Event 35 - $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-17-2009 13:02 UTC-12

Updated Chip Counts

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Andrew Chen - 72,000
Marcel Luske - 13,400
Daniel Negreanu - 9,500
Isaac Baron - 106,000
Jason Mercier - 22,000
Chau Giang - 73,000
Sandra Naujoks - 17,500
Eric Liu - 24,000

06-17-2009 13:16 UTC-12

Sandra Naujoks Doubles Up

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After a flop of {A-Hearts}

Sandra Naujoks check raises her opponent all-in. He calls.

Sandra: {K-Hearts}

Opponent:

The board ran out {A-Hearts}

giving Sandra Naujoks a straight. She doubles up and is now at 17,500.

Tags: Sandra Naujoks

06-17-2009 13:22 UTC-12

Greenstein Goes Spade-Spade for the Win

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Action folded around the table to Phil Galfond on the button who opened with a raise to 1,500. Next to act, Barry Greenstein made a pot-sized bet of 5,700 and Galfond made the call.

The flop then came {J-Spades}

and Greenstein open-shoved all in for a total of 4,550. Galfond made the call holding {J-Diamonds}

for trip jacks and Greenstein tabled {A-Spades}

for ace-high.

Greenstein would need a miracle to stay alive, and it was a miracle he got, as the turn and river came {2-Spades}

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giving Barry a pot-clinching spade flush.

After the hand, Greenstein stacked up 29,800 in chips.

Tags: Barry Greenstein

06-17-2009 13:34 UTC-12

"Give Me The Money!" Lisandro at 107,000

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After a flop of {J-Spades}

Jeff Lisandro bet enough to put his opponent all in.

His opponent says "I have to call you, I flopped the nuts" and calls. When his hand is flipped over players start murmuring, and he corrects himself saying he has the second nuts. Lisandro didn't even bother to look at his opponent's hand and showed his own {K-Diamonds}

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The board ran out {J-Spades}

When the river was dealt, players at the table inform Lisandro that he won the pot. In disbelief, he took a closer look at his opponent's hand

{J-Hearts}

Apparently, his opponent wasn't capable of realizing what "the nuts" actually meant.

Lisandro yells out "give me the money", excited to have taken down the pot. He now has 107,000.

Tags: Jeffery Lisandro

06-17-2009 13:42 UTC-12

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

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Marcel Luske eliminates Daniel Negreanu from today's action.

Marcel Luske is now at 47,000.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Marcel Luske

06-17-2009 13:46 UTC-12

It's Not Easy Being Green

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Two hands after doubling through Phil Galfond, Barry Greenstein found himself all in again -- this time against two opponents, holding {A-Hearts}

after the flop had come: {K-Hearts}

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Holding a pair of jacks and the nut flush draw, Barry found himself up against one opponent's set of jacks, and another's (Jared Blezlick) set of kings.

The turn and river blanked out {9-Clubs}

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and Blezlick's set of kings held up to eliminate Greenstein from the tournament.

Blezlick stacked up just over 70,000 in chips after the hand.

Tags: Barry Greenstein

06-17-2009 13:54 UTC-12

Defending Champion Phil "OMGCLAYAIKEN" Galfond Eliminated

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Five players saw a flop of {9-Spades}

. Action was checked around to Phil Galfond in the hijack who bet 2,600. The button reraised to 8,300 and action folds back around to Galfond who moved all in for 4,000 more. The button called.

Galfond: {A-Diamonds}