Event #31: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low 8-or-Better
Day 3 Started
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #31: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low 8-or-Better
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
936
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0
Day 4 Table and Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 452 | 1 | Andy Seth | 168,000 |
| 452 | 2 | --empty-- | -- |
| 452 | 3 | Barry Greenstein | 287,000 |
| 452 | 4 | Eric Rodawig | 212,000 |
| 452 | 5 | David Brooker | 423,000 |
| 452 | 6 | Gabriel Blumenthal | 258,000 |
| 452 | 7 | --empty-- | -- |
| 452 | 8 | Mel Randolph | 221,000 |
| 452 | 9 | Perry Green | 491,000 |
| 453 | 1 | Jarred Graham | 129,000 |
| 453 | 2 | Joao Simao | 181,000 |
| 453 | 3 | --empty-- | -- |
| 453 | 4 | --empty-- | -- |
| 453 | 5 | Noomis Jones | 439,000 |
| 453 | 6 | Steve Johnson | 222,000 |
| 453 | 7 | Loni Harwood | 444,000 |
| 453 | 8 | Marco Johnson | 475,000 |
| 453 | 9 | Grzegorz Derkowski | 293,000 |
Perry Green Looking for Bracelet #4!
Just 14 players have made it to Day 3 of Event #31 $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Eight-or-Better, and what an eclectic mix it is. Leading the way is Perry Green, who knows plenty about World Series of Poker gold. Green is the proud owner of three bracelets, though he hasn’t won one since 1979. Well Green is our chip leader today with 491,000.
Not far behind is Marco Johnson (475,000). Also known as “Crazy Marco” online, Johnson has made four WSOP final tables, and has two runner-up finishes. He will be looking to get that elusive first bracelet. The player in third knows plenty about WSOP gold, but she doesn’t have some for her wrist yet. Loni Harwood (444,000) is a WSOP Circuit grinder who has already won two Circuit rings, and has logged her first two WSOP cashes earlier this summer.
Further down the leaderboard, we have two bracelet winners: Barry Greenstein (287,000) and Eric Rodawig (212,000). Greenstein has won three bracelets, but it’s been five years since he won one. Rodawig won the 2011 $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo Championship for $442,183. This was the second of Phil Hellmuth’s unforgettable three runner-up finishes at the 2011 World Series.
The last notable in the field is Andy Seth, who is our second shortest stack with 168,000. Seth has registered a runner-up finish in both a WSOP and WPT event, and almost $1.5 million in career live earnings.
These players and the rest of the field will be getting underway in just under an hour. By the end of the night, fourteen players will be become just one player, a sole survivor, who will walk away with a WSOP gold bracelet. Follow us all day to find out who that will be! Until then, check out Kristy Arnett’s nightly recap to get caught up on all the action from the Rio!
Level: 21
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 0
Let's Get It Started
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
The players have returned for Day 3, and we are ready to get back underway!
Jarred Graham Doubles Through Grzegorz Derkowski
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Grzegorz Derkowski opened to 32,000 on the button and Jarred Graham three-bet all in from the small blind for 97,000. Derkowski called.
Derkowski: 
Graham: 
The flop fell 
to pair Derkowski and give him the nut low, but the 
turn put Graham ahead with a pair of kings. The 
river was no help to Derkowski, doubling up Graham.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000 | 81,000 |
|
110,000 | -183,000 |
Grzegorz Derkowski Eliminated in 14th Place ($11,574)
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
One of the most common phrases said about poker is that "fortunes can change with the turn of a card." Well no better was that on display then just now, where Grzegorz Derkowski was eliminated after a brutal run out against Stephen Johnson. Derkowski bet pot for most of his chips from early position, and it folded around to Johnson in the big blind. He asked Derkowski how much he had behind (about 45,000), then looked down at his cards, and announced all in. Derkowski quickly called.
Derkowski: 
Johnson: 
The flop couldn't have hit Derkowski much harder, coming down 
. This gave Derkowski bottom two pair as well as the nut low draw, and left Johnson drawing rather slim. Well he turned the tide on the low end of the pot when the 
hit the turn, and he took the whole pot when the 
hit the river, counterfeiting Derkowski's smaller two pair. Derkowski could only shake his head, and Johnson seemed to feel guilty taking the pot, shaking Derkowski's hand and saying "sorry man that was a sick run out."
Derkowski will have to settle for 14th place, while Johnson is now up to 340,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000 | 118,000 |
|
|
Busted |
VIDEO: Episode #3 of the Straddle (Behind the Scenes)
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Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
On this episode of The Straddle, we have a very special cameo and more behind the scenes from the 2013 World Series of Poker.
Greenstein Quarters Brooker
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Barry Greenstein raised to 35,000 on the button and David Brooker defended his big blind.
The flop came down 
and Brooker check-called 40,000 from Greenstein to see the turn. Another check from Brooker led to another bet from Greenstein, this one for the remaining 140,000 in his stack. Brooker called and tabled 
for the nut low with an inside straight draw. Greenstein tabled the same low with 
, but was also in the lead for the high with a pair of threes.
The 
river secured three quarters of the pot for Greenstein.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
335,000 | 48,000 |
|
260,000 | -163,000 |
Harwood and Jones Chop Biggest Pot of Tournament
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
We caught up with the action on the turn, with the board showing 
. Loni Harwood was first to act, and she fired out 28,000. Marco Johnson made the call, as did Noomis Jones. The river was the , and here's where the fuse was lit. Harwood fired out 75,000, and after 30-45 seconds of thinking, Johnson called. It was now on Jones, who leaned back in his chair, and went deep into the tank. After about two minutes of thinking, he suddenly announced "all in". This was a huge bet of 342,000, and only a few seconds after Harwood got the count, she announced call! Now Johnson was in a tough spot, and he immediately said "this is so sick." He tanked for a minute or two himself before deciding to kick his hand in.
Jones showed 
for the nut low and two pair, and Harwood showed for trip sevens and the second nut low. Johnson would not say whether he had folded a hand that would have earned him half the pot, but the players at the table seemed to think he did.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
520,000 | 76,000 |
|
450,000 | 11,000 |
|
400,000 | -75,000 |