Event 48 - $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better
Day 3 Completed
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 48 - $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,040,130
Entries
762
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0
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762 Omaha enthusiasts took to the felt including the likes of Allen Cunningham, Roland De Wolfe, Kathy Liebert and Phil Hellmuth. However when play resumed today, there would be only two big names remaining with Brandon Cantu and Lee Watkinson headlining the final table.
Cantu captured the chip lead mid-way yesterday and held onto as the final table formed, but after a few pots didn't fall his way, he relinquished it to both Watkinson and Frenchman Jacqmin Mathieu.
Eventually though it would be the two veteran's that would reach heads-up after Mathieu hit the rail in third thanks to Watkinson.
Starting with a near five-to-two disadvantage, Cantu would let that slip out to a six-to-one disadvantage before mounting one of the comebacks to remember.
As his Grandfather cheered him on from the rail along with countless railbirds; Cantu managed to double, then quarter Watkinson to capture the lead. Watkinson would snatch the lead back one last time before eventually falling to Cantu's trip fours.
With Cantu capturing his first bracelet of the series and his second overall, it is unlikely that Cantu can be overlooked as one of the best tournament players of the circuit after adding a near $230,000 collect to his already impressive poker CV.
Congratulations to Brandon Cantu for capturing the Event 48 gold bracelet, and make sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as the remainder of the 2009 WSOP plays out live from the Rio!
. Cantu showed 
, a pair of fours with a club draw. Watkinson showed a huge draw, 
. Any non-board-pairing low card would have been a great card for Watkinson. Instead the turn fell 
and the river fell 
to make trip fours for Cantu and finally send Watkinson to the rail.Watkinson walks away with $141,873.
bested Watkinson's 
by making a lowly pair of sixes on a 
board.Cantu now has a two-to-one chip lead.
, then check-raised to 800,000 after Watkinson bet 200,000. Watkinson moved all in, drawing a fold from Cantu.Watkinson has the lead again with approximately 2.2 million chips.
Watkinson:
Cantu:
The flop hit Cantu without hitting Watkinson,
. Watkinson was lucky to catch running low cards, 
and , to salvage one quarter. Even with those chips, he has relinquished the chip lead to Cantu.Count:
Cantu - 1,970,000
Watkinson - 1,430,000
.Cantu now has about 1.3 million.
. Cantu showed down middle set and a small flush draw, 
. Watkinson was drawing thin with 
. The turn and river were bricks to double up Cantu to 840,000.