2013 World Series of Poker

Event #20: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low 8-or-Better
Day: 1
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kka3
Prize
$277,274
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,368,900
Entries
1,014
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
80,000 / 150,000
Ante
0

Chippies from the Gold Section

Level 6 : 150/300, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Carlos Mortensen es
Carlos Mortensen
WSOP 2X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
20,000 15,500
Dennis Yares
Dennis Yares
16,300 5,800
Andy Frankenberger us
Andy Frankenberger
WSOP 2X Winner
13,000
Matt Lefkowitz us
Matt Lefkowitz
12,500 -1,000
Kathy Liebert us
Kathy Liebert
WSOP 1X Winner
11,000 6,500
Mitch Schock us
Mitch Schock
WSOP 1X Winner
10,000 5,500
Jordan Morgan us
Jordan Morgan
WSOP 1X Winner
9,300
David Nicholson us
David Nicholson
8,500 4,000
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
7,600 -1,400
Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
WSOP 1X Winner
7,000
Tony Cousineau us
Tony Cousineau
6,550 2,050
Jason Lester us
Jason Lester
WSOP 1X Winner
6,500 2,000
Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
5,600 1,100
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
5,500 1,000
James Van Alstyne us
James Van Alstyne
WSOP 1X Winner
4,300 -200
Mack Lee us
Mack Lee
2,300
Brett Richey us
Brett Richey
1,000
Chris Reslock us
Chris Reslock
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Dan Heimiller us
Dan Heimiller
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted
Layne Flack us
Layne Flack
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Busted
Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
Busted

Harman Takes It Down on Turn

Level 6 : 150/300, 0 ante

Jennifer Harman raised to 600 from the cutoff only to have Caufman Talley three-bet to 900. The player in the small blind called, Harman did the same and three players saw a flop of {j-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{4-Diamonds}. The small blind and Harman checked, Talley bet 300 and two calls were made.

When the dealer burned and turned the {K-Clubs}, the small blind checked and Harman fired out 600. Talley thought long and hard before folding his hand, and the small blind mimicked his action.

Player Chips Progress
Jennifer Harman us
Jennifer Harman
WSOP 2X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
13,200 8,700
Caufman Talley us
Caufman Talley
2,500

Tags: Jennifer HarmanCaufman Talley

Chip Count Update

Level 6 : 150/300, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Adam Coats us
Adam Coats
11,000 6,500
Brian Hastings us
Brian Hastings
WSOP 6X Winner
10,200 3,500
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
9,500 2,000
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
9,000
David "Bakes" Baker us
David "Bakes" Baker
WSOP 3X Winner
8,000 8,000
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
7,800 1,375
Darryll Fish us
Darryll Fish
6,500 6,500
Joe Serock us
Joe Serock
WSOP 1X Winner
6,200 900
Yuval Bronshtein il
Yuval Bronshtein
WSOP 2X Winner
6,000 -1,200
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
WSOP 2X Winner
2,700 -25
Eric Baldwin us
Eric Baldwin
WSOP 2X Winner
2,600 -1,200
Dutch Boyd us
Dutch Boyd
WSOP 3X Winner
1,700 -1,600
Allyn Shulman us
Allyn Shulman
WSOP 1X Winner
1,500 -6,100
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
1,100 -4,200

Level: 6

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0

Hellmuth Flops the Nuts

Level 5 : 100/200, 0 ante

We happened by Table 10 with 1,000 in the pot and a flop of {j-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}. A woman in Seat 1 was already all in, and a player in middle-position checked to 13-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth in the cutoff.

Hellmuth took his time before putting out a bet, which inspired the middle-position player to fold. Hellmuth then tabled the {q-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{10-Spades} for the flopped nuts, and the lady showed the {8-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{5-Spades} for an inferior flush. Hellmuth seemed to have a lock on the hand, but the running {3-Hearts} turn and {5-Clubs} river gave the lady a low for half the pot.

"Good job, dealer," the lady said excitedly while Hellmuth sat quietly.

Despite winning a part of that pot, Hellmuth is down from the starting stack of 4,500.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
3,200 -1,300

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

Ho Chops Three-Ways with a Wheel

Level 5 : 100/200, 0 ante

We walked into a very interesting hand between Maria Ho and two fellow opponents. The pot was very small, around 3,500, and the board read {5-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{3-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}.

Ho was first to announce her hand, calmly stating, "Wheel," as she revealed {a-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}. Usually, this would be a scoop and Ho would have picked up the whole pot. However, both of Ho's opponents also had a wheel:

Opponent 1: {a-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Opponent 2: {a-Clubs}{2-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}

"All three of us flopped it?!" said one of the shocked opponents. The three players ended up chopping the pot three-ways, bringing Maria's stack to just about 9,000.

Player Chips Progress
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
9,000 2,200

Tags: Maria Ho