Event 34: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha - Six-Handed | 2012 World Series of Poker

06-20-2012 15:09 UTC-6

Dimitar Danchev Eliminated in 10th Place ($34,620)

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In the very first hand of the day, Daniel Hindin, doubled up Joseph Cheong, and the outcome was a mere 86,000 chips in the stack of Hindin. As we reached the end of the level 20 he is sat with 740,000 chips courtesy of a lot of clever play, hard work and the elimination of Dimitar Danchev.

Hindin had already doubled through Danchev before the pair decided to hold a rematch. We are not sure the flow of the action.

Hindin
Danchev

Board: {10-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} {K-Hearts} {9-Spades} {2-Diamonds}

So a set of nines for Hindin and Danchev became our 10th place finisher.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Hindin	740,000 374,000	374,000
Dimitar Danchev	Busted

Tags: Daniel Hindin Dimitar Danchev

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 0

06-20-2012 15:20 UTC-6

De Maci Doubles Through Kihara

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Is the pressure starting to get to the inexperienced Naoya Kihara? After a quick start the last few pots have not gone the way of our chip leader and that has climaxed with a big loss to Chris De Maci.

We joined the action with a bet of 124,000 splayed in front of Kihara in the big blind. De Maci was seated in first position and he had decided to re-raise 'pot'. The dealer and the two players were trying to work out the exact total when the two players agreed to play for stacks. On your backs gentlemen.

De Maci
Kihara

Board: {8-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {10-Diamonds}

Kihara had turned a straight but De Maci rivered a flush for a huge double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Naoya Kihara	1,330,000 -380,000	-380,000

Chris De Maci	845,000 469,000	469,000

Tags: Chris De Maci Naoya Kihara

06-20-2012 15:24 UTC-6

Chip Counts

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Player	Chips	Progress
Davidi Kitai	820,000 31,000	31,000

Tommy Le	650,000 -315,000	-315,000

Hans Winzeler	620,000 7,000	7,000
Jason DeWitt	580,000 -65,000	-65,000

Scott Bohlman	223,000 -174,000	-174,000

Joseph Cheong	197,000 -167,000	-167,000

06-20-2012 15:36 UTC-6

De Maci and Kihara Like to Tango

MarcC

Chris De Maci and Naoya Kihara have tangled a lot today, and continue to do so.

First up De Maci check-called a 240,000 bet on a {10-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} {7-Clubs} {8-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} board. Kihara opened {a-Clubs} {10-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} for a straight and De Maci mucked.

A few hands later the two were all-in on an {a-Spades} {9-Diamonds} {k-Diamonds} flop.

De Maci: {a-Hearts} {k-Spades} {5-Clubs} {10-Hearts} .
Kihara: {a-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} {q-Spades} {j-Spades} .

The board ran out {7-Clubs} {2-Hearts} to see De Maci's hand hold up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Naoya Kihara	1,300,000 -30,000	-30,000

Chris De Maci	959,000 114,000	114,000

Tags: Chris De Maci Naoya Kihara

06-20-2012 15:42 UTC-6

Joseph Cheong Eliminated in 9th Place ($34,620)

MarcC

He managed to double up once, the next time didn't work out too well for him.

He (big blind) and Davidi Kitai (small blind) got all the chips in when the action was folded to them. Cheong had less than 150,000 chips at that point.

Kitai: {q-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} {5-Clubs} .
Cheong: {a-Diamonds} {a-Spades} {2-Spades} {6-Spades} .

The board ran {8-Spades} {9-Diamonds} {a-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} .

Running diamonds did it for Cheong, and he busted.

Player	Chips	Progress
Davidi Kitai	970,000 150,000	150,000

Joseph Cheong	Busted

Tags: Joseph Cheong Davidi Kitai

06-20-2012 16:03 UTC-6

Scott Bohlman Finally Finds a Hand

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Scott Bohlman has been card dead all afternoon when he was in desperate in need of a double up. Eventually, with his stack as low as 96,000, he picked up a hand in the small blind and decided to go with it. Naoya Kihara was seated in the big blind and obliged to give Bohlman the chance to double up or finish in 8th place.

Bohlman
Kihara

Board: {K-Spades} {7-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} {6-Clubs}

"Have I won?" Asked a very calm looking Bohlman.

He had won, with a pair of tens, and doubled up to 192,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Naoya Kihara	1,310,000 10,000	10,000

Scott Bohlman	192,000 -31,000	-31,000

Tags: Naoya Kihara Scott Bohlman

06-20-2012 16:04 UTC-6

The Experience of Davidi Kitai

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Davidi Kitai knows how to win a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet and he is using that experience to his advantage. He really has had an excellent few levels that has resulted in him catching the chip leader with 1,310,000 chips. Here is he getting a little fancy on us.

Kitai raised to 34,000 in the cutoff, Chris De Maci three-bet to 86,000 on the button, Kitai four-bet to 312,000 and De Maci mucked his hand. Kitai then flung {6-} {9-} {2-} {x-} into the air for everyone to see. Now there's a statement!

Player	Chips	Progress
Davidi Kitai	1,310,000 340,000	340,000

Chris De Maci	730,000 -229,000	-229,000

Tags: Chris De Maci Davidi Kitai

06-20-2012 16:04 UTC-6

Jason Dewitt Eliminated in 8th Place ($46,692)

MarcC

The final seven players are being redrawn on to one table after the elimination of Jason Dewitt.

He opened to 32,000 from under the gun and called when Hans Winzeler three-bet to 104,000 from the big blind.

The flop fell {3-Diamonds} {8-Spades} {5-Hearts} and Winzeler led for the pot (216k) and called when Dewitt shoved for 323,000.

Winzeler: {a-Spades} {a-Hearts} {6-Spades} {4-Diamonds}
Dewitt: {7-Hearts} {10-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} {8-Clubs}

The board ran out {2-Spades} {j-Hearts} and after a count down, the dealer worked out that Winzeler had Dewitt covered.

The players are being moved to the secondary feature table now. We’ll have the table redraw for you very soon.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hans Winzeler	750,000 130,000	130,000
Jason DeWitt	Busted

Tags: Hans Winzeler Jason Dewitt

06-20-2012 16:08 UTC-6

The Preliminary Final Table

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Seat 1	Davidi Kitai	1,310,000
Seat 2	Hans Winzeler	750,000
Seat 3	Daniel Hindin	925,000
Seat 4	Scot Bohlman	192000
Seat 5	Naoya Kihara	1,310,000
Seat 6	Chris De Maci	730,000
Seat 7	Tommy Le	600,000