2011 World Series of Poker

Event #3: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split 8 or Better
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq33
Prize
$262,283
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,248,750
Entries
925
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0

Travis Pearson Eliminated in 9th Place ($19,617)

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Travis Pearson
Travis Pearson

Kostas Kalathakis raised to 40,000 and Travis Pearson called to see a flop of {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{7-Clubs}. Kalathakis bet and Pearson raised. Call.

Pearson fired 40,000 on the {5-Hearts} turn and Kalathakis check-called with the remaining 8,000 of Pearson going in on the {10-Spades} river.

"I have ace-deuce and tens," said Kalathakis showing {A-Spades}{2-Clubs}{3-Spades}{10-Clubs}.

"It's good," replied Pearson, showing [AxQx7x3] for a worse pair and the secod nut low. Eight players remain.

Tags: Travis PearsonKostas Kalathakis

Vladimir Shchemelev Eliminated in 8th Place ($25,174)

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Vladimir Shchemelev
Vladimir Shchemelev

Bradley Helm raised on the button and Vladimir Shchemelev called in the big blind. The flop was {K-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} and Shchemelev checked. Helm bet and Shchemelev answered with a check raise which Helm called. Shchemelev led out on the {6-Spades} turn and Helm called. On the {3-Diamonds} river, Shchemelev moved all in and Helm made the call. Helm showed {A-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{4-Clubs} for a straight and the second nut-low. Shchemelev could only produce {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{3-Spades} for two pair and was out. He immediately went off in Russian at the dealer but unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately), we couldn’t understand what he said. Helm was up to 565,000 after the hand.

Tags: Bradley HelmVladimir Shchemelev

Waxman the Hero

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

In a three way pot, Matt Waxman proved a hero calling two streets in a three bet pot against Francesco Barbaro before both checked the river of a {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} board.

Barbaro turned over {A-}{2-}{6-}{8-} and wasn't beaten by Waxman's mere {A-}{2-}{7-}{7-} for a pair of sevens.

Tags: Matt WaxmanFrancesco Barbaro

Level: 25

Blinds: 13,000/25,000

Ante: 0

Waxman, Barbaro at it Again

Level 25 : 13,000/25,000, 0 ante

Matthew Waxman raised it up in middle position and Francesco Barbaro who was next to act called. The flop came {J-Spades}{6-Spades}{4-Spades} and Waxman checked. Barbaro put out a bet but got faced with a check raise from Waxman. Barbaro called the bet as well as Waxman’s {7-Diamonds} turn bet. On the {J-Diamonds} river, it went bet, then raise and ended with a Waxman call. Barbaro showed {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} for quads while Waxman held {A-Hearts}{A-Spades}{6-Clubs}{5-Spades} for the low but a nut flush that lost on the river as the players chopped it up.

Tags: Francesco BarbaroMatthew Waxman

Deveronica Short Again

Level 25 : 13,000/25,000, 0 ante

Michael Deveronica opened to 50,000 on the button and Kostas Kalathakis made it 75,000 from the small blind. Deveronica called to see a flop of {4-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{7-Diamonds} and Kalathakis continued with another bet of 25,000.

Deveronica looked over his hand and shook his head, "You're freerolling me..." He then folded {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{J-}{J-} face up to leave himself with less than 100,000 remaining.

Tags: Michael DeveronicaKostas Kalathakis

Shark Fin Soup

Level 25 : 13,000/25,000, 0 ante

Humberto Brenes is down to less than 200,000 after losing a pot to Francesco Barbaro. Brenes has raised preflop from UTG and Barbaro called in the big blind to see a {9-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} flop, both players checked before Barbaro fired 50,000 on the {2-Diamonds} turn and {Q-Diamonds} river. Brenes called him down but couldn't beat his opponent's {Q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{8-Clubs} for the flopped straight.

Tags: Humberto BrenesFrancesco Barbaro

Deveronica Sings the Harmonica

Level 25 : 13,000/25,000, 0 ante

Michael Deveronica was all in against three other players. The board read {A-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{9-Spades}. The cards were:

Kostas Kalathakis: {A-Hearts}{8-Spades}{6-Spades}{3-Clubs}
Francesco Barbaro: {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{K-Spades}{6-Diamonds}
Cameron Mckinley: {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{2-Hearts}
Deveronica: {10-}{5-}{4-}{2-}

Deveronica scooped the main pot with the wheel to quadruple up. Mckinley took the high half of the side with top two and Kalathakis the low

Tags: Cameron MckinleyFrancesco BarbaroKostas KalathakisMichael Deveronica