Pat Poels Wins Event #5 ($1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split)
Posted: Tue, Jun 07, 05, 8:45 PM
Pat Poels is the winner of Event #5 ($1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split), earning $270,100 and a coveted World Series of Poker Bracelet. John Lukas finishes in second place, earning $139,870. Here is a complete list of the final table players and their earnings:
1st - Pat Poels - $270,100
2nd - John Lukas - $139,870
3rd - Jeff Duvall - $77,170
4th - Bahram Kianfar - $67,525
5th - Dan Heimiller - $57,875
6th - "Minneapolis" Jim Meehan - $48,230
7th - Darrell Dicken - $38,585
8th - Boris Shats - $28,940
9th - Minh Nguyen - $19,290
10th - Pascal Perrault - $10,610
Pat Poels Wins Event #5 ($1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split)
Posted: Tue, Jun 07, 05, 8:31 PM
After betting the whole way, Lukas is all in on a board of Kc-6s-6h-10s-8d. As he puts his last chips into the pot, Poels can't hide his excitement as he knows he has just won a World Series of Poker bracelet. Poels shows 9d-8c-7c-5h for a ten-high straight, while Lukas has two pair with Js-10c-9h-8s. John Lukas is eliminated in second place, earning $139,870.
Pat Poels wins Event #5 ($1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split), earning $270,100 and a coveted World Series of Poker bracelet.
Poels Reclaims the Momentum
Posted: Tue, Jun 07, 05, 8:26 PM
Pat Poels has just won a series of pots to take the momentum away from John Lukas. He starts out by making an ace-high straight to beat Lukas's ten-high straight on a board of K-10-6-9-J. That started a serious swing where Poels is winning pot after pot after pot. It now stands at about $840,000 for Poels to $210,000 for Lukas.
John Lukas Continues to Grow His Chip Stack
Posted: Tue, Jun 07, 05, 8:16 PM
Poels is raising and reraising relentlessly, and while he's getting Lukas to fold hands, Lukas is winning the larger pots as the chips go back and forth between them. For example, Lukas check-calls all the way down on a board of Kc-Kh-Jd-2h-Qs, and then shows A-10-2-x for the ace-high straight to scoop the pot.
Lukas continues his steady climb to about $475,000 to Poels' $575,000.
Heads-Up Update
Posted: Tue, Jun 07, 05, 8:05 PM
Lukas has made up some ground, and here are the approximate chip counts:
Pat Poels - $600,000
John Lukas - $450,000
Heads-Up Chip Counts
Posted: Tue, Jun 07, 05, 7:53 PM
Here are the updated chip counts for the final heads-up battle in Event #5 ($1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split):
John Lukas - $675,000
Pat Poels - $380,000
Jeff Duvall Eliminated in 3rd Place ($77,170)
Posted: Tue, Jun 07, 05, 7:49 PM
Jeff Duvall is all in on a board of Jh-10c-5c-2d-10d, but his pair of fives with a queen kicker can't hold up against
Lukas's pair of fives with a king kicker. Jeff Duvall is eliminated in third place, earning $77,170.
John Lukas Triples Up
Posted: Tue, Jun 07, 05, 7:45 PM
Lukas limps from the button, Duvall limps from the small blind, and Poels checks his option from the big blind. The flop comes Ks-5d-4d, Duvall checks, Poels bets $15,000, Lukas calls, and Duvall calls. The turn card is the 9d, Duvall checks, Poels checks, Lukas bets $30,000, and both players call. The river card is the Js, it's checked to Lukas, he goes all in for $20,000, and both players calls. Lukas shows Qs-Jd-6d-3d for a jack-high flush. Since there are no qualifying low hands on this board, Lukas scoops the entire pot to triple up. (Duvall showed pocket kings for a set, and Poels said he had three pair.)
Here are the approximate chip counts after that hand:
1. Pat Poels - $660,000 (seat 10)
2. John Lukas - $250,000 (seat 3)
3. Jeff Duvall - $145,000 (seat 4)
Official Chip Counts
Posted: Tue, Jun 07, 05, 7:25 PM
Here are the official chip counts for the final three players:
1. Pat Poels - $665,000 (seat 10)
2. Jeff Duvall - $285,000 (seat 4)
3. John Lukas - $105,000 (seat 3)
15-Minute Break; Blinds Increasing to $10,000-$15,000 (Limits of $15,000-$30,000)
Posted: Tue, Jun 07, 05, 7:22 PM
The players take a 15-minute break before the blinds increase to $10,000-$15,000, with limits of $15,000-$30,000.
