2009 World Series of Poker

Event 3 - $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better
Day: 1
123
Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q987
Prize
$263,135
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
918
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 918

Three Hands with Rafe Furst

Walking through the room, I stopped by Rafe Furst's table just as he raised the pot to 600 preflop from the big blind. He got one caller and the dealer put out a flop of {9-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

Rafe bet and was called. He got called again after betting the {K-Diamonds} on the turn, and took the pot down after betting the {K-Spades} on the river. That hand brought his stack to about 9,000.

Rafe didn't slow down, raising to 400 from the small blind on the next hand. He got two callers, including the button. The button called again on a flop of {10-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and called again after Rafe bet the {Q-Clubs} on the turn.

Both players checked the {6-Hearts} on the river, and Rafe scooped the pot when his pocket Aces proved to be enough.

Rafe gave back a little of his winnings on the third hand, where he called an all-in bet of just 375. He tabled {3-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{10-Hearts}, which couldn't improve against his opponent's aces.