Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 0
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 34: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha - Six-Handed
Day: 2
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
My Straight is Bigger Than Yours
Hans Winzeler raised to 16,000 from first position and was called by Dimitar Danchev on the button, as well as Scott Bohlman in the big blind.
The flop fell 
and Winzeler continued for 37,000. Danchev was the only caller before both players checked through the 
turn and river.
Both players announced they had straights at the same time. Winzeler took the pot though as his was to a nine with 
, whereas Danchev's was only to an eight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
460,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
340,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
||
The Two Davids Collide
The two Frenchmen have collided and it is David Benyamine who has been left licking his wounds.
Benyamine raised to 16,000 in the cutoff, David Colin called in the small blind and Jason DeWitt also called in the big blind. The flop was 
and the action checked to Benyamine who bet 34,000. Back to Colin and he check-raised to a stack committing 150,000. DeWitt had a very difficult decision on his hands, but eventually decided to fold; Benyamine made the call. So off to the turn and everyone knew what was going to happen next.
Turn: 
Colin moved all-in and Benyamine made the call.
| Colin |    |
| Benyamine |   |
So Benyamine had two-pair and the open-ended straight draw, while Colin had the same two pair with a gutshot.
River: 
Benyamine's hands flew up into the air as did DeWitt (who was no longer in the hand). Colin had rivered a straight in a huge pot. DeWitt told the table he reluctantly folded the nut flush hence his reaction. Benyamine looked to his girl on the rail and showed her his chips before getting back his head back into the action.
We hung around for an orbit thinking he would be in another showdown but as of yet there is no movement from our World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet holder.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
770,000
406,000
|
406,000 |
|
60,000
-337,000
|
-337,000 |
|
|
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Kitai Moving All-In & Benyamine Doubling Up
Chris De Maci raised to 19,000 under the gun, Tommy Le called on the button before Davidi Kitai three-bet the pot, making it 80,000 to play. De Maci made the call and Le made the fold. The flop was 
, Kitai moved all-in and De Maci mucked his hand.
In the adjacent table David Benyamine and David Colin were at it again, only this time the fortunes were reversed. Both players settling their argument pre flop.
| Benyamine |    |
| Colin |    |
Board: 
Benyamine had 94,000 and so he doubles up to 192,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
674,000
-96,000
|
-96,000 |
|
440,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
||
|
350,000
-107,000
|
-107,000 |
|
|
192,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
|
|
||
Kitai Creeping Up
Davidi Kitai is quietly working his way up the chip counts, and that is an ominous sign for his opponents.
He opened to 17,000 from the button and Kevin MacPhee peeled to see a 
flop. Both players check and MacPhee led for 19,000 on the trurn.
Kitai called and bet 24,000 on the river when MacPhee checked to him. MacPhee called and mucked when Kitai opened 
for a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
530,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
||
|
290,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
||
DeWitt Beats Up On Colin
Jason DeWitt has just won a few decent sized pots from David Colin.
In the first hand we caught the action on the turn. The board was showing , DeWitt had checked out of the small blind, Colin had bet 46,000 on the button and DeWitt was in the tank. Eventually, Daniel Hindin called for the clock and during the countdown DeWitt made a very late call. The river was the 
and both players checked.
"I got it," said DeWitt who turned over 
for the nut flush and Colin mucked his hand.
Next Colin raised to 16,000 in the cutoff and DeWitt three-bet to 60,000 on the button; Colin Called. The flop was 
and Colin check-folded to a DeWitt pot-sized bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
446,000
287,000
|
287,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
385,000
-289,000
|
-289,000 |
David Benyamine Eliminated in 14th Place ($20,579)
The overnight chip leader, and World Series of Bracelet holder, David Benyamine, is out of this competition; and of course it was Naoya Kihara who brought down the guillotine.
Kihara raised to 18,000 on the button, Benyamine three-bet to 62,000 from the small blind and the fearless Kihara called.
Flop:
Benyamine moved all-in for 125,000 and Kihara made the call.
| Kihara |   |
| Benyamine | |
Kihara held a pair of threes and Benyamine a pair of kings.
Turn:
Kihara made two-pair and Benyamine was gutted. The river sealing the deal and the Frenchman was out in 14th place. Kihara moved upwards and onwards with 1,335,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,335,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
David Colin Eliminated in 13th Place ($20,579)
Oh my! The beauty and the pain of Pot-Limit Omaha!
It was not that long ago that David Colin doubled up through David Benyamine to move into 2nd spot. With 13 players remaining you could forgive the young Frenchman for having a thought or two about World Series gold. Then before you could say P.L.O he was gone!
He lost back-to-back pots against Jason DeWitt before getting embroiled in a pot against our chip leader Naoya Kihara. Kihara told us that Colin check-raised the flop and moved all-in on the turn on a board showing 
and Kihara made the call.
| Kihara |     |
| Colin |   |
Kihara with two-pair versus the draws of Colin. everybody waiting with baited breath for the river card and it was the giving Colin his straight…but also handing Kihara a winning flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,607,000
272,000
|
272,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Final 12 Seat Draw, And Counts
Table #446
| Seat 1 | Jason Dewitt | 520,000 |
| Seat 2 | Scott Bohlman | 450,000 |
| Seat 3 | Davidi Kitai | 490,000 |
| Seat 4 | Naoya Kihara | 1,607,000 |
| Seat 5 | Hans Winzeler | 695,000 |
| Seat 6 | Chris De Maci | 535,000 |
Table #447
| Seat 1 | Daniel Hindin | 360,000 |
| Seat 2 | Dimitar Danchev | 230,000 |
| Seat 3 | Kevin MacPhee | 305,000 |
| Seat 4 | Sebastian Bastian | 200,000 |
| Seat 5 | Joseph Cheong | 335,000 |
| Seat 6 | Tommy Le | 520,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,607,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
695,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
|
535,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
|
530,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
|
||
|
520,000
-165,000
|
-165,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
490,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
||
|
450,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
||
|
360,000
-59,000
|
-59,000 |
|
335,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
305,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
230,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
|
||
|
200,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
Sebastian Bastian Eliminated in 12th Place ($26,349)
We have lost the flowing red-feathered hat of Sebastian Bastian.
Bastian must have lost a pot beyond our eyesight because when he raised to 34,000 in first position he was extremely short. The action folded around to Kevin MacPhee in the big blind and he made the call. The flop was 
, MacPhee put Bastian all-in and he called.
| MacPhee |  |
| Bastian | |
So Bastian was ahead with the over pair, but MacPhee had his drawing outs and the was exactly what MacPhee ordered. The bricking for Bastian and he was out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
360,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |