The action has been serious with two casualties falling over the past hour. Layne Flack has taken control, looks relaxed and the WSOP staff looks like they are starting to fit him for number six.

Forrest Fired! (5th)

Ted Forrest is gone and can be found right now picking up $144,427 from the cage after getting picked off by Daniel Makowsky. Forrst bet out $130k and when it folded to Makowsky in the small blind he made the call. Jacobo Fernandez came along for the ride and when the J 7 4 flop hit Makowsky bet pot. Fernandez dropped out but Forrest called all in for his last few chips.

Makowsky had hit the flop hard with J J 5 5 while Forrest was in huge trouble holding A K 9 8. The 5 turn and 8 river ended all hope for Ted.

Taking Flack

Dario Alioto gets it all in against Layne Flack on a Q 10 6 A board after the turn with Alioto potting, Flack raising and Alioto calling all in.

Layne's got way more chips and A 9 3 2 for a pair of aces and the nut flush draw while Alioto's got K 10 Q for two pair and a straight draw. But when the 9 brick falls down on the river Alioto survives doubling through Flack.

Layne is still over $2 million but Alioto is now a threat with $1.2 million himself.

Alioto Allotted (4th)

A few hands after doubling through Flack, the two got it all in again with Flack holding A A 5 6 on a Q 8 7 flop. Alioto had the flush draw with 6 5 4 3 but when the J turn and Q river came down he was gone.

Out fourth Alioto cashes $180,543.

Three handed Flack has $3,095,000, Jacobo Fernandez has $1,235,000 and brining up the rear is Dan Makowsky with $705,000.

 

It's becoming a real two-horse race now, as Dario Alioto and Layne Flack are way ahead of the rest of the pack, yet this hasn't stopped the two from tangling, as they both know that the demise of the other would almost guarantee bracelet success.

Ted Forrest, Kyle Kloeckner and Jacobo Fernandez are all in the 10BB's area and must know that without a lot of luck, their time is short. Even Daniel Makowsky in third is far from making that place a lock for himself, he's got around 15BB's.

Not Kloeck-ing Off Yet

Kyle Kloeckner was set all-in by a middle-position raise from Layne Flack, Kloeckner made the call and showed A J J T and Flack produced A 3 Q 4. The flop came out A K 5 and Flack took the lead albeit very temporarily when the 2 came on the turn, giving Kloeckner the nut flush, and Flack, the losing second-nut flush.

Kloeckner was still in, but only just.

Kloeck-Cooler

Sadly for Kyle, it wasn't for long, he saw a three-way flop against Makowsky and Flack. All three players checked the 6-2-2 flop, and on the K turn Kloeckner check/raised all-in against's Flack's be, with Makowsky folding in the middle. Flack made the call, and Kyle showed him K-8-5-2, but he was drawing to two kings and the case deuce as Flack showed 7-6-6-5 for the flopped house. The river was a blank and Kyle's attempts to delay the inevitable had failed.

Chip Counts. Courtesy of www.worldseriesofpoker.com

Layne Flack	$1,873,000
Dario Alioto	$1,695,000
Daniel Makowsky	$643,000
Jacobo Fernandez	$412,000
Ted Forrest	$180,000

 

Michael Guzzardi has valiantly fought to stave off execution over the last hour, but just as he was getting into a decent position, he's finally been eliminated from the event in 7th place.

Taking The Mickey

Guzzardi was all-in with A Q 4 4 and looking in not great shape against Dan Makowsky's A K J 7, but the board came 2 3 5 6 9. Guzzardi had manaeged to flop a wheel and staved off the flush draw threat on the turn, doubling up and crippling Makowsky at the same time.

Makowsky's Turn

Makowsky shortly afterwards proceeded to limp/reraise all-in with A 3 Q 7 and was in a really terrible spot and against Kyle Kloeckner's A Q Q 7 which called him after a moment's thought.

Makowsky needed a black flop to turn up, or a three, preferably with one of his other cards that wasn't the case queen. Somehow, he got his wish when the board ended up 3 6 7 9 4 and the lowly sevens and threes were good enough to scoop.

Michael's Guzzard Is Down

Layne Flack limp-called Michael Guzzardi's raise from the blinds where they saw a 7 5 2 flop, Guzzardi put his last few chips and Flack quickly called with K Q 6 4 for the big draw.

