Event 37: $2,500 Eight-Game Mix
Day 4 Started
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 37: $2,500 Eight-Game Mix
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,085,175
Entries
477
Level
31
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Will Mueller Capture His Third Bracelet or Will It Be Baker’s Time to Win His First?
Event #37: $2,500 Eight-Game Mix of the 2012 World Series of Poker has been a long affair. For three days, the field of 477 players tested their skills in Triple-Draw 2-7, Limit Hold'em, Omaha 8, Razz, Stud, Stud 8, No-Limit Hold’em, and Pot Limit Omaha as they played down through the money on their way to a final table.
Yesterday, the final 27 returned to action, and after 11 levels of play, a winner had yet to be determined. That means the final two players, David “ODB” Baker and Greg “FBT” Mueller, will return to day to battle it out for the gold bracelet and $271,312 first-place prize.
Mueller will enter with 2.655 million chips to Baker’s 925,000, and action will begin on Level 30. With the limits and blinds so high, we anticipate this to be a relatively quick affair, but then again stranger things have happened. The heads-up match is set to recommence at 3 PM PST, which is about an hour from now.
Final Table Results Thus Far
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | ??? | $271,312 |
| 2nd | ??? | $167,637 |
| 3rd | Kevin Calenzo | $106,564 |
| 4th | Joe Couden | $76,841 |
| 5th | Donnacha O’Dea | $56,277 |
| 6th | Konstantin Puchkov | $41,844 |
| 7th | Christopher McHugh | $31,578 |
| 8th | Chris Viox | $24,188 |
Will Mueller be able to capture his third gold bracelet or will it be Baker’s time to win his first? We’ll have our answer by the day’s end.
Slight Delay
We are on a slight delay, but play will start soon.
Level: 30
Blinds: /
Ante:
Here We Go!
Level 30
With two hands of Stud left we just started the final stages of this event. Good luck to Greg Mueller, who's chasing his third WSOP bracelet, and David Baker who could enter the illustrious group of WSOP champions today!
On To Omaha
Level 30
Both players won one hand of Stud by completing the action to 80,000, and that brings us to the next game. We will be playing eight hands of Omaha Eight or Better.
Mueller Strikes First Blood
Omaha Eight or Better:
In the first hand of the round, David Baker raised to 160,000 from the button and Greg Mueller defended from the big blind. The 
flop saw Mueller check-call a bet before both players checked the 
turn.
When the 
peeled off on the river, Mueller came out firing 160,000 and Baker wasted little time in releasing his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,880,000 | 225,000 |
|
700,000 | -225,000 |
Double Up For Baker
Omaha Eight or Better
From the button David Baker raised to 160,000 and Greg Mueller defended his big blind. The flop came down 
and Mueller checked to Baker who fired out 80,000.
"Raise," Mueller announced, and he made it 160,000. Baker didn't waste time and put in 240,000, after which Mueller inquired about the rest of his opponent's stack. Baker had 105,000 chips left behind, and those went into the pot as well on the flop.
"Wheel," Baker announced, and Mueller realized this match wasn't over yet!
| David Baker |     |
| Greg Mueller |    |
Mueller had outs to win the high, and the 
on the turn gave him even more options. The river was the 
, and that didn't help the double bracelet winner. Baker got himself a double up, but Mueller still has a strong lead in this match.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,570,000 | -505,000 |
|
|
1,010,000 | 505,000 |
"Scooper on the River"
Omaha Eight or Better:
Greg Mueller raised on the button and David Baker call from the big. The latter proceeded to check-call bets on both the 
flop and 
turn before both players checked the 
river.
Baker rolled over 
, and Mueller conceded, "Scooper on the river."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,130,000 | -440,000 |
|
|
1,450,000 | 440,000 |
Razz Comes and Goes
Level 30
The round of Razz passed uneventfully as the players simply took turns bringing it in, completing, and folding. On to pot limit Omaha.