Congrats to Phil Ivey!!!

[BlackAces]

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I'm more impressed by Williamson, though. What is this, the fourth or fifth straight year with a top five finish in an Omaha event at the WSOP? Williamson really must be the best American Omaha player in the world.

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He's at least the best American Omaha player in America.

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Date / Time: 2005-06-29 01:47:00
Title: Phil Ivey Wins Event #27 ($5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha with Rebuys)
Log:
Hand 290 - Ivey has the button, he limps, and Williamson checks. The flop comes 8-7-4, Williamson bets $40,000, Ivey raises, and Williamson calls all in. Ivey shows 10d-6c-5s-4c (ten-high straight), and Williamson shows Ac-8c-2c-2h (pair of eights). The turn card pairs the board with the 4h, and Williamson needs to catch a two to stay alive (2 outs). The river card is the 3s, and Robert Williamson III is eliminated in second place, earning $353,115.

Phil Ivey wins Event #27 ($5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha with Rebuys), earning $630,685 and his fifth World Series of Poker bracelet.

What a great job by Ivey... just awesome. Will make for some incredible TV.

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I have no clue about omaha, but don't you need a 9 for a ten-high straight? :>

Edit: I just read the rest of the thread, forget my comment.

[jcmack13]

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The flop comes 8-7-4, Ivey shows 10d-6c-5s-4c (ten-high straight



ten high straight?

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Yeah ten high straight, reported by Ted Lawson.

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vnh, sir. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[KenProspero]

This is what makes Phil Ivey such a great player. For most of us this would be an 8-high straight, but for Phil, it counts as a 10-high straight. Strange, but TRUE!!!!

[Sponger15SB]

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I'm more impressed by Williamson, though. What is this, the fourth or fifth straight year with a top five finish in an Omaha event at the WSOP? Williamson really must be the best American Omaha player in the world.

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He's at least the best American Omaha player in America.

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Yes, he is probably the best American poker player in America who plays Omaha, and yet is an American living in America.

[TheMainEvent]

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This is what makes Phil Ivey such a great player. For most of us this would be an 8-high straight, but for Phil, it counts as a 10-high straight. Strange, but TRUE!!!!

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Phil Ivey can make QKA23 into a straight. Don't question it.

[Sponger15SB]

Btw here is Williamsons record over the past few years...

26-Jun-05 $ 5,000 Pot Limit Omaha
36th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2005, Las Vegas 2nd $ 353,115

19-May-04 $ 5,000 Pot Limit Omaha
35th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2004, Las Vegas 14th $ 18,000

29-Apr-04 $ 2,000 Pot Limit Omaha
35th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2004, Las Vegas 2nd $ 103,580

16-May-03 $ 2,500 Pot Limit Omaha

34th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2003, Las Vegas 7th $ 16,100

08-May-03 $ 5,000 Pot Limit Omaha
34th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2003, Las Vegas 3rd $ 47,400

13-May-02 $ 5,000 Pot Limit Omaha
33rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2002, Las Vegas 1st $ 201,160

30-Apr-99 $ 2,500 Omaha Pot Limit
30th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1999, Las Vegas 3rd $ 43,250

[Lady Dont Tekno]

I wonder if he play's PLO.

LDT

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ten high straight?

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Two outs on the turn?

[el kang]

From www.lasvegasvegas.com/pokerblog/ :

Phil Ivey wasn't going to play in Event #27 $5000 Pot Limit Omaha with Rebuys. He was sleeping at the time that the event was scheduled to start. Barry Greenstein noticed he was not registered, so he woke him up with a phone call. Barry knew that Pot Limit Omaha is one of Phil's better games and insisted that Phil get over to the Rio to play. Phil Ivey mainly concentrates on cash games these days and he chose to play a light tournament schedule this year. It's a good thing that Phil Ivey woke up and answered Barry Greenstein's phone call because he picked up his fifth WSOP bracelet.