2013 World Series of Poker

Event #46: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low 8-or-Better
Day: 1
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a722
Prize
$279,094
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Entries
435
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0

Use The Force, Leif

Level 6 : 200/400, 0 ante

We caught up to Leif Force on a board of {A-Spades}{10-Spades}{3-Spades}. Force had put out a bet of 1,400 which an opponent had then raised all in over the top of for 2,250 more.

Eventually after thinking over his decision for a bit Force made the call.

Force: {A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{6-Hearts}
Opponent: {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{2-Spades}

The turn {Q-Hearts} gave Force a few extra outs to hit a straight and those were outs he would hit on the {K-Diamonds} river.

Force's opponent stood up for the table realizing that he had been drawn out on and eliminated from the tournament. Force has built up a healthy stack here on Day 1 of more than double where he started.

Player Chips Progress
Leif Force us
Leif Force
WSOP 1X Winner
18,000 8,000

Smith to Change His Strategy

Level 6 : 200/400, 0 ante
Gavin Smith
Gavin Smith

Joining the action on a {6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{3-Spades} flop, Gavin Smith had bet 4,500 from under the gun and Jeff Madsen has shipped his 7,475 stack into the middle from the cutoff. The button called and Smith called.

Smith then put the rest of his stack forward when the {8-Diamonds} appeared on the turn and the button called off the rest of his stack.

Smith: {A-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{2-Hearts}
Button: {A-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}
Madsen: {A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}

The fifth and final community card was the {8-Spades} and the deal got to work splitting the pot. When the dust had settled, Madsen was sat with 11,700 chips and Smith 23,000.

"I'm changing my strategy," declared Smith, "I am only going to make nut hands from now on!"

Player Chips Progress
Gavin Smith us
Gavin Smith
23,000
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
WSOP 4X Winner
11,700 4,400

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Cernuto Chops with a Bracelet Winner

Level 6 : 200/400, 0 ante
2013 WSOP Event 20 Gold Bracelet Winner Calen McNeil
2013 WSOP Event 20 Gold Bracelet Winner Calen McNeil

On a board of {7-Hearts}{8-Spades}{9-Hearts} with about 2,000 in the pot, Action had checked to "Miami" John Cernuto who was thinking about his decision before recent bracelet winner Calen McNeil almost acted out of turn.

"I haven't acted yet," Cernuto told McNeil.

"Sorry," McNeil apologized. "I didn't see that you had cards still."

Eventually, Cernuto put out a bet of 2,300 and McNeil moved all in over the top for roughly 3300 total. Action folded back around to Cernuto who made the call.

Cernuto: {J-Spades}{10-Clubs}{9-Spades}{2-Spades}
McNeil: {A-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{2-Spades}{10-Hearts}

Cernuto had flopped the nut straight, but McNeil was very much live with the nut flush and low draws.

The turn was the {K-Diamonds}, not giving McNeil any help. The river was the {4-Spades}, completing McNeil's low, but nothing else, thus awarding him half the pot.

"How do you fade all of that?" McNeil asked Cernuto after the hand.

"The question is, how do you fade all of that?" Cernuto retorted.

"I just won a bracelet!" McNeil exclaimed. "I'm lucky!!!"

Player Chips Progress
John Cernuto us
John Cernuto
WSOP 3X Winner
14,000
Calen McNeil ca
Calen McNeil
WSOP 1X Winner
4,200 -7,175

Updated Chip Counts

Level 6 : 200/400, 0 ante

As the title says, here are some updated chip counts.

