2012 World Series of Poker

Event 58: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj52
Prize
$330,277
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$1,435,980
Entries
526
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

Lawson and Bach Rumble Again

When we arrived at Ted Lawson and David Bach's table, they were again involved in a hand together. This time there was already a sizable pot building when we watched from the turn on a {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} board. Lawson checked here and Bach led for 1,400. Lawson then raised it up to 4,400 and Bach thought long and hard before making the call.

On the {5-Hearts} river, Lawson led for 5,000 and it didn't take Bach long to fold his cards, leaving himself with around 2,000 in chips on the felt, along with two lammers. At this point Lawson tabled his {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{10-Spades} and said to Bach, "At least i show you my hands."

Player Chips Progress
Ted Lawson us
Ted Lawson
28,000
WSOP 1X Winner
David Bach us
David Bach
8,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: David BachTed Lawson

Davis Dusted

Raymond Davis has played his last hand here in Event 58, with the action going down as follows. Folded to the player in the cutoff, he raised it up 550. Davis then three-bet to 1,550 on the button and it was on to the big blind. This player then four-bet the pot and the cutoff called all in, along with Davis who also committed the last of his chips.

Davis: {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}
Cutoff: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{2-Spades}{3-Hearts}
Big Blind: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{5-Spades}

When the {8-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} board ran out, Davis was sent home, while his two opponents chopped up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Raymond Davis us
Raymond Davis
Busted

Tags: Raymond Davis

Some Counts From the Orange Section

Here are a few of the notable players from the orange section of the Amazon Room are currently doing. Take note, that the "lammers" (3,000 in value) are in play until the completion of this current level.

Player Chips Progress
Jennifer Tilly us
Jennifer Tilly
28,000
19,000
19,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
22,000
13,000
13,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer
21,000
12,000
12,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Humberto Brenes cr
Humberto Brenes
15,700
11,450
11,450
Jeff Lisandro au
Jeff Lisandro
13,300
4,300
4,300
WSOP 6X Winner
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
13,000
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
13,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Huck Seed us
Huck Seed
12,800
WSOP 4X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Ted Lawson us
Ted Lawson
12,200
WSOP 1X Winner
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
11,600
2,600
2,600
WSOP 4X Winner
David ODB Baker us
David ODB Baker
11,300
2,300
2,300
David Bach us
David Bach
9,400
400
400
WSOP 3X Winner
Dario Alioto it
Dario Alioto
8,500
-800
-800
WSOP 1X Winner
John Monnette us
John Monnette
8,400
WSOP 5X Winner
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
8,200
WSOP 4X Winner
Chad Brown us
Chad Brown
8,100
-900
-900
Bryan Micon ag
Bryan Micon
5,300
Erik Lindgren
Erik Lindgren
5,200
-3,800
-3,800
Mike Binger
Mike Binger
3,850
-5,150
-5,150
David Williams us
David Williams
3,100
100
100
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
2,000
-7,000
-7,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

A Few Counts From the Tan Section

Here are a few updated counts from around the tan section of the Amazon Room. These player all have a varying amount of chips in play, due to the lammers, but with each lammer worth 3,000 in chips, this is how their total chip stacks look.

Player Chips Progress
Kathy Liebert us
Kathy Liebert
12,300
3,300
3,300
WSOP 1X Winner
Alexander Kravchenko ru
Alexander Kravchenko
11,900
2,900
2,900
Ylon Schwartz us
Ylon Schwartz
10,100
1,100
1,100
WSOP 1X Winner
Scotty Nguyen us
Scotty Nguyen
8,700
-300
-300
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
David Doc Sands
David Doc Sands
8,200
-800
-800
Bill Chen us
Bill Chen
6,800
-2,200
-2,200
WSOP 2X Winner
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
6,700
-2,300
-2,300
Gabriel Nassif
Gabriel Nassif
6,200
-2,800
-2,800
Nam Le us
Nam Le
3,000
-6,000
-6,000

Blom Can't Be Found

Over in the orange section of the Amazon Room, Viktor Blom can no longer be found, with his old seat now empty. With no players being moved tables at this early stage of the night, it is safe to assume that the man known as "Isuldur1" has been eliminated from this event.

Player Chips Progress
Viktor Blom se
Viktor Blom
Busted

Tags: Viktor Blom

Yu, Bach and Lawson Play a Hand

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

David Bach, Ben Yu and and Ted Lawson all have plenty of experience at the World Series of Poker, with 58 WSOP cashes between them. We recently caught the action in a hand that featured all three of these players.

The hand started with the play folding around to Bach in middle position. He flicked out enough to limp and then Yu raised it to 600 from the small blind. Lawson was in the big blind and called, while Bach also continued on with the fun.

On the {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{k-Spades} flop, Yu and Lawson checked and then Bach led for 1,800. Yu then moved all in for his last 1,775 and it was on to Lawson, who folded.

Yu: {a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}
Bach: {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{3-Spades}

Yu was in front at this point and it stayed that way as the {10-Spades} turn and the {5-Diamonds} river completed the board. With that, Yu has 5,400 in chips and one lammer (8,400 total) and Bach has 8,800 out in front of him, with no lammers to be seen.

Tags: Ben YuDavid BachTed Lawson

Alioto Loses a Few

Dario Alioto has just rumbled with a player at his table, losing a fair chunk of his chips in the process. The hand in question started when the under the gun player raised to 150 preflop. Alioto then three-bet to 525 from the small blind and it was back on the under the gun player. He then four-bet shoved his short stack and Alioto made the call.

Alioto: {a-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}
Opponent: {a-Spades}{a-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{3-Spades}

The {5-Spades}{7-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{8-Spades} board was no good for Alioto, with his opponent raking in all the chips with a scooped pot, while Alioto took a hit to his stack. Despite losing that hand, Alioto still has slightly more than he started the day, sitting with 3,300 in chips on the felt and two lammers.

Player Chips Progress
Dario Alioto it
Dario Alioto
9,300
-1,700
-1,700
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Dario Alioto