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The final three tables to this 10k Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or better.
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #11: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,898,800
Entries
202
Level
32
Blinds
130,000 / 250,000
Ante
0
Fabrizio Gonzalez Eliminated in 19th Place ($16,329)
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
A series of unfortunate events for Fabrizio Gonzalez has landed him out the door in 19th place.
It began with he and Viacheslav Zhukov mixing it up in a big pot on a 
board. There were already a lot of bets piled on the felt when we joined the river action, and Gonzalez led out with a bet. Zhukov raised, Gonzalez reraised, and Zhukov raised it right back. Gonzalez only had 43,000 chips left in his stack, and he spent some frustrated time in the tank before releasing his cards into the muck.
Just a moment later, we saw Gonzalez gathering his belongings and heading to the payout desk with a slip that read "19th Place".
Barlow Quads Up
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
We'll spare you the mundane action, but we will tell you that Todd Barlow has tripled up and then some. After folding his small blind, Barlow was left with just 29,000, and he got them all into the next pot from the button. Mike Sexton, Steve Billirakis, and Josh Arieh were also in the pot, but they'd not put in any more bets.
The board ran 
, and Barlow's 
was good enough for the scoop and the quadruple up. He's back to 112,000.
Barlow in Danger
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Todd Barlow is down to just 35,000 chips after a faulty encounter with Brendan Taylor.
We picked up the action on the flop as Taylor bet the 
, and Barlow called. That left him with just those 35,000 chips, and when the turn brought the 
, he elected to save those bets for a better spot. He's the short stack now.
Arieh Doubles
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Mikael Thuritz and Josh Arieh just got together in a pot that ended up going Arieh's way.
Each player put in 24,000 preflop in a battle of the blinds, and Thuritz was leading the betting as the board came 
. Arieh called the flop bet, then raised all in for another 12,000 after the turn.
Showdown
Thuritz: 
Arieh: 
Arieh gets the scoop with his pair of aces and the seventy-five low. Just like that, he's back to 144,000.
Freddy Deeb Eliminated in 20th Place ($16,329)
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Freddy Deeb was all in for 19,000 before the flop, and George Lind and Richard Ashby were tangled up in side action.
The board ran out 
, and the two live players checked through the turn. On the river, Lind check-called a bet.
Ashby showed up 
, and nobody could beat it. Deeb was a little frustrated that Lind didn't bet the turn, as it may have allowed him to stay alive. Ashby fills up on the river though, scooping the pot and sending Deeb out the door in 20th place.
Eric Buchman Eliminated in 21st Place ($16,329)
Eric Buchman got the remainder of his stack in the middle against Mikael Thuritz with the board reading 
.
Buchman: 
Thuritz: 
Buchman hated seeing Thuritz's hand, and was in desperate need of some help. He found none from the on the turn or the on the river however, and was eliminated in 21st place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
410,000 | 38,000 |
|
Busted |
Gonzalez Wheels Miraculous Double
Action folded to Fabrizio Gonzalez in the small blind who put in a raise. Richard Ashby called out of the big, and the board came . Both players checked.
The turn brought the , Gonzalez checked, Ashby bet, and Gonzalez tank-called all in. The hands were opened.
Ashby: 
Gonzalez: 
Ashby had a vicegrip on the high, but any low card would give Gonzalez half of the pot and he would scoop with a deuce. Miraculously, the 
spiked on the river to give him the wheel and the entire pot! Gonzalez's rail jumped with excitement, while Ashby was left muttering under his breath.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000 | -120,000 |
|
105,000 | -42,000 |
Jim Grove Eliminated in 22nd Place ($16,329)
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Guillaume Rivet opened with a raise, and Jim Grove three-bet for most of his chips a couple seats over. Rivet called.
The flop came , and Grove raised his last 15,800 chips into the pot with Rivet looking him up.
Showdown
Rivet: 
Grove: 
Grove's overpair was ahead, but the turn was a disaster. He needed help in a hurry, but the river 
was a blank, ending his day in 22nd place. That's good for more than $16,000, and the first paycheck of Day 3.
Billirakis Building
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
We've seen Steve Billirakis drag a few big pots early, and it's moved his stack up into the high 300,000s.
The last pot we watched saw Billirakis raising from the small blind and Mikael Thuritz defending his big. Billirakis bet the flop, and Thuritz raised. Billirakis reraised right back, and Thuritz called to see the turn. Billirakis check-called a bet now, and he led back out with a big bet of his own following the river. Thuritz called the last shell, and he'd only get a quarter of this pot.
Showdown
Billirakis: 
(nut flush, nut low)
Thuritz: (nut low)
Mr. Billirakis is up to about 365,000 now, doing good work over there on the middle table.