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

Hart Sent Packing By Ortynskiy's Quad Aces

It appeared Jonathan Hart got his stack all in preflop with {K-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and was up against the {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{5-Spades} of Viatcheslav Ortynskiy. The {Q-Spades}{10-Clubs}{A-Hearts} flop was gin for Hart as it gave him a Broadway straight, but it also gave Ortynskiy top set.

The {8-Spades} turn gave Ortynskiy some added outs to a low, but it was the {A-Spades} river that gave him quads and the win. "Wow, beat by quads," Hart said before taking his leave in 93rd place.

Player Chips Progress
Viatcheslav Ortynskiy ru
Viatcheslav Ortynskiy
43,000
8,300
8,300
WSOP 1X Winner
Jonathan Hart us
Jonathan Hart
Busted

Tags: Jonathan HartViatcheslav Ortynskiy

Oberman Shows Aces

James Hong raised to 4,500 from early position only to have Warren Oberman three-bet the size of the pot. The rest of the field got out of the way, Hong made the call, and it was heads-up action to the {10-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} flop.

Hong was first to act and asked for a count of Oberman's stack, but ultimately decided to check. Oberman instantly slide in his stack and Hong shook his head and folded. Oberman then revealed {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{10-Spades}, leading the rest of the table to speculate that the unseen card must have been a club.

Player Chips Progress
Warren Oberman us
Warren Oberman
54,000
22,000
22,000
James Hong us
James Hong
22,500
-10,400
-10,400

Tags: James HongWarren Oberman

They Got Bach

David Bach
David Bach

David Bach was just all in following a flop of {6-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and against two opponents, Peter Winsper and Elie Payan.

Bach: {A-Spades}{Q-Spades}{10-Spades}{3-Hearts}
Payan: {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}
Winsper: {A-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}

The turn was the {5-Spades} and river the {4-Hearts}, meaning Payan picked up the high with his kings, Winsper grabbed the low with a 6-5-4-2-A, and Bach had come up short both ways to be eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Peter Winsper gb
Peter Winsper
98,000
25,700
25,700
Elie Payan fr
Elie Payan
74,000
63,200
63,200
WSOP 1X Winner
David Bach us
David Bach
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: David BachElia PayanPeter Winsper

Recent Eliminations: 99th-89th

89th: Matt Graham . . . $2,957
90th: Quinn Do . . . $2,957
91st: Scott Oreilly . . . $2,720
92nd: David Bach . . . $2,720
93rd: Scott Epstein . . . $2,720
94th: Michael Schwartz . . . $2,720
95th: Cory Rhoades . . . $2,720
96th: Paul Jackson . . . $2,720
97th: Andy Frankenberger . . . $2,720
98th: Brent Carter . . . $2,720
99th: Kevin Mcguinness . . . $2,720

Player Chips Progress
Paul Jackson gb
Paul Jackson
Busted
Andy Frankenberger us
Andy Frankenberger
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Brent Carter us
Brent Carter
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Kevin Mcguinness us
Kevin Mcguinness
Busted
Cory Rhoades us
Cory Rhoades
Busted
Michael Schwartz us
Michael Schwartz
Busted
Quinn Do us
Quinn Do
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Scott Oreilly gb
Scott Oreilly
Busted
David Bach us
David Bach
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
Scott Epstein us
Scott Epstein
Busted
Matt Graham us
Matt Graham
Busted

Gomes Gets Some From Greenstein

Alex Gomes
Alex Gomes

With 15,000 in the pot and a flop of {4-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{4-Hearts}, the start-of-the-day chip leader, Alex Gomes, checked to three-time bracelet winner Barry Greenstein, who slid out a bet of 10,000.

Gomes wasted little time in making the call, and then led out for a pot-sized bet of 36,000 on the {Q-Clubs} turn. Greenstein, who only had 27,000 behind, thought for about 20 seconds before pushing his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Gomes
Alex Gomes
160,000
48,000
48,000
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
27,000
-37,000
-37,000

Tags: Alex GomesBarry Greenstein

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 0

Getzwiller Gets Back

Steve Jelinek opened for 6,000 from middle position, then it folded around to Sean Getzwiller in the small blind who made it 20,000 to go, leaving himself but 4,100 behind.

It folded back to Jelinek who thought a moment. "It's the Degree All In moment," said Getzwiller with a grin, anticipating Jelinek might be staying in. Finally Jelinek did indicate he was reraising to put Getzwiller all in. "You going? We partying? Okay..." said Getzwiller, still smiling. The pair tabled their hands.

Getzwiller: {A-Spades}{8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{2-Spades}
Steve Jelinek: {A-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{6-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}

The board rolled out {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{5-Hearts}, and Getzwiller's pair of eights meant the party could continue for him.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Getzwiller us
Sean Getzwiller
52,000
12,000
12,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Steve Jelinek gb
Steve Jelinek
16,000
-32,000
-32,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Sean GetzwillerSteve Jelinek

Watch Out for Sharma

Sonu Sharma
Sonu Sharma

We noticed Sonu Sharma adding a big pot to his already big chip stacks. We gave it a quick count and discovered he is sitting on 190,00, good enough for the chip lead at this point in the tournament.

"I'm having the run of my life," Sharma said with a big smile as he continued to stack chips.

Player Chips Progress
Sonu Sharma ca
Sonu Sharma
190,000
147,500
147,500

Tags: Sonu Sharma

Jelinek Out

Not long after losing a chunk to Sean Getzwiller, Steve Jelinek found himself involved in a three-way hand with Shun Uchida and Stephen Hesse.

There was about 15,000 in the middle when the flop came {2-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{J-Clubs}, and all three checked. The turn was the {3-Clubs}, and this time Jelinek pushed forward his last 13,100. Uchida got out of the way, but Hesse called.

Hesse had {A-Clubs}{7-Spades}{6-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} — the nut flush and a low draw — while Jelinek had two pair with {K-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{2-Hearts}. The river was the {Q-Hearts}, and Jelinek is out.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Hesse us
Stephen Hesse
72,000
35,800
35,800
Shunjiro Uchida us
Shunjiro Uchida
25,000
-7,000
-7,000
Steve Jelinek gb
Steve Jelinek
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Stephen HesseSteve Jelinek

From the Penthouse to the Outhouse

Joe Tehan
Joe Tehan

Not more than a half an hour ago, Joe Tehan sat atop the chip counts. That made it all the more surprising when he became our latest casualty. We're not sure of all the specifics, but we did arrive at his table just in time to see him get his last 35,000 in on a flop of {8-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{J-Hearts}. Mikhail Semin had him covered and at risk.

Showdown
Tehan: {A-Hearts}{J-Spades}{7-Hearts}{4-Spades}
Semin: {A-Spades}{5-Spades}{K-Hearts}{7-Clubs}

Tehan was ahead with jacks and fours when the chips went in, not to mention an ace-high flush draw, but the running {K-Spades} turn and {A-Clubs} river gave Semin top two pair and the win.

A quick check of Tehan's Twitter reveals what left him with a less than average stack in the first place:

Player Chips Progress
Mikhail Semin ru
Mikhail Semin
150,000
99,600
99,600
Joe Tehan us
Joe Tehan
Busted

Tags: Joe TehanMikhail Semin