Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better
Day 1 Started
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,104,300
Entries
818
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Chopping
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It's Day 3 of the 2010 World Series of Poker. That means it's time for the first event that doesn't have any no-limit hold'em -- Event #4, $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo. With the Pavilion Room jammed full of players in Day 1b of Event 3, our start today is taking place in the Blue and Red Sections of the Amazon Room.
This event was won in 2009 -- and in 2008! -- by Thang Luu. Luu also finished 2nd in 2007 for one of the most impressive three-year runs that anyone can remember. It won't be four years. Luu was involved in an altercation with a dealer in the cash games at the 2009 WSOP. The fallout was that he was barred from the property for one year. That ban is still in effect and so Luu is not in the field today.
Dealers will start chopping pots in about twenty minutes. All the action will be available here on PokerNews, the official live-update provider of the 2010 WSOP.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Who's in Red?
On a first pass through the room, we caught sight of several big names. Barry Greenstein, Daniel Negreanu, Huck Seed, and Mike Matusow were all eliminated from the $50k Players' Championship last night and have moved right across the Amazon room today for the O 8/b. Barry Greenstein and Daniel Negreanu shared a table for much of yesterday, and today they're back as tablemates.
Rookie Mistake
One player raised, and Barry Greenstein three-bet. Daniel Negreanu called, and the original raiser joined the fun. The flop fell 
, and the first player to act checked. Greenstein fired a bet, forcing Negreanu out, but the other player called. The turn was the 
, and Greenstein flat called a bet. After the 
on the river, he called again. Barry's opponent showed 
for deuces full of nines without a low. Somewhat confused, Greenstein thought he'd lost the high half, and when he turned over his 
, he was surprised to be told that he'd scooped the pot with a low and sevens full of deuces. "How am I going to win this tournament?" Greenstein wondered aloud. Coffee, Bear, coffee.
Traniello Takes Down a (First Level) Monster
Marco Traniello was one of five players to a 
flop. He bet out, and all four players called. The turn brought the 
, and Marco checked this time. After two more checks, one player stuck out the big bet, and everyone called again. The river was the 
, putting three Broadway cards on the board and bricking all low draws. Again Marco and the two players behind him checked, and the fourth to act bet. Traniello raised, and only the bettor called. Marco turned over 
and scooped the 900-chip pot with the nut straight. Though it doesn't sound like much, with blinds at 25/50, 900 chips is quite a big one.
Blue's Crew
While we've been having some technical difficulties with the web site, we've been sweeping the Blue section to see which of the finest Omaha Hi/Lo players are here. They're still filtering in a handful at a time, but here's a sampling of the players we noticed so far:
Ylon Schwartz
Shirley Rosario
Al Barbieri
George Lind
Chip Jett
Matt Savage
Tom "durrrr" Dwan
Allen Kessler
Gavin Smith
There are many others, and as mentioned players are still wandering in.
More Faces in the Crowd
We've also spotted Greg Raymer, Rafe Furst, Erick Lindgren, and Bryan "the Icon" Micon. Justin Bonomo and David Bach also just came in, meaning they've busted the $50k. Bach joined a tough table with Chau Giang and George Danzer already in action. Dario Minieri also just came in and sat down directly to the right of Huck Seed. Sorel Mizzi busted out the $50k Players' Championship earlier today. He was just eliminated from the $1k, and now he's back in action here. Does he get a prize if he busts out of three live events in one day?
Gavin Smith Smith Already Making Presence Known
Gavin Smith has never been known for being quiet. He's already engaging his table in plenty of banter. "Let's play," he said to the player in the big blind as he completed the small blind. "Don't raise." The player obliged and declined his option. The hand developed in pedestrian fashion from there, with Smith losing and then joking that he had exposed his opponent as "playing dog sh*t".
Annoy: N. To Disturb or Bother in a Way that Displeases
Rafe Furst is playing Scrabble on his iPad between hands. Looks like the first word he spelled out is "annoy." Nice one.