Level: 2
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 11: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,309,500
Entries
970
Level
24
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0
Tough Table
Level 2
: 25/50, 0 ante
With over 750 entrants in this event, the notables are pretty spread out in the Brasilia room. For the most part, we are only finding one notable per table with a handful of tables that have a couple notables. Table 78 has three, and that's the most we've seen so far.
Seat 2: Annette Obrestad- Also known as "Annette_15" online, Obrestad stormed onto the live poker scene in 2007 when she became the youngest bracelet winner ever, taking down the WSOP-E Main event for a cool 1 million euros the day before her 19th birthday. She has struggled since to find success at the WSOP, but did register an 8th place finish in the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha heads up event last week.
Seat 5: David Williams- The Team PokerStars pro is one of the most notable faces in the game today. Williams first came on the scene in 2004, when he finished runner up to Greg Raymer in the main event. He pocketed $3.5 million for his efforts. Since then, he has added a bracelet to his resume, and more recently, took down the 2010 WPT Championship for over $1.5 million.
Seat 7- Robert Williamson III- A pot-limit Omaha specialist, Robert Williamson III is one of the most experienced players in the field. Williamson III has one bracelet to his name, winning a $5,000 buy in PLO event in 2002 for just over $200,000. He finished 2nd in the same event in 2005 to this guy named Phil Ivey you may have heard of. He will be a dangerous player in this stacked field.
"Burger & Fries"
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Level 2
: 25/50, 0 ante
We found Dwyte Pilgrim getting his stack in after a flop of 
flop. His opponent called and the hands were tabled.
"Got the nuts?" Pilgrim asked.
"I got the burger and fries," his opponent responded.
Pilgrim: 
Opponent: 
The board completed 
and Pilgrim's opponent made a queen-high flush. Pilgrim was amused that his opponent called his hand "the burger and fries." He then cashed in one of his rebuy chips.
Ivey Outta Here
We made our rounds through the Red section, and we noticed that one Phil Ivey was no longer in his seat. We asked his former table mate Eric Buchman what happened, and while he was alittle fuzzy on the details, here is what he remembered. The board read 
. Ivey held 
for trip eights, but his opponent had 
for a straight. Ivey is one of the earliest causalities of the touranment.
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Tough Late Entrant Table
As is usually the case in these types of events, the late registrant table is packed with big names who weren't able to get here on time for the event. Today is no different, as we just saw that a new table has formed with some talented players.
Seat 3: Scotty Nguyen
Seat 5: Keven Stammen
Seat 7: Barry Greenstein
Seat 8: Matt Keikoan
Seat 9: Ayaz Mahmood
All five of these players are bracelet winners.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | |
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Pilgrim Busted
An unknown player opened to 200 and Dwyte Pilgrim raised to 500 from the small blind. The big blind folded and the original raiser called.
The flop came 
, Pilgrim led out with 950 and his opponent raised enough to put Pilgrim all in. Pilgrim called and tabled 
, his opponent held 
.
The board completed 
and Pilgrim was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Schwartz Sent Home
We walked by Noah Schwartz's table earlier, and noticed that he had cashed in both of his lammers, and was sitting on a short stack. The next time we got around to his table, we saw that he had committed most of his chips in a three way pot on a flop that read 
. Schwartz had bet out 1,000, and his first opponent raised to 4,000. His other opponent went all in, and Schwartz unhappily committed the rest of his chips.
Schwartz:
Opponent 1: 
Opponent 2: 
Schwartz actually had the best hand with top two pair, but would have to dodge a world of outs to hold. The 
on the turn completed everyone's draw, and Schwartz would need an ace or a queen to fill up and take the pot. The river was the , and Schwartz hit the rail before the first break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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A Meeting of Minds
Level 2
: 25/50, 0 ante
Two of the best minds in poker today are currently seated next to each other. Daniel Negreanu and James Dempsey have been chatting it up ever since Negreanu was relocated next to him.
Negreanu Felts Opponent
Level 2
: 25/50, 0 ante
An unknown player opened to 150, Daniel Negreanu called from the cutoff and the small blind potted to 700. The original raiser folded and Negreanu called.
The flop came 
, the small bind moved all in and Negreanu called.
Negreanu: 
Opponent:
The board finished and Negreanu's two pair felted his opponent.
Break it Up
Level 2
: 25/50, 0 ante
Players have finished two levels, and they are off on their first 20 minute break of the day.