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

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.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Alaei us
Daniel Alaei
WSOP 5X Winner
48,000 38,500
David Steicke au
David Steicke
42,000 -53,000

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.

Player Chips Progress
Todd Barlow us
Todd Barlow
115,000 51,600
Tom Dwan us
Tom Dwan
19,000 -47,000

Tags: Todd BarlowTom Dwan

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.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Barber us
Andrew Barber
WSOP 1X Winner
86,000 10,700
Alexander Kostritsyn ru
Alexander Kostritsyn
54,000 -15,000
Dario Alioto it
Dario Alioto
WSOP 1X Winner
4,000 -36,000

Tags: Alex KostritsynAndrew BarberDario Alioto

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.

Player Chips Progress
Richard Ashby gb
Richard Ashby
WSOP 1X Winner
170,000 22,000
Humberto Brenes cr
Humberto Brenes
Busted

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.

Player Chips Progress
Andy Bloch us
Andy Bloch
WSOP 1X Winner
112,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
55,000 3,000

Tags: Andy BlochJason Mercier