2012 World Series of Poker

Event 24: $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak52
Prize
$294,777
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
256
Level Info
Level
30
Limits
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0

Matthew Wood (21nd) and Frank Russomanno (20th) Eliminated ($10,348)

Frank Russomanno
Frank Russomanno

We just saw a three way all in showdown in which we saw two players get knocked out. The money went in on the turn with the board showing {Q-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}. These were the hands that got shown down.

James Hoeppner{A-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{J-Hearts}
Matthew Wood{Q-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Frank Russomanno{A-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}

The river was the {K-Clubs} and we lost two players on one hand. Hoeppner took the pot down and we have 19 players left.

Player Chips Progress
James Hoeppner us
James Hoeppner
205,000
105,000
105,000
Frank Russomanno us
Frank Russomanno
Busted
Matthew Wood gb
Matthew Wood
Busted

Tags: Frank RussomannoJames HoeppnerMatthew Wood

Stephen Chidwick Eliminated in 22nd Place ($10,348)

Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick just raised under the gun to 16,000 and the action got folded to Jeremy Harkin who was on the button. He put in a raise to 24,000 and after both blinds folded Chidwick put his last chips into the pot creating an all in showdown.

Stephen Chidwick{2-Spades}{3-Spades}{4-Clubs}{7-Spades}
Jeremy Harkin{A-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{3-Clubs}

The board ran out {K-Clubs}{8-Spades}{5-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{10-Spades} giving Harkin the pot and Chidwick a 22nd place finish.

Player Chips Progress
Jeremy Harkin us
Jeremy Harkin
85,000
28,000
28,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jeremy HarkinStephen Chidwick

Level: 20

Limits: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 0

Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
595,000
55,000
55,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Brian Hastings us
Brian Hastings
486,000
76,000
76,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Meng La us
Meng La
395,000
118,500
118,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Dan Kelly us
Dan Kelly
258,000
-39,000
-39,000
Brendan Taylor us
Brendan Taylor
223,000
-47,500
-47,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
208,000
-12,000
-12,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Joe Cassidy us
Joe Cassidy
199,000
-26,000
-26,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Scotty Nguyen us
Scotty Nguyen
164,000
-61,000
-61,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Bart Hanson us
Bart Hanson
162,000
-69,500
-69,500
Andreas Krause de
Andreas Krause
133,000
Ryan Lenaghan us
Ryan Lenaghan
130,000
44,000
44,000
Elie Doft us
Elie Doft
121,000
41,000
41,000
Gregory Jamison us
Gregory Jamison
112,000
-17,500
-17,500
Michael Wattel us
Michael Wattel
110,000
-33,500
-33,500
James Hoeppner us
James Hoeppner
100,000
-37,500
-37,500
Ismael Bojang de
Ismael Bojang
81,000
29,500
29,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
78,000
-12,000
-12,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Matthew Wood gb
Matthew Wood
64,000
-14,000
-14,000
Viacheslav Zhukov ru
Viacheslav Zhukov
60,000
-81,500
-81,500
Jeremy Harkin us
Jeremy Harkin
57,000
-63,000
-63,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Robert Stevanovski us
Robert Stevanovski
57,000
37,000
37,000
Frank Russomanno us
Frank Russomanno
41,000
3,000
3,000

Color Up

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

There is a 20 minute break to color up the purple 500 chips. We will be right back with the second level of the day. We are still with 22 players.

Ivey Scoops Matusow, Increases Lead

In a blind battle on a {A-Spades}{8-Clubs}{3-Clubs} flop we just caught the action between Phil Ivey and Mike Matusow. Ivey checked to his opponent who bet 6,000 after which he put in a raise to 12,000. Matusow quickly made it 18,000 and Ivey called.

The turn was the {4-Diamonds} and Ivey check-called a 12,000 chip bet. On the river the {6-Clubs} hit and Ivey lead out for 12,000. Matusow didn't seem to happy but put in the call.

Ivey tabled {A-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{J-Clubs} for the nut flush and a A2346 low and Matusow looked back at his cards in disgust. He mucked his {a-}{4-}{5-}{8-} open into the muck but we couldn't catch the suits as the dealer mucked them quickly.

Ivey is the first player over 500,000 chips while Matusow drop to 220,000.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
540,000
93,500
93,500
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
220,000
-70,000
-70,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Phil IveyMike Matusow

Alex Dovzhenko Eliminated in 23rd Place ($10,348)

Alex Dovzhenko
Alex Dovzhenko

A series of preflop raises led to both Stephen Chidwick and Alex Dovzhenko all in against Robert Stevanovski.

Chidwick: {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{2-Clubs}
Dovzhenko: {8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{3-Spades}
Stevanovski: {A-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{2-Hearts}

The board ran out {A-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{8-Spades}{K-Clubs}{Q-Hearts} as Chidwick rivered two pair to earn the entire pot.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
90,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Robert Stevanovski us
Robert Stevanovski
20,000
-48,000
-48,000
Alex Dovzhenko ua
Alex Dovzhenko
Busted

Tags: Alex DovzhenkoRobert StevanovskiStephen Chidwick

Doft Staying Afloat

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Down to 5,000 after a hand against Phil Ivey, Elie Doft has found three double/triple ups.

Hand #1

Doft: {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{2-Spades}
Joe Cassidy: {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}

Board: {J-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{4-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

Doft with trip fours tripled to about 15,000.

Hand #2

Doft: {8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}
Brendan Taylor: {A-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{4-Hearts}

Board: {K-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{6-Diamonds}

Doft with tens and eights doubled to about 35,000.

Hand #3

Doft: {A-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{3-Spades}
Ryan Lenaghan: {A-Spades}{Q-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}

Board: {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{4-Spades}

Doft with a straight and a 6-5 low doubled to about 90,000.

Cassidy Climbing

We just caught the action on a {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} flop when Joe Cassidy put out a 6,000 chip bet. Ryan Lenaghan made the call and Phil Ivey tossed his cards into the muck.

The turn was the {6-Hearts} and Cassidy bet 12,000, Lenaghan called. On the river we saw the {7-Clubs} and Lenaghan called another 12,000 chip bet.

Cassidy turned over {A-Spades}{J-Hearts}{10-Spades}{8-Hearts} for the straight and took down this nice pot.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Cassidy us
Joe Cassidy
225,000
58,500
58,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Ryan Lenaghan us
Ryan Lenaghan
86,000
-79,000
-79,000

Tags: Joe CassidyRyan Lenaghan

Matt Lefkowitz Eliminated in 24th Place ($10,348)

Matt Lefkowitz
Matt Lefkowitz

Matt Lefkowitz was short with just 20,500 chips when he opted to raise from the hijack to 12,000. Viacheslav Zhukov, the winner of this event last year, was to his left and three-bet right away. Brian Hastings called from the small blind and Jeremy Harkin made the call from the big blind.

The action was back on Lefkowitz who put his final chips into the pot and his three opponent made the call.

On a {3-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{3-Spades}{3-Clubs}{9-Clubs} board the hand got checked down and everyone was surprised when Harkin won the pot with just {5-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for a small full house. Lefkowitz got his payout ticket and we are down to 23 players.

Player Chips Progress
Jeremy Harkin us
Jeremy Harkin
120,000
49,000
49,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Matt Lefkowitz us
Matt Lefkowitz
Busted

Tags: Jeremy HarkinMatt Lefkotwitz