Event 40 - $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 0

06-20-2009 15:58 UTC-12

Play Resumes

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The players are back and we expect they'll play one more level before going on a dinner break.

06-20-2009 16:00 UTC-12

Eastgate Out the Front Gate

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Peter Eastgate looked to have limp reraised preflop for 7,350, getting called by Erik Cajelais and Peter Gould.

The flop came {Q-Hearts}

and Eastgate moved in for his last 8,200. Gould folded and Cajelais made the call with {Q-Clubs}

, a strong hand against Eastgate's {A-Diamonds}

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The turn was the {Q-Spades}

and now Eastgate needed a bullet to save him from defeat, but the river was the {10-Diamonds}

making Cajelais the full house to scoop the pot and eliminated last year's Main Event Champion.

06-20-2009 16:09 UTC-12

Antonius Out

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Well that didn't last too long. We don't know the details but Patrik Antonius chair is now empty and his table mates have confirmed his elimination from today's event.

Tags: Patrick Antonius

06-20-2009 16:13 UTC-12

Fricke Finds Double

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With the pot already swollen on a {J-Diamonds}

flop, Jimmy Fricke moved all in for his last 9,975 and Nikolay Evdakov made the call.

Fricke: {10-Diamonds}

Evdakov:

Fricke held the lead with his set of tens and it remained that way on the {9-Diamonds}

turn and

river.

Fricke climbs to 54,000 with Evdakov slipping to 7,000.

Tags: Jimmy Fricke Nikolay Evdakov

06-20-2009 16:15 UTC-12

Clements Dents Smyth

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In another battle of PLO bracelet winners, Marty Smyth bet 2,400 on a {K-Clubs}

board, only to see Scott Clements raise him to 7,000.

The Irishman made the call, but the {J-Hearts}

turn and

river were checked down and Smyth simply mucked on the river when he saw Clements' {9-Clubs}

for flopped bottom set.

Clements has about 47,000 and Smyth is on 26,000.

06-20-2009 16:20 UTC-12

Top Five Chip Counts

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Roy Bhasin - 130,000
David Benefield - 115,000
Freddy Deeb - 108,000
Surinder Sunar - 103,000
Bruno Fitoussi - 91,000

06-20-2009 16:30 UTC-12

Benyamine Busts; Matusow Offers Lessons

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David Benyamine has hit the rail after his last chips were all in preflop.

Benyamine held {A-Clubs}

and found himself up against {Q-Diamonds}

. The board ran out {6-Spades}

, missing Benyamine and eliminating him from the tournament.

As he left the tournament area, Mike Matusow offered some words of encouragement, "Out already David? You should come over tomorrow. I'll teach you a little bit about this game!"

Tags: David Benyamine Mike Matusow

06-20-2009 16:46 UTC-12

Medic Busts Liu

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In a flurry of post-flop action, four players committed their last chips into the middle on the flop, with Nenad Medic taking down the main pot making a full house with sevens full of fives.

The loser of the hand was Eric Liu who was sent to the rail, as Medic moves up to 72,000 chips.

Tags: Eric Liu Nenad Medic

06-20-2009 16:48 UTC-12

Lunkin Good!

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Vitaly Lunkin was all in with Brandon Adams and Daniel Makowsky calling with about 100,000 in the middle.

The flop was {J-Clubs}

, Makowsky moved in the remainder of his chips and Adams instantly called. All three players then flipped their cards:

Makowsky: {A-Hearts}

Adams:

Lunkin:

Adams was ahead with top set but both other players had flush draws, Lunkin also had a wheel draw too.

The turn was the {2-Clubs}

making the flushes for both pairs of aces and the river was the {9-Diamonds}

which helped no-one.

Lunkin scooped the huge main pot, and Makowsky took a side pot leaving Brandon Adams crippled. Afterwards, it appeared Makowsky and Adams had words, both clearly upset over losing such a huge crucial pot at this stage.