2008 World Series of Poker

Event 50 - $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha World Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kjjq
Prize
$859,549
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
381
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

Hand #46 - Michael Mizrachi

Peter Jetten has the button in Seat 3. He's the first in the pot with a raise to 110,000. Michael Mizrachi, sitting in the small blind, is the only caller.

Mizrachi bets 120,000, roughly half the pot, on a flop of {5-Hearts} {k-Clubs} {10-Clubs}. Jetten has no stomach for continuing with the hand.

Brandon Moran Eliminated in 8th Place ($107,442)

Brandon Moran - 8th Place
Brandon Moran - 8th Place
Hand No. 45 -

Brandon Moran has the button in Seat 2. Kido Pham is the first player to fire at the pot, coming in for a min-raise to 80,000. Moran, with his newly acquired chips, thinks for a few seconds before calling from the button. Peter Jetten also calls from the small blind, but the big blind, Michael Mizrachi, throws a wrench in the works by declaring a pot-sized raise to 400,000.

Kido Pham has the first decision after Mizrachi's raise. He tanks for about a minute and then calls. Moran must like his chances against two players, as he quickly moves all in for less than the 400,000 bet, drawing a gasp of surprise from the spectators in the lounge. Jetten is the only one to lay down his hand.

With two live players, Moran keeps his hand closed as the flop comes down {A-Diamonds} {K-Spades} {4-Hearts}. Mizrachi quickly moves all in, folding Pham. The side pot is his; now Brandon Moran will fight him for the main pot and Moran's tournament life.

Mizrachi: {A-Clubs} {A-Spades} {K-Hearts} {2-Hearts}
Moran: {8-Clubs} {6-Spades} {5-Spades} {3-Diamonds}

Moran is in terrible shape against Mizrachi's set. The turn {4-Clubs} cinches the hand for Mizrachi by making him a full house. For those keeping score at home, the river came {J-Diamonds}.

Mizrachi drags a huge pot to increase his chip lead, and in the process sends Moran to the rail to collect $107,442.

Tags: Brandon MoranKido PhamMichael Mizrachi

Hand #44 - Kido Pham

Kido Pham has the button in Seat 1. Play folds around to him, and he considers for a minute before coming in with a raise to 110,000. The blinds fold, and Pham picks up a free round of forced bets.

Tags: Kido Pham

Hand #43 - Brandon Moran

[Removed:14] has the button in Seat 9. Marty Smyth open-raises to 140,000. Action folds to Brandon Moran in the big blind, who point several times at his own stack and Smyth's stack and looks like he's doing math in his head. The math must have been favorable; after a minute he moves all in for a total of 135,000.

Moran: {Q-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {5-Hearts}
Smyth: {A-Hearts} {Q-Clubs} {7-Clubs} {8-Hearts}

The hand are fairly even until the flop comes {5-Spades} {8-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} to make a set for Moran along with a redraw to a flush. The turn {2-Hearts} helps neither player, and the {A-Clubs} on the river isn't enough to save Smyth's hand. Moran doubles up.

Hand #42 - [Removed:14]

Marty Smyth has the button in Seat 8. Brandon Moran limps in under the gun, [Removed:14] calls from the small blind, and Kido Pham checks his option in the big.

The flop reveals {7-Hearts} {9-Spades} {4-Spades}. Harroch bets 120,000. Pham lets his hand go, and Moran studies the situation for a minute. After a little delay, he announces, "I raise the pot," making it a total of 480,000, enough to cover his opponent. Harroch makes the call and is all in for a total of 450,000, at risk of elimination. With the betting complete, the hands are turned up:

Moran: {4-Hearts} {5-Hearts} {6-Hearts} {8-Diamonds}
Harroch: {7-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {8-Clubs} {10-Hearts}

Harroch is leading with his set of sevens and needs to fade two more cards to keep his spot at the table.

The turn is the {6-Spades}, giving him a ten-high straight and leaving Moran drawing to a ten for a chop. The river improves Harroch further; the {4-Clubs} makes him a full boat, and he more than doubles up close to the million mark. Moran, meanwhile, is left with just 135,000 chips.

Hand #40 - Billy "The Croc" Argyros

Billy "The Croc" Argyros has the button in Seat 5. Peter Jetten is the first in the pot, with a raise to 110,000. Michael Mizrachi calls the raise, but then Billy The Croc, donning his sunglasses, reraises all in to 495,000 total. Billy is being quite vocal with his tablemates, but the sound of his voice is getting swallowed up before reaching the media table -- we can't distinguish what he's saying.

Action folds back to Jetten, who goes into the tank for about a minute and then folds. Arygros immediately give Mizrachi's shoulder a squeeze and says, "Buddy! You and I!" (His voice is now carrying clearly across the stage area.) He playfully puts his rubber crocodile on Mizrachi's arm, who politely shakes it off. After another minute, Mizrachi makes the call. He has been involved in every all-in today.

Mizrachi: {A-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds}
Argyros: {K-Hearts} {K-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds}

A curious call by Mizrachi, as he had to believe that his hand was far behind whatever Billy The Croc would reraise all in with. As MC Robbie Thompson is calling out the hands, he remarks that Billy The Croc has by far the best hand. "However," adds Thompson, "this *is* Omaha."

The flop comes {5-Clubs} {3-Hearts} {J-Clubs}. It's no help for either player, though Mizrachi does pick up a gutshot wheel draw.

The turn is the {J-Diamonds}. "Pair the board!" says Argyros, several times. He gets something just as good -- a river of {J-Hearts}. He makes jacks full of kings to sweep in the pot and double up.

"Lets rock and roll!" shouts Argyros. He then starts calling out "valye" which he says is Greek for jack.

Hand #39 - Kido Pham

Michael Mizrachi has the button in Seat 4. Kido Pham raises it to 80,000, and Mizrachi calls. Billy Argyros and Tom Hanlon fold their blinds, and again it's a heads-up flop.

It comes out {7-Spades} {10-Spades} {Q-Clubs}. Kido checks, and The Grinder checks behind.

Fourth street is the {2-Spades}. Again, both men check.

River: {5-Clubs}, and both players check once more.

Kido Pham is first to show, and he reveals {K-Spades} {10-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds}, giving him tens over sevens. It's the winner, as The Grinder double-checks and slips his hand into the muck.

Tags: Kido Pham

Hand #37 - Brandon Moran

Brandon Moran has the button in Seat 2. First in from the cutoff position, Kido Pham puts out a raise to 105,000. Moran fingers his chips for a moment before putting in a call. Both blinds duck out.

The heads-up flop comes down {Q-Clubs} {2-Hearts} {6-Clubs}. Pham checks it over, and Moran announces, "I bet the pot," sliding out 270,000 chips. Pham quickly mucks, and Moran rakes in the pot.

Tags: Brandon Moran