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Barny Boatman was the beneficiary of some PLO8 run-good in a hand against Dario Alioto. Alioto potted a 
flop, then called Boatman's all in of 1,550 (both players had uncashed rebuy chips behind their stacks). The turn and river were running clubs, 
and 
, to give Boatman the nut flush and the nut low. Alioto had only the nut low. Ship three-quarters to Boatman.
Level: 4
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
So we're on to Level 4 now, which means this is the last level that those dreadful red "rebuy" chips will remain on the felt. The TD has just reminded the players that they'll get a one-hour dinner break at the end of the Level. They'll also be forced to cash in their unused rebuy chips for actual, real, legitimate, can-be-put-in-the-pot chips.
...for some of the players who have already cashed in all their red rebuy chips. There are, gratifyingly, more and more of them.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
27,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
22,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
22,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
21,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
21,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
18,500
15,500
|
15,500 |
|
|
17,000
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
|
16,500
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
|
15,500
12,500
|
12,500 |
|
|
15,400 | |
|
|
11,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
4,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Chau Giang is one of the players who has already cashed in all his rebuy chips. But he's down from the "full" starting stack of 15,000 after a recent heads-up pot. Giang was out of position in a limped pot and check-called 300 on the 
flop and 800 on the 
turn. When the river fell 
, he checked a third time. Giang's opponent fired a third bullet of 2,000 chips total. It was a bet that sent Giang into the tank for more than a minute before he finally folded.
Doyle Brunson potted under the gun and received no fewer than three callers to see a 
flop. The gent in the small blind and Joe Hachem in the big blind both checked, and Brunson bet pot. The other preflop caller folded, but Mr. Small Blind and Hachem both called. Intriguing.
The turn was the 
and Mr. Small Blind checked again. This time Hachem bet pot, and Brunson re-potted.
"Oh you guys, you guys," sighed Mr. Small Blind. He folded.
Hachem called all in and they flipped their cards.
Hachem: 
for a pair of queens and a variety of straight and flush draws
Brunson: 
for the nut low
River: 
bringing in Hachem's flush
They duly chopped it up, putting Brunson at 14,500 with no rebuys left, and Hachem at 8,500 with two rebuy chips behind.
One of the pleasant aspects of covering pot-limit split (there are very few) is that in heads-up pots, players leave their bets in front of their cards. It makes it a touch easier to reconstruct the action if we're late to a hand.
David Benyamine and button player Michael Mizrachi were the only players to go past a 
flop. There was 1,350 in the pot. One of them potted and the other called. The turn brought a bet of 2,025 from one and a call from the other.
On the river 
, it appeared that Benyamine checked. Mizrachi then made a fairly large-for-this-stage bet of 7,000. Benyamine tanked for quite a while before tossing calling chips into the pot in a defeated manner.
"Three kings," said Mizrachi. He opened 
.
"So sick," said Benyamine disgustedly. He mucked and fell back to 16,000 in chips. Mizrachi is up to 25,000. Neither has any rebuy chips left.
Rob Hollink has been having a pretty terrible day so far.
We found him moving all in from the small blind for 1,700 and Robin Keston, who'd called a raise in late position, made the call.
Hollink: 
Keston: 
Board: 
They chopped it up. Keston is now sitting on 22,500, a little down from his earlier high point of 30,000. Hollink now has 1,800 chips, with just one red rebuy chip behind.
Greg Raymer made it 400 under the gun and Barry Greenstein reraised to 1,400 two seats down. Raymer It folded back around to Raymer who made the call, and they went heads up to a flop.
Flop: 
Raymer checked and Greenstein looked pretty confident betting 2,000 - but his confidence faded somewhat when Raymer check-raised what looked like pot. Greenstein folded, and Raymer took the pot.
Joe Hachem, sitting with the button, was the only player to call an early-position player's pre-flop raise to 400. That player and Hachem both checked a 
flop. When the turn came 
and the early position player checked a second time, Hachem tried a bet of 600. His opponent called.
Both players checked the 
river. "Top two," said Hachem.
"Me too," his opponent replied. "I also have 5-2." He opened 
. Hachem tabled his own and prepared to be quartered.
