Side Bets Everywhere
Jun 22, '07
Players returned from the dinner break no longer hungry, but still a little upset.
It's no secret around the Amazon room that the players in the $5,000 Omaha eight-or-better Championship are unhappy. The high blind structure has created an event of desperation.
The last hour produced many casualties and a few notables hit the rail as well. Falling out of contention during the hour include Gavin Smith and Patrik Antonius.
A couple of short stacks have been hanging on by a thread for awhile as we near the money bubble. Mike Matusow chopped a pot with fellow short stack Huck Seed to stay alive. Then "The Mouth" doubled up with A
J
2
3
on a board of K
7
3
10
Q
to keep Phil Hellmuth's bet alive.
Phil Hellmuth stands to win a lot of cash should Matusow make the final table or win the event. Hellmuth put up $20,000 against Phil Ivey and will win $120,000 if he final tables and $480,000 should Matusow somehow take down the bracelet.
Matusow himself stands to make some side bet cash if he can keep his stack healthy. He and Scott Clements have a side bet based on all of the Omaha eight-or-better events during the series. Clements won the PLO event, but only eight-or-better counts toward the bet.
Those pros who are alive and well include Annie Duke and Anthony Reategui, who both have a mountain of chips. Former chip leader Allen Kessler has taken a major hit, but is still alive as a short stack. Chris Reslock, Randy Jensen, David Benyamine, Todd Brunson and Lee Watkinson are all still part of the 31 player field vying for the top three tables.
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Notable Chip Counts
| Todd Brunson |
145,000 |
| Annie Duke |
120,000 |
| Allen Kessler |
55,000 |
| Mike "The Mouth" Matusow |
47,000 |
Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Randy Jensen, Annie Duke, Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, Gavin Smith, Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius, Anthony Reategui
8 Down to 3
Jun 22, '07
The number of bracelets at Linda Johnson's table just took a hit. Johnson (1) finally succumbed to her short stack as did Scotty Nguyen (4). The two of them accounted for 5 of the 8 World Series bracelets at their table. Scott Clements (2) and Anthony Reategui (1) have the others. Reategui and Clements got involved in a pot with the player in Seat 1 at their table. After the river the board read 9
6
2
8
5
. Reategui showed 7
5
for the straight and the high, while Clements and Seat 1 split the low each with A-3.
Nick Schulman was also the vicitm of a "quartering" when he was all in with A
7
6
2
, against his opponent's A
3
2
2
. The board came down 7
6
4
5
Q
, and Schulman split the low while surrendering the high.
Hasan Habib and Jennifer Harman were a few of the latest casualties in the last few levels. 104 players are now returning from the color-up break.
Notable Chip Counts
| Prince of Docness |
40,100 |
| Ron "Grumpy" Ware |
34,400 |
| David Benyamine |
34,000 |
| Patrick Antonius |
33,900 |
| Mel Judah |
30,400 |
| Chris Reslock |
30,300 |
| Barry Greenstein |
29,600 |
| Mike DeMichele |
29,100 |
| Lee Watkinson |
27,500 |
| Scott Clements |
25,900 |
| Allen Kessler |
25,900 |
| John D'Agostino |
24,900 |
| Nick Schulman |
23,900 |
| Scotty Nguyen |
22,900 |
| Robert Williamson III |
21,000 |
| Annie Duke |
19,000 |
| Mike "The Mouth" Matusow |
18,900 |
| Huckleberry Seed |
17,700 |
| Tony "G" Guoga |
17,300 |
| Todd Brunson |
15,400 |
| Jennifer Harman |
14,800 |
| Chris "Jesus" Ferguson |
14,800 |
| Rafi Amit |
14,100 |
| Tex Barch |
13,700 |
| Layne Flack |
11,700 |
| Gavin Smith |
11,700 |
| Thor Hansen |
11,500 |
| Andy Bloch |
6,200 |
| Josh Arieh |
5,700 |
| Erik Seidel |
3,400 |
Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Hasan Habib, Jennifer Harman, Linda Johnson, Anthony Reategui, Scott Clements, Nick Schulman
