2012 World Series of Poker

Event 8: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better
Day: 2
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

Deeb is Done

"He just lost a bunch of pots," Daniel Negreanu said as Shaun Deeb made his way over to the payout desk. We didn't catch the big pots and got there when he was all in for his final 500 chips. Mikhail Petrov started the action off with a raise to 8,000 and Deeb called all in. The acton got folded to the player in the big blind who called as well.

The flop came down {A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{K-Spades} and the big blind lead out for 4,000. Petrov called and on the turn, the {J-Clubs}, he decided to fold when the big blind put in another bet. Deeb turned over {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{8-Spades}{7-Hearts} and was almost drawing dead against {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{6-Spades}{4-Spades}. Deeb was looking for a nine to make a straight but he didn't, the river was the {K-Diamonds} and Deeb was done.

Player Chips Progress
Mikhail Petrov ru
Mikhail Petrov
125,000 100,400
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
WSOP 6X Winner
Busted

Tags: Shaun Deeb

Poole Takes The Chip Lead, Bakes Done

David "Bakes" Baker didn't make it to the dinner break as he busted in the last hand before. We asked Joe Poole what happened and he told us the following. "He had three eights with a king and I had three eights with an ace," Poole said confirming Bakes's bust out. Poole meanwhile is our new chip leader with close to 200,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Poole us
Joe Poole
195,000 65,000
David "Bakes" Baker us
David "Bakes" Baker
WSOP 3X Winner
Busted

Tags: Joe PooleDavid "Bakes" Baker

Level: 17

Limits: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 0

Play Resumes

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

The players are back from dinner break and ready for more hi-low action. We've got to get through another 51 exits before we're done tonight.

Tripple Up For Brunson

Todd Brunson was knocked far down but just regained some ground as he managed to tripple up his stack. Brunson raised to 6,000 and two players called, one of those being Phil Hellmuth who was in the big blind.

The flop came down {J-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and it got checked to Brunson who was all in for his final 3,000 chips. Both his opponents called and the turn was the {8-Clubs}. Both players checked and the river, the {9-Clubs}, was checked as well. "Nines up," Hellmuth announced as he turned over his {A-Spades}{2-Spades}{3-Spades}{9-Hearts}. Brunson showed {K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{4-Spades} for a straight and he took the pot down to stay alive. Brunson is still short but has another shot at it.

Player Chips Progress
Todd Brunson us
Todd Brunson
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
28,000 18,000

Tags: Todd BrunsonPhil Hellmuth

Deeb Sinking, Frustrated

Shaun Deeb has seen his stack chopped in half this level, and he's not looking happy about it.

His latest loss came when he was in the big blind and defended a hijack raise. Then he check-called bets on the {a-Hearts}{7-Spades}{8-Spades} flop, and the {k-Diamonds} turn, before he check-folded the {k-Clubs} river.

The upcoming dinner break will come at a good time for him.

Player Chips Progress
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
WSOP 6X Winner
41,000 -39,000

Tags: Shaun Deeb

A Round of Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Can Kim Hua us
Can Kim Hua
160,000 61,000
Ryan Miller us
Ryan Miller
WSOP 2X Winner
160,000 25,000
Thayer Rasmussen us
Thayer Rasmussen
152,000 2,000
Allen Bari us
Allen Bari
WSOP 1X Winner
142,000 2,000
Joe Poole us
Joe Poole
130,000 91,600
Gavin Griffin us
Gavin Griffin
WSOP 1X Winner
125,000 7,000
Brian Brubaker us
Brian Brubaker
WSOP 1X Winner
120,000 97,800
Tim Burt us
Tim Burt
120,000
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
117,000 -3,000
Ryan Lenaghan us
Ryan Lenaghan
115,000 68,200
Joseph Kuether us
Joseph Kuether
110,000 10,000
Chad Brown us
Chad Brown
105,000 33,000
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
WSOP 6X Winner
80,000 -15,000
Nikolai Yakovenko ru
Nikolai Yakovenko
80,000 2,000
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
60,000 -2,000
Raymond Davis us
Raymond Davis
60,000 15,000
Todd Brunson us
Todd Brunson
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
55,000 -12,000
Dutch Boyd us
Dutch Boyd
WSOP 3X Winner
48,000 -17,000
David "Bakes" Baker us
David "Bakes" Baker
WSOP 3X Winner
44,000 -1,000
Tyler Schwecke us
Tyler Schwecke
8,000 -32,000

Heavyweight Blind Battle

Gavin Griffin lost out but still healthy
Gavin Griffin lost out but still healthy

The Daniel Negreanu table is certainly one of, if not, the most difficult table left in the field. The Team PokerStars Pro has a bad seat too as he's out of position to Gavin Griffin and Shaun Deeb. This didn't hinder him as he took a pot off Griffin in a battle of the blinds.

Negreanu opened and called a Griffin raise en route to an {a-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{6-Hearts} flop. He check-called 3,000 before both players checked the {9-Clubs} turn.

The river fell {5-Spades} and Negreanu led for 6,000. Call.

The Canadian opened {2-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and scooped the lot as Griffin folded.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
120,000 8,000
Gavin Griffin us
Gavin Griffin
WSOP 1X Winner
118,000 28,000

Tags: Daniel NegreanuGavin Griffin