2009 World Series of Poker
Event 10 - $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha
Day: 3
Event Info
Rami Boukai opened with a raise to 30,000 from middle position. On the button, Amit Makhija considered his options for a solid minute before moving all in for what appeared to be 90,000. When it came back to Boukai, he instantly called.
Showdown
Boukai:
Makhija:
Right in the door came the , but as the dealer spread out the three cards, the and were revealed, and Makhija could only shake his head. The turn was a beautiful sight though, as the brought a sniff of life for the at-risk player, still needing one more help card. It wasn't meant to be however; the filled out the board, and Amit Makhija has been sent to the exit in 13th place.
First Ben Grundy doubled through Amit Makhija when Grundy's held up against Makhija's after the board came .
Then it was Makhija's turn to go all in with versus Rami Boukai's . The community cards were , and Makhija survived.
After those skirmishes, Makhija has about 90,000, Boukai has 395,000, and Grundy is up to 415,000.
Surinder Sunar got the last of his 100,000 chips in the middle with A-Q and found himself up against Najib Bennani's pocket tens. The flop came K-K-J, and Sunar was looking for an ace, queen or ten to save him. None came, however, and he's out in 14th place.
Bennani has chipped way up to 395,000 now.
Just asked Phil Ivey as he walked past. He's here to pick up his bracelet for winning last night's $2,500 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven event (Event No. 8). He shouldn't have to wait more than a few more minutes for that.
Level: 20
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
On the very next hand, Surinder Sunar opened from the button with a pot raise to 18,000. Jonas Entin quickly splashed his final 14,000 chips into the pot, but Hevad Khan re-potted it from the big blind. After a few minutes of consideration, Sunar made the call.
The flop brought . Khan had just 7,000 chips left, and he stuck them all in. Sunar called.
Showdown
Sunar:
Entin:
Khan:
The turn was the , and the filled out the river. Entin thought he had made trips on fourth street, as he clapped his hands and said, "That'll do it!" The dealer saw things differently though, awarding the pot to Khan with his queens up.
Failing to get over the hump, Jonas Entin has been sent packing in 16th place.
Hevad Khan opened with a pot-sized raise under the gun. Next to act, Najib Bennani made the call, and action passed around to the blinds. In the big, Jonas Entin re-potted it, enough for Khan to fold while Bennani came along.
As the dealer pulled in the chips, Entin announced, "I'm all in," working with 55,000 chips behind.
"I know," said Bennani. "I just want to see if I hit it." The flop rolled out , and Bennani instantly called.
Showdown
Bennani:
Entin:
The turn and river came the and respectively, making Bennani the winning straight. After the chips were counted down, it was he who was all in, doubling up and leaving Entin with just 14,000 in funny money.
After that big hit to his stack versus Cornel Cimpan, Jamie Rosen got the last of his chips in the middle with pocket treys only to run into an opponent's ace-king. The flop came K-K-9, and Rosen is eliminated in 15th place.
The table folded around to a short-stacked Pawel Andrzejewski who raised to 20,000 from the small blind. Rami Boukai, sitting to his left, asked how much Andrzejewski had left. "41,000" came the reply. Boukai raised enough to put Andrzjewski all in, and Andrzejewski went into the tank.
"I'm not sure if I have the right price," he wondered aloud. He asked the dealer to arrange the chips in the middle so he could see how much was in the pot. "You can ask how much," Cornel Cimpan told Andrzejewski. "48,000," said the dealer.
Finally Boukai called the clock, at which point Andrzejewski went ahead and called, turning over . Boukai showed .
The board came , and Andrzejewski doubled up to 130,000. Boukai now has 510,000 -- just behind Daniel Makowsky at the moment.