2008 World Series of Poker
Event 16 - $2,000 Omaha Hi/Lo
Day: 3
Event Info
We asked him where he got them. "My girlfriend brought them to me," he said. "I'm a lucky guy."
The noodles look delicious, incidentally.
In his latest win, he was again tangling with fellow big stack Andrew Brown. The board showed , and Forrest scooped it up with his , a king-high flush.
The flop comes out . Clements checks, Pechac bets, and Clements calls.
The turn is the . This time, Clements bets out, and Pechac flat calls.
Fifth street is the , and both players check.
Pechac sheepishly flips over his cards, not expecting much. Much to his surprise though, the is enough to win him the pot with a pair of eights. Clements is reeling, having been knocked all the way down to 120,000.
It brings . Forrest leads out with a bet, Perry raises, and Forrest makes the call.
The turn is the . Forrest again fires a bet, and once again Perry raises and Forrest makes the call.
The river comes the , and both players check.
Forrest shows the winner: , winning the pot with his straight, and chipping back up to 540,000.
The turn is the , and Pechac bets and gets called all in for his last 13,000.
The river is the , and the hands are turned over. Pechac turns over . Forrest manages an, "Are you serious?" as he tables , having chopped both halves of the pot on the river.
The flop came down . Action checks around to Brown. He bets, and Forrest is the only one who stays in.
Fourth street comes the , and both players check.
The river is the . Forrest bets out, and Brown makes the call. Brown announces his hand, "Kings up with an ace-three," as he shows down .
Forrest can't believe it. "F*ck, really?!" he asks, as he tosses his cards in face-down. After the hand, Forrest is down to 400,000, while Brown has retaken the lead at 515,000.
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/15,000
Ante: 0
Clements:
Forrest:
Enciso failed to catch either half of the pot, and slid his cards into the muck as he headed for the door. First though, he'll head to the cashier to collect his check for $28,684.