2012 World Series of Poker

Event 47: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a734
Prize
$267,345
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,320,300
Entries
978
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 0

Cousineau Keeping Control

Timothy Finne opened for 48,000 from the button and Roch Cousineau called from the big blind. The flop came {A-Clubs}{3-Spades}{J-Clubs} and both checked. The turn was the {2-Spades}. This time Cousineau led for 62,000, and Finne called.

The river brought the {10-Diamonds} and a check from Cousineau. Finne thought a beat, then checked as well. Cousineau showed {A-Spades}{8-Clubs}{7-Spades}{3-Hearts} for two pair and a low, and after studying Cousineau's cards for a moment Finne mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Roch Cousineau ca
Roch Cousineau
1,880,000 50,000
Timothy Finne us
Timothy Finne
1,130,000 -110,000

Tags: Roch CousineauTimothy Finne

Cousineau Pulling Away

Roch Cousineau has pulled out to a decent lead thanks to the last couple of hands. In the first, Steven Loube raised to 75,000 under the gun and Cousineau defended from the big blind.

Cousineau proceeded to check-call bets of 95,000 on the {4-Spades}{J-Spades}{10-Spades} flop and 175,000 on the {3-Hearts} turn, and then both players checked the {2-Diamonds} river. "I fired into you twice with the {A-Spades}," Loube said and tabled {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}. Unfortunately for him, Cousineau held {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} to take both the high and low.

In the next hand, Cameron Mckinley raised to 60,000 on the button only to have Cousineau three-bet to 216,000 from the small blind. Mckinley made the call, both players checked the {K-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{J-Clubs} flop, and Cousineau bet out 186,000 on the {9-Clubs} turn. Mckinley sent his cards to the muck and Cousineau took down another.

Player Chips Progress
Roch Cousineau ca
Roch Cousineau
1,830,000 510,000
Steven Loube us
Steven Loube
WSOP 1X Winner
800,000 -350,000
Cameron Mckinley us
Cameron Mckinley
500,000 -330,000

Tags: Roch CousineauSteven Loube

Charalampos Lappas Eliminated in 5th Place ($41,589)

Charalampos Lappas - 5th place
Charalampos Lappas - 5th place

After losing that big chunk to Roch Cousineau following a failed river bluff, it took two more hands to spell the end of Charalampos Lappas's run in Event 47.

In the first, Lappas raised to 75,000 from the cutoff and got a caller in Cam Mckinley. The flop came {6-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} and Lappas bet 125,000, and Mckinley quickly called. The turn then brought the {J-Hearts}, pairing the board. Lappas checked, and Mckinley wasted no time pushing his stack of about 370,000 forward. Lappas folded, and Mckinley showed the {J-Spades} as he corralled the chips.

That one pushed Lappas down around 175,000. Soon Timothy Finne was open-raising to 72,000 from the small blind, Lappas reraised all in, and Finne called.

Finne: {A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{4-Spades}
Lappas: {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{Q-Spades}{2-Clubs}

The {10-Spades}{5-Spades}{J-Clubs} flop gave Finne two pair, then the {5-Clubs} on the turn filled him up, leaving Lappas searching for a king on the river to save him. But the final community card was the {6-Spades}, and Lappas is out in fifth.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Finne us
Timothy Finne
1,240,000 265,000
Cameron Mckinley us
Cameron Mckinley
830,000 208,000
Charalampos Lappas gr
Charalampos Lappas
Busted

Tags: Cameron McKinleyCharalampos LappasTimothy Finne

Sonu Sharma Eliminated in 6th Place ($41,589)

Sonu Sharma - 6th place
Sonu Sharma - 6th place

Sonu Sharma limped from under the gun plus one only to have Steven Loube raise pot to 106,000 from the button. Tim Finne was in the small blind and inquired with the floor as to whether or not the action would be reopened to Loube if Sharma, who started the hand with 139,000, were to move all in. The answer was no, and Finne made the call. Sharma moved in as expected, and Loube made the call.

When the flop fell {J-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{6-Spades}, Finne ended up check-folding to a pot-sized bet, leaving Sharma and Loube to turn up their cards.

Showdown
Loube: {A-Spades}{10-Spades}{2-Hearts}{J-Clubs}
Sharma: {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{Q-Spades}

Loube flopped top two pair but Sharma held a big wrap. Unfortunately for the latter, the {3-Diamonds} turn and {8-Clubs} river would both be dry and he would exit in sixth place for $41,589.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Loube us
Steven Loube
WSOP 1X Winner
1,150,000 310,000
Timothy Finne us
Timothy Finne
975,000 -138,000
Sonu Sharma ca
Sonu Sharma
Busted

Tags: Sonu SharmaSteven LoubeTim Finne

Big Call Pushes Rocky in Front

Roch Cousineau
Roch Cousineau

Charalampos Lappas opened for 50,000 from middle position. Sonu Sharma was contemplating what to do on the button when Roch "Rocky" Cousineau started to push calling chips forward from the small blind, not realizing Sharma had yet to act. Finally Sharma folded, Cousineau called, the flop came {7-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{J-Clubs}, and both checked.

The turn brought the {J-Diamonds} and a bet of 66,000 from Cousineau. Lappas thought a beat, then pushed out a raise to 160,000. Cousineau called.

The river was the {4-Hearts}. Cousineau was thinking about what to do, and Lappas spoke up, thinking perhaps Cousineau had checked dark (he hadn't). Finally the Cousineau did check, and after about a half-minute Lappas bet 225,000.

Cousineau went deep into the tank, finally emerging to make the call. "I have a queen," he said as he did, turning over {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} for queens and jacks. Lappas instantly mucked.

With that one Cousineau pushes up over 1.3 million and into the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Roch Cousineau ca
Roch Cousineau
1,320,000 464,000
Charalampos Lappas gr
Charalampos Lappas
425,000 -442,000

Tags: Charalampos LappasRoch Cousineau

Level: 23

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 0