Raul Paez Eliminated in 11th Place (￡6,188)

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Omaha 8:

One man who wishes he'd taken the lie-in is Raul Paez. On the very first hand of the day, and with two players yet to arrive, Paez made it 8,000 from the button with {10-Hearts}

and Howard Lederer made the call in the big blind with {7-Hearts}

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Confusion entailed on the {7-Clubs}

flop as the dealer assumed both players had checked. "I didn't check," claimed the Professor. "I looked at my cards, but I didn't check."

Without too much debate, the dealer brought play back and Lederer led for 4,000. Paez made the call.

On the {4-Clubs}

turn, Lederer asked how much his Paez had left (5,500 was the reply) and duly put his man all in. Paez made the inevitable call.

Although the {J-Diamonds}