Player Chips Progress
John O'Shea (John Oshea)
John O'Shea (John Oshea)
39,300 5,300
Eoghan O'Dea ie
Eoghan O'Dea
36,000 29,000
Kyle Bowker us
Kyle Bowker
WSOP 1X Winner
34,700 14,300
Pete Linton gb
Pete Linton
34,000 5,600
Eric Baldwin us
Eric Baldwin
WSOP 2X Winner
30,300 -4,700
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
WSOP 1X Winner
27,000 18,000
Owais Ahmed us
Owais Ahmed
WSOP 1X Winner
23,000 -600
Gavin Smith us
Gavin Smith
23,000 14,300
Tom Schneider us
Tom Schneider
WSOP 4X Winner
18,000 3,500
Andy Frankenberger us
Andy Frankenberger
WSOP 2X Winner
17,350 5,550
Paul Tedeschi fr
Paul Tedeschi
16,400 -6,150
Thayer Rasmussen us
Thayer Rasmussen
14,600 5,600
Andreas Hoivold no
Andreas Hoivold
14,300 -1,725
Joe Hachem au
Joe Hachem
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
12,900 300
Chad Brown us
Chad Brown
12,625 8,100
David "Bakes" Baker us
David "Bakes" Baker
WSOP 3X Winner
12,450 3,450
Brett Jungblut us
Brett Jungblut
WSOP 1X Winner
11,800 2,800
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
WSOP 4X Winner
9,600 -475
Joe Tehan us
Joe Tehan
9,200
Huck Seed us
Huck Seed
WSOP 4X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
9,100 -3,000
Padraig Parkinson ie
Padraig Parkinson
8,200 4,125
David Sklansky us
David Sklansky
WSOP 3X Winner
7,950 -1,050
Manuel Bevand fr
Manuel Bevand
7,700 -1,250
Richard Ashby gb
Richard Ashby
WSOP 1X Winner
7,600 1,900
Antoine Saout fr
Antoine Saout
6,900 -6,900

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Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 0

"I've Never Been Quartered So Many Times In My Life"

Level 5 : 150/300, 0 ante

Randy Ohel keeps getting quartered, and he doesn't like it.

On the latest hand, Ohel opened from the hijack to 625 chips. Action folded to the big blind who raised to 2,500. With action back on Ohel, he made the call.

The flop came down {3-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and the player in the big blind potted it. Ohel moved all in for less and the two players went to a showdown.

"Do you have a three?" the player asked Ohel.

"You don't have to worry, I never have a three in this spot," Ohel replied.

Ohel: {A-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{6-Spades}{2-Hearts}
Opponent: {A-Clubs}{A-Spades}{2-Spades}{5-Clubs}

Ohel was behind, and needed to catch a piece to make the low, but he could also catch a four to win the high pot. The turn was the {7-Spades} though, not improving either hand, and the river was another {3-Diamonds}, giving his opponent a full house. Ohel received one quarter of the pot for the low, and that was it.

"I've never been quartered so many times in my life," Ohel said after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Randy Ohel us
Randy Ohel
WSOP 1X Winner
3,000 -8,000

Plenty of Extras Being Given Away At This Year's WSOP

Level 5 : 150/300, 0 ante

The buzz inside the walls of the Rio extends beyond just the tournaments on the 2013 World Series of Poker schedule. Online poker in Nevada is a very, very hot topic right now, and WSOP.com is making a lot of noise.

While the site has yet to launch, you can head to the Lambada Room of the Rio or look for one of the beautiful and friendly WSOP.com ladies walking the hallways to sign up for a free, personal WSOP.com online poker account. This is a great way to get a jump on the site's registration, and plenty of people have already taken this opportunity.

What's more is that the WSOP will be hosting daily raffles for everyone that has taken the time to register for WSOP.com at the Rio. What can you win? Plenty of fantastic prizes including 36 WSOP seats!

Players 21 years of age and older who sign up for a WSOP.com account will automatically be entered into the “36-Seat Giveaway” where a randomly-selected winner will win a seat into the next day’s first WSOP gold bracelet event. One of the events eligible in this promotion is the $111,111 One Drop High Roller No-Limit Hold’em tournament that is expected to feature a $10,000,000 prize pool and allow you to play poker with the biggest names in the game. In total, $182,333 in WSOP seats, including a seat to the WSOP Main Event, are being given away during this one-of-a-kind WSOP.com promotion.

In addition to the 36-Seat Giveaway, a “Hot Seat” promotion will allow any player who signs up for a WSOP.com online account and wears their WSOP.com patch on their chest at the table while playing an event to be randomly selected to receive 500 bonus dollars deposited directly into their WSOP.com online account once the site has received all regulatory approvals and launches.

With 62 WSOP gold bracelet events and three winners promised for the Main Event, this promotion includes $32,000 worth of value to those participating.

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