Pressemitteilung WSOP News 12.6.2008

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2008 WSOP Event #19 USD 1,500 Pot Limit Omaha, Day One: Selbst Opens Commanding Lead By Amy Calistri PokerNews.com

The play in Day One of the USD 1,500 Pot Limit Omaha event was fast and furious, honing the 758-player field down to just 46. Day Two starters will be in the hunt for first place's USD 227,965 and the bracelet. To say that Vanessa Selbst has the chip lead in Event #19, bracelet, doesn't quite capture the magnitude of Selbst's Day One performance. Going into Day Two, Selbst will have almost a 2-to-1 advantage over her next closest competitor.

At the end of the day, the top ten chip leaders were:

Vanessa Selbst 203,600 Anthony Phillips 133,100 Carter Gill 114,000 Eugene Todd 103,600 Greg Cox 82,900 Phil Reed 82,000 Craig Natte 80,900 Jesper Hougaard 74,800 Rob Hollink 70,600 Jordan Morgan 70,100

Among the many who fell victim before the money bubble were Robert Wiliamson III, Alex Kravchenko, Jeff Madsen, Brandon Cantu, JC Tran, Freddy Deeb, David Sklansky, Marcel Luske, Shannon Shorr, Erik Seidel, Erick Lindgren (who was busy elsewhere), Gus Hansen, David Benyamine, John Juanda and Greg Raymer.

The field handily powered through the bubble in Day One, after Rafi Amit had the dubious honor. Kathy Liebert was the first player to cash in 72nd place, chalking up her third money finish in the 2008 WSOP thus far.

The play that was brisk before the bubble, seemed to accelerate, sending home a wave of players just after the burst. Alex Jacob was eliminated in 69th place when his K-K-x-x couldn't overcome an opponent's A-A-x-x. Rolf Slotboom and David "Devilfish" Ulliott also cashed and left, finishing in 61st and 60th respectively. And Doug "Rico" Carli finished in 57th.

While Selbst may have grabbed the lead, she'll have many talented players to contend with when Day Two begins. Among them is Carter Gill, who is hoping to continue his run. In Day One, Gill bet out on an ace-high flop and took it down, showing A-A-x-x as he did. "I run so good," said Gill. "I've been dealt aces eight times, and flopped an ace eight times." And along with the other chip leaders, the field will include notable pros like Chau Giang, Tony Cousineau, Max Pescatori.

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WSOP: Rookie Wins First Bracelet; Ted Forrest Second

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When the final 18 players in Event #16 (USD 2,000 Omaha Eight-or-better) returned to the Amazon Room on Tuesday afternoon to play down to a champion there were number of storylines in play.

Scott Clements was looking to win a bracelet for the third year in a row. Jimmy Fricke, who turned 21 in April, was gunning for his first World Series of Poker bracelet and Ted Forrest was gunning for his sixth bracelet. But in the end it was the heads-up battle between Forrest and WSOP rookie Andrew Brown that people will remember most.

The most impressive run however came from eventual third-place finisher, Jim Pechac. Just as play was winding down on Day 2 Pechac was ready to pack it in as he had only one chip remaining. He doubled-up on the final hand of the night and started Day 3 with only 2,000 in chips. Through a series of all-ins which he won, Pechac was suddenly alive in the tournament. His third-place finish earned him USD 88,065.

After Pechac's improbable run came to an end it was Forrest vs. Brown. The heads-up battle lasted 1 hour and 24 minutes with each player gaining, and relinquishing, the chip lead at least once. Down to his last 150,000 Forrest managed to double up and won three consecutive pots to get back to even with the 25-year-old Brown. But in a pivotal hand Brown three-quartered a pot to cripple Forrest for the final time.

On a board showing Jd 8d 3d Forrest led out and Brown called. The 5s on the turn solicited a check from Forrest and Brown took the opportunity to bet, Forrest called. After the 2d hit the river Forrest check-raised and Brown simply called. Forrest exposed Th 3d 4s As for the wheel but Brown showed Ac 2s 4h 6d for the nut low and a six-high straight.

It was only a few hands after that where Brown put the nail in the coffin and captured his first WSOP bracelet as well as the USD 226,483 first place prize. Forrest earned USD 143,420 as the runner-up.

"(Forrest) was the hardest player I faced the entire tournament. I played with Barry (Greenstein) and Men "the Master” (Nguyen),” said Brown. "I was just happy to get heads- up with Ted Forrest and test my skills a little bit. It was a see-saw match and a tough battle. He's incredible. I think if we played ten times or a hundred times he'd have a decent edge against me.”

Source: BluffMagazine.com

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