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

06-19-2009 12:33 UTC-12

Small Pot for Josephy

[user75032]

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 12:38 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 12:39 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 12:46 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 12:48 UTC-12

No Sweat for Ramos

[user75032]

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 12:48 UTC-12

JonnyBax Picks Up the Blinds

[user111541]

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

06-19-2009 12:51 UTC-12

Ramos Not Ready to Stack Off

[user75032]

In a battle of the blinds, Felipe Ramos and Cliff Josephy took an unraised flop of {10-Spades}

. Ramos made a stab at the pot with a bet of 40,000. Josephy raised that bet to 150,000, putting Ramos to a decision for all of his chips. Ramos quickly folded.

Tags: Cliff Josephy Felipe Ramos

06-19-2009 12:55 UTC-12

Richard Austin Moves All In

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Cliff Josephy called from the small blind and Richard Austin checked in the big blind. The flop came {A-Diamonds}

. Josephy bet pot and Austin called.

The turn brought the {10-Diamonds}

. Josephy bet 180,000, another pot-sized bet. Austin then moves all in.

Josephy tossed his cards into the muck without any hesitation, and Austin survived his all-in.

Tags: Cliff Josephy Richard Austin

06-19-2009 12:57 UTC-12

Rifat Palevic Doubles through Richard Austin

[user75032]

Richard Austin limped his small blind and Rifat Palevic declined his big-blind option. On a flop of {2-Hearts}

, the two players got all of their chips in the middle, with the short-stacked Palevic the all-in player. He showed down a pair of tens, {k-Clubs}

. Austin opened a pair of queens, {Q-Diamonds}

. The turn {J-Hearts}

was a great sweat card, giving Palevic a draw to hearts. He hit that draw with the {7-Hearts}

river to double up.

Tags: Richard Austin Rifat Palevic

06-19-2009 13:06 UTC-12

JohnnyBax Tank-Calls to the Wrong Choice

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On hand number 50 of the "official" final table, five players limped into the pot. Action checked to Cliff Josephy on the {A-Diamonds}

flop. He bet 85,000 and was called only by Richard Austin.

Both players checked the {6-Diamonds}

turn. Josephy checked again when the river fell {Q-Clubs}

, drawing a bet of 225,000 from Austin. Josephy did not seem thrilled with that bet. He tanked for about a minute, then very reluctantly dropped 225,000 match chips into the middle. Austin opened trip sixes, {5-Diamonds}

, to take down the pot.

Tags: Cliff Josephy Richard Austin