Both players checked the river, and Boudet turned over . With a quiet, "S***," Deltoro showed him . "You got lucky," he said. He's down to 20,000.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 46 - $2,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better
Day: 3
Event Info
Both players checked the river, and Boudet turned over . With a quiet, "S***," Deltoro showed him . "You got lucky," he said. He's down to 20,000.
We're not sure of the specifics of the hand but it crippled Matusow to about 20,000 chips. Those chips went in a few hands later against James Dempsey.
"I only looked at the first two," said Matusow. "I know I have two aces." He opened . Dempsey showed and rivered a seven-high straight with a bad low, to scoop the whole pot and knock out Matusow.
Matusow leaves with $7,411 in prize money.
Banafato led out on the turn. Smith called and Monnette raised. Banafato called again, and Smith called all in. Action checked on the river. Banafato showed ?? for the low half of the side pot; Monnette got the high half with , a full house.
Monnette also got the high half of the main pot. Smith took the low half with , the nut low.
"Can we pay $19 million in juice next year for independent clocks?" Matusow asked the floor.
"This isn't a hold'em tournament," Scott Bohlman replied. "Nobody cares if it's not hold'em."
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 0
It's going to be a very, very long day for the players that go the deepest in this tournament, but there is a pot of gold at the end of the road -- $229,000 and a World Series gold bracelet.
Mark Tenner is the player with the leg up on the field. He starts the day as chip leader, with 285,000. But we did mention that it's going to be a long day, didn't we? Anything can happen between now and the projected 4am finish to this event.
We're off to stock up on our stimulants of choice. See you in fifteen minutes.
(Table 150)
Seat 1: Meng La - 124000
Seat 2: Jim Banafato - DNR
Seat 3: Derek Raymond - 177000
Seat 4: J.W. Smith - 35000
Seat 5: David Rabbi - 25000
Seat 6: Danny Smith - 44000
Seat 8: Josh Schlein - 201000
Seat 9: John Monnette - 237000
(Table 151)
Seat 1: Fabio Coppola - 229000
Seat 2: Patrice Boudet - 258000
Seat 3: Jeff Tunkel - 106000
Seat 4: Sirous Jamshidi - 128000
Seat 5: Mark Gregorich - 108000
Seat 7: Victor Deltoro - 119000
Seat 8: Frankie O'dell - 194000
(Table 152)
Seat 1: Michael Keiner - 214000
Seat 3: Scott Bohlman - 58000
Seat 4: Jonah Seewald - 75000
Seat 5: Mike Matusow - 63000
Seat 6: Pat Poels - 89000
Seat 7: Mark Tenner - 285000
Seat 8: CK Hua - 225000
Seat 9: James 'Flushy' Dempsey - 116000