Event 16, Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight-or-Better Live Updates October 11, 2008

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Event 16, Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8-or-Better - Day 3

  • Buy-In $2,000
  • Entrants 553
  • Total Prize Money $1,006,460
  • Date Jun 8, 2008
  • Final Day Jun 10, 2008

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Event 16: Forrest Chopped As Brown Wins! 4 months ago ?

Andrew Brown overcame a big chip deficit and manage to defeat five-time bracelet winner Ted Forrest to capture his first bracelet himself at his very first WSOP.

In a topsy-turvy match, Brown managed to take control and put Ted Forrest all-in a couple of times before Forrest made a comeback and briefly recaptured the lead.

Brown, though, redoubled his efforts, and his aggressive style led to a couple of scoops that earned him the first place.

Pechac Dismissed!

Jim Pechac goes out in third when his Qh Qc 8h 5d is up against Brown's Jd 3d 6s 4s. A board of Kh 4c 5s 6d Jc leaves neither player with a low, but Brown's jacks and sixes are good for the high, and thus, the total pot.

Quad Me Baby!

The two players see a Kh 9h 9d flop heads-up; Brown bets, with Forrest calling. The same pattern occurs on the 6s and 9#s river. Brown shows Kd 9c 5c 4c for quads. With this pot Brown drew virtually level in the chip stakes.

Forrest Reduced to a Thicket

Ted Forrest called a button raise and then led out on the Jd 8d 3d; Brown called, then bet the 5s turn when Forrest checked. The latter opted for a call before check/raising the 2d river and being called. Forrest proudly showed his As 4s 3d Th for the wheel, but then Brown declared, "I have three quarters."

Forrest looked shocked: "You have three quarters???"

Brown showed Ac 2s 4h 6d for the wheel also, but with a six-high straight. The five-time bracelet winner was reduced to less than half a million.

Forrest Gumped!

Forrest and Brown see a 9d Jd Ah flop; Forrest bets and Brown calls. On the 8c, the same action is repeated. The river is the 2s. Forrest moves in his last $85,000 and Brown calls again.

Forrest: Ad 4d Qs 7s

Brown: Jh 2h 4s 5d

Brown's jacks and deuces are good for the high, while his A-2-4-5-8 also takes the high and the title!!

  • Level: 24
  • Blinds: 15,000/30,000
  • Limit: 30,000/60,000
  • Average Stack: $2,212,000
  • Players Left: 1
  • Tables Left: 1

Event 16 - Three-Handed! 4 months ago ?

We're down to three players in the $2,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8-Or-Better and here's how it all played out:

Hooshmand Zada'd (5th)!

Ted Forrest raises and Kia Hooshmand moves all-in for his last $45,000. Forrest makes the call and shows Ac Td 7d 2h to his adversary's Ad 9d 8s 2s. The board comes Ah Jh 4c 4s Ts and Forrest takes the pot to send Hooshmand to the rail in fifth place for $58,877.

Shamseddin Crippled!

Forrest limps-in from under the gun and Jim Pechac and Soheil Shamseddin join the party in the blinds. The flop comes 9h 6h 5h and Pechac checks to Shamseddin, who bets out. Forrest lays it down and Pechac stays around for the turn, which is the Kc. Pechac bets out and Shamseddin flat-calls. The river is the 6s and both players check.

Pechac shows Ah Kh Td 4d for the ace-high flush while Shamseddin has 7s 5c 4h 2h and could not make a low. He's crippled on the play.

Shamseddin Busto (4th)!

Shamseddin raises preflop and is called by Andrew Brown and Pechac. The flop comes Kc 5s 5d and the action checks to Shamseddin, who bets his last $5,000. Brown and Pechac both call and the turn is the 2c, prompting a bet from Brown and a fold from Pechac.

Brown turns up 9s 6d 2d 2s for the boat while Shamseddin has Ad Qc 8h 6h and is drawing to the low for the split. The river is the Jc, however, and Shamseddin is thus eliminated in fourth place. He'll take home $71,691 for his time.

Chip Counts!

Here are the chip counts for the final triumvirate, courtesy www.worldseriesofpoker.com:

Ted Forrest $1,775,000
Andrew Brown
$280,000
Jim Pechac
$175,000

 

 

 

  • Level: 24
  • Blinds: 15,000/30,000
  • Limit: 30,000/60,000
  • Average Stack: $737,333
  • Players Left: 3
  • Tables Left: 1

Event 16 - Famous Five! 4 months ago ?

Two more players have busted in the $2,000 Omaha Hi/Lo event, leaving us with just five left. Ted Forrest is in dominating position now, whilst it looks as though the other players are going to be vying for second place at the moment.


Clements with an almost non scary stare...

