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

Shak Loses a Bunch of Chips

Dan Shak has just lost a large portion of his chips during a hand that went down like this. A player in middle position opened the action with a raise to 400. Shak was in late position and he made the call, along with the player on the button.

On the {q-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{3-Clubs} flop, the middle position player continued his betting, firing out 1,300. Shak made the call, while the button player got out of the way. The {k-Spades} on the turn would see Shak's opponent shove for 1,200 and Shak would make the call.

Shak: {8-Spades}{4-Spades}{3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}
Opponent: {a-Spades}{5-Spades}{2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}

Shak had plenty of draws, but his opponent had the better draw on both sides of the pot, managing to scoop with the flush for the high end of the pot and a sixty-five low for the other half of the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
4,875
-8,125
-8,125

Tags: Dan Shak

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0

Ready for More

Level 5 : 150/300, 0 ante

The players are back from their dinner break and ready for more action. Two more levels and we will head on our final break of the night.

Registration Closed, A Few More Faces

The registration has now closed here Event 58. The total number of entries is 526 and we will have the prize pool details posted as soon as possible. These are a few new players we have spotted after the dinner break.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Frankenberger us
Andrew Frankenberger
9,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
9,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Todd Brunson us
Todd Brunson
9,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Lee Watkinson us
Lee Watkinson
9,000
WSOP 1X Winner
John Racener us
John Racener
9,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
9,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
9,000
WSOP 5X Winner

Greenstein Wins on the Turn

The player in the under the gun position flicked out enough to limp and then cards went into the muck from around the table until it was on Barry Greenstein in the cutoff. He also limped and with a check from Todd Brunson in the big blind, the dealer would spread a {9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} flop across the felt.

All three players checked the flop and a {5-Spades} hit the turn. The under the gun player limped here and Greenstein bet 600. Brunson called and it was back on the player who checked. He would throw out a raise to 1,200 and then Greenstein would pop it to 4,200. It was too much for Brunson as he got out of the way, while the check-raiser decided to let his hand go too.

Before Greenstein raked in his new chips, he tabled {a-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and left his other two cards face down.

Player Chips Progress
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
16,500
9,800
9,800
Todd Brunson us
Todd Brunson
6,200
-2,800
-2,800
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Barry GreensteinTodd Brunson

Prizes, Prizes, Prizes

Level 5 : 150/300, 0 ante

The numbers are in, with 526 entrants making for a $1,435,980 prize pool. The biggest slice of that will go to the winner who will receive $330,277. A total of 54 players are guaranteed some cash for their time, with the min cash worth $5,557. The final table payouts can be seen below.

PlacePrize
1st$330,277
2nd$204,426
3rd$135,858
4th$100,820
5th$75,662
6th$57,339
7th$43,840
8th$33,789
9th$26,235

Scotty Chipping Up

Scotty Nguyen has just taken down a handy little pot without having to go to showdown and it played out like so. Folded to the player in the small blind, they would flick out enough to make the call. Nguyen checked from the big blind and a {k-Clubs}{10-Spades}{6-Hearts} flop would be dealt.

The small blind led for 700 here and then Nguyen, beer in hand, raised it up to 2,200. His opponent called and a {6-Hearts} hit the turn. This time when the small blind checked, Nguyen would splash out a bet of 5,600. It was enough to see Nguyen's opponent go into the tank, eventually folding and sending the pot to Nguyen.

Player Chips Progress
Scotty Nguyen us
Scotty Nguyen
24,200
15,500
15,500
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Scotty Nguyen