$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha - Level 20 - Down to 13 Players
Jun 30, '08
Players are on a 20-minute break. Play will resume at 3:10 a.m.
Eliminations:
Guillaume Patry eliminated in 16th place ($35,814)
Marty Smyth raised to 32,000 from early position and Guillaume Patry in the small blind reraised all in for just 65,000. Smyth called with J-J-7-2 double-suited while Patry held A-J-T-3 with two clubs. The board missed both players completely though, coming 8-5-2-Q-K.
Kenneth Matsson eliminated in 15th place ($44,787)
Following a flop of 9
9
2, Marty Smyth checked in the big blind and Kenneth Matsson checked behind him. The K came on the turn and Smyth again checked. Matsson bet 60,000 and Smyth then raised to 208,000. Matsson thought for a few minutes and ultimately decided to put in the rest of his chips. Smyth held 9
873 and was ahead of Matsson's AA75
. The 3 came on the river, giving Matsson the nut flush but Smyth a full house. Smyth has shot up the the list of chip leaders and is in second, narrowly behind Kido Pham.
Julian Powell eliminated in 14th place ($44,787)
In a peculiarly-played hand, Tom Hanlon called a raise by Julian Powell out of the big blind and then check-called on the flop when Powell moved all in. The flop was K64 and Hanlon held just J-T-9-4 but was ahead of Powell's hand, A-9-8-7. The turn and river were a trey and ten, respectively, giving Hanlon two pair and the pot.
Player Tags: Guillaume Patry, Julian Powell, Kenneth Matsson, Marty Smyth, Tom Hanlon, European Report
$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha - Level 17 - The Stalling is Over
Jun 30, '08
Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Players Remaining: 27 of 381
Average Chip Stack: 282,000
Chip Leaders:
Josh Arieh - 645,000
Kenneth Matsson - 510,000
Kido Pham - 450,000
Michael Mizrachi - 430,000
Brandon Moran - 360,000
Eliminations:
The following players received $25,069:
Nikolay Evdakov - 28th place
Robin Larsson - 29th place
Vegard Nygaard - 30th place
Hands and Storylines:
Evdakov stalls (again), exits on money bubble
Nikolay Evdakov was again causing problems with his extremely deliberate play. Players at his table and other tables were complaining, and a tournament director told him to act more quickly or face a clock every hand. Then, after Brandon Moran had raised to 20,000, Evdakov decided to risk his remaining chips and move all in for just 32,000 more. Moran knew he wasn't in a good spot but had to call.
Evdakov: AAKJ
Moran: QQJ9
Board: Q4258
When Evdakov showed his hand, many others were incredulous, unable to understand why he'd take so long to make the obvious all in move. So when Moran sucked out, they were all ecstatic.
Matsson bests Pickering's monster draw
After a flop of A85 Kenneth Matsson moved all in and Jamie Pickering was right there with him after a series of back-and-forth raises.
Matsson: AK65
Pickering: 9876
A five came on the turn to give Matsson a full house and the pot of over 500,000 chips. Pickering, meanwhile, dropped all the way to 130,000 chips.
Pham "catches" Benefield
With the board 85452, David Benefield bet 36,000 and was raised to 96,000 by Kido Pham. Benefield thought it over for a minute before folding his hand. As he folded Pham told him, "I catch you stealing." Benefield shook his head and said he was value-betting. Pham has over 600,000 chips to end the level, while Benefield has around 300,000 chips.
Player Tags: Kido Pham, Jamie Pickering, David Benefield, Kenneth Matsson, Nikolay Evdakov, European Report
