Event #41: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better
Day 3 Started
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #41: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,143,450
Entries
847
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Day 3 Table and Seat Draw
Table 262
Seat 1: Jeffrey Baker
Seat 2: --empty--
Seat 3: Michael Chappus
Seat 4: Anthony Cousineau
Seat 5: Joel Ettedgi
Seat 6: Ryan Karp
Seat 7: Darren Sprengers
Seat 8: Phil Hellmuth
Seat 9: Mandy Thomas
Table 267
Seat 1: John Gottlieb
Seat 2: Anders Taylor
Seat 3: --empty--
Seat 4: Bryan Andrews
Seat 5: Igor Gotz
Seat 6: --empty--
Seat 7: Barry Greenstein
Seat 8: Ben Lamb
Seat 9: Steve Jelinek
The Final Day
Welcome back for Day 3 of Event No. 41: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better. The field was whittled down to just 15 players who will returned today to finish things out. We've got some big names still left in the field including Phil Hellmuth who already holds 11 bracelets and Barry Greenstein who holds three bracelets.
Get ready for some great action, which is set to kick off at 2:30 p.m. local time. We'll see you then.
Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
It's time to crown another champion and wrap a bracelet around his or her wrist. Let's get the cards in the air!
Cousineau Doubles Early
Phil Hellmuth showed up a few minutes late to this final day of play and thus forfeited his hand from the big blind. Tony Cousineau took advantage and raised all in for 22,000 from middle position and said, "Don't tell Phil I did this." Darren Sprengers called from the small blind.
Cousineau held the 
and Sprengers the 
.
The board ran out 
and Cousineau more than doubled to 56,000 in chips.
Igor Gotz Eliminated in 15th Place ($11,731)
Just a few hands into play today, the 15th-place finisher has been found. His name is Igor Gotz from Germany, who began the day with 105,000 in chips. Gotz lost to the 
of his opponent on the board of 
. We missed the hand Gotz held, as the dealer had mucked it before we got to the table. He took home $11,731 in prize money for his finish.
Two Team PokerStars Members Left
Returning for the final day are not one, but two Team PokerStars members. Barry Greenstein represents Team PokerStars Pro USA and Mandy Thomas who is a member of Team PokerStars Online.
Known as "Roxy24" online, Thomas regularly plays the medium-high stakes cash games along with tournaments. She doesn't just play one game either, she enjoys them all.
Greenstein needs no introduction as he's one of the biggest names in poker. A regular amongst the most prestigious tournament fields and highest cash games around, Greenstein holds three gold bracelets and looking for his fourth.
Tony Cousineau Eliminated in 14th Place ($11,731)
Joel Ettedgi called Tony Cousineau's all-in bet preflop holding the 
. Cousineau held the 
and was at risk for his tournament life.
The flop came down 
to give Ettedgi a diamond flush draw as well as keep him in the lead. Cousineau did have a gutshot now.
The turn was the 
and that gave Ettedgi a pair of queens while making Cousineau's draw a double-gutter now.
The river completed the board with the 
and Ettedgi was able to eliminate Cousineau with two pair, queens and sixes. Cousineau left in 14th place.
Bryan Andrews Eliminated in 13th Place ($11,731)
Bryan Andrews was eliminated from the tournament shortly after Tony Cousineau hit the rail. Andrews took home $11,731 in prize money for his effort.