Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #57: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$1,654,400
Entries
352
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
On a board reading 
, David "Devilfish" Ulliott bet 1,500 and was called by his opponent on the button, who left only 325 behind. When the 
appeared on the river, Ulliott bet and the button called off before showing 
for the nut low and a straight.
It was good enough to scoop the pot as Devilfish was left mumbling in his heavy-Hull accent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,000
-3,000
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-3,000 |
Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
We picked up the action on the flop as the dealer was spreading 
. Three players checked to Darryll Fish, and he put out a bet of 500. One ducked out, while Jean-Robert Bellande and one more player (Player 3) called to see the turn card. It was the 
, and it checked all the way around to the 
river. Player 3 checked again, and Bellande took his cue to bet 1,500 at the pot. Both fish and Player 3 called.
Showdown
Bellande: 
Player 3: 
Fish: MUCK
Player 3 gets the high half with his trip fives, and Bellande can only take 1/4 of the pot, chopping up the low as both he and his opponent make the nuts.
After that pot, Fish is back down to 16,000, and Bellande falls back to about 12,500.
With three limpers in front of him, Phil "Unabomber" Laak raised to 875 from the cutoff. The button and both blinds got out of the way, while two of the three limpers came along for the ride.
The under-the-gun player checked the 
flop to the limper in middle position. He tossed out three blue chips worth T500 apiece. Laak thought for a moment before putting in a raise to 3,000. The UTG player snap-folded as the middle-position player simply shook his head and tossed his cards to the muck.
Laak is up to 25,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
4,500
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4,500 |
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Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
We're having a hard time finding any notable action at that Table of Doom, so we'll give you just a small one.
James Akenhead was the preflop raiser, making it 400 to go. He found calls from Bruno Fitoussi, Dan Heimiller, and David Sklansky to go four way to the flop. It came 
, and action checked to Heimller. From the button, he bet 1,675, drawing folds in turn from the other three. As Fitoussi folded last, he flashed the , and Heimiller pulls that little pot to push back to 13,000.
Four players paid 975 each to see a flop of 
. The player in the under-the-gun position was first to act and bet pot, which was 4,125. One player dropped, and action was on Max Stern. He eyed up the stacks of his two opponents before raising pot. The cutoff quickly folded while UTG made the call.
UTG: 
Stern: 
The turn gave Stern a low and assured him at least half the pot; however, in order to scoop he needed to improve his high hand on the river. Unfortunately for Stern, the 
blanked and he had to settle for a chop. He didn't seem to disappointed though, probably because he is currently sitting on a stack of 28,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
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26,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
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25,000 | |
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20,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
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20,000
-500
|
-500 |
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19,500
4,500
|
4,500 |
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18,000 | |
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18,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
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18,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
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18,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
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17,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
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17,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
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16,500
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
|
16,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
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16,000 | |
|
15,500
500
|
500 |
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15,000 | |
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14,500
-500
|
-500 |
|
14,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
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14,000 | |
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|
14,000 | |
|
13,500 | |
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13,500 | |
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13,000 | |
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13,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
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We happened upon the table as the dealer was pushing a massive 25,000 pot to an unknown player in Seat 9. It soon became apparent that the unfortunate victim in the hand was none other than 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event winner Greg Raymer. We didn't see Fossilman's hand, but his opponent was showing on a board reading 
. Raymer was left with just 7,000 after the hand.
Meanwhile, Daniel Negreanu was eliminated from the tournament. The dealer swiped away the board before we could piece together what happened, but we do know that Negreanu's demise came at the hands of Marco Traniello.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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7,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
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Busted | |
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