Event 48 - $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

Event 48 - $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better

Day 1 Completed

06-25-2009 20:23 UTC-12

That's a Wrap!

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It's been a long day in the Amazon room, and after a gruelling ten hours of poker, Event 48 - $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo has come to an end.

762 players took to the felt to battle it out, but at the end of the day only 87 would survive through to Day 2.

Everyone from the young guns Jason Mercier, Justin Young and Terrence Chan to the seasoned veterans Berry Johnston, Allen Cunningham and Kathy Liebert turned out, as did the amateurs with high hopes and dreams.

But at the end of the day, many of them would not experience the pleasurable feeling of bagging their chips for a return.

When it was all said and done, Perry Friedman sits on top with a healthy 144,500 in chips and is trailed closely by Brandon Cantu (105,000) and Rodeen Talebi (93,000). Lee Markholt (26,600) and Lee Watkinson (24,700) still remain, along with Phil Hellmuth (43,000).

Play kicks off tomorrow at 2:00pm local time, so make sure to catch all the live coverage from PokerNews as we update you on every chopped pot, counterfeited low and mega-wrap!

06-25-2009 20:00 UTC-12

Five More Hands

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The Tournament Director has announced that there are only five hands remaining on each table for the night.

With nine players until we reached the 81-player mark and continuation until the money, it will be a race to either five hands or nine bustouts!

06-25-2009 19:51 UTC-12

Friedman Soars to 150,000

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We caught the action on the flop of {4-Hearts}

with three players all in.

Perry Friedman: {Q-Spades}

Warren Windham: {A-Clubs}

Unknown Player: {A-Spades}

The turn and river fell the {2-Diamonds}

and

to see Friedman scoop the pot to soar to 151,000. Windham was left with only 45,000 while the other player involved hit the rail.

06-25-2009 19:36 UTC-12

Hellmuth Chipping Back Up

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Phil Hellmuth opened to 4,200 from the button and found some action out of the small blind.

The flop of {2-Hearts}

was checked through by both players, as was the {8-Spades}

on the turn.

"You know I only win half the pot always," said Hellmuth after firing 3,200 on the river of the {2-Diamonds}

.

His opponent mucked and Hellmuth climbed to 48,000 in chips.

06-25-2009 19:29 UTC-12

Markholt Stays Alive

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Brandon Cantu and Lee Markholt got into a flop raising war to see Markholt all in for his tournament life.

The board ran out {9-Diamonds}

and Markholt's {A-Diamonds}

rivered a low to Cantu's {A-Clubs}

.

Cantu reacted with the comment, "You've gotta be kidding me," as he pulled his chips back and chopped up the main pot.

Markholt is still low with under 20,000, while Cantu sits in great shape with over 75,000 in chips.

06-25-2009 19:19 UTC-12

Darden Clipped

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Paul Darden was pushed off a pot on the river after leading for 5,000 only to be raised to 13,000 on a board reading {K-Spades}

.

Darden folded to the river reraise and consequently slipped to 12,000 in chips.

06-25-2009 19:13 UTC-12

Chip Counts

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Warren Windham - 97,000
Rodeen Talebi - 95,000
Tommy Vedes - 83,000
Don Harris - 83,000
Jacquinn Mathieu - 80,000
Alan Steinberg - 77,000
Brandon Cantu - 75,000
Noah Boeken - 56,000
Lauchlin McKinnon - 46,000
Phil Hellmuth - 34,000
Perry Friedman - 31,000
Craig Gray - 27,000
Paul Darden - 25,000
Aaron Kanter - 24,000
Padraig Parkinson - 21,000
Lee Markholt - 20,000
Lee Watkinson - 19,000
Tom Koral 12,000

06-25-2009 19:06 UTC-12

Tournament Update

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We currently have 113 players remaining in Event 48.

After speaking to the Tournament Director, the word is that play will finished as scheduled at the completion of this level.

However, if by the end of the night the tournament is within one table of the money (81 players) they will continue to play until the bubble bursts and the money is reached.

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 0