2011 World Series of Poker

Event #47: $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q1053
Prize
$255,959
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,023,750
Entries
450
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

D'Agostino Wins One

Level 1

Omaha 8

From under the gun, John D'Agostino raised from under the gun and the action folded around to the player in the cutoff who called, making it heads-up to the flop of {3-Spades}{5-Clubs}{K-Hearts}.

D'Agostino bet and the cutoff called before D'Agostino check-called the cutoff's bet on the turn of the {4-Clubs}, however, when D'Agostino bet the river {K-Spades}, the cutoff folded and D'Agostino took down the pot.

Tags: John D'Agostino

Matusow's Down Now

Omaha 8

Over on Mike Matusow's table, the player under the gun raised before Matusow re-raised from middle position, forcing the action to fold around to the player in the small blinds. The small blind called, as did the big blind, to see four go to the flop of {6-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}.

All the others checked to Matusow who bet; the small blind called and the big blind folded, but the UTG player called before the dealer produced the turn of the {Q-Hearts}.

The small blind and the UTG checked to Matusow who fired again and the small blind called, but the UTG player raised it up. The small blind and Matusow called before all three players checked down the river {8-Hearts}.

The small blind showed {A-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{2-Hearts} for the low, but chopped with the UTG's {A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}, leaving Matusow out of the picture.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Matusow
Mike Matusow
5,700
-1,800
-1,800

Tags: Mike Matusow

Level: 2

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Battle of the Chads

Level 2

Omaha 8

On a flop that read {3-Hearts}{10-Spades}{J-Hearts}, a player in early position checked to Norman Chad who opened up the betting; another player in middle position called, as did Chad Brown, but the player in the cutoff raised it up. The early position player folded and all the others called before checking to the cutoff on the turn of the {6-Spades}.

"You will rue the day you made that bet, sir!" Chad joked as he made the call. The middle position player and Brown both called before both checked to Brown on the river {9-Hearts}. Brown bet, the cutoff called and Brown and the middle position player folded before Brown tabled {Q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs} to scoop the pot.

Huzzah!

Tags: Chad BrownNorman Chad

Chad Scoops

Level 2

Stud 8

Norman Chad: {x-}{x-} / {2-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{5-Spades}{J-Clubs} / {x-}
Opponent 1: {x-}{x-} / {7-Clubs}{K-Spades}{10-Clubs}{2-Hearts} / {x-}
Opponent 2: {x-}{x-} / {K-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{Q-Hearts} / {x-}

Joining the action on sixth street, it was checked to TV's Norman Chad and he bet with both other players calling. Chad then checked behind on seventh and the first of his two opponents bet with the second and Chad both calling.

The first player showed {10-}{10-}{x-} in the hole but Chad declared, "Flush," showing {K-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{5-Clubs} to scoop the entire pot as no-one had a low.

Tags: Norman Chad

Bari Builds Up Early

Stud 8

James Van Alstyne: {x-}{x-} / {3-Clubs}{3-Spades}{6-Clubs}{10-Hearts} / {x-}
Allen Bari: {x-}{x-} / {4-Clubs}{2-Spades}{A-Spades}{K-Clubs} / {x-}
Opponent: {x-}{x-} / {10-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} / {x-}

Van Alstyne brought in the action and another player completed with the {A-Diamonds} showing before Bari and the other opponent called. Van Alstyne also called, then led out the betting on fourth street. Mr. Complete folded after being dealt the {Q-Spades}, but Bari and the other opponent called.

All three players checked on fifth street and then led out on the betting on sixth, with both players called before Van Alstyne checked seventh. Bari bet, the other opponent and Alstyne called and Bari showed down {J-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{5-Clubs} tos scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Allen Bari us
Allen Bari
9,200
1,700
1,700
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Allen BariJames Van Alstyne

The Church of Sexton

Stud 8

Mike Sexton: {x-}{x-} / {Q-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{A-Hearts}{3-Hearts} / {x-}
George Danzer: {x-}{x-} / {8-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Spades}{J-Clubs} / {x-}

Sexton raised on third and Danzer called, the German then raised on fourth and bet fifth after Sexton checked the latter. Both players checked sixth street and Sexton bet out on seventh, getting called.

He showed {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts} for a full house, Danzer couldn't beat that or show a low and mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Sexton
Mike Sexton
9,500
2,000
2,000

Tags: Mike SextonGeorge Danzer

Gromenkova Gets There

Omaha 8

After a capped pot pre-flop, Svetlana Gromenkova opened the betting on the flop of {2-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}. An opponent in middle position raised and another in late position called, as did Gromenkova before she checked the turn of the {9-Hearts}. The middle position player bet and the late position player and Gromenkova called, then the dealer produced the {K-Diamonds} on the river.

Gromenkova checked, the middle player bet and the late player folded before Gromenkova called and tabled {A-Spades}{K-Spades}{3-Hearts}{2-Clubs}, which scooped against the middle player's {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{9-Spades}{2-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
9,500

Tags: Svetlana Gromenkova