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John Barch called under the gun and both blinds, Trai Dang and Nenad Medic, checked. The flop ran out 
and Barch took the pot with a bet after the blinds checked.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #20: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
885
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0
Thibaut Doubles, Still Short
Klinghammer Thibaut was down to his last 200,000 chips when John "Tex" Barch limped in from the button. Thibaut raised pot to 120,000 and the action folded back to Barch who called.
Thibaut's hand was suspended in the air with his last 80,000 and he dropped the chips in as soon as the dealer fanned 
.
"Alright," Tex sighed. "I call."
Thibaut happily opened 
and Barch needed help with 
.
The board ran 
, 
are Thibaut's aces held doubling him to a little more than 400,000. He is still our resident short stack however.
Thibaut Doubles Again
With the board reading 
Klinghammer Thibaut moved all in after a bet from John Barch, and Barch tanked and eventually called.
Showdown
Thibaut: 
Barch: 
The river card was a 
and Thibaut is now up to 775,000 chips.
Chip Counts FTW
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
|
||
|
1,157,500
107,500
|
107,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
775,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
550,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
Don't Mess With Tex
Nenad Medic opened to 85,000 on the button and John "Tex" Barch called out of the small blind.
The flop fell 
and Barch check-called 125,000 from Medic.
Both players checked the 
on the turn and after the rivered Barch announced pot then slid 450,000 into the pot.
Medic jumped up in his chair and let out a long sigh.
"Sick, sick hand," he said under his breath. "What do you have you?"
"You call?" Tex said, pretending to start opening his hand.
"No, no," Medic returned.
After a few minutes of deliberation, Medic finally brought himself to fold and tabled aces with the missed, nut diamond draw.
Tex showed us all 
with a Lone Star sized grin and raked in the pot chipping back up to 1,860,000.
Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 0
Four Way
In a four-way pot, the flop was reading 
when Nenad Medic opened the pot with a 105,000-chip bet. Only John Barch made the call. The turn card was a and Medic check-folded to a 300,000-chip bet from Barch.
Not Even One
We haven't seen a single flop in the last five hands.
Not even one.
Nice Flop for Barch
Action folded to John "Tex" Barch who completed from the small blind. Klinghammer Thibaut checked his option and the flop fell 
. Both players checked.
The turn brought the 
and Barch led for 80,000. Thibaut called.
The river was the bringing a flush possibility. Barch led for 225,000 and Thibaut thought for a bit before sliding nine green T25,000 chips forward.
Barch opened 
for a flopped full house, and Thibaut mucked.
Tex is now up to 2,350,000 chips and Thibaut is short again with 250,000
Medic Slipping
Nenad Medic opened to 125,000 from under the gun and John "Tex" Barch flatted on the button. The blinds released and the flop fell .
Medic checked and Barch fired 300,000. Medic folded, sending another hundred thousand chips to his neighbor, and our commanding chip leader, Tex Barch.