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The final two tables.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,104,300
Entries
818
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Chris Viox Eliminated in 14th Place ($11,316)
Chris Viox didn't have many options left with just 60,000 chips. He survived one all-in against Madsen by rivering a same-two-pair chop after Madsen turned a small two pair. A short time later Viox was all in again. His chips didn't come back out of the pot. He's eliminated in 14th place, leaving with $11,316 in prize money.
Madsen Trending Downwards
We picked up a hand at former WSOP Player of the Year Jeff Madsen's table on the turn. With the board showing 
, Madsen led into his lone opponent, Michael Chow. Chow called the river, a 
. Madsen fired again, but this time Chow raised.
Madsen shook his head and audibly sighed. He couldn't bring himself not to pay off Chow. Chow called "wheel," as he tabled 
for the five-high straight.
Mucking his hand left Madsen with about 130,000 chips. That's not many at our current limits.
Updated Chip Counts
They're grinding on towards the final table with Fred Koubi in the lead:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
620,000 | 230,000 |
|
|
485,000 | -121,000 |
|
335,000 | 180,000 |
|
330,000 | -185,000 |
|
300,000 | 55,000 |
|
295,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
240,000 | 67,000 |
|
235,000 | 158,000 |
|
205,000 | 124,000 |
|
190,000 | -40,000 |
|
130,000 | -75,000 |
|
130,000 | 58,000 |
|
|
110,000 | -125,000 |
|
60,000 | 18,000 |
Bobby "The Bus" Ferdinand Eliminated in 15th Place ($11,316)
Bobby Ferdinand just wouldn't die. But even the most stubborn of fighters can only last so long with one big blind. He was all in for 18,000, and Todd Barlow called from the small blind. Big blind/big stack Sasha Rosewood raised, and Barlow called to see the 
flop. Barlow check-folded to a bet from Rosewood, sending the hand to showdown. It was not looking good for Bobby's 
against Rosewood's 
, but with a on the turn and 
on the river, Ferdinand managed a runner-runner straight to chop the pot and stay alive.
"Good luck to everybody if I depart," he told the table. "I'm not a very good loser. I'll say it now before I get up and walk away." Next hand he folded, and the one after that, he was in the big blind with 12,000 chips behind. Action folded to Mike Cipolla in the small blind, who limped and let Ferdinand keep his chips until after the 
flop. Then he bet, and Bobby called all in. It was Bobby's 
against Cipolla's 
. The turn brought the 
, and Ferdinand groaned. The river was the 
, giving Cipolla a flush for the high half. Yet again, Ferdinand's better low allowed him to chop and stay alive.
Just as he was chopping the last one, Andreas Krause was eliminated in 16th place. "Look! I made a pay jump!" he told his fiance on the rail. The next hand, the Bus was in the small blind and stuck in his last chips when it folded to him. In the big blind, Ylon Schwartz called the extra 12,000, and it was time to show. Ferdinand needed his 
to best Ylon's 
to stay alive. The board ran out 
, and though Ferdinand got the low cards he was yelling for, they weren't quite the right ones. Schwartz scooped the pot with kings and sixes and finally busted Ferdinand in 15th place. Though the Bus warned he was a poor loser, he shook hands with several people at the table and left cheerfully.
Andreas Krause Eliminated in 16th Place ($9,099)
Andreas Krause was the shortest of the short stacks, hanging on with not even a full big bet. Those chips eventually wound up in Jeff Madsen's stack, as a floor supervisor walked Krause off to the payouts table.
Bobby the Bus(to)?
Things are looking grim for Robert "Bobby the Bus" Ferdinand after a big pot on the secondary feature table against Todd Barlow. Each player invested roughly 100,000 chips, with Ferdinand facing a final bet on the river of a board that read 
.
"You've gotten very lucky on me today, sir," said Ferdinand as he pondered a cal. Finally: "You're going to have to show me." He called the last bet, then angrily mucked when Barlow showed 
for a full house. Ferdinand is down to 20,000 chips.
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/15,000
Ante: 0
Schwartz Quartered in Gross Fashion
At the river of a 
board, Sasha Rosewood and Ylon Schwartz. Schwartz called, "Aces," as he tabled 
. Rosewood had the other two aces, but he also had a to go along with them, making ace-five for low to get three-quarters of the pot.
Leibman Chops with the Bus
Joe Leibman tossed some chips out preflop and thought he was trying to raise, but he didn't say anything or bet enough, so it was ruled a call. In the small blind, Bobby "the Bus" Ferdinand called, and big blind Ylon Schwartz said, "Run it."
Flop: 
- Bobby and Ylon checked, and then both called when Leibman bet.
Turn: 
- Two more checks from Ferdinand and Schwartz brought another bet from Leibman. Ferdinand called, and Schwartz thought more a moment before doing the same.
River: - This time, the Bus bet out. Not what Ylon was expecting. He sat up in his chair and studied the board. Then he got out of his chair for a stretch, sat back down, and pondered some more. Eventually he folded, and Leibman called.
"Ace-king," Ferdinand said. "You got a low?" Leibman asked? "Just put them on the table and we'll see," the dealer said, trying to get the show on the road already. Ferdinand tabled for top two pair and an 
low. Leibman held . His low was good for half the pot. "Nice king," he lamented to Ferdinand as they chopped Ylon's money.