2012 World Series of Poker

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

"Bring Me the Pain, That's Why I Come Here"

Daniel Negreanu has a weird reason to show up.
Daniel Negreanu has a weird reason to show up.

We caught up with Daniel Negreanu and an unknown opponent on a board of {2-Hearts} {Q-Clubs} {2-Spades} {A-Diamonds}. Negreanu potted and his opponent was able to go all in. Negreanu called and the hands were tabled.

Negreanu{K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{9-Clubs}
Opponent{A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{6-Spades}

"Bring me the pain! Give me more," Negreanu said. "That's why I come here."

The river came {10-Diamonds} and Negreanu shipped almost all his chips over to his opponent. "You take that money son and do good with it," Negreanu said.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
1,000
-3,500
-3,500

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Amazon Players on the Move

Level 3 : 50/100, 0 ante

We were just informed that there were four tables in the Orange Section of the Amazon Room. One has already been broken, two are in the process of moving to the Brasilia Room and one table will move as soon as space allows.

Tilly Scoops

Jennifer Tilly is on the felt today.
Jennifer Tilly is on the felt today.

Jennifer Tilly opened for 450 and found three callers. The flop came {4-Hearts} {J-Spades} {2-Hearts} and all players checked. The turn came {2-Clubs} and it was checked around again. The river came {10-Hearts} and action checked around for a third time.

Tilly tabled {7-Hearts} {7-Clubs} {5-Hearts} {3-Clubs} and took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jennifer Tilly us
Jennifer Tilly
7,500
3,000
3,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jennifer Tilly

Level: 4

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Davis Off to a Good Start

Raymond Davis
Raymond Davis

We were wandering the tournament floor and noticed Raymond Davis had a healthy stack in front of him.

For those who may not be familiar with Davis, he has 17 cashes at the World Series of Poker totaling $392,769. More than half of those cashes have come in non-no-limit hold’em events, meaning he is a bit of a mixed games aficionado.

While a WSOP bracelet has eluded him thus far, Davis has made two final tables. The first came in 2007 when he placed fourth in the $1,000 S.H.O.E. event for $34,012, while the other was earlier this year in Event #8 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better. While the latter was played as limit, Davis clearly has a knock for )8.

Player Chips Progress
Raymond Davis us
Raymond Davis
13,500
9,000
9,000

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Volpe Finding Other Ways to Keep Busy

Level 4 : 75/150, 0 ante

Paul Volpe has borrowed someone's electric cart and is doing donuts in the aisle between sections. It appears he's trying to see how tight the turning radius is but has come dangerously close to tipping over a couple times.

Cantu Flushed on the River

We happened upon the table just in time to see Cristopher Legaspi get his last 2,200 in the pot on a {J-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{5-Spades} flop and received a call from Brandon Cantu.

Showdown
Cantu: {K-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{2-Clubs}
Legaspi: {Q-Spades}{J-Spades}{9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

Cantu was ahead with a set of kings and with no low draws possible, he was looking to avoid a spade. The {A-Diamonds} turn gave Legaspi a straight draw, but it'd be the {8-Spades} on the river that would give him the flush and the double, which left Cantu shaking his head.

Meanwhile both Jerrod Ankenman and Jeff Madsen have been eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Brandon Cantu us
Brandon Cantu
1,425
WSOP 2X Winner
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Jerrod Ankenman us
Jerrod Ankenman
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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