2012 World Series of Poker

Event 47: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a734
Prize
$267,345
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,320,300
Entries
978
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0

Noomis Jones Eliminated in 14th Place ($12,094)

Noomis Jones - 14th place
Noomis Jones - 14th place

Steven Loube has caught a rush of cards here during the last level of play, and Noomis Jones was the latest to fall victim.

All in on a {Q-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} flop, Noomis turned over {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{9-Spades}{8-Clubs} for a set of queens but was in dire straits versus Loube's {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{5-Spades}. The turn was the {3-Hearts} and river the {4-Spades}, and Jones is out.

Loube has moved up over 1 million, the first player to do so. Full updated counts of the remaining 13 coming momentarily.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Loube us
Steven Loube
1,050,000
470,000
470,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Noomis Jones us
Noomis Jones
Busted

Tags: Noomis JonesSteven Loube

Updated Counts (13 Remain)

Lots of volatility as far as stack sizes go — as is expected in pot-limit Omaha hi-low split 8-or-better — but here's a fleeting snapshot of the counts with about 40 minutes left in Level 20. They will play out the level or stop at nine players, whichever comes first.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Loube us
Steven Loube
1,050,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Roch Cousineau ca
Roch Cousineau
655,000
Timothy Finne us
Timothy Finne
495,000
66,000
66,000
Charalampos Lappas gr
Charalampos Lappas
440,000
-80,000
-80,000
Viatcheslav Ortynskiy ru
Viatcheslav Ortynskiy
395,000
80,000
80,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Cameron Mckinley us
Cameron Mckinley
370,000
70,000
70,000
Sonu Sharma ca
Sonu Sharma
245,000
-85,000
-85,000
Paul Taylor us
Paul Taylor
215,000
65,000
65,000
Jonathan Hart us
Jonathan Hart
155,000
-28,000
-28,000
Paul Ewen us
Paul Ewen
145,000
55,000
55,000
Anthony Kendall gb
Anthony Kendall
142,000
76,000
76,000
Kyle Carlston us
Kyle Carlston
140,000
-65,000
-65,000
Mikhail Semin ru
Mikhail Semin
115,000
-10,000
-10,000

Mikhail Semin Eliminated in 13th Place ($12,094)

Mikhail Semin
Mikhail Semin

A short-stacked Mikhail Semin raised to 41,000 from the button only to have Kyle Carlston three-bet the pot from the big blind. Semin called off for 101,000 total and the cards were turned up:

Showdown
Semin: {A-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}
Carlston: {K-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{J-Diamonds}

The {K-Spades}{3-Spades}{4-Hearts} flop was kind to Carlston as it delivered him two pair, but all Semin needed was another low card that didn't pair the board to take half the pot. Unfortunately for the Russian, neither the {9-Clubs} turn nor {4-Clubs} river were what he needed and he exited late on Day 2 in 13th place.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Carlston us
Kyle Carlston
230,000
90,000
90,000
Mikhail Semin ru
Mikhail Semin
Busted

Tags: Kyle CarlstonMikhail Semin

Anthony Kendall Eliminated in 12th Place ($15,078)

Tony Kendall
Tony Kendall

Action folded to Anthony Kendall in the cutoff and he raised to 25,000. Cameron Mckinley was next to act on the button and slid out a big stack of orange T5,000 chips, constituting a pot-sized reraise. Kendall thought for a few moments and then said, "Alright, lets do it," before shipping in for about 120,000.

Showdown
Kendall: {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Mckinley: {A-Clubs}{7-Spades}{10-Spades}{5-Diamonds}

"How can I win?" Mckinley asked, but quieted down when the {5-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{7-Spades} flop came down in his favor. The {10-Spades} made things interesting by giving Kendall a big straight draw, but the {8-Hearts} river would not complete it. Kendall shook hands with his opponent and made a gracious exit in 12th place, good for $15,078.

Player Chips Progress
Cameron Mckinley us
Cameron Mckinley
500,000
130,000
130,000
Anthony Kendall gb
Anthony Kendall
Busted

Tags: Anthony KendallCameron Mckinley

Lappas Grabs a Few

Aside from Tony Kendall's elimination in 12th, play has slowed considerably here during the last part of Level 20. One interesting wrinkle has most of the big stacks gathered on Table 440, while the shorter stacks are battling on Table 441.

Most of the pots have been small, although the most tense hand threatened to balloon into something huge over on Table 440. In that one Sonu Sharma limped from the button, Charalampos Lappas called from the small blind, and Viatcheslav Ortynskiy checked from the big blind. The flop came {Q-Spades}{2-Spades}{3-Diamonds}, and it checked to Sharma who bet 30,000. Lappas took a minute to think, then raised to 90,000. Ortynskiy then tanked for a while before calling, and Sharma stepped aside.

The turn brought the {3-Clubs}, and again after a minute or so Lappas acted, this time declaring a pot-sized raise. Ortynskiy tanked for four or five minutes before finally letting his hand go.

Player Chips Progress
Charalampos Lappas gr
Charalampos Lappas
508,000
Viatcheslav Ortynskiy ru
Viatcheslav Ortynskiy
356,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Charalampos LappasVlatcheslav Ortynskiy

Jonathan Hart Eliminated in 11th Place ($15,078)

Jonathan Hart
Jonathan Hart

After doubling Paul Taylor in the second-to-last hand and being left with just 36,000, Jonathan Hart was in the big blind and implored someone to give him action on the last hand so he wouldn't have to come back on an extreme short stack tomorrow.

He was in the big blind, and Kyle Carlston, who was under the gun, obliged by raising pot. The rest of the field got out of the way and Hart called off.

Showdown
Hart: {2-Hearts}{4-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}
Carlston: {A-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}

The board ran out {2-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{9-Hearts} to give Carlston two pair and the win. "Thank you," Hart said before exiting in 11th place. "This couldn't have worked out better."

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Hart us
Jonathan Hart
Busted

Tags: Jonathan HartPaul TaylorKyle Carlston

Massive Pot for Lappas in Last Hand of the Night

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

While we were bust catching Jonathan Hart's elimination at one table, a big hand developed at the other in the last hand of the night. We didn't catch it all, but we do know that Charalampos Lappas and Viatcheslav Ortynskiy got all the chips in on a {6-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} flop.

Showdown
Lappas: {A-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{10-Spades}
Ortynskiy: {A-}{K-}{8-}{A-}

The {J-Spades} turn was gin for Ortynskiy as it gave him a Broadway straight, but the {J-Clubs} spiked on the river to give Lappas a full house. Ortynskiy was left with just 27,000 after the hand while Lappas chipped up to 994,000.

Tags: Charalampos LappasViatcheslav Ortynskiy

End of Day 2 Chip Counts (10 Remain)

Player Chips Progress
Charalampos Lappas gr
Charalampos Lappas
994,000
614,000
614,000
Steven Loube us
Steven Loube
947,000
-103,000
-103,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Roch Cousineau ca
Roch Cousineau
505,000
-150,000
-150,000
Cameron Mckinley us
Cameron Mckinley
477,000
-23,000
-23,000
Timothy Finne us
Timothy Finne
455,000
-40,000
-40,000
Sonu Sharma ca
Sonu Sharma
300,000
55,000
55,000
Kyle Carlston us
Kyle Carlston
277,000
47,000
47,000
Paul Ewen us
Paul Ewen
234,000
89,000
89,000
Paul Taylor us
Paul Taylor
180,000
-35,000
-35,000
Viatcheslav Ortynskiy ru
Viatcheslav Ortynskiy
27,000
-418,000
-418,000
WSOP 1X Winner