2009 World Series of Poker
Event 21 - $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 3
Michele Limongi: (X-X) (X)
Martin Eikeng: (X-X)
Zac Fellows: (X-X)
Chris Amaral: (X-X)
Limongi completed and everyone else called. On fourth, Fellows bet and everyone called. On fifth, Limongi bet and only Eikeng called. On sixth, Limongi bet again and then Eikeng raised. Limongi called. On seventh, Eikeng bet, Liimongi raised, Eikeng reraised, and then Limongi called.
Limongi revealed in the hole for a full house. Eikeng showed in the hole to make a losing straight, but he did have a low hand. The two players chopped up the pot and split everyone else's money.
"I thought we were playing only high!" exclaimed Limongi.
Michele Limongi just took over the chip lead after he fired on seventh street in a hand of stud showing (X-X) (X). He was up against Zac Fellows who showed (X-X) (X). Fellows folded on seventh and Limongi showed his hole cards, for just a pair of threes.
Limongi - 1,100,000
Fellows - 400,000
Matt Hawrilenko completed with an and then Tim Finne raised with a . Chris Amaral reraised showing a and then Hawrilenko raised to put himself all in. Both his opponents called. Finne would fold on fifth street after Amaral bet him out.
Hawrilenko: ( )
Finne: (X-X)
Amaral: ( )
Amaral's seven-four low bested Hawrilenko's seven-six low in the hand and sent Hawrilenko to the rail.
Tim Finne raised from middle position and was called by both blinds. Martin Eikeng was in the small blind and Matt Hawrilenko was in the big blind. The flop then came down . Eikeng checked, Hawrilenko bet, Finne raised, and then Eikeng reraised. Hawrilenko folded and Finne then raised all in. Eikeng made the call.
Eikeng held . Finne held . Finne had the best hand at the moment and the better flush draw, but Eikeng did have a low draw.
The turn was the and the river was the . Finne scooped the pot and more than doubled to 320,000. Eikeng is down to 220,000.
Level: 24
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
Matt "HossTBF" Hawrilenko just doubled with after being all in preflop against James Van Alstyne's . The board ran out to give Hawrilenko a full house and a low. He now has 170,000 chips.
Chris Amaral raised and then Matt "HossTBF" Hawrilenko called from the small blind. The flop came down . Both players checked. The turn was the and both players checked again.
The river was the and Amaral bet after Hawrilenko checked to him. Hawrilenko then made the call.
Amaral showed for trip queens and the winning hand. He is now up to 500,000 while Hawrilenko dropped to 78,000.
James Van Alstyne entered the pot with a raise from the cutoff. Michele Limongi reraised from the button and Van Alstyne called. The flop came down Van Alstyne checked and Limongi fired. James made the call.
The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the and Van Alstyne bet. Limongi called.
Van Alstyne tabled to beat Limongi's pocket queens, .
Martin Eikeng raised from under the gun and then Zac Fellows reraised from middle position. Eikeng made the call when action folded back over to him. The flop was dealt . Eikeng checked and Fellows bet. Eikeng check-raised and then Fellows called.
The turn produced the . Eikeng fired and Fellows raised. Eikeng reraised and then Fellows called.
The river was the , pairing the board. Eikeng bet and Fellows smooth called.
Eikeng tabled and then Fellows quickly turned up the other two rockets, . Both players were dealt a pair of aces, one of each color, and chopped up the pot.