Event 58: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better
Day 1 Started
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 58: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$1,435,980
Entries
526
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Who Will Become the Omaha Eight-or-Better Champion?
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Welcome back to the fabulous Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, for continued coverage of the 2012 World Series of Poker. Tonight will see the beginning of Event 58: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-better.
Last year this event was a slightly higher buy-in at $5,000 and it was Nick Binger who finished in first place. Binger defeated a field of 352 players to claim the $397,073 prize and of course, the WSOP gold bracelet.
With the reduced buy-in, we are expecting this year's field to rival last year's and most likely exceed it. However, it must be taken into account that many players who would usually play in this event will be busy at the tables in Event 57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed, which started earlier today. With that being said, many of the late afternoon bust outs from event 57 will most likely make their way into this event. Either way, it's going to be a start studded field and a very exciting night of poker.
All the action is set to kick off at 5:00 PM and PokerNews will be here to provide all the live updates, so don't miss it. Also, don't forget that the historic $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop is getting ever-closer to its conclusion. What a huge night of poker ahead!
Slight Delay
There is a slight delay here in Event 58, but we expect things to get underway in the next five minutes or so.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Go, Go, Go
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
After a short delay, the cards are finally in the air and the players are ready to play some pot-limit omaha hi-low split eight-or-better.
How Today Will Work
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Firstly, if you aren't familiar with omaha eight-or-better, check out the rules, right here. Secondly, let's talk about how tonight is going to work.
Day 1 is going to last a total of eight 60-minute levels. There will be breaks after every two levels, with a 30-minute "dinner" break after four levels.
Each player starts with 9,000 in chips, but with that amount split into three stacks of 3,000. The players technically start with just 3,000 in chips in front of them, and then at any point during the first four levels are able to "add on" with one or both of their extra two stacks - which are referred to as "lammers".
With that, let's see which notable names are sitting at the felt in Event 58.
Who's Around the Tables
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
These are some of the players who have been spotted at the tables early here on Day 1. A few have used their lammers early and sit with stacks of 6,000 or 9,000 in front of them, while a lot have decided to hold onto them for now and sit with just 3,000. We expect a huge amount of players to late register this event during the first four levels.
- Gabriel Nassif
- Martin Staszko
- Alexander Kravchenko
- Nam Le
- Tom Schneider
- Bill Chen
- Brett Richey
- Greg Raymer
- David Bach
- Robert Mizrachi
- Ben Yu
- Mike Binger
- David Williams
- Erick Lindgren
- Huck Seed
- Jeff Lisandro
- Noah Boeken
- Dario Alioto
- Bryan Devonshire
- Jon Turner
- Scott Clements
- Jennifer Tilly
Early Numbers
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
With the reduced buy-in for this event, a total of 429 players have already taken their seats to eclipse last year's 352-player field. There is still four levels to register, and with the bust outs starting to occur over in Event 57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed, we can expect plenty more players to arrive at the tables in this event.
A Few in Good Form
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Here is a quick rundown of just a few of the players who have taken their seats here in Event 58. These guys have already had quite a successful summer, so let's fill you in on what they have been doing.
Barry Greenstein managed to start the 2012 World Series of Poker with a runner-up finish in Event 7: $1,500 Seven Card Stud and then followed that up with another final table finish in Event 18: $2,500 Seven Card Razz.
Yuval Bronshtein has already proved he has some chops in omaha eight-or-better, finishing in fifth place just last week in Event 42: $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better.
Ylon Schwartz is no stranger to games such as the one we are playing today, managing to take down his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet in Event 27: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Chris Bjorin has already final tabled two events here at the 2012 WSOP, including one event of the hi-low variety. Bjorin started off his series by finishing in second place in Event 4: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better. Just a few days ago and Bjorin would be at another final table, eventually finishing in fourth place in Event 52: $2,500 10-Game Mix Six Handed.
David "ODB" Baker claimed his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet just a couple of weeks ago, bringing home the victory in Event 37: $2,500 Eight-Game Mix - which of course features today's game variant.
Williams Down to One, Nick Down to Two
When we arrived at Table 389 over in the orange section of the Amazon Room, a middle-position player was busy opening the pot to 125 and Mike Binger was calling directly on his left. David Williams then called out of the small blind and it was on to the big blind, who raised it up to 625. All three players called and the dealer readied three cards.
Flop: 
On the flop, the middle position player, Binger and Williams got all the chips in, while the big blind got out of the way.
Binger:     |
Williams:     |
Middle Position:     |
The 
on the turn didn't change too much yet, but the 
on the river changed everything, with the middle position player scooping up the fairly sizable pot with his full house. With that, Binger is down to 3,000 in chips plus one lammer, while Williams flicked out his last lammer to receive his final 3,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,000 | |
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3,000 | -6,000 |