Event 35 - $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-19-2009 12:48 UTC-12

JonnyBax Picks Up the Blinds

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Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy raised to 80,000 from under the gun to win the blinds.

06-19-2009 12:48 UTC-12

No Sweat for Ramos

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Felipe Ramos opened for 85,000 and was called by Richard Austin. On a flop of {q-Clubs}

, Ramos either moved all in or bet pot, 215,000 -- the amount he had in his stack was close a pot-sized bet. Either way, Austin quickly folded.

Tags: Felipe Ramos Richard Austin

06-19-2009 12:46 UTC-12

Mizzi Takes a Large Pot From Palevic

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Rifat Palevic completed from the small blind and Sorel Mizzi checked his option. The flop came {A-Hearts}

. Palevic led out for 40,000 and Mizzi called.

The turn brought the {7-Diamonds}

. Palevic check-called a 115,000 bet from Mizzi.

The river was the {4-Clubs}

and Palevic checked again. Mizzi made a bet of just under pot, for 300,000. Palevic tanked for about two minutes before making the call.

Mizzi showed {J-Hearts}

for a straight. Palevic tossed his cards in with disgust and Mizzi raked in the pot.

Mizzi - 1,300,000
Palevic - 120,000

Tags: Rifat Palevic Sorel Mizzi

06-19-2009 12:39 UTC-12

Battle of the Small Ballers

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Sorel Mizzi opened the pot preflop to his now-standard 60,000. Only Cliff Josephy, sitting with the button, called the raise.

Both players checked a junk flop of {5-Hearts}

. On the turn {3-Diamonds}

, Sorel fired 105,000 and took down the pot.

Tags: Cliff Josephy Sorel Mizzi

06-19-2009 12:38 UTC-12

Ramos Takes a Hand

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From the button, Filipe Ramos called. Cliff Josephy completed form the small blind and Richard Austin checked his option.

The flop came {10-Diamonds}

and both Josephy and Austin checked. Ramos bet 80,000 from his button to take down the pot.

Tags: Filipe Ramos

06-19-2009 12:33 UTC-12

Definitely one player at this table who has shown a strong preference to keep pots small is Cliff Josephy. Josephy was one of five players in a limped pot (only Rifat Palevic folded preflop). Action checked all the way to the river on a board of {5-Diamonds}

. After Felipe Ramos checked, Josephy bet 90,000. Dan Hindin decided to look Josephy up and called. Josephy turned over a full house, {A-Hearts}

, to grab the pot.

Tags: Cliff Josephy Dan Hindin

06-19-2009 12:28 UTC-12

Mizzi Three-Bets From The Button

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Cliff Josephy raised to 80,000 from under the gun and Richard Austin called from behind. Sorel Mizzi raised the pot from the button to 365,000 and takes down the hand.

06-19-2009 12:23 UTC-12

Cliff Josephy Check-Raises

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Cliff Josephy raised to 80,000 from the cut off and Richard Austin called from the button.

The flop came {7-Diamonds}

. Josephy checked and Austin bet 160,000. Josephy check raised to 450,000 and Austin quickly mucked his hand.

Tags: Cliff Josephy

06-19-2009 12:21 UTC-12

Mini Mizzi

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We're seeing a new pattern at the table. Although most of the players continue to open for pot or close to it, Sorel Mizzi has changed things up. His last several open-raises have been to 60,000 - the minimum raise.

He min-raised from under the gun in the last hand and was called by Rifat Palevic from the big blind. On a flop of {9-Clubs}

, Palevic check-folded to a bet of 100,000 from Mizzi.

Tags: Rifat Palevic Sorel Mizzi

06-19-2009 12:11 UTC-12

Austin Takes First Pot of Level 23.

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Richard Austin limped into the pot from the cut off. Sorel Mizzi completed from the small blind and Dan Hindin checked his option.

The flop came {A-Clubs}

. Action checked to Austin who bet 80,000. His opponents fold their hands and he takes it down.

Tags: Richard Austin