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2010 World Series of Poker
Event #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
212
Level
31
Blinds
90,000 / 180,000
Ante
0
Ace-Five Alive for Farha
Hero calls are a little easier in fixed-limit games, where you can only ever be wrong for "one more bet" on the river. We were still impressed when Sam Farha got to the river with an unimproved hand that wound up being good. He raised the small blind and was called by big blind James Dempsey. Farha continued on a flop of 
and was raised by Dempsey. Farha called.
The turn and river were running sixes, 
and 
. Each time Farha checked and called a bet from Dempsey. At showdown, Dempsey had a total airball. So did Farha, but his 
-- three sixes with an ace-five for high -- was the best hand. Farha scooped the pot.
Farha Goes Backdoor
All three of the remaining players put in three bets each preflop and the flop came down 
. James Dempsey was first to act post flop and checked. Yueqi Zhu bet, Sammy Farha called and then Dempsey put in a raise. Zhu and Farha called.
The turn brought the 
and Dempsey fired out. Zhu called and then Farha called as well.
The river completed the board with the 
and Dempsey fired out again. Zhu tanked for some time and then tossed in the call. Farha stuck in a raise and sent Dempsey into the tank. Dempsey eventually called and Zhu then mucked his hand.
Farha tabled the 
for a backdoor flush and scooped the entire pot to move back to just under three million in chips. Dempsey dropped to 2.165 million and Zhu's on about 1.36 million.
Scooooooooooop
Now that we're down to three-handed play, scoops are becoming a little more common. First Sam Farha scooped Rich Zhu on a board of 
with 
, the nut low and an eight-high straight. Then Zhu returned the favor by inducing a fold from Farha on the turn of a 
board by raising.
Zhu also tagged James Dempsey a few hands later, scooping the pot with 
on a board of 
.
At the moment nobody has much momentum, and the player are all somewhat deep. We expect it to be a while before the next player busts.
Sergey Altbregin Eliminated in 4th Place ($169,368)
Sergey Altbregin raised on the button and Yueqi Zhu called from the big blind. The flop came down 
and all of the money went in for Altbregin.
Zhu held the 
and Altbregin held the 
.
The turn brought the 
and left Altbregin drawing dead. The river completed the semantics of things with the and that was it for Altbregin. He finished in fourth place for just under $170,000.
Altbregin Quartered and In Trouble
Slowly but surely, Sergey Altbregin has been trending downwards. When action folded to his small blind, he limped in. James Dempsey raised the big blind, then called when Altbregin re-raised.
On a flop of , the two players quickly got the rest of Altbregin's chips in the middle. Dempsey excitedly stood up and slammed down 
, a wrap straight draw with an uncounterfeitable low draw and spades. Altbregin showed a pair of fives and the nut low draw, 
. A spade hit the turn, but it was a low spade, . The river came 
. Dempsey got three-quarters with the spade flush and the nut low. Altbregin got quartered down to 250,000.
Dempsey is now leading with 3.0 million chips.
Dempsey Back on Top
On the flop of , Sammy Farha checked to James Dempsey who bet. Yueqi Zhu raised and Farha called. Dempsey also called.
The turn brought the and Dempsey bet out after Farha checked. Zhu called and then Farha folded.
The river completed the board with the . Dempsey bet out and Zhu called. Dempsey tabled the 
and scooped the pot from Zhu who held the 
.
Dempsey's rolling now with nearly three million in chips. Zhu has slipped back to 1.32 million.
More Photos
Here's some more shots of the final table.
Even Tighter
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
||
|
1,800,000
495,000
|
495,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,700,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
||
|
900,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
Return to Normalcy
After a few orbits where the pre-flop and flop action got a little crazy, things have settled down at the final table. The same can't be said for the gallery, where James Dempsey's supporters took off their shoes for a "Raise your shoe up" chant. If we were British we would probably understand what it meant, but we're not. So we don't.
Dempsey is up to 1.8 million in chips.