2012 World Series of Poker

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

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q1074
Prize
$264,400
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
967
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

Level: 10

Limits: 800/1,600

Ante: 0

Reunited

Remember the broadcast of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event? Remember that hand between John Esposito and Ryan Lenaghan, where Lenaghan called an all-in bet with {3-Spades}{3-Hearts} on a {j-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{j-Hearts} board? If you forget, Esposito held {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}, and binked one of his many outs on the river when the {k-Clubs} spiked.

Well, Lenaghan and Esposito are seated together once again here in Event 8: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better, and when we passed Table 28 a few minutes ago, we overheard the pair discussing the aforementioned hand.

And, just like the Main Event, Lenaghan has a sizable chip advantage over Esposito.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Lenaghan us
Ryan Lenaghan
28,000 1,500
John Esposito us
John Esposito
WSOP 1X Winner
4,300 -200

Tags: John EspositoRyan Lenaghan

Schulman and Lind III Bust in Four-Way All In

George Lind III and Nick Schulman were very short stacked, and after a series of preflop raises, they were both all in. A third player, who had less than two small bets behind, called and a fourth player, who had them all covered, called as well. The dealer needed a moment to sort everything out, which made both Schulman and Lind III laugh.

"This suspense is killing me," Schulman joked.

Finally, the dealer fanned the flop {3-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{4-Clubs}, and the short-stacked opponent got the rest of his chips in the middle.

Showdown

Schulman{k-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{j-Spades}{5-Spades}
Lind III{q-Spades}{q-Hearts}{4-Spades}{3-Diamonds}
Short-Stacked Player{a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}
Fourth Player{a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{7-Spades}{6-Diamonds}

The turn and river came {j-Clubs}, {k-Diamonds} respectively, and both Lind III and Schulman hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
George Lind III
George Lind III
Busted
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
WSOP 4X Winner
Busted

Tags: George Lind IIINick Schulman

Counts

Player Chips Progress
Amnon Filippi us
Amnon Filippi
WSOP 1X Winner
28,500 -2,000
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
28,400 12,400
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
WSOP 4X Winner
26,800 -5,200
David Chiu us
David Chiu
WSOP 5X Winner
24,000 19,500
Thayer Rasmussen us
Thayer Rasmussen
23,000 6,500
Men Nguyen us
Men Nguyen
WSOP 7X Winner
22,000 4,600
John Racener us
John Racener
WSOP 1X Winner
21,000 13,000
Todd Brunson us
Todd Brunson
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
21,000 3,500
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
WSOP 4X Winner
20,500 8,700
Max Pescatori it
Max Pescatori
WSOP 4X Winner
20,100 -1,900
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
18,100 2,100
Allen Cunningham us
Allen Cunningham
WSOP 5X Winner
17,500 4,800
Matt Savage us
Matt Savage
16,000 -3,500
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
15,000 5,900
Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
WSOP 2X Winner
14,000 -2,000
Chad Brown us
Chad Brown
13,200 -2,800
Matt Graham us
Matt Graham
13,000 6,300
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
WSOP 4X Winner
12,300 -5,500
Bill Chen us
Bill Chen
WSOP 2X Winner
11,200 -2,300
Leif Force us
Leif Force
WSOP 1X Winner
11,200 -1,300
Mickey Appleman us
Mickey Appleman
WSOP 4X Winner
11,000 2,000
Jeffrey Lisandro au
Jeffrey Lisandro
WSOP 6X Winner
10,500 -2,500
James Dempsey gb
James Dempsey
WSOP 1X Winner
9,200 -9,800
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
WSOP 6X Winner
9,000 5,000
Mike Sexton us
Mike Sexton
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
5,600 -16,200

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Level: 9

Limits: 600/1,200

Ante: 0

Dags Finds a Call

The board was {6-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} when we reached the table, and Jeffrey Lisandro tossed a bet out into about a 6,000-chip pot. John D'Agostino tanked for nearly half a minute before calling, and a third player tank-called as well.

"I have three aces," the third player announced, fanning {a-Spades}{10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}.

D'Agostino showed {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades} as well, followed by a meaningless {9-Clubs} and {4-Diamonds}. Lisandro sweated his cards one last time before finally letting them go.

Player Chips Progress
Jeffrey Lisandro au
Jeffrey Lisandro
WSOP 6X Winner
13,000 8,500
John D'Agostino us
John D'Agostino
9,000 4,600

Tags: John D'AgostinoJeffrey Lisandro

Marked Deuces

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

Play stopped at Table 40 moments ago, because a player noticed that a card was marked. It was a deuce - one of the more important cards in Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better. Players at the table then began sharing theories about a situation at another table in the Brasilia Room.

According to a player who identified himself as "Darren," Table 61, which is now broken, had to stop nine times earlier because of marked cards. To no surprise, the marked card was always a deuce. At one point, a floor person stayed at the table and examined all four cards from each player after they mucked. No one was caught to our knowledge, but the players at Table 40 are still talking about the issue.