It hard to see how anyone can stop him at the moment without getting a hot run of cards.
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 34 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha w/Rebuys
Day: 3
Event Info
It hard to see how anyone can stop him at the moment without getting a hot run of cards.
In the next hand, Flack and Alioto limped, and both blinds (Makowsky and Fernandez) came along. The flop was . Makowsky checked, Fernandez bet 160,000, and all folded.
Makowsky stared at the board for a while, then looked back at his chips. He let it go. Yet another pot for Flack.
The flop came . Both players checked. Both also checked the turn. The river was the and Flack bet 200,000. Alioto thought a bit, and made the call.
Flack showed Q-Q-7-2 for queens full of sevens, claiming a nice-sized pot.
The hand after that, Flack and Alioto limped to see a flop of . Flack bet 100,000 and Alioto folded. Flack showed Q-Q-x-x as he took the smaller pot.
The flop came and all checked. The turn was the . Kloeckner checked, Flack bet 80,000, Makowsky folded, and Kloeckner reraised all in. Flack called.
Kloeckner:
Flack:
Tough break for Kloeckner, as his deuces full of kings was crushed by Flack's sixes full of deuces. The river was the and Kloeckner was out in sixth.
The flop came . Alioto checked, Makowsky shoved, and Alioto folded. Makowsky showed A-A-9-x as he took the pot.
2. Dario Alioto got a walk in his big blind.
Then Layne Flack -- eyeing Kloeckner's small stack in the big blind -- raised pot to 140,000 from middle position. It folded to Kloeckner who made the call.
Kloeckner happened to have picked up a good hand here -- . Flack had .
The flop came , then the on the turn gave Kloeckner the nut flush. The river didn't matter, and Kloeckner doubled up.