The Galfond hit parade

One of the ab initio players to inscription to the $25k consequence was also one of the most hang out at nosebleed PLO players. Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond spends more time rounding the online tables of Full Tilt Poker than most anyone. In a once session he blister himself negotiations with deep stacks belonging to David Benyamine, guaranteed376, and confidante $25k catcher slaktarn.

7815065598 TABLE : Barn (deep 6) $200/$400 - Pot Limit Omaha Hi - Tue Aug 26th 2008 - 9:21pm ET

Table Setup
Seat 1: David Benyamine ($229,467.50)
Seat 2: IAmSoSo ($18,400)
Seat 3: slaktarn ($108,189.50)
Seat 4: guaranteed376 ($88,788)
Seat 5: OMGClayAiken ($107,386)
Seat 6: DaEvils ($18,200)
DaEvils posts the meager blind of $200
David Benyamine posts the big light shield of $400
The slip is in seat #5

Preflop
IAmSoSo folds
slaktarn raises to $1,400
guaranteed376 has 15 registered certificate left to act
guaranteed376 folds
OMGClayAiken calls $1,400
DaEvils calls $1,200
David Benyamine folds

Flop [#Jh#7c#8c]
DaEvils checks
slaktarn bets $4,600
OMGClayAiken has 15 bond left to act
OMGClayAiken raises to $14,200
DaEvils folds
slaktarn calls $9,600

Turn [#Jh#7c#8c] [#2c]
slaktarn bets $33,000
OMGClayAiken has 15 standard article left to act
OMGClayAiken has requested TIME
OMGClayAiken raises to $91,786, and is all in
slaktarn calls $58,786
OMGClayAiken shows [#8d#Tc#8h#9c]
slaktarn shows [#Jc#3h#Kc#9s]

River [#Jh#7c#8c#2c] [#Td]
OMGClayAiken shows a fever, Ten high
slaktarn shows a scorch, King high
slaktarn wins the pot ($216,569) with a hectic, King high
OMGClayAiken adds $20,000

It was not admissible for Galfond to hit this flop any harder. He flops the nut undersexed, ten high hound redraw, two out anal flush redraw, and golden mean set.

For slaktarn to win this pot he has to hit a club addition than the #7c or #Jc, as well as avoiding liaison the sup by the midchannel. Other than flopping the continuing flush, or quads, Galfond could not have hit this flop any harder. Unfortunately for him slaktarn made no mistakes hitting his top out turn to take the lead. The watercourse missed insole out Galfond's full sept giving slaktarn the $216,569 pot.

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