David Benyamine wins Event 37: World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better

June 26th, 2008

This years’ $10K World Championship Omaha Hi-Low (Event 37) kicked off with 235 players and featured a prizepool of $2.2 million. Half of the players at the final table were Full Tilt Poker pros and the rest were players who have had live tournament successes. The final 9 players were Eugene Katchalov, Greg Jamison, David Benyamine, Mike ‘The Mouth’ Matusow, David Chiu, Toto Leonidas, Ram Vaswani, Jason Gray, Hieu ‘Tony’ Ma. David Benyamine dominated much of the final table with a chip lead and finally sealed the deal after five hours of play.

Tony Ma Eliminated in 9th Place ($55,225)
Tony Ma is the first one to be eliminated from the final table after commiting his last chips on the turn against Toto Leonidas, who scoops both high and low pots.
Board ( 3 4 7 10 A )
Tony Ma ( 3 4 5 8 ) for Eight high flush and (A-3-4-5-7) low
Toto Leonidas ( A 2 8 9 ) for Nine high flush and (A-2-3-4-7) low

David Chiu Eliminated in 8th Place ($71,792)
David Chiu was out in 8th place when he called the rest of his chips preflop against Greg Jamison’s raise.
Board ( J 7 10 8 Q )
David Chiu ( 3 4 5 5 ) for a Pair of fives
Greg Jamison ( A 10 K K ) for an Ace high straight

Ram Vaswani Eliminated in 7th Place ($88,360)
Ram Vaswani commited himself after getting into a preflop raising war against Greg Jamison. Vaswani’s two pair with no possible low draw was outmatched by Jamison’s low wrap hand.
Board ( A 8 2 7 4 )
Ram Vaswami ( Q 6 Q 6 ) for a Pair of queens and no low
Greg Jamison ( A 2 7 8 ) for Two pair, aces and eights, and (A-2-4-7-8) low

Eugene Katchalov Eliminated in 6th Place ($110,450)
Eugene Katchalov finds himself all in against Jason Gray, but Gray scoops both pots
Board ( 6 4 3 Q J )
Eugene Katchalov ( 6 7 8 9 ) for a Pair of sixes and (3-4-6-7-8) low
Jason Gray ( A 2 3 J ) for Two pair, jacks and threes, and (A-2-3-4-6) low

Mike Matusow Eliminated in 5th Place ($138,062)
After chipping away fast, Mike Matusow went all in on a flop against Toto Leonidas. Matusow would miss his low draw andn be out in 5th place.
Board ( K A 8 J 8 )
Mike Matusow ( A 3 6 Q ) for Two pair, Aces and eights
Toto Leonidas ( A K 7 6 ) for Two pair, Aces and kings

Toto Leonidas Eliminated in 4th Place ($171,197)
After Toto Leonidas went all in from the big blind, David Benyamine and Jason Gray called. It was checked down to the river and Benyamine turned up the second nut flush, knocking out Leonidas.
Board ( Q 6 K 10 9 )
Toto Leonidas ( A 2 5 J ) for a Straight, Ace high
David Benyamine ( 5 7 9 K ) for a Flush, king high

Jason Gray Eliminated in 3rd Place ($209,855)
Jason Gray was eventually pot commited on a flop after David Benyamine bet out. Gray missed his low draw and didn’t catch a high hand, sending him out in 3rd place
Board ( K J 8 2 J )
Jason Gray ( A 2 3 Q ) for Ace high
David Benyamine ( J 10 10 9 ) for Three of a kind, jacks

Greg Jamison Eliminated in 2nd Place ($331,350)
David Benyamine wore down Greg Jamison’s chip stack until finally Jamison was commited preflop to his hand.
Board ( 9 J 10 J 3 )
Greg Jamison ( Q K 6 2 ) for a Straight, king high
David Benyamine ( 10 10 Q 3 ) for a Full house, tens full of jacks

David Benyamine wins Event 37: World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better
David Benyamine is a professional poker player with more than 1.7 million dollars in tournament cashes and 2 Word Poker Tour titles. He takes home $535,687 for 1st place and his first gold bracelet.