2010 World Series of Poker

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

Dinner Time

That's a quick four levels in the books. Players are now racing off to their chosen dinner spots for an hour (as are we).

Level: 5

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

The Fashion Report?

I'll admit that I'm no change100. I ould never deliver a fashion report with her wit or her panache. Even if I could, I'm not qualified to deliver a fashion report. But I can make a few observations, and I think that the sartorial selection of the day has got to be Tom "DonkeyBomber" Schneider's blue and white checkered pants. They'd look badly out of place on a golf course. Here in the Amazon Room they seem downright alien.

Da Shark!

Just before dinner, Humberto Brenes' stack had fallen to dangerous levels. He somehow made it to dinner, then got his chips in the middle shortly after coming back. Brenes was all in on the turn of a {6-Diamonds} {a-Spades} {8-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} board with {4-Hearts} {2-Clubs} {3-Clubs} {5-Hearts} against one opponent. The river fell {k-Clubs}, not enough for Brenes to scoop the pot against his opponent's {a-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {4-Clubs} two pair. "The Shark" is still hungry for chips.

Tags: Humberto Brenes

Barry Back in Business

Barry Greenstein had only a few chips left on the dinner break, but he managed to double up when he spiked a set of kings with {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} to quarter an opponent with {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} on a {k-Spades}{8-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} board. After than hand, he was up to a massive 1,400 chips.

A few hands later, he was all in again. Greenstein limped, and Daniel Negreanu raised. Both the big blind and Greenstein called to see an {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}{j-Spades} flop. The big blind bet out, Barry called, and so did Negreanu. The turn was the {10-Spades}, ending the possibility of a low half, and the big blind fired again. Greenstein made another call, but Negreanu gave up. After the {4-Spades} on the river, the big blind bet a third time, and Greenstein moved all in for an extra 225 chips. His opponent called and showed {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{k-Spades}{5-Diamonds} for Broadway. Barry's {8-Spades}{5-Clubs}{3-Spades}{2-Diamonds} gave him a raggy flush, but that was enough to scoop and more than double up to workable 3,850.

Tags: Barry GreensteinDaniel Negreanu

A Tale of Two Georges

Some time before dinner, Team PokerStars Pro George Danzer joined PokerStars Team Online Pro George Lind at a table in the Blue Section. The two were chatting with each other very amiably. Back from dinner, however, the two Georges are a study in contrasts. Lind still seems quite chipper, sitting behind a stack of 11,500 chips. Danzer, on the other hand, is sunk deep into his chair, holding his face in his hands as his stack has shrunk to just 800 chips. Danzer was stone silent while considering whether to go with a hand after a player raised to 400 and another player called; Lind was the one chuckling when Danzer finally wrinkled his face in disgust and threw the hand away.

It's unclear how much longer these two Team PokerStars Pros will be seated next to each other, but for now it seems that Lind has the best seat.

Tags: George LindGeorge Danzer

Broadway for G Money

Tony G check-called a bet from his lone opponent on a {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{j-Spades} flop. Same action after the {5-Clubs} turn. Then the G led out on the {10-Hearts} river, and the other player just called. Tony held {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{4-Spades}, giving him the nut straight. His opponent flashed aces on their way to the muck.

Tags: Tony G

Savage River

Matt Savage
Matt Savage

David Bach recently joined former WSOP TD Matt Savage's table in the center of the Blue Section. The two were part of a three-way flop that came down {2-Clubs} {8-Hearts} {j-Spades}. Both checked to the third player and then called one bet. It was the same action on the {9-Clubs} turn, with Savage verbally checking and Bach silently rapping the table before calling a bet.

On the river {j-Clubs}, Savage led into his two opponents. Bach folded, but the third player raised. Savage dejectedly open-mucked {a-Clubs} {8-Clubs} and then threw in the rest of his cards without calling the last bet.

Savage looks to be down to about 3,000 chips after losing that hand.

Tags: Matt SavageDavid Bach