Event #8: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

The end has come for the very pleasant mannered Ashly Butler from New Orleans.

Gavin Griffin called on the button before Herbert Tapscott raised to 160,000 and Butler called all-in for 150,000. Griffin called as well, and then the two checked the       board all the way down.

Butler opened     .
Griffin tabled     .
Tapscott showed the winning      and scooped.

Ashly Butler

0

-400,000

We are still three-handed and chips are flying from one player to another. Butler is our short stack but just two big hands could turn that around. Tapscott has a big lead but as we've seen many times today, that is no guarantee for succes.

Herbert Tapscott	2,400,000	-171,000
Gavin Griffin	1,550,000	50,000
Ashly Butler	400,000	-380,000

In two big pots Herbert Tapscott has just taken over the chip lead by a big margin. In the first hand Griffin raised from the small blind to 120,000 and Tapscott defended from the big blind. The flop came down     and Griffin bet 60,000, Tapscott called. The turn was the   and both players checked. The river was the   and Griffin bet 120,000, Tapscott called.

Griffin showed      for a low but he got scooped by Tapscott who showed      for a better low and a pair of nines.

A few hands later Griffin raised from the button to 120,000 and Tapscott defended his small blind. The flop came down     and Tapscott lead for 60,000, Griffin called. The turn was the   and Tapscott bet again. On the river the   hit and Tapscott bet another 120,000. Griffin called and mucked when Tapscott showed him      for a straight.

Herbert Tapscott	2,571,000	1,321,000
Gavin Griffin	1,500,000	-820,000
Ashly Butler	280,000	-140,000

It seemed like Gavin Griffin couldn't lose but Herbert Tapscott just made a little dent in the Triple Crown winner's chip lead. Tapscott raised to 120,000 from the button and Griffin defended his big blind. The flop brought     and Griffin lead out for 60,000 after which Tapscott raised to 120,000. Griffin called and the turn was the  . Griffin check-called 120,000 and the river was the  . Griffin check-called another 120,000 and mucked when Tapscott showed      for the nut flush.

Gavin Griffin	2,320,000	-430,000
Herbert Tapscott	1,250,000	455,000

Michael "Boonie" Kleist is the latest player to be go after he was eliminated over the course of two hands by Gavin Griffin.

Boonie opened and called Griffins's three-bet to see a     flop. He checked called a bet here and on the   turn before both players checked the   river. Griffin opened the lowly      but managed to scoop.

That left Boonie with just 50,000 chips in the big blind. Griffin isolated him by raising and the cards wee on theit backs.

Griffin:     
Boonie:     

The board ran       to give Griffin two-pair.

Gavin Griffin	2,500,000	325,000
Michael "Boonie" Kleist	0	-410,000

Gavin Griffin raised to 100,000 and Herbert Tapscott made the call. The flop brought     and both players checked. The turn was the   and Tapscott check-called 100,000. The river was the   and Tapscott check-folded to another 100,000 chip bet.

A couple of hands later Hua raised from the button to 100,000 and Tapscott called from the button. The flop brought out     and Hua bet 50,000 after which Tapscott put him all in for 65,000 chips total. Hua called and showed      for a flopped flush and Tapscott was drawing very thin with his     . "Runner runner," Tapscott announced but the turn, the  , and river,  , didn't help him out. Hua is back in the race while Tapscott dropped a lot of chips.

Gavin Griffin	2,175,000	600,000
Herbert Tapscott	795,000	-805,000
Can Kim Hua	400,000	355,000

From the cutoff Gavin Griffin raised to 100,000 and John Racener called from the small blind. Herbert Tapscott was in the big blind and decided to call as well. The flop was     and Racener lead out for 50,000 getting both his opponents to call.

The turn was the   and Racener was all-in for his final 10,000 chips. Both his opponents made the call. Racener showed      against Griffin who had     . Tapscott tabled      and the river was the  .

Griffin picked up the low half of the pot with the nut low and the high went to Tapscott who had made two pair, eights and deuces. Racener was left with two pair, deuces and sixes, and he got eliminated from the tournament in sixth place.

Herbert Tapscott	1,600,000	50,000
Gavin Griffin	1,575,000	275,000
John Racener	0	-105,000

Thayer Rasmussen just raised all in for 95,000 and he got called by Gavin Griffin who was on the button and Can Kim Hua who was in the small blind. John Racener was in the big blind with just 105,000 chips left behind and after giving it some thought he opted to fold.

The flop came down     and both players checked. The turn was the   and Hua bet 100,000, Griffin called. On the river the   hit and Hua bet another 100,000. Griffin immediately threw in 200,000 and the pressure was back on Hua. He gave it some thought before making the call leaving himself with just 45,000 chips left behind.

Griffin showed      for the nut straight and Rasmussen was done, he showed      and had failed to improve. Hua was frustrated and didn't want to show his cards, but since this was an all-in showdown the dealer tabled his     . We are down to six players with two players in dire need of a double up.

Gavin Griffin	1,700,000	350,000
Herbert Tapscott	1,250,000	450,000
John Racener	105,000	-295,000
Can Kim Hua	45,000	-505,000
Thayer Rasmussen	0	-450,000

Gavin Griffin raised from the button and bet the flop and turn. John Racener peeled from the big blind and called the two extra bets before they both checked the river.

The final board read      .

"Wheel," said Griffin.

"F##k!" responded Racener as he looked at his opponent's     .

Racener showed the    and mucked.

Gavin Griffin	1,350,000	250,000
John Racener	400,000	-75,000