In fact, he was actually ahead as his king-high was currently ahed. Guzzardi could only show queen high and a gutshot with his Q J 9 8 and when Flack turned the 6, it was all over for Michael, who takes home $90,267.

Ye Counts De La Chippy (courtesy of www.worldseriesofpoker.com)

Dario Alioto
Layne Flack
Daniel Makowsky
Ted Forrest
Jacobo Fernandez
Kyle Kloeckner

Still 8 players remain in this $1,500 PLO rebuy event, the chip lead is being almost passed between the players with every hand, so as you may guess, it's all incredibly tight around here.

Super-Draw

Layne Flack raised from the button and Michael Guzzardi moved all-in with A K T 4, Flack called sharpish with his K 9 K 8.

The flop came out Q J 2 giving Flack an unmakeable gutshot straight flush draw, whilst Guzzardi hit a wrap with nut flush draw, at this point, any ace, king, ten or diamond would be good enough to scoop. The turn was the T and despite Flack still looking strong, he was in fact drawing dead, and the 3 on the river confirmed it.

4-Bet FTW

After a few pots for Kyle Kloeckner to take him back to chip leader, he then re-raised Layne Flack's $75,000 initial bet to a total of $245,000. Flack then re-raised to $759,000, almost his entire stack, Kloeckner realised he was going to have to blink first, and then folded, Layne Flack was over $1,000,000 and regained the chip lead.

Italian Rags Take Out American Ladies

Dario Alioto, who looks really dangerous, despite not being the biggest stack here, just knocked out the seemingly permanet short stack, Tim West. Alioto raised with T-9-7-3 and West made the shove with Q-Q-9-6. Committed, the Italian made the call. The board came T-2-T-6-2 and West was out, but taking home a $72,000 payoff with him.

Chip Counts Courtesy of www.worldseriesofpoker.com

Dario Alioto	$1,142,000
Layne Flack	$1,115,000
Jacobo Fernandez	$753,000
Ted Forrest	$708,000
Kyle Kloeckner	$590,000
Daniel Makowsky	$528,000
Michael Guzzardi	$214,000

It didn't take long for the action to begin on the feature table final. Tim West had been the short stack, but he's not the one who has gone surprisingly. Layne Flack has been fairly active and gradually chipping his way upwards, Ted Forrest lost a chunk of his stack trying to steal a pot, but has since recovered some of it.

Viz Is Mis-erable 

Frank Vizza limp-called Dario Alioto's hijack raise. The saw a 9 T 2 flop, Vizza immediately moved all-in, and the WSOP-E PLO winner called just as fast. Vizza showed 6 4 4 3 but was drawing to runner runner against Alioto's K 9 J#3. The turn was the A sealing Vizza's doom, and the river A was meaningless.

Go West

Tim West, who looked like he was in the mood to just slowly ladder his way up, has finally woken up and decided to give it a gamble. Michael Guzzardi gave him a spin.

West: A 4 K T

Guzzardi: K K Q 5

The 9#65 A board meant that Guzzardi had to hit one of his four cards or the short stack would double. It was the J though and Tim West was alive once more.

But I Haz Da Trip Acez

After that loss, Michael Guzzardi found himself being the short stack, and opted to limp re-raise all-in after Dario Alioto had raised. The Italian made the call with a double suited J-7-5-4 against A-A-A-K, which meant Dario was not in terrible shape. A Q-9-6-2-Q board later though, meant that without being involved. Layne Flack was now the chip leader.

Chip Counts Courtesy of www.worldseriesofpoker.com 

Layne Flack	$844,000
Kyle Kloeckner	$813,000
Dario Alioto	$743,000
Daniel Makowsky	$733,000
Jacobo Fernandez	$654,000
Ted Forrest	$641,000
Michael Guzzardi	$342,000
Tim West	$258,000

 

Play is just about to get under way in the final of the $1,500 PLO w/Rebuys event. With a heavyweight final table including Ted Forrest, Layne Flack and WSOPE PLO winner Dario Alioto, it's sure to be an action-packed confrontation!

Kyle Kloeckner leads the way with $845,000, but in a highly volatile game like Omaha, things can change at the turn of a card.

Kyle Kloeckner	$845,000
Ted Forrest	$757,000
Michael Guzzardi	$730,000
Dario Alioto	$653,000
Layne Flack	$601,000
Daniel Makowsky	$453,000
Frank Vizza	$378,000
Jacobo Fernandez	$348,000
Tim West	$187,000