Event 34: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha - Six-Handed
Day 1 Started
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 34: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha - Six-Handed
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$1,969,300
Entries
419
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0
Welcome to Day 1 of Event #34: $5,000 Pot-Limt Omaha - Six Handed
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Welcome to Day 1 of Event #34: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha - Six Handed. We are not having nine players, we are going to have six, and we are not going to have two cards, we are going to have four. All of the ingredients for an absolutely barnstorming affair of poker and one you would be crazy to miss.
Last year, arguably the worlds greatest tournament player, Jason Mercier won his second World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet and $619,575 when he defeated 506 other players to take down this great tournament and we are sure he will be back in action to try and defend his crown.
Players will begin with 5,000 in chips and may receive two additional add-ons, each worth 5,000 tournament chips, anytime during the first 4-levels. Any player who has not taken his/her add-ons by the end of the fourth level will automatically receive them. There will be ten-levels of play, with each level lasting sixty-minutes. There will be a twenty-minute break every 2-levels and a ninety-minute dinner break at the end of level 6.
The field is sure to be star-studded, once more, so make sure that you join us at 12:00 PM for all of the action here at PokerNews.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/75
Ante: 0
Let's Get This Party Started!
Level 1
: 50/75, 0 ante
Just going through the Twitter feeds this morning and you can tell that this is the event that poker players love. All except Padraig Parkinson that is.
"Great tournament Padraig, you looking forward to it?" We asked.
"No. Maybe thrirty-years ago," Said Parkinson.
The clock is counting backwards from sixty-minutes meaning it's time to kick off Event #34.
The Gold Section Early Birds
For those of you that do not know, the Brasilia Room is divided into four distinct sections: Gold, Silver, Bronze and Red. Here are the early birds seated in the Gold section, fit and raring to go.
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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A Smattering of Players From The Silver Section
Here are a few of the names seated in the Silver Section
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
Viktor Blom Cashes In
Just a reminder that each player starts with 5,000 in chips and the option to cash in a further 10,000 in chips. The additional 10,000 in chips is represented by two blue 5k discs and Viktor Blom has already cashed in both of his. Here he is winning a nice pot from Matt Wood. We arrived at the table with the money going in on the flop.
Flop: 
| Blom |     |
| Wood |     |
So the set for Blom and the flush draw from Wood. The turn 
and river 
bricked for Wood and Blom dragged in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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11,000 | |
Early Double Up For Lamb (We Think?)
Who has shrunk Ben Lamb? The 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Player of the Year (POY) has become the latest poker player to shed some poundage and boy does Lamb look good. Here he is showing that he can play just as good as he looks as he doubled through Adam Coviensky.
Both players were playing for stacks and we think the money went in on the flop.
| Lamb |    |
| Coviensky |     |
Board: 
Lamb rivering a full-house to add 5,000 chips to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000
5,000
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10,000 | |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
A Peek at the Bronze Section
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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17,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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14,900 | |
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14,800 | |
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14,000 | |
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14,000 | |
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14,000 | |
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13,000 | |
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12,000 | |
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10,650 | |
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10,600 | |
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7,200 | |
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