Scott Pleads For Clemency

Scott Clements raises preflop, Ted Forrest re-raises whilst Brown calls. The two-time bracelet winner puts the last of his chips in the middle with the other two calling. The board comes out 4-5-J-Q-5, and Clements mucks while Brown wins the hand showing A-K-Q-5 for fives full of queens. Scott Clements goes out in 7th place.

Sauce Battle: Perry Perry Defeated By Brown

Ralph Perry moved his last few chips in and was called by Andrew Brown, Soheil Shamseddin and Ted Forrest. Brown fired every step of the way of the 7c Kh 9h 4c 2c with Shamseddin calling every step of the way. Brown flipped 7s 7h 3c 2c to scoop and Perry was eliminated.

Forrest Holds The Kia

Kia Hooshmand pushed all-in over the top of Ted Forrest's raise, the latter making the call with A-2-7-T, Kia showing A-2-8-9, the board ran out 4-A-J-4-T with a high two pair for Forrest meaning we're down to four

  • Level: 20
  • Blinds: 5,000/10,000
  • Limit: 10,000/20,000
  • Average Stack: $442,400
  • Players Left: 5
  • Tables Left: 1

Event 16 - Ted Forrest Gunning For Number Six! 4 months ago ?

After a ninety minute dinner break, play is just about to restart in the $2,000 Omaha Hi/Lo event, led by Ted Forrest. Ted is gunning for his first bracelet since 2004 but still has six other players to get through. The question though at the moment is, can one of the other players stop him?


The favourite with seven left.

 

  • Level: 20
  • Blinds: 5,000/10,000
  • Limit: 10,000/20,000
  • Average Stack: $316,000
  • Players Left: 7
  • Tables Left: 1

Event 16 - Magnificent Seven 4 months ago ?

Just seven players remain in the Omaha Hi/Lo split event with Ted Forrest leading the way. Will this be the year when he picks up his next bracelet or can one of the other players like Scott Clements thwart his challenge?

Ensico Eighth

Allan Ensico goes out in 8th winning $28,684 after getting all-in preflop with Scott Clements and Ted Forrest calling. The board came Q-2-3-8-K, Clements showed A-4 for the low whilst Forrest took the high with trip kings, Ensico mucked and hit the rail.


Forrest experiening chip growth!

Forrest Doesn't Chop

Ted Forrest moves up to around $700,000 in chips after he took a pot from the other big stack, Andrew Brown. The board was showing Kc 9c 4c As Ac, and Forrest showed Jc 5c 5d 2d, which was enough for the complete scoop.

Time For Din-Dins!

Players are now going on a 90 minute dinner break, they'll restart at 10.30pm.

Chip Counts courtesy of www.worldseriesofpoker.com

Ted Forrest
$775,000
Andrew Brown
$480,000
Soheil Shamseddin
$300,000
Kia Hooshmand
$220,000
Ralph Perry
$170,000
Jim Pechac
$160,000
Scott Clements
$120,000

  • Level: 20
  • Blinds: 5,000/10,000
  • Limit: 10,000/20,000
  • Average Stack: $316,000
  • Players Left: 7
  • Tables Left: 1

Event 16 - After Eight 4 months ago ?

We're now down to just eight players in the hunt for the Omaha eight or better bracelet. Andrew Brown has a stranglehold on the chip lead and has no plans on giving it up. In the meanitme we've said goodbye to Gobboby.

Grove Coconutted (10th)

Lee Grove goes out tenth with Andrew Brown and Jim Pechac splitting up the chips left in his short stack by making the lo and hi hands. Grove did not find the final board to his liking but the $13,587 for 10th should soften the blow.

Grove's elimination paves the way for the official final table of nine to begin!

Fricke Fracked (9th)

Jimmy Fricke is our 9th place finisher and will cash $21,135 after being put all in pre flop by Andrew Brown.


Gobboboy gobbled.

Brown's 9h 6h 4s 3s was a nice looked double suited low hand while Fricke's Ad Kd Qd 6c was in the pre flop lead for the high. The Jc 9s 7c 6d 3d board never hit Fricke, but Brown made enough to send Gobboboy to the rail.

Here's the chip counts for the remining eight according to WorldSeriesOfPoker.com:

Andrew Brown $525,000
Soheil Shamseddin
$460,000
Ralph Perry
$280,000
Ted Forrest
$240,000
Scott Clements
$217,000
Kia Hooshmand
$215,000
Jim Pechac
$210,000
Allan Enciso
$50,000

 

  • Level: 20
  • Blinds: 5,000/10,000
  • Limit: 10,000/20,000
  • Average Stack: $276,500
  • Players Left: 8
  • Tables Left: 1

Event 16 - The Final 10 4 months ago ?

We are down to a final table of ten now that Ralph Rudd has gone out. Rudd opened from the cutoff for $20k then called when Andrew Brown put him in for his last $1k.

Brown had the Ah 7d 5d 4s versus Rudd's Ad Ac 8s Ks, but when the Kd 8d 10d 6s 3h board finished Brown had a flush and eight low for the scoop.

