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While we play down to a winner in this event, check out one of our latest champions, Danny Fuhs. He was overjoyed with his bracelet win in the WSOP Event #25, a $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low 8-or-Better tournament. Sarah spoke with him just after he clinched the title.
Men "The Master" Nguyen got it all in with against an opponent with in a battle of the blinds. His opponent improved to a pair of threes on the flop, and a turn gave him trips. Nguyen needed a nine, but the river came , filling his opponent up and sending The Master to the rail.
Tobias Peters opened to 3,200 from early position, and a middle-position player with 16,100 moved all in. Patrick Obrien, in the cutoff, shipped it as well for 52,500. The player on the button looked pained as he contemplated a decision, and he finally called off his last 8,500. Peters leaned back in his chair and thought for about a minute.
"I...fold," he finally said.
Obrien:
Middle position:
Button:
A flop of left the short stacks drawing thin. A opened up some chopping outs, but the river was a , and Obrien had gotten two birds with one stone.
Alex Masek moved all in from early position, and a player called from the small blind.
Masek:
Small blind:
Things looked very rosy for Masek when the flop came , giving Masek a flush draw. A turn of opened up some chopping possibilities for his opponent, and a river shipped him the chop.
A short time later, he moved all in again and was called once again.
Masek:
Opponent:
The board ran out , and six-time World Series of Poker Circuit winner Masek was eliminated.