Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 0
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #22: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,445,850
Entries
1,071
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0
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On a flop of 
we saw Nick Binger call the all in of the player Under the Gun after a series of back and forth betting. Binger showed 
for a plethora of straight draws along with a flush draw to boot. His opponent held 
, all he had was a nut flush draw, but he still had the advantage going to the turn.
A 
on the turn and both players switched roles with Binger now in the lead. As the 
rattled off on the river Binger was awarded the pot with a pair of jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
18,400
|
18,400 |
|
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Level 11
: 600/1,200, 0 ante
We saw Gary Long standing up after pushing his last 12,000 chips into the pot from the cutoff position. Long was called by a player in the hijack and it was up to the dealer to decide this one.
Showdown
Long: 
Opponent: 
Long was slightly ahead with his pocket tens and suited connector, but as is always the case with Omaha the flop would settle things, and after it fell 
Long's nut straight gave him a commanding lead. The on the turn further solidified Long's holding, and after the 
fell on the river Long had scored a much needed double-up.
He now sits with a little over 20,000 and will need to keep making moves if he hopes to survive the minefield of Day 2.
When we last checked we saw Heather Sue Mercer all in with two callers on a board of 
. The two other players seemingly didn't like the river as they both checked. Mercer was the only one to show and flipped over 
for a pair of kings. Neither of the other two players could produce anything better and Mercer tripled up.
Mercer is one of two women remaining in today's field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
8,400
|
8,400 |
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 0 ante
We caught the action with the flop reading 
and Scott Sitron playing a three-way pot against players in the small blind and hijack positions. Sitron was holding the button and after two checks to him, he tapped the table as well.
Turn: 
The small blind checked again and this time the hijack bet the pot, putting 12,400 more into the middle. Sitron made the call and the small blind mucked, bringing the to the table on the river.
The player in the hijack opted to check and Sitron pounced on this show of weakness, instantly announcing that he was all-in. The hijack appeared to be disgusted with the move and shook his head as he mucked his cards. Sitron collected a large pot and built his stack to 55,000 in the process.
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 0 ante
With the board reading 
, we watched as a player slowly slid five stacks of 500 denomination chips into the pot for a bet of 49,000. The player, who offered "Frank, no last name" when asked for his identity, stared intently at his opponent in the cutoff position and waited for the next move.
Frank's opponent could not muster the cards or the courage to make the call and Frank dragged a huge pot in his direction.
We caught up with Joseph Felder right as he was raising from middle position. Action folded around to Dmitry Gromov who reraised him making it 4,000 total, Felder obliged and they were off to see a flop.
On a 
flop both players cautiously checked. A turn was flipped and Felder put out a bet of 8,500, he was quickly called.
A river 
brought with it a bet from Felder putting Gromov all in. After some silent contemplation Gromov called and to his horror was shown 
for a full house. Gromov couldn't counter and was subsequently eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
42,100
|
42,100 |
|
Busted |
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 0 ante
With the flop reading 
, a player bet 10,900 from under-the-gun and Steve Wolfe made the call from the button. The turn card came and the UTG player again led out, this time for 20,000 even. Wolfe came along and the river fell .
Wolfe's opponent slowed down on the river and checked the action, only to see Wolfe announce "Pot" and push his stack forward. This bet was large enough to force the UTG player all-in and he eventually decided to make the call. Wolfe instantly showed his for a rivered nut flush and his opponent dejectedly stood up to depart the tournament area.
We missed the exact cards held by the other player, but according to Wolfe, he showed down 
for a flopped two pair and the second nut flush. This massive score catapults Wolfe to nearly 200,000 in chips as the bustouts continue to mount here on Day 2.
When we got to Table 283 we found Rob Hollink all in against Juha Vilkki on a flop. After all the chips were sorted out for a call both hands were tabled.
Hollink: 
Villki: 
Villki flopped a flush and was way ahead of his opponent as all Hollink could come up with was a pair of aces. There was still a turn and a river though and they subsequently came out . Vilkki's flush held and Hollink was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
-3,800
|
-3,800 |
|
Busted | |
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Level 12
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
David Sands raised to 3,700 before the flop from early position and Melanie Weisner three-bet the pot, making it 11,900 to go. After a bit of confusion over the size of the initial pot, which was cleared up by a third player who stated "In Pot-Limit Omaha, the players are always right when it comes to chip counts." After the correct calculations were made, Sands called and the pot swelled to 23,800 total.
Flop: 
Weisner continued her aggressive line and slid 20,000 into the middle, but was unhappy to hear Sands announce "Pot...all-in." She appeared to know this meant trouble but made the call with her for a pair of aces. Sands revealed the 
for top pair on board and an ace kicker.
Weisner was ahead at the moment but in Omaha, the next card can change everything. The turn fell and Sands picked up a flush draw, meaning he could now spike any diamond, king, queen, jack or seven to claim the pot.
River:
The dealer delivered on both accounts, completing Sand's flush and giving him the huge pot. He now sits with just under 100,000 while Weisner was eliminated from the tournament.