Here's the seating assignments and chip counts courtesy of WorldSeriesOfPoker.com:

1. Ralph Perry
$345,000
2.
Andrew Brown
$400,000
3.
Scott Clements
$160,000
4.
Lee Grove
$37,000
5.
Jim Pechac
$240,000
6.
Jimmy Fricke
$50,000
7.
Soheil Shamseddin
$350,000
8.
Ted Forrest
$270,000
9.
Kia Hooshmand
$165,000
10.
Allan Enciso
$155,000

  • Level: 20
  • Blinds: 5,000/10,000
  • Limit: 10,000/20,000
  • Average Stack: $221,200
  • Players Left: 10
  • Tables Left: 1

Event 16 - The Squeaky Wheel Gets The Grease 4 months ago ?

Thsi last level has sen a flurry of exits as we are down to just eleven hopefulls in the hunt for WSOP Gold and a wad of greenbacks. They started with 18 but at this rate we'll crowna champ before long.

Seeya Sohayegh (16th)

Michael Sohayegh lost the last of his chips in a four way limped pot. After the 10s 4d 3d flop Andrew Brown bet, Jim Pechac and Sohayegh made his final call.

The action is checked down the rest of the way as the Kh turn and 5c river fall.

In the end, Pechac's Ah Qd Jh 2s is good for the wheel and Sohayegh is sent to the cage to collect $8,554.

Richburg Poor (15th)

Ted Forrest made quick work of James Richburg making a wheel to scoop up all his chips.


The wheels of the bus go...

Richburg goes home with $11,071 for 15th and at least he can say he got beat by the nuts.

Aronesty Nested (14th)

Joe Aronesty shoved facing a Qs 7s 6c flop and got the call from Jimmy "Gobboboy" Fricke.

Aronesty's Ac 2c 2d 3h gave him a few possibilities against Fricke's Ad 8s 8h 6d but none of them came to fruition. He leaves with $11,071 for 14th.

Paz Dispensed (13th)

Joe Paz became or 13th place finisher when he raised a Ted Forrest limp. Forrest called and the Kh 9s 6c flop fell. Ted then check-called a Paz shove for only $1,000 chips. Forrest had a pair, Paz had none and Ted made yet another straight to rail him.

Paz will take home $11,071 for his efforts.

Smith Smacked (12th)

Mallory Smith will cash $13,587 for 12th after shoving behind a Ralph Rudd limp.

Andrew Brown, Kia Hooshmand called before Rudd came over the top. Both players with action made the call and we were treated to the Qh 10h 8h flop.

All three checked before the 7d turn came and Brown bet, Hooshmand let it go but Rudd made the call. The river was the 7s and it got checked down. Smith made trip sevens but Brown had a straight. Rudd mucked and Smith left in a hurry.

Here's the updated chip counts according to WorldSeriesOfPoker.com:

Andrew Brown $330,000
Ralph Perry $330,000
Soheil Shamseddin$330,000
Allan Enciso
$280,000
Scott Clements
$220,000
Scott Clements
$210,000
Ted Forrest$190,000
Kia Hooshmand$175,000
Jim Pechac
$130,000

  • Level: 19
  • Blinds: 4,000/8,000
  • Limit: 8,000/16,000
  • Average Stack: $201,091
  • Players Left: 11
  • Tables Left: 2

Event 16 - The Hi's and the Lo's 4 months ago ?

Things are really rolling in the restart of the Omaha Hi/Lo. We started the day with 18 and plans to play down to one. In just the first hour of play we've lost two and counting.

Reed Run (18th)

Afgter making a raise Michael Reed got put all in by Scott Clements. He made the call turning over As Qh Js 8c. He looked ahead of Clements' 8s 2c 5c 3h but it was not to be.

The Ac Qc 10c 6c 4h board made Scott a flush and a decent low to scoop. Reed's 18th place showing garners him $8,554.

Poels Positioned (17th)

Pat Poels will cash $8,554 for 17th after getting in a raising war with Ralph Rudd on a Kd Kh Qs flop.


Poels punked.

Neither had a king, but Rudd had aces with Ac Ah Jd 10s and was well ahead of Poels' Ad Qd 5h 4s

The board finished 10d and 8h taking Poels with it.

Here's the top nine chip counts according to WorldSeriesOfPoker.com:

Andrew Brown $340,000
Ted Forrest  $275,000
Ralph Rudd
$260,000
Ralph Perry
$235,000
Soheil Shamseddin
$220,000
Scott Clements
$210,000
Allan Enciso
$180,000
Lee Grove
$130,000
Mallory Smith
$125,000

 

  • Level: 18
  • Blinds: 3,000/6,000
  • Limit: 6,000/12,000
  • Average Stack: $138,250
  • Players Left: 16
  • Tables Left: 2

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Event 16, Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8-or-Better - Day 3, Reports by:

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