Event #18: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship

Chip leader John Monnette raised from the button and Scott Clements called from the BB before a       flop came down. Clements check-raised Monnette's bet, which he called to see a   turn. Clements led out this time, Monnette three-bet, Clements four-bet him back. Call. The river   saw Clements lead out again and Monnette called to cap this huge pot. Clements proudly turned over         for quads, the pot and the chip lead. Clements -- 1,410,000 Monnette -- 900,000

We pick up the action on the flop, heads up between Annie Duke and Daniel Alaei. The board showed      , and each player put in three bets. Fourth street came the  , and fifth street the  . Alaei bet both streets, with Duke quickly calling fourth and not so quickly calling fifth. In the end, Alaei tabled         for jacks full. Annie tapped the table and flipped her cards into the muck. She's been crippled once again, back down to about 60,000.

Annie Duke raised under the gun, and Daniel Alaei took his time eying up her stack. He three-bet it, and Duke moved all in for a total of 76,000. Alaei put in the extra 16,000 to put Duke to the test. [u]Showdown[/u] Duke:         Alaei:         The board ran out          . Duke takes the top have with kings and jacks, while Alaei chops her with a running low hand. ---------- A few hands later, Duke was again all in before the flop, this time tangling with Jacobo Fernandez. [u]Showdown[/u] Duke:         Fernandez:         Board:           No chop here; Duke scoops it with her aces up, doubling up over 150,000.

Tom Koral opened with a raise from early position, and Daniel Alaei three-bet it down the line. Koral eventually called, and it was heads up. The first three community cards came      , and both players checked. Fourth street was the  , and Koral check-called a bet from Alaei. On the river, the   drew a check from both players. Koral tabled        , and Alaei flashed     as the pot went to the short-stacked Koral. He's now a little less short-stacked, but still down there with 240,000.

Daniel Alaei raised from early position, and both Annie Duke and Tom Koral called from the blinds. The flop brought      . Annie Duke fired out the first bet and Koral called. When it came to Alaei, he put in a rais, and Annie Duke committed her last 5,000 chips to the pot; all in now and at risk. Koral called as well. Fourth street came the  , and both players checked. On the river  , Alaei bet, and Koral eventually called. [u]Showdown[/u] Alaei:         Duke:         Koral:         Koral had flopped bottom set, but Annie Duke had snagged her third king on the river, locking up the top half of the main pot. Koral took the high half of the side pot, and Alaei got both lows.

Annie Duke is down to just 78,000 after doubling up Tom Koral. The turn was out as         before all the chips went in. Duke --         Koral --         The river came the   and Koral scooped to move up to 245,000.

The first 20 minute break is upon us. It's needed too as the pace has been frantic.

Daniel Negreanu is refusing to go quietly. He has just managed to double up to 175,000 through Ben Boyd. It was a three way limped pot to a       flop. Boyd led out and Negreanu raised. After the third player moved out of the way, Boyd put Negreanu all in and he called. Neagreanu         Boyd       x The turn came   and the river   and Negreanu scooped the lot. "It's so much fun being on the brink every hand," Daniel Negreanu, Green Section of the Amazon Room. June 09 2009, 1.15pm.

On a flop showing      , Daniel Negreanu was heads up with Yueqi Zhu. Negreanu check-called a bet, then did the same on the   that hit the turn. The river came the  , and Zhu fired again. "Great. I'm gonna get scooped because you made a flush," lamented Negreanu. Then, with a ho-hum sort of lift in his voice, he said, "Well, you can't win every pot, I'll call." Zhu said, "Nut-nut," turning over        . Negreanu knew it, shaking his head and flipping his cards in his hand. He flashed         before slapping his cards into the muck.