Buy-In: $5,000
Prize Pool: $1,245,500
Entrants: 265

Event 12 - Omaha 8 or Better

  • Jul 06, '06 - Jul 07, '06
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Updates on Final Day (Jul 07, 06)

 
 

Kirill Gerasimov Eliminated in 3rd Place ($219,208)

Posted: Fri, Jul 07, 06, 7:42 PM

Kirill Gerasimov raises 40k from the button.  Sam Farha makes the call.  The flop comes AspadeJclub5heart and Gerasimov bets out 20k.  Farha makes the call.  The turn is the 10club and Farha checks.  Gerasimov bets out 40k and Farha calls.  The river is the 2club and Farha puts Gerasimov all-in for his last 20k.  Gerasimov makes the call.  Farha immediately turns over his 8club8heart3heart3club and his flush takes the high and his 3-8 takes the low to eliminate Gerasimov in 3rd place. 
 

Ivey Messing Around

Posted: Fri, Jul 07, 06, 7:25 PM

Phil Ivey raises from the button to 40k and both Kirill Gerasimov and Sam Farha make the call.  The flop is Kspade9club6heart and Ivey bets 20k.  Farha makes the call.  The turn is the Jheart.  Ivey bets 40k and Farha folds.  While scooping the pot, Ivey shows 2-2-2 in his hand face up on the table. 
 

Sam Farha Scoops From Kirill Gerasimov

Posted: Fri, Jul 07, 06, 7:21 PM

Sam Farha raises to 40k from the small blind.  Kirill Gerasimov makes the call from the big blind.  The flop comes Kheart3club6diamond.  Farha bets out 20k and Gerasimov calls.  The turn is the 2diamond and Farha bets out 40k and once again Gerasimov calls.  The river brings the 9club and Farha leads out again for 40k.  Gerasimov calls and mucks his hand when Farha shows 4spade5spade6club9club for the six high straight and 4-5 low.   After the hand, Gerasimov is down to $150,000 in chips and Farha increases his stack to $860,000.
 

Ivey Taking Back Control

Posted: Fri, Jul 07, 06, 7:17 PM

Phil Ivey is now up to $325,000 in chips and he has taken most of those chips from Kirill Gerasimov who is now down to $300,000.
 

Phil Ivey Doubles Up

Posted: Fri, Jul 07, 06, 7:09 PM

Phil Ivey just doubled up when his set of Jacks held up against Kirill Gerasimov's pocket Kings.  Ivey boosts his stack to $220,000.  Gerasimov is down to $425,000.
 

Phil Ivey Doubles Up

Posted: Fri, Jul 07, 06, 7:02 PM

Phil Ivey raises to 40k and Sam Farha makes the call.  The flop comes AdiamondJspade2club and Ivey bets 20k.  Farha puts him all-in for his last 20k and shows Jdiamond7spade6spade4diamond.  Ivey shows 8club4heart3diamond2heart.  The turn and river come 8spadeKdiamond, and Phil Ivey doubles up to $140,000 with the nut low and eights and dueces for the high.
 

Players Return From Break; Blinds Raise

Posted: Fri, Jul 07, 06, 6:56 PM

The blinds have been raised to $10,000-$20,000 with stakes of $20,000-$40,000.
 

Quick Break

Posted: Fri, Jul 07, 06, 6:40 PM

 The players will be on break for fifteen minutes, after which they will return to raised blinds.

 

Updated Chip Counts for Final Three

Posted: Fri, Jul 07, 06, 6:19 PM

These are the updated chip counts for the final three:

Kirill Gerasimov - $650,000

Sam Farha - $480,000

Phil Ivey - $140,000

 

Mike Henrich Eliminated in 4th place ($87,185)

Posted: Fri, Jul 07, 06, 6:07 PM

Kirill Gerasimov raises to 30k preflop.  Mike Henrich reraises and is put all-in by Gerasimov.  Henrich shows AspadeQdiamondJheart4heart and Gerasimov has Adiamond10club8club2club.  The board comes Jdiamond7heart6diamond4diamond9heart to give Gerasimov a straight on the river, and eliminate Henrich in 4th place. 
 
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