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

The Big Names Just Keep Coming

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

We are up to 345 players in this event and among them are some of the biggest names in the business.

Barry Greenstein has taken his seat and is going to have to contend with Eric Baldwin unless his table breaks (or one of them busts) while former November Nine member Antoine Saout is also preparing himself for another deep run.

Russian pro Andrey Pateychuk won European Poker Tour San Remo and World Poker Tour Prague main events in the space of a couple of months and is now in the hunt for a Triple Crown completing World Series of Poker bracelet.

Player Chips Progress
Andreas Hoivold no
Andreas Hoivold
9,000
Andrey Pateychuk ru
Andrey Pateychuk
9,000
Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer
9,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Eric Baldwin us
Eric Baldwin
9,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
9,000
Marcel Luske nl
Marcel Luske
9,000
PokerStars
Brett Jungblut us
Brett Jungblut
9,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Paul Tedeschi fr
Paul Tedeschi
9,000
Antoine Saout fr
Antoine Saout
9,000

Tags: Andrey PateychukAntoine SaoutBarry GreensteinEric Baldwin

Jeff Masden Obv

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Jeff Madsen has bought into Event #46 and is now in the hunt for his fourth WSOP of his career and the second of the 2013 WSOP.

Last week, Madsen won the $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha event for a cool $384,420 and will be looking best that impressive score by the time this tournament ends. With 353 players already in the field and registration open for another 3.5 levels we could get near the 640 entrants that participated in Madsen's recent bracelet victory tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
9,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Jeff Madsen

Abecassis Takes it Down on the River

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Ryan Laplante opened from under the gun and then called when Michel Abecassis three-bet to 400 from four four seats over. The pair shared a {4-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{3-Spades} flop, a flop that both players checked. They then checked the {A-Hearts} turn and Laplante checked the {2-Hearts} river. Abecassis, who is in the middle of having a massage, bet 500 and Laplante folded.

Player Chips Progress
Michel Abecassis fr
Michel Abecassis
9,300
Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
8,700
-300
-300
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Michel AbecassisRyan Laplante

Ohel and Giannetti Making Early Chops

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

On a board of {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{2-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} we caught up to Matt Giannetti and Randy Ohel in a pot. Giannetti had made a bet of 150 and Ohel had put in a reraise to 475. With action back on Giannetti, he reraised to 1150. Ohel thought about it for a bit, then called.

The river fell a {4-Diamonds} and Giannetti moved all in and was quickly called by Ohel.

"Ace, eight, three," Ohel said turning over his {A-Spades}{8-Hearts}{3-Hearts} for the nut low and trip eights.

Giannetti rolled over his {K-Clubs}{K-Spades} for the second nut high, and {9-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for the rest of his hand, and the two chopped the pot with Ohel getting the low and Giannetti getting the high.

Player Chips Progress
Randy Ohel us
Randy Ohel
9,400
400
400
WSOP 1X Winner
Matt Giannetti us
Matt Giannetti
7,800
7,800
7,800

Rutter Loses Some Early Ground

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

The action folded around to British pro and all-round good guy Stuart Rutter on the button and he raised to 175. Ryan Laplante defended his big blind with a call, meaning it was heads up to the {9-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop.

Laplante led out for 125 only to see Rutter raise to 400. Laplante wasn't done with his hand yet; he re-raised to 725 and Rutter sent his own cards back to the dealer.

Player Chips Progress
Stuart Rutter gb
Stuart Rutter
7,375

Tags: Ryan LaplanteStuart Rutter

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

Even More Talented Players

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

The tournament has become even more shark infested thanks to the arrivals of the players shown in the list below.

Tom Schneider and James Dempsey are seated on the same table, a table that is also the home to Chris Bjorin so we will keep an eye on that trio. While Mike Leah is looking for his looking for his sixth cash of the series so far.

Player Chips Progress
James Dempsey gb
James Dempsey
9,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Tom Schneider us
Tom Schneider
9,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
9,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Pete Linton gb
Pete Linton
9,000
Matt Giannetti us
Matt Giannetti
9,000

Owais Ahmed Winning While Winning

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante
Owais Ahmed
Owais Ahmed

It was just announced here in the Amazon room that Owais Ahmed was the lucky winner of a free seat to Event #47: $111,111 One Drop High Rollers No-Limit Hold'em. Ahmed was able to claim the seat by signing up for an account of WSOP.com. Out of many who signed up Ahmed claimed the biggest seat in the drawing.

Ahmed is no stranger to high stakes play. Just two years ago he made the final table of the $50,000 Poker Players' Championship where he finished fourth for $482,058. Ahmed is also a bracelet winner as he claimed a bracelet two years ago in a $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo locking up $255,959. This year, Ahmed has a second place finish to Tom Schneider in $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. (Event #15) where he locked up $159,950.

After Ahmed was announced the winner of the seat, Mike Matusow stood up from his chair and began shouting across the room, "JUST DUMP YOUR CHIPS OFF OWAIS!"

We'll be following Ahmed's progress tomorrow in the One Drop High Rollers tomorrow so make sure you stay tuned in to PokerNews.com for all the updates.

Chop It Up for Mike Leah

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

On a flop of {A-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{6-Spades} Mike Leah got all his chips in against one other player.

Leah: {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Opponent: {A-Spades}{9-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}

The two players had almost exactly the same hand and would be guaranteed to chop unless a queen, jack, or flush came in. The board bricked off though with a {5-Clubs} and an {8-Hearts} and that secured the chop for Leah and his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
4,500
-4,500
-4,500
WSOP 1X Winner