2009 World Series of Poker

Event 35 - $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha
Day: 3
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj85
Prize
$409,484
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
363
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0

Cliff Josephy vs. Sorel Mizzi

Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy limped into the pot from under the gun. Sorel Mizzi raised to 160,000 and the blinds got out of the way. Josephy made the call.

The flop came {9-Clubs} {8-Clubs} {2-Clubs} with both players checking it. The {J-Diamonds} fell on the turn and they checked again.

The river brought the {7-Diamonds} and Josephy bet 100,000 into the 380,000 pot. Mizzi threw away his hand and "JohnnyBax" raked in the chips.

Tags: Cliff JosephySorel Mizzi

Rifat Finds No Callers

Yet another limped pot at this final table, this one contested among Rifat Palevic, Sorel Mizzi and Felipe Ramos. Palevic had first action on a flop of {5-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} {9-Spades} and bet pot, 120,000, leaving himself 45,000 behind. Mizzi quickly folded. Ramos took significantly longer before he too folded.

Palevic showed {6-?} {7-?} {9-?} {10-?} as he collected the pot.

Tags: Felipe RamosRifat PalevicSorel Mizzi

Play Resumes

Cards are back in the air. Updated chip counts are:

Sorel Mizzi - 1.80 million
Cliff Josephy - 1.16 million
Richard Austin - 1.08 million
Dan Hindin - 785,000
Felipe Ramos - 395,000
Rifat Palevic - 245,000

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 0

Josephy and Hindin Chop With Aces

Cliff Josephy raised to 80,000 from under the gun and Richard Austin made the call from behind. Dan Hindin reraised pot from the small blind to 350,000.

Josephy reraised pot, Austin mucked and Hindin called, putting himself all in.

Josephy: {A-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} {3-Spades}
Hindin: {A-Clubs} {A-Spades} {J-Clubs} {2-Spades}

The board came {9-Spades} {5-Hearts} {3-Spades} {K-Hearts} {7-Hearts} and they chop the pot.

JohnnyBax Tank-Calls to the Wrong Choice

On hand number 50 of the "official" final table, five players limped into the pot. Action checked to Cliff Josephy on the {A-Diamonds} {6-Spades} {8-Hearts} flop. He bet 85,000 and was called only by Richard Austin.

Both players checked the {6-Diamonds} turn. Josephy checked again when the river fell {Q-Clubs}, drawing a bet of 225,000 from Austin. Josephy did not seem thrilled with that bet. He tanked for about a minute, then very reluctantly dropped 225,000 match chips into the middle. Austin opened trip sixes, {5-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} {7-Clubs} {7-Hearts}, to take down the pot.

Tags: Cliff JosephyRichard Austin

Rifat Palevic Doubles through Richard Austin

Richard Austin limped his small blind and Rifat Palevic declined his big-blind option. On a flop of {2-Hearts} {3-Clubs} {10-Spades}, the two players got all of their chips in the middle, with the short-stacked Palevic the all-in player. He showed down a pair of tens, {k-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} {10-Hearts} {4-Hearts}. Austin opened a pair of queens, {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} {9-Spades} {2-Diamonds}. The turn {J-Hearts} was a great sweat card, giving Palevic a draw to hearts. He hit that draw with the {7-Hearts} river to double up.

Tags: Richard AustinRifat Palevic

Richard Austin Moves All In

Cliff Josephy called from the small blind and Richard Austin checked in the big blind. The flop came {A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{9-Hearts}. Josephy bet pot and Austin called.

The turn brought the {10-Diamonds}. Josephy bet 180,000, another pot-sized bet. Austin then moves all in.

Josephy tossed his cards into the muck without any hesitation, and Austin survived his all-in.

Tags: Cliff JosephyRichard Austin