2011 World Series of Poker

Event #31: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aqj6
Prize
$420,802
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$1,870,050
Entries
685
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0

Schwartz Bests Benyamine

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante
David Benyamine
David Benyamine

Preflop Noah Schwartz raised to 550 and David Benyamine re-raised to 2,350. Schwartz called and the flop came {9-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}. Schwartz moved all in for his last 5,050 and Benyamine called.

Schwartz: {j-Spades}{10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}
Benyamine: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}

Benyamine's aces were leading Schwartz's pair of nines with a wrap. The {k-Hearts} on the turn changed nothing but the {q-Clubs} on the river gave Schwartz his straight.

After the hand Schwartz had 20,000 while Benyamine was left with 3,500.

Tags: David BenyamineNoah Schwartz

Bronshtein Soaring

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

On a {7-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{K-Spades} flop we found Yuval Bronshtein potting before there was one all in and then another all in with Michael Binger. Bronshtein made the call to put both players at risk.

Bronshtein: {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{8-Hearts}
Binger: {6-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{7-Spades}{5-Diamonds}
Opponent: {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{4-Spades}{3-Clubs}

With the unknown opponent in the lead, the {Q-Clubs} on the turn and the {A-Diamonds} on the river saw Bronshtein snatch the pot to move to 34,000 as Binger was forced to use his final add-on chip.

Tags: Michael BingerYuval Bronshtein

Mercier's Stack Shrinks

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

In an action laden hand, a player in middle position raised to 350 and was called by the player next to act. PokerStars Team Pro Jason Mercier then raised to 1,625 from the hijack and both the other players called.

The flop came {k-Hearts}{5-Spades}{2-Spades}. The initial preflop raiser checked and the second player to act bet 2,000. Mercier then went all in for a total of 2,850. The first player went into the tank for a bit before opting to push his stack of 6,725 in as well. The last player who had both the other's covered called and the hands were revealed.

Mercier: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{8-Hearts}
Other All-In Player: {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{6-Spades}
Third Player: {K-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}

While a set of kings was the best hand after the flop, the turn and river brought the {j-Hearts} and {q-Spades} giving the player who was all in for 6,725 an ace-high flush and the win.

Mercier used his last add-on chip after the hand and will obviously be looking to make a move soon to boost his stack back up.

Tags: Jason Mercier

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
27,000
24,000
24,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
26,000
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
20,000
17,000
17,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
20,000
17,000
17,000
Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra
19,000
16,000
16,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Brock Parker us
Brock Parker
16,000
13,000
13,000
Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
16,000
13,000
13,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Carlos Mortensen es
Carlos Mortensen
14,000
11,000
11,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Nenad Medic us
Nenad Medic
12,000
9,000
9,000
WSOP 1X Winner
David Ulliott
David Ulliott
10,000
7,000
7,000
Men Nguyen us
Men Nguyen
10,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 7X Winner
TJ Cloutier us
TJ Cloutier
9,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Erik Cajelais ca
Erik Cajelais
9,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 1X Winner
John Racener us
John Racener
9,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Erica Schoenberg us
Erica Schoenberg
8,500
5,500
5,500
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
8,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Eric Baldwin us
Eric Baldwin
6,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Joe Hachem au
Joe Hachem
3,500
500
500
Alexander Kravchenko ru
Alexander Kravchenko
2,300
-700
-700
PokerStars

Ashby Wins One

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Richard Ashby raised to 400 and another player raised to 1,300. Ashby called and the flop came {j-Hearts}{7-Spades}{6-Clubs}. The other player bet 2,000, Ashby went all in and the other player called.

Ashby: {9-Clubs}{8-Spades}{4-Clubs}{3-Spades}
Opponent: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{10-Spades}

The turn was the {9-Diamonds} pairing Ashby's nine and the river was the {7-Hearts}. Ashby's lone pair of nines was good enough to win the hand and boost his stack to 15,000.

Tags: Richard Ashby

Solomon Silenced by Lindgren

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

With a raise to 700, Erick Lindgren made the call next to act before a player in the hi-jack smooth-called too.

From the button, Jarred Solomon potted to 3,800 to force the blinds and the original raiser out as Lindgren made the call. The hi-jack pushed, Solomon called off his 5,225 and Lindgren pushed for 5,425.

Solomon: {J-Spades}{10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{7-Spades}
Lindgren: {9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}
Hi-Jack: {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{5-Spades}{2-Spades}

The {6-Spades}{J-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} flop gave Solomon top two pair and Lindgren bottom two, but it would be the {6-Clubs} on the turn which would send the advantage Lindgren's way.

The river landed the {Q-Diamonds}, and with Solomon unable to re-suck, he was sent to the rail as Lindgren moved to 16,000 in chips.

Tags: Erick LindgrenJarred Solomon

Nacho Learning?

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante
Nacho Barbero in earlier WSOP action
Nacho Barbero in earlier WSOP action

Nacho Barbero has just been spotted watching training videos on his iPad.

Originally our PokerNews field reporter believed that Barbero was actually playing on PokerStars, but on closer inspection it was deemed that Barbero was actually watching some training videos.

Tags: Nacho Barbero