$10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better (Event #18)

Owais Ahmed raised in the small blind and Frankie O'Dell called in the big blind. Ahmed continued the aggression on     and was met with a raise. He called and then check-raised the   turn. O'Dell called, bringing an   river. Ahmed bet and O'Dell called.

Ahmed showed      but O'Dell had better kings:      for a straight.

Frankie O'Dell	4,700,000	1,100,000
Owais Ahmed	2,500,000	-1,500,000

A raise by Owais Ahmed on the button was called by Robert Mizrachi in the big blind and the flop fell    . Mizrachi checked and called a bet by Ahmed, they then checked the   on the turn. Mizrachi bet the   turn and Ahmed went deep into the think tank before making the call.

Mizrachi rolled over      for trips ten and won the pot.

Owais Ahmed	4,800,000	-500,000
Robert Mizrachi	3,500,000	400,000
Frankie O'Dell	2,700,000	-100,000

Frankie O'Dell missed out on a scoop against Owais Ahmed when his      had a low and flush draw on the       board. Ahmed tabled      for aces up and they chopped it.

The next hand, O'Dell raised out of the small blind and Robert Mizrachi called in the big blind. O'Dell bet the     flop and Mizrach raised, O'Dell called. After the   turn, O'Dell checked and folded to a bet by Mizrachi.

Owais Ahmed	6,300,000	-200,000
Robert Mizrachi	3,100,000	1,500,000
Frankie O'Dell	1,700,000	-1,000,000

Robert Mizrachi limped the button and Owais Ahmed in the small blind raised, Frankie O'Dell in the big blind made it three bets and picked up two calls. The trio checked the     flop and the   followed on the turn. Ahmed bet and O'Dell called, while Mizrachi folded.

Ahmed bet again the   on the river and O'Dell tossed in calling chips to get shown      for the nut flush by Ahmed, which scored a significant pot.

Owais Ahmed	7,600,000	1,200,000
Frankie O'Dell	1,800,000	-900,000
Robert Mizrachi	1,600,000	-800,000

Robert Mizrachi raised and Owais Ahmed three-bet, Frankie O'Dell called and Mizrachi came along to make it three-ways to the     flop. Ahmed check-called a bet by O'Dell while Mizrachi got out of the way and Ahmed then check-called another bet on the   turn and, very reluctantly, on the   river.

O'Dell showed      for the nut low and a straight, and scooped another vital pot to overtake Mizrachi in the counts.

Owais Ahmed	5,200,000	-900,000
Frankie O'Dell	3,400,000	1,300,000
Robert Mizrachi	2,400,000	-400,000

Frankie O'Dell was all in for 235,000 on the      turn and turned over the nut low as well as a flush draw, while Robert Mizrachi had top pair and a gutshot.

Frankie O'Dell:     
Robert Mizrachi:     

A deuce would have given Mizrachi the low pot, and thus O'Dell was looking for a diamond to scoop. Instead, the   river was a blank and they chopped it up. O'Dell then claimed a vital pot without showdown and bumped his stack again above one million.

Owais Ahmed	6,600,000	100,000
Robert Mizrachi	3,300,000	-300,000
Frankie O'Dell	1,100,000	205,000

Frankie O'Dell raised on the button, Robert Mizrachi reraised and Owais Ahmed cold-called. O'Dell made it three to the    . Mizrachi bet, Ahmed raised and Mizrachi called. On the   turn, Mizrachi check-raised and Ahmed called. Mizrachi bet the   river and Ahmed called again.

Mizrachi showed      for a full house, much to his rail's delight.

Owais Ahmed	6,300,000	-900,000
Robert Mizrachi	3,200,000	1,540,000

Frankie O'Dell raised and Owais Ahmed three-bet in the big blind. Ahmed check-called the     flop and check-folded the   turn.

Players are now on break for 10 minutes.

Owais Ahmed	7,200,000	-400,000
Frankie O'Dell	2,155,000	455,000
Robert Mizrachi	1,660,000	-40,000

Robert Mizrachi and Owais Ahmed saw the     flop for the minimum and Mizrachi check-called. The   checked through, bringing a  .

Mizrachi bet, Ahmed raised and Mizrachi gave it up.

Owais Ahmed	6,800,000	800,000
Robert Mizrachi	1,600,000	-300,000

Owais Ahmed and Robert Mizrachi saw a     flop for the minimum and Mizrachi check-called down as it ran out   and  . Ahmed showed      for a straight and Mizrachi couldn't beat it.

Owais Ahmed	6,000,000	600,000
Robert Mizrachi	1,500,000	-600,000