2007 World Series of Poker

Event 36 - $5,000 Omaha Hi Lo
Day: 3
Event Info

2007 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$363,216
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
0

Big Flop

Stevanovski raised to 100K, Guth called, and they saw a {3-Clubs}{5-Spades}{A-Hearts} flop. Guth called Robert's bet, then check-raised him when the {6-Hearts} turned. Stevanovski called and also called a 100K bet on the river. Guth turned over the 2-4 for the flopped wheel that scooped the pot and put him back in the chip lead, 1.95 million to 1.05 million.

Tags: John GuthRobert Stevanovski

Whoops

Omaha Hi-Lo is a confusing game, no question about it. It's not hard to misread your hand and see something that isn't there. You just hope it doesn't happen when you're playing for a bracelet.

Guth and Stevanovski traded bets and raises on the turn and built a huge pot that left Guth nearly down to nothing. The final board read {6-Spades}{8-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{J-Clubs} and Stevanovski announced he had a straight. He laid his cards out and Guth dejectedly threw down his set of Nines . . . and then he noticed something.

"No straight, no straight!" Guth shouted, and it turned out he was right. Stevanovski misread his hand and thought he'd made a low straight, but he only had the 6-7, and his misread cost him several big bets. That pot brought the match back to exactly even, 1.4 million chips apiece.

Tags: John GuthRobert Stevanovski

One Way

All the chips are going Robert Stevanovski's way. He just won another huge pot when the board came {J-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{4-Spades}{9-Diamonds} and Stevanovski made another 100K bet on the river. Guth agonized over the call, sitting with his head in his hands for a solid minute before making the call. Stevanovski turned over J-9 for the full house to win a massive pot that boosted his stack to 2,000,000. Guth still has 820,000 chips.

Tags: John GuthRobert Stevanovski

Almost Even

John Guth
John Guth
Just about every contested pot delivers a body blow, and Robert Stevanovski just landed another punch. The flop came {7-Spades}{7-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and Stevanovski check-called Guth's 50K bet. He did the same when the {7-Diamonds} turned, and when both players checked the {Q-Clubs} on the river Guth could only offer A-6. Stevanovski held pocket tens and that was enough to win the pot and nearly square our heads-up match.

Tags: John GuthRobert Stevanovski

Level: 23

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 0

The Tide Turns

Now it's Robert Stevanovski scooping every pot -- and it's his supporters going crazy after every hand. Robert won another big pile when Guth called a 40K bet after the {8-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{7-Spades} flop, then called 80K bets both when the {A-Diamonds} turned and when the {K-Diamonds} hit on the river. Stevanovski turned over pocket sevens for the flopped set and he scooped a massive pot. Guth now has 1.62 million to Stevanovski's 1.18 million.

Tags: John GuthRobert Stevanovski