Mandy Thomas just potted two hands in a row preflop to 84,000 and picked up the two blinds. She had 194,000 in chips before she began this little rush of aggression and now has 266,000.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #41: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,143,450
Entries
847
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Action folded to Mandy Thomas on the button. She raised and was all in for 81,000. Phil Hellmuth made the call from the big blind. Hellmuth held the 
and Thomas the 
.
The board ran out 
to give Thomas the scoop and double her up plus some to 194,000 in chips. Hellmuth is now the shortest stack at the table, dropping back to 166,000.
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Just moments ago, Phil Hellmuth made quad deuces, but wound up chopping the pot. Either way, he stayed alive. This time is was Mandy Thomas' turn to make quad ducks.
Joel Ettedgi raised to 84,000 from early position and then Mandy Thomas called all in for 70,000 from the hijack seat. Ben Lamb was in the small blind and reraised the pot. Ettedgi called and was all in for the big side pot. Thomas could only win the main.
Thomas held the 
, Lamb the 
and Ettedgi the 
.
The flop came down 
and Lamb flopped a wheel. Thomas flopped herself a set of deuces while Ettedgi's chances weren't looking so hot.
The turn brought the 
and Thomas made quads. She now had a lock on the high half of the main pot.
The river completed the board with the 
and first the side pot was awarded to Lamb, who won both the high and the low with a wheel. Thomas and Lamb then chopped up the main pot. Thomas moved to 117,000 while Lamb moved to 725,000 after being sent all of Ettedgi's chips from the side pot.
Ettedgi was eliminated in ninth place and took home $18,432 for his effort.
Phil Hellmuth and John Gottlieb ended up all in pre-flop after a raising war. Hellmuth tabled 
and Gottlieb showed 
.
The board spread 
and they chopped the pot.
Ben Lamb opened the pot with a 62,000-chip raise, and Anders Taylor moved all in for an additional 118,000 chips. Lamb called.
Showdown
Lamb:
Taylor: 
The board ran out 
and Taylor doubled up, is now up to 396,000 chips.
Mandy Thomas raised to 96,000 from middle position and then Joel Ettedgi put her all in from the big blind. She called for her 100,000 total. Thomas held the 
and Ettedgi the .
After the board ran out 
and the two chopped up the pot. Thomas moved up a little bit to 106,000 after they chopped up the small blind amount. Thomas is representing Team PokerStars here at the final table as a member of Team PokerStars Online. She's also the only woman present at the final table and trying to be the first female to claim a gold bracelet in 2010.
Level: 24
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 0
Joel Ettedgi raised to 55,000 for the third hand in a row. This time, he was acting from under the gun. John Gottlieb called from the next seat and then Anders Taylor called out of the big blind, making the pot 175,000.
The flop came down 
and action checked to Ettedgi. He fired 150,000 after asking how much was in the pot. Gottlieb raised the pot and Taylor quickly mucked. Ettedgi called all in just as quick.
Ettedgi held the and Gottlieb the 
.
The turn brought the and then the river completed the board with the 
. The one card Ettedgi didn't want to see was the on the river, but it came and gave Gottlieb three-quarters of the pot as they both chopped the low and Gottlieb made a diamond flush for the high.
Gottlieb boomed his way to 1.35 milliion in chips while Ettedgi was quartered down to 246,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
950,000 | |
|
665,000
-43,000
|
-43,000 |
|
||
|
470,000
274,000
|
274,000 |
|
450,000
-122,000
|
-122,000 |
|
|
400,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
255,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
||
|
250,000
-127,000
|
-127,000 |
|
220,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
||
|
|
110,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
||