Just before the controversy momentarily halted the action, Michael Mizrachi three-quartered a nice pot, betting the flop and then check-raising the river of a board with Rouhani. He flipped over for the nut low and a flush, while Rouhani could only manage the low with his .
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 10 - $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better
Day: 3
Event Info
Just before the controversy momentarily halted the action, Michael Mizrachi three-quartered a nice pot, betting the flop and then check-raising the river of a board with Rouhani. He flipped over for the nut low and a flush, while Rouhani could only manage the low with his .
Level: 21
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
And it would appear as though the night's sleep has rejuvenated their raising fingers, as we've had an all in already, on the very first hand in fact!
With John Racener and Yueqi Zhu entering a pre-flop raising war, the two warriors saw a flop. Zhu immediately bet out, and Racener called.
On the turn, Zhu bet out a second consecutive time, and again without hesitation. Racener called.
Before the was even dealt, Zhu's remaining chips were in quicker than a hiccup and, although with a slight grimace, duly called by Racener.
As Zhu proudly showcased an , Racener could only muster , allowing the shortstack to launch into a double through with the pocket rockets.
"John Cernuto enjoys playing softball and staying in shape."
"Daniel Mowczan works in IT and likes to play pinball."
"John Racener is into sports and enjoys the nightlife."
Many thanks to our announcer for those gems.
Level: 20
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
As implied by the title, this is an all-American final table, perhaps showing the dominance of my across-the-pond friends in these games. Us Europeans don't appear to be accustomed to the world of limit, yet it's one that you guys seem to play, and subsequently succeed in with considerable ease.
So, who will take bracelet gold? Will it be the unrelenting focus of superstar Michael Mizrachi, the unstoppable aggression of John Racener or the undeniable experience of veteran 'Miami' John Cernuto? Only time will tell, but from this reporter's perspective, let's hope we won't have to wait till 5.45am again to find out.
Here's the complete lineup for Saturday's final table, with seat assignments, home towns, and chip counts:
Seat 1: Yueqi Zhu (Rowland Heights, California) 87,000
Seat 2: Tom Chambers (Chicago, Illinois) 235,000
Seat 3: Greg Pappas (Las Vegas, Nevada) 304,000
Seat 4: Michael Mizrachi (Las Vegas, Nevada) 231,000
Seat 5: Daniel Mowczan (Sterling Heights, Michigan) 122,000
Seat 6: John Racener (Tampa, Florida) 180,000
Seat 7: John Cernuto (Las Vegas, Nevada) 285,000
Seat 8: Farzad Rouhani (Germantown, Maryland) 513,000
Action in Event #10 resumes in the Amazon Room at 4pm PDT. Check in here at PokerNews for the latest updates.