Richard Austin Wins WSOP $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha
Richard Austin is the latest 2009 WSOP Champion after winning Event #35, $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha, Friday evening at the Rio Resort Las Vegas. Austin's final table play was steady and calculating, stay out of the traps and add small pots to his chip stacks seemed to be the game plan. At least that's the way it was until the table got down to three handed and the plan suddenly shifted gears when Richard managed to put both of the other players all-in. He caught what he needed to win the hand for the double elimination and a victory in the event. The elusive gold WSOP Bracelet was his along with $409,484 in cash.
The two other two players eliminated at the same time claimed the second and third place money with Sorel Mizzi taking 2nd Place and $253,048 while Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy received $166,771 for 3rd. Event #35 began with 363 runners and pid the top 36 finishers.
