Walid Habib Eliminated in 19th ($73,205)
Apr 16, '08
Walib Habib goes all in preflop as a short stack against Oyvind Riisem. Habib holds 10
8
and Riisem is in the lead with A
7. The flop comes Q
Q J, giving Habib a gutshot-straight draw and still two live cards. The turn is the K, taking away a 10 as an our for Habib, since that would give Riisem the Broadway straight. The river puts the 5 on the board, sealing Habib's fate and sending him out the door in 19th place ($73,205).
Player Tags: Oyvind Riisem, Walid Habib
Walid Habib Doubles Through Esfandiari
Apr 16, '08
Walid Habib pushes all in preflop and Antonio Esfandiari calls, showing A 5. Habib turns over J 10 as the flop comes J 4 4, putting Habib in the lead with two pair, but giving Esfandiari the nut-flush draw. The turn is the J, giving Habib a full house, enough to win the hand and double up through Esfandiari. Habib now has 163,000.
Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Walid Habib
Valeriy Ilikyan Chops Then Doubles
Apr 16, '08
Valeriy Ilikyan pushes all in preflop and is called by Walid Habib, who has him covered. Ilikyan shows A-K and Habib has pocket eights. The board to the turn comes A 3 2 5, putting Ilikyan in the lead, and also giving him a flush draw, leaving Habib with just an eight left to win the pot. The river, however, is the 4, putting a straight on the board to chop the pot, and both short stacks remain where they were before the hand.
Very soon thereafter, Ilikyan pushes all in yet again, and he is again called, this time by Eric Liu, who shows A 10. Ilikyan shows K Q and needs to improve. The board ran out Q Q 5 5 K, giving Ilikyan a full house to win the hand and double up. He now has more than 200,000.
Player Tags: Eric Liu, Valeriy Ilikyan, Walid Habib
Riisem Rising -- Takes Down Two Huge Pots
Apr 16, '08
On a board of 9 8 2 8 6, Walid Habib makes a 90,000 bet to make the pot 285,000. Oyvind Riisem thinks for a long while before calling with A-10 for ace high. Habib mucks before even seeing Riisem's hand, and Riisem takes down the huge pot.
Shortly thereafter, on a board of K-10-2-3-8, Riisem makes a huge 210,000 bet, and Eric Liu makes what looks like a crying call. Riisem shows A-10, and Liu mucks, taking a huge hit to his stack. Liu now sits with 142,000, while Riisem has 995,000.
Player Tags: Eric Liu, Oyvind Riisem, Walid Habib
