WSOP Event 50: $5K POT-LIMIT OMAHA

The 50th event of the World Series Of Poker was the $5K POT-LIMIT OMAHA which was held on the 28th of June and went on for three consecutive days. There was naturally a lot of anticipation regarding the event and a great run-in to the bracelet was expect


2010-07-26

The 50th event of the World Series Of Poker was the $5K POT-LIMIT OMAHA which was held on the 28th of June and went on for three consecutive days.

There was naturally a lot of anticipation regarding the event and a great run-in to the bracelet was expected. 

The remaining 31 contestants were all set for the face-off determined to win the bracelet. With all talented contenders left on the field, it was Robert Mizrachi at the top of the chip counts, followed by Chance Kornuth, Jose Barbero, and Eric Liu.



As the event reached its third day, there were 28 players left, and a possibility of the winner being revealed that day itself. As the blinds were to get steeper starting at 5,000/10,000 there was every possibility of some very quick eliminations.   

With 20 players left after a much expected explosive round, the game only got interesting. From 5,000/10,000, the blinds went up to 6,000/12,000 and the average stack also rose over 405,000.

With Ross Boatman, Josh Tieman and Ayaz Mahmood also out of the game there were a total of seventeen players left.After another level was completed, and the players came back after a twenty minutes break there were only 14 players left and the blinds rose yet again to 8,000/16,000.



There was yet another thing that happened during this level, Ran Azor, one of the players was seen enthusiastically blowing smoke rings into the air while all the others were in a hand. It was finally found out that he was smoking a fake cigarette which did have the nicotine and smoke but did not have any smell. The poor floor guys had no clue what to do as they had no idea if it was legal or illegal. It was thereon decided that the stench less smoke would certainly act as a distraction for the others if not anything else and so, he was asked by the floor to put it off. 



With the approaching final table the players decided to go a bit slower and demanded a short break. Hence the play was to be resumed after a halt of five minutes. There was an addition to Kevin Boudreau's chips as Niall Charlton's were also added to his after the latter was eliminated at the 14th position. Scott Mandel also eliminated David Iammarino after flopping a flush against him. He was at the 13th position and took with him $24,711.

With 12 players left on the table, the blinds being paid still got steeper to 10,000/20,000. 

Robert Mizrachi took the call and Mark Eddleman was taken down at the eleventh position after being busted.

After the level got over with just ten players remaining as it had been desired, the players went on a hour long dinner break and returned at about 8.40 for the final table of the game, the blinds rising again to 12.000/24,000.

Ran Azor was first to leave the final table, finishing at the tenth position and taking home $31,448. With the final nine players being established, the game was stopped so that the chip counts could be taken and remaining players could again situate themselves on the table.

Robert Mizrachi and Kevin Boudreau seemed to have the largest fan following in the crowd. Hasta Luego Barbero was soon sent out of the game finishing at the 9th spot, followed by Robert Mizrachi (whose fans couldn't unfortunately save him) and Eric Liu. 

At level 25 and with six players left, the blinds reached up to 20,000/40,000 and the average stack to a whopping $1,380,000. Julian Gardener was knocked out at the 6th place for $91,387, followed by Scott Mandel who was eliminated at the fifth rank foe $122,455.

After the fifth elimination, the players went on a twenty minutes break and when they returned to play the blinds had risen up to 30,000/60,000.

There was a tiff which broke out between Chance Kornuth and Kevin Boudreau. It went on to such a level that the latter had to be warned for a penalty.

Soon the blinds started looking larger than the stacks and it was easy to make out that the time of the final decision wasn't too far. Ted Martin was busted in 4th spot for $165,825, and Danny Smith finished 3rd with $226,923.

The final battle was between Kevin Boudreau and Chance Kornuth. It did not take long for the winner to be decided and the crowed cheering for Kornuth was overjoyed as he emerged as the champion after beating Boudreau, who got a respectable second place along with $313,792.

The shiny WSOP bracelet and $508,090 went to the one who most deserved them, Chance Kornuth who successfully defeated many strong contenders to become a part of WSOP's history! 

And the WSOP action isn’t over yet. www.sportsbook.com has the lines for the final table even held in November. The current longshot is Jason Senti at +2000. Are you ready to take a shot at the longshot, or maybe the favorite John Dolan at +250? Head over to Sportsbook.com today and get into the action!

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