2012 World Series of Poker

Event 8: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better
Day: 1
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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
Players Left 1 / 967
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Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Amnon Filippi us
Amnon Filippi
20,100
12,300
12,300
WSOP 1X Winner
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Todd Brunson
17,500
13,000
13,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
16,000
11,500
11,500
WSOP 2X Winner
pokerstars
Profile photo of Chad Brown us
Chad Brown
16,000
6,700
6,700
pokerstars
Profile photo of David Bach us
David Bach
13,300
10,800
10,800
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Allen Cunningham us
Allen Cunningham
12,700
8,200
8,200
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of George Lind III
George Lind III
12,000
7,500
7,500
pokerstars
Profile photo of Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
11,800
7,300
7,300
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of David "Bakes" Baker us
David "Bakes" Baker
10,500
5,400
5,400
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
10,200
5,500
5,500
WSOP 1X Winner
pokerstars
Profile photo of Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
9,100
2,400
2,400
WSOP 6X Winner
pokerstars
Profile photo of Mickey Appleman us
Mickey Appleman
9,000
4,500
4,500
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of John Racener us
John Racener
8,000
3,500
3,500
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Owais Ahmed us
Owais Ahmed
7,100
200
200
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kevin Iacofano us
Kevin Iacofano
7,100
2,600
2,600
Profile photo of Allen Bari us
Allen Bari
7,000
100
100
WSOP 1X Winner
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Gavin Griffin
5,100
600
600
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
4,300
400
400
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
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Scott Clements
3,000
4,700
4,700
WSOP 3X Winner
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Dan Kelly
2,200
1,900
1,900
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Xuan Liu
Busted

Ivey Flops Nuts, Busts Opponent

The action folded to Phil Ivey, who raised in late position. Two short-stacked players in the blinds called, and the dealer fanned {7-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}. The action checked to Ivey who bet, the player in the small blind check-raised, and the player in the big blind called. Ivey put in another bet, the player in the small blind called, and then the player in the big blind decided to put in a raise. Ivey and the gentleman in the small blind called.

Got all that?

The turn was the {8-Clubs}, and the player in the small blind tossed out his last four black T100 chips. The big blind called all in - having exactly 400 as well - and Ivey tossed in a purple T500 chip.

Showdown

Ivey{a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{5-Clubs}
Small Blind{a-Clubs}{10-Spades}{9-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
Big Blind{a-Spades}{9-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts}

A meaningless {k-Clubs} fell on the river, eliminating the player in the small blind from the tournament. After starting off slowly, Ivey is now nearing the average stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Phil Ivey
7,700
4,000
4,000
WSOP 11X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT Global

Tags: Phil Ivey

Level: 7

Limits: 400/800

Ante: 0

Liu Chops One

When we reached Table 10 in the Gold Section of the Brasilia Room, the board read {j-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{7-Spades}{4-Hearts}. Xuan Liu and a player on her direct left checked, and another gentleman tossed out a bet. Both Liu and her neighbor called.

The {q-Spades} completed the board, and the action checked to the bettor again. He tossed out another bet, and Liu and her neighbor reluctantly called.

The aggressor turned over {a-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{8-Hearts} for the nut-low, and Liu fanned {8-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{3-Spades} for sevens and threes. The other player flashed his cards momentarily, but quickly mucked them, and the pot was chopped.

Player Chips Progress
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Xuan Liu
5,600
3,050
3,050

Tags: Xuan Liu

An Orbit With Phil Hellmuth

Level 6 : 300/600, 0 ante

Phil Hellmuth is currently chasing what would be his 12th World Series of Poker gold bracelet, and is always talkative when he's in a good mood. We decided to spend an orbit at his table, and despite not playing very many hands, it was fun nonetheless.

Hand 1: The action folds to Hellmuth, who raises from the hijack seat. The players fold behind him, and Hellmuth picks up the pot.

Hand 2: Hellmuth folds, and puts both of his Bose earphones on.

Hand 3: Hellmuth folds, but before the cards are dealt, Mike Matusow strolls by.

"Mikey!" Hellmuth squeals.

"What did you do?" Matusow asked him quizzically. "Go all in and win every hand?"

"Yes," Hellmuth responded grinning - he must've been very short recently.

Hand 4: Hellmuth folds again, but begins talked with David Chiu, who's at an adjacent table.

"Heyyyyyyy Phil," Chiu says.

"Hey buddy," Hellmuth responds.

Hellmuth then gets up from his chair, and begins discussing a bet with Chiu. Walking away, he tells Chiu, "It has to be for a lotta money though."

"Yen," Chiu responds. "Not dollars."

Hellmuth laughs. "Yen can be spent well.

Hand 5: Hellmuth folds.

Hand 6: Hellmuth folds.

Hand 7: Hellmuth (small blind) calls a raise from a player in early position. The flop falls {9-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}, and Hellmuth checks. The original raiser continues, and Hellmuth immediately check-raises. His opponent re-raises all in, and Hellmuth quickly calls.

Hellmuth{a-Hearts}{9-Spades}{j-Spades}{2-Clubs}
Opponent{a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{4-Spades}

"Wow!" Hellmuth exclaims. "I don't even have any backdoor outs."

The turn and river came {3-Hearts}, {10-Spades} respectively, and Hellmuth's opponent doubled.

Hand 8: Hellmuth folds, and Chiu shouts from the other table, telling Hellmuth not to overplay aces.

Hand 9: Hellmuth Folds.

Tags: David ChiuPhil Hellmuth

Level: 6

Limits: 300/600

Ante: 0