2010 World Series of Poker

Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better
Day: 3
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j1097
Prize
$237,140
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,104,300
Entries
818
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

Ship One to Chow

Mike Chow raised, and Dan Heimiller called, then bet out after the {k-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{4-Spades} flop. Chow called to see the {7-Diamonds} turn. Same action, Heimiller bet, and Chow called. The river was the {9-Diamonds}, and Heimiller gave up. Chow checked behind, and Dan tabled {Q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{3-Diamonds}, hoping his low was good. But Chow showed {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} to win the whole pot.

With only 18 big bets between them now, each pot is a substantial portion of their stacks. Two scoops in a row could be all it takes to put someone on the ropes.

Tags: Dan HeimillerMichael Chow

Scoop, Scoop Back

Back from the last break we've had two scoops, but each player has been the beneficiary of one so there hasn't been much change in the stack sizes. First Dan Heimiller turned a club flush on a board with no low and got Michael Chow to pay off his river bet. Then a few hands later, Chow made two pair against Heimiller's one pair to claw back some of the chips.

Tags: Dan HeimillerMichael Chow

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 0

Two Scoops for Chow

They weren't big pots, but the rail will take whatever they can get. While Dan Heimiller has a friend or two watching quietly, Michael Chow has a big posse cheering him on, and they got really excited about these two pots.

Heimiller raised preflop, and Chow called. After the {j-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} flop, Chow check-called a bet. Then they checked down the {k-Spades} turn and {5-Spades} river. Heimiller could only show ace-king high, so Chow's pair of deuces were good enough to scoop.

A few hands later, Chow raised, and Heimiller called. Dan checked the {7-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop, and Chow bet. Heimiller called, and check-called again after the {j-Hearts} turn. The river brought the {j-Clubs}, and Heimiller checked again. Chow paused and decided to check behind. He showed down {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and scooped the pot with ace high and the pair on the board and an a-4 low. That sent him into break with some energy.

Tags: Dan HeimillerMichael Chow

Bluff One Time?

We haven't seen many bluffs shown today but Michael Chow just showed what was, at best, a very weak hand. Chow raiseed the button pre-flop and was called by Dan Heimiller. Heimiller bet the {10-Hearts} {3-Hearts} {k-Diamonds} flop and the {9-Spades} turn. The turn is here Chow sprung a trap and raised Heimiller. Heimiller called, then check-folded a {5-Clubs} river.

"I bluffed you one tim," said Chow. He flashed {a-} {2-} {6-} {10-}, a pair of tens.

Tags: Dan HeimillerMichael Chow

Heimiller with the Rare Scoop

Michael Chow is starting to show signs of fatigue. He recently asked a friend on the rail for some Advil. That was right before he played a raised pot with Dan Heimiller. Both players checked a {k-Clubs} {7-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} flop. Heimiller was first to act on the {6-Diamonds} turn. He checked, then raised after Chow bet. Chow called and called another bet on the {a-Hearts} river.

"Two pair and a live deuce," said Heimiller at showdown. He tabled {a-Clubs} {k-Diamonds} {2-Spades} {2-Hearts}. Chow checked his own cards again, nodded, and mucked.

Tags: Dan HeimillerMichael Chow

A Quarter isn't a Chop

On a {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{3-Spades} flop, Mike Chow bet, and Heimiller called. Chow bet again on the {4-Spades} turn, and Heimiller raised. Chow called to see the {j-Clubs} river, then check-called Heimiller's last bet. Dan turned over {k-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{3-Hearts} for an eight-high straight and a 7-6-5-4-3 low. Chow's {Q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{5-Spades} was only good for the same low and a quarter of the pot.

Tags: Dan HeimillerMichael Chow

Can't Stop Chopping

Heads-Up
Heads-Up

The final two players -- Dan Heimiller and Michael Chow -- are at a total standstill now. Every pot that goes to showdown is chopped. The remaining pot, the ones that don't make it to showdown, are rarely seeing more than one bet on the flop. We're not sure what the Omaha Hi/Lo equivalent of a cooler is, but right now it seems like that's the only thing that's going to cause any headway in this match.

Juicy Chops

This heads-up match has us thinking. If you're looking for a great steak in Vegas, you go to Fix or Prime, or maybe Rare or Cut. When is a poker player going to open Chop? And if it's successful, what about a dessert cafe, Split?

Not that we're hungry or anything.