Event 40 - $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-22-2009 15:25 UTC-12

Blind Thievery Winners '09

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Josh Arieh raises to 80,000 winning the blinds.

Stefan Mattsson raises to 80,000 from the hijack winning the blinds.

06-22-2009 15:21 UTC-12

Lunkin Gets Aggressive

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Vitaly Lunkin raised to 90,000 and Richard Austin made the call in the big blind.

They saw a heads-up flop of {4-Spades}

. Austin checked to Lunkin who fired 75,000. Austin then check-raised to 230,000. It was back with Lunkin who thought for a moment before declaring "pot". Austin insta-folded and Lunkin takes down a healthy pot.

Tags: Richard Austin Vitaly Lunkin

06-22-2009 15:16 UTC-12

Approximate Chip Counts

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Seat 1: Ferit Gabriellson -- 760,000
Seat 2: Matt Graham -- 1,150,000
Seat 3: Barry Greenstein -- 1,114,000
Seat 4: Josh Arieh -- 1,600,000
Seat 5: Stefan Mattsson -- 652,000
Seat 6: Richard Austin -- 1,050,000
Seat 7: Van Marcus -- 460,000
Seat 8: Vitaly Lunkin -- 880,000
Seat 9: Robin Keston -- 1,012,000

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 0

06-22-2009 15:10 UTC-12

Quick Break

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Players are on a short commercial break.

06-22-2009 15:08 UTC-12

Greenstein Takes Another With Set

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Play folded around to Matt Graham who raised to 65,000. Barry Greenstein made the call in position on the button.

The flop fell {4-Clubs}

and Graham led out with a bet of 81,000. Greenstein made the call.

The turn was the {3-Clubs}

and both players checked, before again checking down on the {6-Clubs}

river.

Greenstein tabled {8-Clubs}

for a flopped set to collect back to back pots.

Tags: Barry Greenstein

06-22-2009 15:07 UTC-12

Greenstein Takes It On River

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Richard Austin limped into the pot once again and play folded to Matt Graham on the button. He called, Barry Greenstein completed from the small blind and Josh Arieh checked in the big blind.

The flop was {A-Spades}

and play checked around to Graham on the button who fired 72,000. Greenstein was the lone caller.

The turn brought the {5-Diamonds}

and both players checked to see the {A-Hearts}

land on the river. Greenstein led out with a bet of 175,000. Graham thought for a few moments before giving it up as Greenstein picks up a nice pot.

Tags: Barry Greenstein

06-22-2009 15:06 UTC-12

Positional Pot Proves Positive

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Richard Austin limps in for 24,000 from third position and Ferit Gabriellson raises the pot on the button to 108,000. The blinds fold and Austin makes the call.

The flop is {8-Hearts}

, both players check this and then the {10-Hearts}

and

river. Austin flips {8-?}

but Gabriellson wins with a straightening {K-Spades}

.

06-22-2009 15:03 UTC-12

Gabriellson Chips Up

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Richard Austin limped from middle position, and Robin Keston called on the button. Ferit Gabriellson completed from the small blind and Matt Graham checked his option in the big blind.

The multi-way flop came down {A-Hearts}

and action checked around. The turn brought the {8-Diamonds}

and Gabriellson led out with a pot-sized bet of 96,000 and all three opponents laid it down.

06-22-2009 14:55 UTC-12

One More For Arieh, Then One For Keston.

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Lunkin, Gabriellson, Greenstein, Arieh all limp on Mattsson's big blind.

The flop is {J-Spades}

and Arieh takes this one with a lead out too.

Next hand sees Robin Keston limp reraise after Gabriellson had put in an isolating raise. The Swede quickly gives it up.