2011 World Series of Poker

Event #11: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship
Day: 2
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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
Total Entries
202
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
130,000 / 250,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 202
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Huck Seed's Plight

Level 12 : 1,300/2,500, 0 ante

We just watched a short-stacked Huck Seed split a pot with Tom Dwan on a {9-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {10-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} board. Seed was all in by the time the turn card rolled around, and his {A-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} ended up being good enough to take the high half. Dwan's {4-Clubs} {5-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} took the low.

On the next hand, Seed raised under the gun, and Chris George flatted to see a heads-up flop. It came {3-Hearts} {Q-Clubs} {5-Diamonds}, and Seed bet. George called there, and he called another bet after the {5-Spades} turn. The river came the {2-Hearts}, and Seed didn't like it at all. He checked, and George put out the pink chip for the bet. Seed grimaced, shook his head, and folded with 2,200 chips left.

On the next hand, those 2,200 chips were committed to the big blind, and Seed was facing five-way action. The board ran out {5-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} {6-Clubs} {3-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds}, and Tom Dwan tabled {A-Clubs} {2-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} to take the low half. Seed's {K-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} had backed into a flush, and that's going to keep him around for now. He's back up to 5,500, and there's still a lot of work to be done.

Tags: Huck SeedTom DwanChris George

Alaei Quartered

David Steicke raised on the button, and found one caller in Daniel Alaei from the big blind. The flop came down {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{2-Spades}, and Alaei check-called a bet from Steicke. The two checked on the turn ({9-Hearts}) and the river ({j-Clubs}).

Steicke opened {a-}{k-}{5-}{6-} for a pair of aces and an eighty-six low, and Alaei showed {a-}{k-}{q-}{6-} for the same pair of aces, but no low.

Tags: David AlaeiDavid Steicke

Barlow Scoops Dwan

Tom "durrrr" Dwan raised preflop and was re-raised by Todd Barlow. Dwan called. The flop came down {q-Clubs}{9-Spades}{2-Hearts}, and Dwan check-called a bet from Barlow.

The {2-Spades} turned, and Dwan check-raised Barlow this time. Barlow called. The {q-Spades} on the river paired the board, and Dwan led out for the first time. Barlow called.

Dwan: {7-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}
Barlow: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{10-Diamonds}

Dwan had trip deuces, but Barlow's ace-high flush was best, and he scooped the pot.

Tags: Todd BarlowTom Dwan

Gonzalez Busts Dang

Trai Dang got the remainder of his short stack into the pot on a {J-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{2-Clubs} board against Fabrizio "SixthSenSe19" Gonzalez.

Dang: {Q-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{2-Spades}
Gonzalez: {A-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{6-Spades}{5-Hearts}

Dang led for the high through the {4-Clubs} turn, but the {8-Spades} river gave Gonzalez a straight to scoop both halves.

Tags: Fabrizio GonzalezTrai Dang

Benyamine Doubles Through Bellande

David Benyamine got the rest of his chips in the middle against Jean-Robert Bellande preflop, and the hands looked like this:

Benyamine: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}{9-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}
Bellande: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}

The board ran {10-Clubs}{k-Spades}{4-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{7-Spades}, and Benyamine doubled to 16,000 chips.

Kostritsyn and Alioto Scooped

We picked up the action on a {Q-Spades}{4-Spades}{3-Spades} flop. Alex Kostritsyn checked it to Dario Alioto who bet, but Andrew Barber made it two bets. Both Kostritsyn and Alioto called to see the {7-Spades} turn. They both check-called Barber's bet again and did the same on the {10-Spades} river.

Barber showed {A-Spades}{5-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} for nut-nut, scooping the entire pot.

Tags: Alex KostritsynAndrew BarberDario Alioto

Mercier's Flop Raise Takes It

Jason Mercier raised from middle position and Nick Schulman three-bet from the small blind. Mercier called and off to a flop they went.

The {10-Spades}{9-Spades}{9-Hearts} came down and Schulman continued with a bet. Mercier put in a raise and that was good enough to win him the pot right there.

Tags: Jason MercierNick Schulman

Shark Hooked

Humberto Brenes was all in for his last couple of thousand against Richard Ashby with the board reading {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}. Brenes' {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{7-Clubs} was trailing Ashby's {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{7-Spades}, but any diamond would give him a flush, and running low cards would give him the best low.

Unfortunately for the shark. the turn and river came {5-Spades}, {k-Hearts} respectively, and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Humberto BrenesRichard Ashby

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,300/2,500

Ante: 0

Bloch and Mercier Chop

From middle position, Andy Bloch raised and then Jason Mercier reraised from the hijack seat. Nick Schulman paused in the big blind before folding and then Bloch made the call to see a flop against just Mercier.

The flop come down paired with the {8-Spades}{3-Spades}{3-Hearts} rolling out. Bloch check-raised Mercier's bet and was called before the {A-Spades} landed on the turn. Bloch fired and Mercier called.

The {J-Spades} hit the river and Bloch fired again. Mercier was right there with another call. Hands please.

Mercier showed the {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs} for a full house, threes full of aces. Bloch tabled the {A-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{7-Spades}{2-Spades} for a low. Chop it up boys.

Tags: Andy BlochJason Mercier

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