sir?" said Zac Fellows to Limongi, as these two continued their sparring on the felt.
After putting in his small blind, Gabriel Nassif was left with just 80,000 chips when the action folded to him. He raised and Tim Finne folded his big blind. Nassif showed pocket aces!
"I waited all that time and no action!" exclaimed Nassif, as the blinds keep his head above water.
As we move back to Omaha-8, Martin Eikeng and James Van Alstyne tangled in a recent pot. On a flop of Eikeng bet out and Van Alstyne put in the raise. Eikeng called and then check-called the turn and river.
Eikeng flipped hoping for the low, but instead picked up the high with his pair of sevens as Van Alstyne showed for the nut low. Chop it up!
Some interested observers on the rail recently have included Justin Bonomo, Yuval Bronstein, Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri, Scott Seiver, Robert Mizrachi, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Ylon Schwartz and Steve Billirakis.