Event 39: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 1 | 2012 World Series of Poker

06-21-2012 13:18 UTC-7

Mizzi Takes a Hit

Sorel Mizzi was calling a preflop re-raise when we reached the table, and the dealer then fanned {q-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} {3-Hearts} . Mizzi's opponent moved all in for his last few thousand or so, and Mizzi made the call.

Mizzi
Opponent

The {a-Diamonds} on the turn gave Mizzi extra outs to a straight to go along with his flush outs, but the {4-Spades} bricked on the river.

Mizzi has around 3,000 in front of him, along with his two 10,000-chip lammers.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sorel Mizzi	23,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Sorel Mizzi

Level: 2

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

06-21-2012 13:07 UTC-7

"You Might Vomit"

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We were walking near Table 17 moments ago, when a player wanted to tell us about a sick hand Noah Schwartz played.

"I don't know if you can handle it," Mike Matusow interjected. "You might vomit."

We assured The Mouth that we can stomach almost anything, so the table began recounting the hand. According to the players, Schwartz opened to 300, a player on his left called, and another player on the button three-bet to 1,300. Schwartz called, and then the player on his right potted to 5,550. The player on the button and Schwartz called.

The flop came {5-} {8-} {10-} with two spades, and Matusow said that Schwartz, "smashed the flop." We're assuming that means he got the money in, because all three players' hands were shown down:

Schwartz
Opponent 1
Opponent 2

The turn was the {j-Diamonds} , giving Opponent 2 extra outs to scoop, but the river was a none-spade four, giving Schwartz the best hand.

"Bink," Matusow added at the end of the story, along with his signature cackle.

Schwartz hasn't cashed in either of his 10,000-chip lammers, but if you combine them with the chips he has in play, he's basically doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noah Schwartz	60,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Noah Schwartz Mike Matusow

06-21-2012 12:50 UTC-7

A Few More Friends

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Player	Chips	Progress
Fabrice Soulier	30,000

Jordan Smith	30,000
Eric Froehlich	30,000

Peter Jetten	30,000

06-21-2012 12:43 UTC-7

More Familiar Faces

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Mickey Doft

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Lenaghan	30,000
Chris DeMaci	30,000
Cary Katz	30,000

Alexander Kuzmin	30,000
Robert Williamson III	30,000

Antoine Saout	30,000
Sorel Mizzi	30,000
Ludovic Lacay	30,000

Ben Tollerene	30,000
David Sands	30,000
Ben Lamb	30,000

Justin Bonomo	30,000

Jan Collado	30,000
Daniel Alaei	30,000

Erik Seidel	30,000

Len Ashby	30,000
Andrew Watson	30,000
Jonathan Poche	30,000
Andrew Brown	30,000

Dario Alioto	30,000

John Racener	30,000

Brett Richey	30,000
Matt Stout	30,000
Andrew Lichtenberger	30,000

John Riordan	30,000

06-21-2012 12:37 UTC-7

Kornuth Forces Stein to Rebuy

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We reached Table 8 after the flop had already fallen {5-Diamonds} {a-Diamonds} {q-Clubs} . Sam Stein and Austin Scott checked, and Chance Kornuth bet 600. Stein check-raised to 3,000, and Scott called. Kornuth tanked, then re-raised the pot, and Stein called all in. Scott tank-folded, and the hands were open.

Stein
Kornuth

The {k-Spades} on the turn gave Stein extra outs, but the {4-Hearts} bricked on the river, forcing him to cash in one of his lammers.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	42,000 12,000	12,000

Austin Scott	26,500 3,500	3,500

Sam Stein	20,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Sam Stein Chance Kornuth Austin Scott

06-21-2012 12:28 UTC-7

The Straddle: WSOP Week #3 Behind the Scenes

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Donnie Peters

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

For a little lighter side of poker, be sure to check out the latest edition of The Straddle with PokerNews' very own Kristy Arnett.

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06-21-2012 12:23 UTC-7

Schwartz Chipping Up Early Through Nguyen

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Mickey Doft

Khiem Nguyen took fifth place in Event 26 ($3,000 PLO) for $83,180, but is off to a rough start today.

Picking up the action at the tail end of the hand, Noah Schwartz was pondering a decision for about 4,500 from Nguyen after the river of a {J-Hearts} {4-Spades} {J-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} {4-Clubs} board. Schwartz mulled it over, ultimately opting to call.

"Just a seven," said Nguyen.

Schwartz tabled {A-Hearts} {A-Spades} {3-Diamonds} {2-Spades} for aces and jacks to take down the pot. As a result, Nguyen used the first of his two remaining rebuy chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noah Schwartz	37,000 7,000	7,000

Khiem Nguyen	23,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Khiem Nguyen Noah Schwartz

06-21-2012 12:18 UTC-7

Good Morning!

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In Las Vegas, 12:15 p.m. is considered "the morning." So we really can't blame Phil Ivey for wishing his new friend Brian Hastings a "good morning" moments ago when he came barreling through an emergency exit.

Tags: Phil Ivey Brian Hastings

06-21-2012 12:13 UTC-7

Rebuy! Table X!

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Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

To use the lammers, or keep them, that is the question.

Through the first five minutes of play, we've heard various dealers yell, "Rebuy! Table ___!"

No, that doesn't mean a player's gone broke, it simply means that they've chosen to cash in one of their two 10,000-chip lammers. Each player stars with 10,000 in chips, and two lammers. At any time they can exchange them for chips, or they can hold to them until the end of level four, where they are taken off the table in exchange for chips.

For the time being however, we will still list each player as having a 30,000-chip starting stack.