$1,500 PLO 8/ob - Dinner Break
Jun 26, '08
Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Players Left: 4 of 720
Chip Leaders:
Seat 5: Michael Fetter - 280,000
Seat 6: Casey Kastle - 880,000
Seat 8: Martin Klaser - 690,000
Seat 9: Erik Seidel - 325,000
Eliminations: Jon Maren (5th Place)
Big Hands:
Michael Fetter Doubles Through Jon Maren
Michael Fetter raised to 60,000 and Jon Maren made the call. The flop came 10
5
5
and Maren bet 130,000. Fetter moved all in and Maren made the call showing A
8
8
4
. Fetter revealed K
K
4
2
and the turn and river came 3
Q
giving Fetter the double up with his kings up. The low failed to materialize and Maren took a hit to his stack.
Jon Maren Eliminated in Fifth Place ($56,019)
On a flop of K
Q
8
, Jon Maren moved all in and was called by Casey Kastle. Kastle turned over 6--6-5-2 and it was surprisingly in the lead of Maren's A-J-3-2. The turn was the 2
, giving Maren the nut low draw along with his two overs and gutshot, but the river was the Q
, meaning that Kastle's lowly pair of sixes was enough to send Maren to the rail in fifth place.
NOTE: The players are now on a one-hour dinner break.
Player Tags: Casey Kastle, Michael Fetter, Jon Maren