2010 World Series of Poker

Event #46: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better
Day: 3
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k1098
Prize
$327,040
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,334,800
Entries
284
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
0

Dan Shak Eliminated in 2nd Place ($202,142)

Dan Shak - 2nd place
Dan Shak - 2nd place

One of those "big" PLO hands was bound to come up sooner or later in this heads-up math between Dan Shak and Chris Bell. It finally came in Level 28. Bell limped his button and Shak checked the big blind. Shak had first action on a flop of {8-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and checked over to Bell, who bet 100,000. Shak then raised pot, to 460,000 total.

Bell showed a penchant for taking his time to think through many of his decisions heads-up and this one was no different. After about 40 seconds he called, and once again the feature table set became very, very quiet. The turn {k-Hearts} paired the board and put three hearts out. Shak bet pot, Bell was all in and Shak called!

Shak: {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{8-Spades}{7-Spades}, the nut flush and a low draw
Bell: {k-Spades}{10-Clubs}{9-Spades}{8-Diamonds}, a full house

With Bell having made a full house, Shak would need a 3, 4, 5 or 6 on the river in order to secure a low and chop the pot. The river fell {9-Clubs} to finally eliminate Dan Shak and secure the win for Chris Bell. Gavin Smith, who won a bracelet last night and has been sweating this final table most of the night, gave Bell a huge hug while Shak went to his railbirds for solace. He'll leave with $202,142 in prize money.

Tags: Chris BellDan Shak