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

06-25-2009 18:52 UTC-12

Ta-Ta Tehan

[user22113]

Catching the action on the flop of {K-Hearts}

, we found Joe Tehan all in with an opponent making the call.

Tehan showed {3-?}

for middle pair and a gutshot straight draw while his opponent showed {A-Diamonds}

.

The turn of the {K-Diamonds}

left Tehan still ahead, but when the {10-Clubs}

on the river fell, his night ended.

06-25-2009 18:46 UTC-12

Reslock Eliminated

[user80015]

We caught the action on the flop with Chris Reslock all in on a board reading {6-Clubs}

.

Two other players were active, and when the turn dropped the {Q-Clubs}

both of them pushed all in.

Reslock: {3-Spades}

Opponent:

Opponent:

The river landed the the {8-Hearts}

and Reslock hit the rail as his first opponent took three quarters.

06-25-2009 18:36 UTC-12

Enter the Rodeen

[user22113]

Rodeen Talebi raised from the button and found a caller out of the small blind.

Talebi fired a continuation bet on the flop of {10-Spades}

, and was able to take down the pot then and there.

It may not sound like much, but Talebi is currently our tournament chip leader with 115,000 in chips.

Rodeen has just under $900,000 in live tournament earnings and three cashes in this year's WSOP; including a final table in Event 8.

06-25-2009 18:27 UTC-12

Hellmuth Doubles

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Catching the action on the flop of {6-Clubs}

Phil Hellmuth moved his last 4,600 into the middle and was called by Chris Reslock before the remaining player passed.

Hellmuth: {A-Hearts}

Reslock:

The turn would bring about a sweat when it dropped the {10-Diamonds}

, but when the river fell the {9-Diamonds}

Hellmuth more then doubled as he climbed to 20,100 in chips as Reslock slipped to below 5,000.

06-25-2009 18:22 UTC-12

Can't Win Them All

[user80015]

Facing a raise to 2,700, Jeff Lisandro made the call from the small blind, as did the big blind.

Both blinds check-called 6,000 on the {Q-Spades}

board to see the {Q-Clubs}

fall on the river followed by a round of checks.

When the river fell the {7-Spades}

, Lisandro pushed all in to prompt a fold from the big blind as the original raiser went into the tank.

After nearly three minutes he made the call and tabled {A-Clubs}

for the nut flush. Lisandro mucked his hand.

"Are you slowrolling?" asked one of the players before continuing with, "I haven't seen him bluff once."

06-25-2009 18:10 UTC-12

Chip Counts

[user80015]

Brandon Cantu - 70,000
Perry Friedman - 65,200
Craig Gray - 57,500
Noah Boeken - 49,000
Aaron Kanter - 27,000
Jeff Lisandro - 26,700
Padraig Parkinson - 20,000
Tom Koral - 17,800
Paul Darden - 16,100
Lee Watkinson - 13,400
Joe Tehan - 13,400
Phil Hellmuth - 12,100
Mickey Appleman - 9,100
Chris Reslock - 8,100
Lee Markholt - 6,000

06-25-2009 18:07 UTC-12

Friedman Zooms To 60,000

[user80015]

On the last two hands of the break, Perry Friedman saw his 25,000-chip stack soar to 65,000!

First, Friedman knocked out one opponent holding {A-Spades}

on a board of {4-Diamonds}

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The very next hand, Friedman raised the button and stated, "I'm not trying to steal, I'm just trying to get more money!" Friedman would in fact do so when his {A-Spades}

took down another sizeable pot while eliminating a player when the board ran out {8-Clubs}