2008 World Series of Poker
Event 16 - $2,000 Omaha Hi/Lo
Day: 3
Event Info
"Where you keep going? You nervous?"
Forrest responded, "I'm very superstitious."
We're not entirely sure what that means, but whatever Forrest is doing seems to be working just fine for him, as he is the chip leader by nearly a 2-to-1 margin.
We catch up with Pechac again, as he takes down yet another pot. From the button, he raises first in, and Andrew Brown comes along with the call.
The flop comes . Brown checks, Pechac bets, and Brown makes the call.
The turn is the . Brown checks again, and Pechac bets once more, only to get check-raised by Brown. Pechac comes over the top, raising all in for his last 20,000. Brown calls, and the hands are turned up:
Pechac:
Brown:
The river bricks off for Brown, and Pechac scoops another all-in pot with his set of sevens, boosting him up to 450,000.
After the hand, Ted Forrest says simply, "One chip..."
Pechac corrects him, "Two chips today."
Forrest: "Either way, it's a hell of a job."
In hand #1, he got a walk in his big blind.
In hand #2, he won with a bet on the river against Andrew Brown
In hand #3, he won with a bet on the turn against Jim Pechac
In hand #4, he won with a bet on the flop against Jim Pechac
We will see how the action develops further as these three men duke it out for the bracelet.
From under the gun, he opened the pot with a raise. Both Andrew Brown and "Big" Jim Pechac made the call. The dealer spread out the flop: . When it checked to him, Shamseddin put in his last 5,000, which both of his opponents called.
The turn came the . Brown made a bet, and Pechac folded. The cards are shown down:
Brown:
Shamseddin:
Brown had the high half locked up, but Shamseddin still had a few outs to make his low. However, the river brought the , failing to provide any help for him, and he is eliminated in fourth place. For his efforts, he will take home $71,961.
The flop comes out . Jim Pechac checks, and Soheil Shamseddin makes a bet. Forrest folds, but Pechac calls.
Fourth street is the . Pechac bets out this time, and Shamseddin calls.
The last community card is the , and both players check. The hands are turned over:
Pechac:
Shamseddin:
Shamseddin failed to hit any of his outs for either half of the pot, and he is crippled down to 70,000 chips.