2011 World Series of Poker

Event #11: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj73
Prize
$465,216
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,898,800
Entries
202
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
130,000 / 250,000
Ante
0

So Long, Savage

Level 10 : 800/1,500, 0 ante

The comeback was short-lived. Matt Savage was just seen walking away from the tables, snapping a picture of the "Exit" sign on his phone as he disappeared through the double doors.

Tags: Matt Savage

Buchman Busts Hilderbrand

Level 10 : 800/1,500, 0 ante

Three players saw a flop of {q-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{9-Spades} including Eric Buchman and Par Alexande Hilderbrand. Hilderbrand led out, the other opponent raised, and Buchman put in a third bet. Hilderbrand then made it four bets, the player in the middle folded, and Buchman called.

The turn was the {5-Spades}, Hilderbrand led out, and Buchman opted to just call. The river was the {2-Spades}, and the two got in a raising war until Hilderbrand was all in. Buchman opened {j-Spades}{10-Spades}{10-Clubs}{j-Hearts} for a rivered flush, and Hilderbrand mucked before heading to the rail.

"I hope you play like that when we get back to the East Coast," tablemate Andrew Brown jabbed.

Buchman laughed and is flush with newfound chips.

Tags: Andrew BrownEric BuchmanPar Alexande Hilderbrand

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,500

Ante: 0

"Scoop!"

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 0 ante
Matt Savage on Day 1
Matt Savage on Day 1

Frank Kassela raised in early position, and David Bach called before Matt Savage called all in for 2,000. The rest of the table folded out of the way, and there was live action on the side as the dealer ran a {10-Hearts} {K-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {10-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} board, but Kassela and Bach checked it all the way down.

Showdown
Kassela: {4-Hearts} {4-Clubs} {A-Diamonds} {6-Spades}
Bach: {3-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {2-Clubs} {A-Clubs}
Savage: {4-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} {A-Hearts}

"Scoop!" Savage piped up. Just like that, he's back to 7,800, though he's still too short to sit around idly for long.

Tags: David BachFrank KasselaMatt Savage

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Level 9 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

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Phillips Turns Nut-Nut, Busts Rodman

Marco Johnson raised from late position and found two callers; Dale Phillips (cutoff) and Blair Rodman (big blind). The dealer fanned {7-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}, Rodman checked, and Johnson tossed out a bet. Both Phillips and Rodman called.

The turn was the {j-Diamonds}, and the three repeated their actions. After the {5-Clubs} was dealt on the river however, the three players got multiple bets in, and Rodman was all in.

Phillips tabled {a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{4-Spades} for the nut-high and low, and was shipped the whole kit-n-kaboodle.

Player Chips Progress
Dale Phillips
Dale Phillips
40,000 20,600

Tags: Blair RodmanDale PhillipsMarco Johnson

Brown and Buchman Chop Hilderbrand

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

Three players saw a flop of {j-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{6-Hearts} including Andrew Brown, Eric Buchman and Par Alexande Hilderbrand. The three players got two bets in, and the turn brought the {9-Clubs}. Hilderbrand led out. and both Brown and Buchman called.

The river was the {7-Hearts}, and again Hilderbrand bet out. Brown and Buchman again called.

Brown: {5-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{4-Clubs} - Low
Buchman: {k-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} - High
Hilderbrand: Mucked - Nada

Tags: Andrew BrownEric BuchmanPar Alexande Hilderbrand

Bloch and Schwartz Again

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

When we walked back over to that table, Luke Schwartz and Andy Bloch were tangled up in another pot. The board ended up showing {A-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} {A-Spades} {5-Diamonds}, and Bloch was the one leading the betting with Schwartz calling along. On the river, Bloch's bet was raised, and he took a puzzled pause before splashing the extra bet in to see the showdown.

"Wheel," Schwartz announced, turning over {2-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} {3-Clubs} {K-Clubs}. Bloch looked a bit puzzled again, and he showed up {A-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} {5-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} to take three-quarters of the pot with his aces full grabbing the high half. He's chipping up bit by bit today, up close to 40,000 now.

Tags: Andy BlochLuke Schwartz

Dang Defeats Binger

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

When we reached the table, Trai Dang, Michael Binger and a third player were involved in a hand with the board reading {10-Clubs}{9-Spades}{8-Diamonds}. The action checked to Binger on the button who bet, and only Dang called. The two checked the turn ({2-Spades}) and the river ({7-Spades}), and Dang scooped when he tabled {a-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} for a jack-high straight, no low.

Tags: Michael BingerTrai Dang