2008 World Series of Poker
Event 19 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 2
Pescatori tabled to Brown's .
Pescatori filled up on the turn before Brown also filled up on the river. The bigger full house belonged to Pescatori, though.
Pescatori is up to 42,000 now.
"Have you got aces?" asked Hougaard. "Where you from? Australia? I can't get anything out of you."
Hougaard decided to reraise the pot, putting Pickering all in. Pickering made the call.
Pickering
Hougaard
Hougaard was correct in both of his assumptions. Pickering is Australian, and he did have aces. The board came 2-3-8-8-2, and Pickering doubled up to 58,000. Hougaard currently has 135,000.
Gill flipped over to Todd's .
The board came to see Gill crack the aces with two pair.
The pot was worth 50,000 to Gill. Todd is still healthy on 86,000.
Gill is certainly having a yo-yo tournament.
DeSerrano tabled for the straight draw, and Phillips showed for the nut flush draw. The came on the turn, giving Phillips a set, and he filled up when the came on the river. DeSerrano is out.
Then came the flop: . No runner-runner kings for Cousineau, and he was out.
Gill quickly tabled to Smyth's .
The board ran . Smyth took the lead but ended up behind, and we lose the well-respected European player.
The first beneficiary was Chau Giang, who moved in on a flop with .
Statkiewicz called with .
The turn and river were favorable to Giang, who hangs around.
The next hand Eric Rosenman doubled up on a board of . His bettered Statkiewicz's .