Event #46: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better
Day 1 Started
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #46: $5,000 Pot-Limit 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
$1,334,800
Entries
284
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
0
It's "Pot" Day at the WSOP
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Event 46 already? Yes, Event 46 already. Welcome to PokerNews' coverage of the 2010 World Series of Poker: Event 46, $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo. Over the next three days 200+ players will try to chop, quarter and scoop their way towards a WSOP final table and, ultimately, a WSOP gold bracelet.
In a tournament setting PLO8, as it's known by its aficianados, is just as popular as its high-only cousin (PLO). We wouldn't be surprised if, in the coming years, PLO8 eclipses PLO in popularity. Having to play for both halves of the pot seems to have a tendency to smooth out the variance -- a little -- that is characteristic of PLO and thus seems to be more appealing to a broader base of players.
In 2009 this event was won by an Englishman, Roland de Wolfe, one of two final tables that de Wolfe made that year. Already in 2010 five bracelets have been won by English players. Could de Wolfe repeat in this event and make it six?
We'll start to find out at 5pm local time, in about thirty minutes.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Where Are All the Chips At?
The $5,000 buy in for this event entitles players to 15,000 in chips, but they're all starting out with 3,000 instead. In addition to the 3,000 starting chips, they each have three rebuy chips which each get them another 4,000 in chips; these can be redeemed at any point (except during a hand) until the end of Level 4, at which point any unused rebuy chips will automatically be changed for tournament chips.
That all make sense? Good. Let's begin.
Who's Here on Time?
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Where Are All These Guys Sitting?
With a field this stacked, it's inevitable that there will be some extremely entertaining tables.
Witness:
- John Kabbaj, "Miami" John Cernuto and reigning champion Roland de Wolfe, the latter still shouting, "Lunkin" over at Sorel Mizzi at the next table, in spite of Mr. Vitaly Lunkin himself being just across the way.
- Greg Raymer is sharing his table with Isaac Haxton, Barry Greenstein and one of the UK's finest, Richard Gryko.
- Our personal favorite: Mike Matusow, George Lind, Peter Gould, Daniel Negreanu and Perry Friedman in a Tutankhamun hat are all piled on to one particularly impressive table.
Quiet Floor
Right now wer're stretched across 19 tables. Dealers are waiting with stacks out at another six tables. It's a safe bet that all of those tables will be in use by the time late registration closes at the end of Level 3, since this event was played by 198 players last year.
The field is rather sedate at the moment, which is a little unusual for a "big buy-in" WSOP event. We would expect more antics, more table talk, and more cross-floor banter. Maybe things will pick up once the first wave of late arrivals start in about 15 minutes.
MOAR!
The Level 1 late registrants are now taking their seats, and they'll be permitted to play in approximately 30 seconds' time.
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Level: 2
Blinds: 50/75
Ante: 0
Kassela Full of Gamble
"I'm gambling, boys," said double-bracelet winner Frank Kassela. On a board of 
, Kassela was one of two players to check to Antony Lellouche. Lellouche bet 500 and was raised by a late-position player to 1,500. Kassela called before Lellouche re-raised to 4,000. The late-position player then moved all in for 8,075 and Kassela called again. Finally Lellouche, who has already burned his rebuy chips, moved in for about 14,000 and Kassela called that raise too. It was a three-way showdown with one card to come.
Kassela: 
Lellouche: 
Player 3: 
Kassela had nothing but a low draw, surprising some players at the table. Lellouche and the third player each had the nut straight, but Lellouche also had a heart re-draw. The low, but not the hearts, came with the 
river.
When all was said and done, Lellouche and the third player were each quartered, sharing the high half of the pot, while Kassela took the low half of the pot. That was only after a fair amount of dispute over exactly how the pot should be split, which seems to be a staple of split-pot games -- especially big-bet split-pot games.