Event #32: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E.

Stud 8

Picking up the action on fourth street, Phil Hellmuth checked and John Monnette bet. Hellmuth made the call. On fifth street, both players checked and then on sixth, Hellmuth check-called a bet from Monnette.

On seventh street, each player received a final card down and Hellmuth checked. Monnette bet and Hellmuth folded.

With that pot, Monnette moved to over two million in chips.

John Monnette	2,150,000	450,000
Phil Hellmuth	1,200,000	-275,000

It took two hands to see Matt Waxman eliminated from this final table. The first was a Razz hand and it left him crippled and the very next hand was Stud and that sent him home.

The Razz hand began when John Monnette brought it in with a  . Paul Sokoloff then called with a   and Waxman completed with a  . Sokoloff called and drew and  , while Waxman drew a  . Sokoloff bet and Waxman called as Sokoloff drew a   and Waxman a  . When Sokoloff bet here, Waxman said, "I can not beat you in a pot, no matter what," and folded his cards.

That left him with less than a big bet and on the next hand, when the rotation was changed to Stud, Waxman committed the last of his chips during the first round of betting with an   showing against Abe Mosseri and John Monnette. Mosseri and Monnette battled it out until fifth street when Mosseri folded, and then the cards were turned face-up.

Monnette's         (in no particular order), was good for two-pair and enough to send Waxman's         into the muck.

For that effort, Waxman goes home with $58,093 and we are now six-handed.

Matt Waxman

0

-200,000

Omaha 8

From under the gun, Matt Waxman limped in. David "Bakes" Baker limped in from the hijack seat and Phil Ivey completed from the small blind. Paul Sokoloff checked in the big blind before the dealer dealt out the     flop.

On the flop, Ivey checked and Sokoloff bet. Waxman and Baker called before Ivey folded.

The   landed on the turn and the three remaining players checked to see the   hit the river. Sokoloff led with a bet and Waxman called. Baker folded.

Sokoloff turned over the      for a full house and a seven low. Waxman mucked and Sokoloff scooped the entire pot.

Paul Sokoloff	1,005,000	225,000
Matt Waxman	200,000	-100,000

Omaha 8

From the hijack seat, Matt Waxman limped in. Abe Mosseri limped behind him in the cutoff seat and then Phil Hellmuth called from the big blind. John Monnette checked his option in the big blind and the flop came down paired with bullets as the     rolled out. Hellmuth and Monnette checked, Waxman bet and Mosseri raised. Hellmuth and Monnette folded before Waxman called.

The turn was the   and Waxman checked. Mosseri bet and Waxman folded.

Hold'em

Phil Hellmuth opened the first hand of the hold'em round from the cutoff and only Phil Ivey in the small blind would make the call. The     flop would see Ivey check-call a bet from Hellmuth and the   would fall on the turn.

Ivey again checked here and Hellmuth again bet. This time Ivey opted to fold, which prompted Hellmuth to ask, "Do you want me to show?" He didn't really get an answer before tabling his   .

Stud 8

John Monnette has seen his stack increase to huge heights again, courtesy of a nice Stud Eight-or-Better hand. The hand in question began when Phil Ivey completed with the  . Phil Hellmuth called with a   showing and Monnette completed. Ivey was out of the way Hellmuth called.

On fourth street, Monnette check-called a bet. On fifth, Monnette led and Hellmuth called. When Monnette paired his ace on sixth, he led again and Hellmuth called. On seventh, Monnette again bet and then showed his     in the hole for an ace-high flush, enough to take the pot off Hellmuth.

John Monnette

1,400,000

220,000

Stud

On fourth street, Monnette bet, and Baker called. On fifth, Monnette led again, and Baker raised. Monnette called. On sixth, Monnette led a third time, and this time Baker just called.

Both players checked on seventh, and Monnette tabled     for a pair of jacks. Baker mucked.

Stud

Sokoloff check-called bets on fourth and fifth, but on sixth, he check-folded to a bet from Ivey.

John Monnette	1,180,000	319,000
Phil Ivey	940,000	181,000
Paul Sokoloff	780,000	14,000
David Baker	350,000	-282,000

The players are now on a 20-minute break.

Razz

Baker brought it in, Sokoloff completed, and Waxman, Mosseri, and Baker called. Waxman led out on fourth street, and all three of his opponents called. On fifth street, Sokoloff had the best board, and he checked. Waxman bet, and only Sokoloff called.

Sokoloff led out on sixth, Waxman called, and both players checked on seventh. Sokoloff tabled     for an eighty-seven low, and Waxman mucked.

A few hands later...

Baker completed, and Kelly called. Kelly led out on fourth, fifth, and sixth street, and Baker called all three bets. Kelly checked for the first time on seventh, and Baker took the opportunity to bet. Kelly tank-mucked, and Baker pulled in the pot.

David Baker	820,000	-22,000
Paul Sokoloff	770,000	124,000
Matt Waxman	350,000	-70,000
Dan Kelly	220,000	-77,000