2009 World Series of Poker

Event 40 - $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha
Day: 3
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Matt Graham
Winning Hand
101065
Prize
$679,379
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
295
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0

Austin Doubles Through Mattsson

On a flop of {7-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} Richard Austin check-raised the bet of Stefan Mattsson, before Mattsson put his opponent all-in for a few thousand more. Austin called and the cards were tabled.

Austin: {K-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{5-Spades}{2-Hearts}
Mattsson: {K-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}

Austin was in front and the {J-Spades} turn and {a-Clubs} river bricked out to give him the double-up. He's up over 600,000 with Mattson back to the pack.

Tags: Richard AustinStefan Mattsson

Noah Schwartz Eliminated In 15th Place ($46,226)

Noah Schwartz  - 15th
Noah Schwartz - 15th
Noah Schwartz raised all in for his last 70,000 or so with {A-Spades} {Q-Clubs} {10-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} and Stefan Mattsson made the call from the small blind with {K-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts} {J-Hearts} {9-Clubs}.

The board was a definitive {4-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} {7-Clubs} {A-Diamonds} and today's chip leader has been eliminated, another case of the brutality of the flipping nature of Omaha.

Marcus Short

Van Marcus is now on the short stack. In a recent pot he called a bet of 80,000 from Matt Graham on a {10-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{7-Spades} flop, before giving up when Graham fired again on the {4-Hearts} turn. He's now down to 115,000 chips.

David Williams Eliminated In 16th Place ($34,552)

David Williams - 16th
David Williams - 16th
Having been been card dead for the last couple of hours, to the point where he was showing us some of the junk he was getting. David Williams finally got a hand, only to run into a monster on the flop.

Howard Lederer had limped for 20,000 and Matt Graham made it 90,000. Williams repotted to 220,000 with about 200,000 or so more behind. Lederer folded and Graham made the call.

The flop was {Q-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} and Williams automatically moved the other half of his stack in with {A-Hearts} {A-Clubs} {8-?} {4-?} only to be instantly called by Graham's {Q-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} {10-Clubs} {9-Hearts}. Williams needed the ace to come but instead saw a {6-Hearts} turn and a {9-Spades} river to knock us down to 15 players.

Greenstein Gambles For A Million

Barry Greenstein - New chip leader
Barry Greenstein - New chip leader
Barry Greenstein led out with a bet of 35,000 on a flop of {Q-Hearts}{4-Spades}{5-Spades} before Noah Schwartz popped it up an additional 95,000.

Play folded back to Greenstein who announced he was all in. Schwartz shrugged, took another look at his cards and declared a call.

Greenstein: {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{7-Hearts}
Schwartz: {Q-Spades}{4-Hearts}{A-Hearts}{2-Spades}

Greenstein held aces with the nut flush draw, as Schwartz would have to hang on with his two pair.

However the turn brought the {7-Diamonds} to spike a set for Greenstein and give him the lead. The river bricked the {10-Clubs} and Greenstein doubles through.

After the chips were cut down and handed over, Greenstein found himself stacking up 1.15 million with Schwartz now down to just 150,000.

Tags: Barry GreensteinNoah Schwartz

Arieh Can't Believe It

After calling a raise from Richard Austin, both he and Josh Arieh got it all on a {K-Clubs} {J-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} flop. Arieh had {K-Hearts} {Q-Spades} {J-Spades} {10-Hearts} for top two while Austin had {A-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} {9-Hearts} for top two also. The turn was the {A-Hearts} putting Arieh ahead and the river was the {A-Clubs} to give Austin an improbable full house.

"Are you kidding me?" said Arieh as Austin doubled up...

Graham Collects Monster with Nuts

Matt Graham opened the action with a raise from late position to 55,000. Ferit Gabriellson made the call on the button as did Van Marcus in the big blind.

The flop fell {8-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{9-Spades} and action checked around. The turn was the {2-Clubs} and Graham slid 96,000 into the middle. Gabriellson made the call as Marcus stepped aside.

The river brought the {J-Spades} and Graham moved 224,000 into the pot. Gabriellson announced a call and Graham revealed {Q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{7-Spades} for the nuts. Gabriellson slammed the table in disgust and flashed {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}{7-Diamonds}-X.

With that pot Graham may have taken the chip lead. We'll have the updated chip counts shortly.

Tags: Ferit GabriellsonMatt Graham

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 0