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Event 35 - $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha
Day 1 Completed
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 35 - $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Total Entries
363
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 363
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The tournament clock says that 64 players remain, though we'll have the official number from Harrahs in a few hours.
The day saw a plethora of big names hit the rail today, including the likes of Omaha specialists Robert Williamson III, David Benyamine, Phil Galfond and Lee Watkinson.
Some of the names to keep an eye on tomorrow afternoon include Sorel Mizzi, Ralph Perry, Cliff Josephy and Sandra Naujoks. The overnight chip leader appears to be WSOP bracelet winner Jesper Hougaard who bagged up 208,500 in chips. Hougaard is followed closely behind by Rifat Palevic, who'll restart Day 2 with 207,400 in chips.
Tune in to PokerNews tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. local time for our continued coverage of Event 35. Until then, from the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV... good night and good luck!
We caught up to the hand on the flop, with the board showing
. Timothy Finne checked, as did both Zaicik (EP) and Naujoks (CO). The 
came on the turn and Finne passed the first action to Zaicik who led out with a 10,000 bet. Naujoks made the call and Finne tossed his cards into the muck pile.The river brought the
and both Zaicik and Naujoks checked. At the showdown, Zaicik turned over the 
, 
for a wheel, but Naujoks one-upped him, tabling 
, 
for the second nuts. Naujoks piled up 70,000 in chips after the hand.
the small blind checked and Isaac Baron made a bet from the big blind. A player in early position came over the top for all his chips and the small blind got out of the way. Baron called.Isaac Baron:
Early Position:
The board filled out
to allow Baron's flush to hold up.Isaac Baron - 81,000
The flop came
and Austin moved all in for 56,000. His opponent in late position called.Guillaume Patry:
Richard Austin:
Late Position:
The board fills out
giving Austin the nut straight on the turn. He eliminated both of his opponents and moves up to 170,000.
All of the chips went into the middle on a
flop; Clements' with two pair (kings and threes) and Timothy Finne's with top pair and an open-ended straight draw. Finne managed to hit an ace on the turn for Broadway and Clements failed to boat up on the river, putting a fast end to an otherwise long day.
Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 0
. Benyamine put in the last of his chips and Hougaard called.Benyamine:
Hougaard:
The board filled out
giving Hougaard queens and sixes to eliminate David Benyamine from the tournament.
