John Guth Wins Event #36 ($363,216 )
Jun 23, '07
John Guth Wins Event #36 ($363,216)
On the final hand Robert Stevanovski limped on the button and Guth checked. The flop came Q
9
8
, Guth checked and Stevanovski bet $80,000. Guth check raised and Stevanovski called for his tournament life. Guth showed down 10
9
9
3
for a set of nines, and he was way ahead of Stevanovski's K-10-9-7. The turn and river bricked when they came 8
5
, and Guth took down the pot and the title. Stevanovski takes home the second place money, $218,456.
Player Tags: Robert Stevanovski, John Guth
Hour Five
Jun 23, '07
David Flores Crippled then Eliminated ($148,708)
In a series of two hands, David Flores was crippled then eliminated. In the first hand John Guth raised preflop and Flores reraised. Guth made the call and the flop came 9
7
3
. Flores bet and Guth smooth called. The turn brought the J
, Flores bet and Guth raised. Flores made the call and the river surfaced the 9
. Flores check then called Guth's river bet. Guth tabled 9-3-X-X for a full house and took down the pot, crippling Flores in the process.
On the next hand Flores got his last $120,00 all in preflop against Robert Stevanovski. Flores showed down Q
Q
7
3
but ran into a monster when Stevanovski showed down A
A
K
K
. The board fell J
10
8
7
J
, shipping Stevanovski the pot and bring play down to heads up.
Heads Up Begins
Heads up play has started with the chip counts:
John Guth -- $1,880,000
Robert Stevanovski - -$920,000
Guth Rolling
Guth has just won three huge pots and now has a commanding chip lead.
Stevanovski is now even in chips with Guth.
Break
Players are on a short break.
Blinds Raised
The blinds are now $25,000 - $50,000
Player Tags: Robert Stevanovski, John Guth, David Flores
Hour Four
Jun 23, '07
Greg Jamison Eliminated 5th ($75,012)
Robert Stevanovski raised preflop and Jamison made the call. The flop fell Q
7
6
, Jamison bet and Stevanovski called. The turn came 7
, and again Jamison bet and Stevanovski flat called. The river was the A
and Jamison moved all in with A-6-X-X. Stevanovski quickly called and tabled A-Q-X-X, taking down the pot and knocking Jamison out of the tournament in sixth place.
Max Reynaud Eliminated 4th ($101,332)
Reynaud gets it all in preflop against John Guth and Robert Stevanovski. Both players check the A
10
3
5
2
board all the way down. Stevanovski turns over 4-6 and takes the pot eliminating Reynaud in 4th place.
Blinds Raised
The blinds are now $20,000-$40,000.
Player Tags: Greg Jamison, Robert Stevanovski, John Guth, Max Reynaud
Event no. 37 ($10,000 World Championship Omaha 8/b) will get underway at 5:00 pm local time. Last year’s event drew 280 entrants, with John Guth outlasting the field and taking home the bracelet and the $363,216 grand prize. Each player will begin with 20,000 in tournament chips. Levels will last sixty-minutes each with a twenty-minute break after every two levels, and one thirty-minute (dinner) break at the completion of Level 4. Play will continue on Day 1 until the completion of Level 8 and will reconvene at 3:00 pm on Day 2 and play down to the final table which will play out at 3:00 pm on Day 3 (21-June-08). Be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com for hourly updates direct from the tournament floor. 
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