Hour Three Update
Jun 23, '07
Michael Pollowitz Eliminated 7th ($44,744)
Pollowitz limped and Randy Jensen checked out of the big blind. The flop came A
5
4
, Jensen bet and Pollowitz reraised all in. Jensen made the call and showed down A-J-7-4, while Pollowitz tabled A
-Q-Q-10
. The turn came 2
and the river 9
. Jensen takes the pot and sends Pollowitz home in 7th place.
Randy Jenson Eliminated 6th ($59,220)
Jensen gets all of his chips in the middle in a three way pot with the board showing Q
10
7
. He is called by both Greg Jamison and John Guth. Both players checked the Q
turn and 9
river for a three way showdown. Only Guth needed to show his cards however and he tabled K-K-J-X for the straight. Neither Jamison nor Jensen could beat it, and both tossed their cards into the muck. That eliminated Jenson in sixth place.
Break
Players are on a short 15 minute break.
Blinds Raised
The blinds are now $15,000-$30,000 with $30,000-$60,000 betting rounds.
Player Tags: Randy Jensen, Michael Pollowitz
Final Table Set
Jun 22, '07
Considering how long it took to get into the money, getting to the final table happened relatively quickly.
18. David Eller
17. Anthony Reategui
16. Prince of Docness
15. Mike Matusow
Matusow found himself extremely short stacked, with his $5,000 small blind being a quarter of his stack. A player in early middle position raised to $20,000 with A
A
Q
10
, Matusow called all-in and the bib blind called with J-J-2-8. The board came down 10
7
4
7
3
, with both players checking the whole way down. Matusow revealed A-K-3-x, but te 3 on the river counterfeited his low draw and the other two players chopped the pot, with aces taking the high and 2-8 making an 8-7-4-3-2 low.
14. Todd Brunson
13. Annie Duke
12. Michael Henrich
11. Marcus Golser
10. Bobby Kirkwood
Here is the final table players with their chip counts.
Seat 1 - Reynaud Max - $529,000
Seat 2 - Bart Hanson - $191,000
Seat 3 - John "SirScoopalot" Guth - $387,000
Seat 4 - Randy Jensen - $283,000
Seat 5 - Greg Jamison - $223,000
Seat 6 - Michael Pollowitz - $189,000
Seat 7 - David Flores - $450,000
Seat 8 - Robert Stevanovski - $384,000
Seat 9 - Jim Grove - $163,000
Player Tags: Randy Jensen, Mike Matusow, Bart Hanson
Side Bets Everywhere
Jun 22, '07
Players returned from the dinner break no longer hungry, but still a little upset.
It's no secret around the Amazon room that the players in the $5,000 Omaha eight-or-better Championship are unhappy. The high blind structure has created an event of desperation.
The last hour produced many casualties and a few notables hit the rail as well. Falling out of contention during the hour include Gavin Smith and Patrik Antonius.
A couple of short stacks have been hanging on by a thread for awhile as we near the money bubble. Mike Matusow chopped a pot with fellow short stack Huck Seed to stay alive. Then "The Mouth" doubled up with A
J
2
3
on a board of K
7
3
10
Q
to keep Phil Hellmuth's bet alive.
Phil Hellmuth stands to win a lot of cash should Matusow make the final table or win the event. Hellmuth put up $20,000 against Phil Ivey and will win $120,000 if he final tables and $480,000 should Matusow somehow take down the bracelet.
Matusow himself stands to make some side bet cash if he can keep his stack healthy. He and Scott Clements have a side bet based on all of the Omaha eight-or-better events during the series. Clements won the PLO event, but only eight-or-better counts toward the bet.
Those pros who are alive and well include Annie Duke and Anthony Reategui, who both have a mountain of chips. Former chip leader Allen Kessler has taken a major hit, but is still alive as a short stack. Chris Reslock, Randy Jensen, David Benyamine, Todd Brunson and Lee Watkinson are all still part of the 31 player field vying for the top three tables.
Players are currently on a 15-minute break.
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Notable Chip Counts
| Todd Brunson |
145,000 |
| Annie Duke |
120,000 |
| Allen Kessler |
55,000 |
| Mike "The Mouth" Matusow |
47,000 |
Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Randy Jensen, Annie Duke, Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, Gavin Smith, Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius, Anthony Reategui
