Level: 4
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
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
The Trials of Greg Raymer
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Greg Raymer just joined a table in the Blue section. Upon arriving, he noticed that there wasn't much space at the 10-handed table.
"I'm going to need a liiiiiiiiiiitle more space than this guys," said the husky Raymer. "Unless you want me sitting on your lap." Everyone quickly scooted aside to make space. That's when Raymer noticed his chair was wobbly.
"Of course the chair is wobbly," remarked Raymer. "Even if this guy had a good chair when he left, one of you with the bad chair would have switched it."
Team PokerStars Pro Making a Push
We've got a number of Team PokerStars Pros surging early in this event, with Team Pro Online George Lind leading the way at dinner break. Also building his stack slowly but surely is Team Pro USA Jason Mercier, followed by Barry Greenstein and Alex Kravchenko who are both above their starting stacks this evening.
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Small Setback for Smith
Gavin Smith didn't look pleased on a flop of 
. He had an opponent all in, but Smith's double-suited aces, 
, had been outflopped by his opponent's kings, 
. Smith still had a few draws to either a scoop or half, but the board came running deuces to give his opponent the whole pot.
Smith is down to about 3,900 in chips.
World Cup Prop Bets, Anyone?
John Monnette is reading a book in between hands at Table 263. The title is "Soccernomics: Why England Loses, Why Germany and Brazil Win, and Why the U.S., Japan, Australia, Turkey -- and Even Iraq -- Are Destined to Become the Kings of the World's Most Popular Sport". It gets 4 out of 5 stars on Amazon.com. No word yet how much Monnette likes or dislikes it.
Huge Scooper for "Future Billionaire"
Jason Mercier, decked out in a shirt that reads "Future Billionaire", was the sole winner of a 6-way pot that was three-bet pre-flop. Every player called a single bet on the 
flop and then every player checked the 
turn. On the river 
, one player led out after a check. Everyone folded to Mercier.
"You probably have 9s full, huh?" asked Mercier as he flicked a call into the pot. His opponent, however, could only muster up two pair, nines and eights, using . Mercier did a bit better, using two queens in his hand to make queens and eights and drag a massive pot.
"I'm probably the only one who considered folding pre-flop," said Mercier. It's a good thing he didn't. That win pushed him up to 8,300 in chips.
Ivey Quarters his Opponent
Phil Ivey raised from early position, and both blinds called to see a 
flop. Both blinds checked to him, and he fired a bet. The small blind then raised, and the big blind ran for cover. Ivey called. The turn brought the 
, and the small blind check-raised Ivey again. And the man with the stare called. After the on the river, the small blind bet out. It was Ivey's turn to raise, and his opponent just called.
Ivey showed 
to his opponent's 
. The dealer was about to chop the whole pot since the players both had ace-high with 8-4-3-2-A lows. But the table quickly stopped him, pointing out that Ivey's ace-ten was good enough to take the top half of the pot, leaving his opponent with just a quarter.
Express Departures
Even though we're only three-and-a-half levels into this split-pot tournament, the eliminations are already happening with some regularity. Players whose tournament life has already been extinguished include Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri, Greg "FBT" Mueller, Jean Robert Bellande and John Phan.
The rest of the field has another twenty minutes to go before the dinner break.
Prizepool Information
The prize pool for this tournament was just announced by tournament staff. After accounting for some last-minute refunds, a total of 818 players entered this event, creating a prize pool of $1,104,300. Nine tables (81 players) will be paid, with 81st place collecting $2,749 and the winner banking $237,643.
The total number of players is down 11% from last year's 920 that played this event.
Negreanu Still Swinging
Daniel Negreanu seems more focused on his golf swing than on his dwindling chip stack. Hes been demonstrating his new technique for Huck Seed this level.
Forced to check back in on the felt, Negreanu called a raise to get to a flop four ways. It came 
, and after both blinds checked, one player bet. Negreanu called, as did the big blind. After the on the turn, the same player bet, and Negreanu and the big blind called. The 
came on the river, and the big blind checked a third time. The next player bet a third time. Rather than call again, Negreanu moved all in for his last 450 (a call plus another half a bet). Both opponents called.
Showdown:
Negreanu: 
Opponent #1: 
Big Blind: mucked
Negreanu survived the all in and picked up a few chips, earning the top half of the pot with trip sevens on the river. His ace-three low, however, was bested by his opponent's ace-deuce. Negreanu's still alive now with 1,950 chips to distract him from his golf game.