2012 World Series of Poker

Event 26: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10764
Prize
$361,797
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$1,607,970
Entries
589
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0

Robert Williamson III In Cruise Control

Robert Williamson III is sauntering through this tournament. The man is a Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) machine. Here is the World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet holder moving up to 157,000 in chips.

We joined the action on the flop with {6-Hearts} {3-Clubs} {K-Diamonds} and Robert Williamson III bet pot for 13,300 from the big blind and his opponent in mid-position made the call. The turn {2-Spades} and river {Q-Diamonds} were checked through and Williamson took down the pot showing {A-Clubs} {A-Hearts} {K-Clubs} {9-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Williamson III us
Robert Williamson III
WSOP 1X Winner
157,000 25,000

Tags: Robert Williamson III

Lawson Approaching a Century

Both John Racener and Ted Lawson have their names etched into the core of World Series of Poker (WSOP) history. Racener, who has already had three cashes this year - including one final table, is a former Main Event runner-up and has over $6 million in WSOP cashes alone. Lawson is a WSOP bracelet holder who loves the game of Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO); in fact his bracelet, earned in 2004, came in a PLO event. Here are the two heroes haranguing each other.

Racener raised to 3,600, in first position, and Lawson made the call from position in the cutoff. The flop was {K-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} {2-Spades} and Racener bet 4,700, Lawson increased the stakes to 24,260 and Racener called. Fourth street brought us the {7-Spades}, Racener checked, Lawson moved all-in for 22,000 and Racener folded.

Player Chips Progress
Ted Lawson us
Ted Lawson
WSOP 1X Winner
92,000 50,800
John Racener us
John Racener
WSOP 1X Winner
39,300 -29,000

Tags: John RacenerTed Lawson

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Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

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Date: June 16
Time: 14:00 ET
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Tags: PokerStars Half Price Sunday

Table 432: Rheem, Buchanan and Beevers

Table 432 is looking mighty fine with the right mix of quality players and huge stacks. In seat 2 you have Shawn 'Bucky' Buchanan. Buchanan is one of the world's greatest all-round poker players with over $4.5 million in career earnings including one final table appearance so far this year finishing 6th in the $2,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball event. Seat 4 is the Hendon Mobster Joe Beevers. The man known as 'The Elegance' has amassed over $2.4 million in a career spanning back as far as 1996. In seat 6 we have one of the most talented players in the game in the form of Chino Rheem. Rheem is also one of the bigger earners with over $5.8 million in chips.

Here is Rheem and Buchanan involved in a small pot.

Buchanan raised to 2,500 in the hijack seat and Rheem called in the big blind. The flop was {9-Spades} {6-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} and Rheem check-called a 3,100 Buchanan bet. That was the end of the action and the {5-Clubs} and {5-Diamonds} were checked through and Buchanan won the pot with two-pair - {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} {10-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
165,000 32,000
Scott Stanko us
Scott Stanko
148,000 -2,000
Shreeniwas Kelkar us
Shreeniwas Kelkar
110,000 52,000
Joe Beevers gb
Joe Beevers
45,000 5,000
Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
WSOP 1X Winner
44,000 9,000

Tags: Chino RheemJoe BeeversShawn Buchanan

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 0

Can Jachtmann Secure His First WSOP Cash?

Despite a career stretching back to the beginning of 2003 Jan-Peter Jachtmann has never cashed in a World Series of Poker (WSOP) event. With just 22 eliminations to go before the money bubble bursts, will this be cash number one? We just saw him double up to 100,000 after winning the following all-in hand (we are not sure at what stage the money went into the middle)

Jachtmann{K-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} {3-Spades}
Opponent{10-Clubs} {10-Hearts} {6-Clubs} {8-Clubs}

Board: {10-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {2-Spades} {4-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds}

Jachtmann hitting a straight on the turn to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Jan-Peter Jachtmann de
Jan-Peter Jachtmann
WSOP 1X Winner
100,000 41,400

Tags: Jan-Peter Jachtmann

Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Viacheslav Igin ru
Viacheslav Igin
215,000 34,000
Raul Paez es
Raul Paez
190,000 -14,000
Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
133,000 13,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
120,000 7,000
Robert Williamson III us
Robert Williamson III
WSOP 1X Winner
98,500 -21,500
Matt Perrins gb
Matt Perrins
WSOP 2X Winner
94,000 -8,000
Ryan Franklin us
Ryan Franklin
92,000 9,300
Joseph Ressler us
Joseph Ressler
89,000 14,000
Galen Kester us
Galen Kester
WSOP 1X Winner
87,000 -24,000
Vadzim Kursevich by
Vadzim Kursevich
85,000 -7,400
Dominique Mosley us
Dominique Mosley
83,000 31,400
Steve Merrifield
Steve Merrifield
77,300 -17,700
John Racener us
John Racener
WSOP 1X Winner
68,300 3,300
Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
WSOP 3X Winner
58,000 -29,600
Dutch Boyd us
Dutch Boyd
WSOP 3X Winner
49,200 13,200
Ted Lawson us
Ted Lawson
WSOP 1X Winner
41,200 -3,800
Joe Beevers gb
Joe Beevers
40,000 -20,000
Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
WSOP 1X Winner
35,000 1,000
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
WSOP 1X Winner
32,700 -16,300
Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero
31,400 -22,600
Jerome Bradpiece gb
Jerome Bradpiece
30,000 12,000
Brett Richey us
Brett Richey
13,200 -7,800
Lee Thomas us
Lee Thomas
Busted

DeWitt Takes a DeHit

World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet holder, Jason DeWitt, has just lost a three-way all-in to take him down to 60,000 in chips. The benefactor was John Hoellein and here are the hands (all the action occurred pre flop).

Hoellein{A-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} {10-Hearts} {9-Diamonds}
DeWitt{J-Hearts} {J-Clubs} {9-Clubs} {7-Diamonds}
Original All-In Player{A-Spades} {K-Clubs} {5-Clubs} {2-Spades}

Board: {10-Clubs} {A-Clubs} {5-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} {K-Hearts}

The nut flush, on the river, scooping the pot for Hoellin.

Player Chips Progress
Jon Hoellein us
Jon Hoellein
75,000 25,100
Jason DeWitt us
Jason DeWitt
WSOP 2X Winner
60,000 -40,000

Tags: Jason WeDittJohn Hoerlein