Level: 15
Limits: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 0
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 24: $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
256
Level
30
Limits
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0
Dinner Break
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
The players are now on a 60-minute dinner break.
Cassidy Back in There
On a 
flop we saw Joe Cassidy and his opponent get all their chips into the middle. Cassidy had his opponent just barely covered as around 13,000 chips went into the pot on the flop from both players.
| Joe Cassidy |     |
| Opponent |     |
The board ran out 
and Cassidy took down the pot with a full house. Cassidy is back up to around 35,000 chips and he has some more room to maneuver.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | 22,000 |
Monnette Falls To Chow
A short-stacked John Monnette committed his last chips to the pot with 
against Scotty Nguyen and Michael Chow.
After the turn of an 
board, Chow isolated with 
for a flush with the nut low draw. Monnette could only survive if a three fell on the river to give him a better low, but the river gave both halves of the pot to Chow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | 8,000 |
|
Busted |
Sexton and Brunson Done
Within a five minute time span we just lost two big guns from today's event. Both players were sitting at Table 458 and unfortunately we didn't get the hands in which they busted.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Ivey Beats Pezzin, Kelly Doing Great
There are lots of swings in this game and Phil Ivey just won another crucial pot giving him 12 big bets again.
We caught the action on the 
flop and Pat Pezzin check-called a bet. The turn was the and Pezzin check-called another bet. The river was the 
and both players checked.
"I got jacks up," Ivey said after which Pezzin confirmed he had that as well.
Ivey turned over 
for jacks and treys and Pezzin claimed he had jacks and deuces. The Canadian mucked his hand and Ivey was back up to 48,000 chips.
Dan Kelly has the biggest stack at this table with 84,000 while Vanessa Selbst is hurting with only 5,000 chips left behind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
84,000 | 50,000 |
|
61,000 | 9,000 |
|
61,000 | 43,000 |
|
48,000 | 7,000 |
|
5,000 | -36,000 |
Goldman Busts Johnson
All in after a 
flop, Marco Johnson held 
and a fourth card we didn't quite catch. Regardless, his top set failed to fold up against the 
of Lee Goldman. The turn changed nothing, but the 
river gave Goldman broadway to score the elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000 | 28,000 |
|
Busted |
Shannon Shorr on the Rise
We just found Shannon Shorr with a big stack, and right as we checked up on him he managed to rake in a big pot against Humberto Brenes.
With the flop showing 
the player to Shorr's right bet 2,000 and he called. Brenes called in position after which Kathy Liebert folded her hand.
The turn was the 
and the flop agressor checked to Shorr who put out a 4,000 chip bet. Brenes put in a raise to 8,000 and the other player folded. Shorr called and checked the river to Brenes who checked behind.
Shorr showed for the nut flush and Brenes was frustrated as he mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | 62,000 |
|
38,000 | -30,000 |
Still 85 players remaining
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
The average stack right now is 45,176 or 11 big bets. We started today with 184 players and have lost 99 players in just over five levels of play. We will play ten levels today, and overheard on the floor that making the money could still be out of reach. Currently, Brian Hastings is the chip leader with about 145,000.
There are 42 minutes left on the clock before there will be a one hour dinner break.
Recent Eliminations
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |