WSOP Event # 5, Hi-Lo Omaha

[tikay]

Dave tells me that an incredible 698 runners sat down for this - mind blowing!

5 hours in & over half the field have gone already. Dave is average stack right now.

[tikay]

But he aint got a stack now, dammit. He exited arouind 200th. The attrition rate in this seems very high, 500 players gone in 4 hours.

[sig75]

Do you by any chance know if Norwegian top class player Anders Berg a.k.a. "Donald" is still in?

[Jamier-Host]

Prices up in the Blue Square specials section for last 22 players.

Still waiting on confirmed list of blondites for the group betting - got a gutshotters market up already......

[Colchester Kev]

Good luck to Barney Boatman ... looking good .

I have put a new post in General ..asking for those actually playing the main event to let us know so you can put GENEROUS prices up Jamier

[Shaa]

I would also like to share those good wishes to Barney!!!!

[tikay]

Welcome to blonde Shaa!

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Tell you what, the Europeans have half a chance in this! 22 players left, chip leader is John Lukas with 142k, & average stack is about 50k, give or take a few k....

But how about this......

Pascal "The Pharmacist" Perrault 107k

Barny Boatman 55k

Carlos Mortensen 45k

Jeff Duvall 44k.

Pascal is French, but we will assume he's normal if he can bring this baby home.

Barny - what can we say? Go Barny!

Carlos - he lists his residence as Las Vegas these days, but he's still a European.

And what about Jeff Duvall - what a popular winner HE would be!

I guess it kinda depends on the first pot they play - the pots in these things - Omaha Hi-Lo - have a habit of getting awfully big real quickly, so if they get that one through, anything could happen.

Good luck to them all!

[tikay]

Blue Square have these prices.......

Pascal (107k) 13/2

Barny (55k) 9/1

Carlos (46k) 12/1

Jeff (45k) 20/1.

The value HAS to be Jeff, hard to say why he's quoted as a rag.

Mind you, I said I'd lay Motivator all day long.......

[Jamier-Host]

Every market has a couple of tasty prices and STILL we get little interest.  Has all the gamble gone out of poker these days....?   

[tikay]

Everything is cool,so far. 6 players have gone, leaving 16, on 2 tables, & our 4 guys are all still present & correct.

Come on boys!

[tikay]

Strike that - 15 left now, & STILL all 4 Europeans in play.

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14 left now, & everything still cool.

I have a good feeling about this comp......

[tikay]

Doh! I bokked 'em. Barny Boatman just busted out in 14th spot. He gets just over $8,500 for his splendid effort. Hard luck Barny, but well played.

13 left, including Carlos Mortensen, Pascal Perrault & good old Jeff Duval.

[tikay]

And now I've bokked Carlos too - he exits in 13th for the same $8,500 that Barny got.

He had 8-4-4-2 against Matey Boy's K-J-J-9. A flop of A-Q-6 had Carlos in good shape for the low, & needing to get lucky to get the high, but turn & river of Q-9 were no good for either.

So it's all down to Pascal & Jeff Duval now. I'm saying nothing.......