2013 World Series of Poker

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

Zhen Cai Eliminated in 10th Place ($17,219)

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Zhen Cai - 10th Place
Zhen Cai - 10th Place

Ashly Butler raised to 32,000 on the button, and Zhen Cai came along from the big blind.

Cai check-raised Butler's continuation-bet on the {j-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{2-Spades} flop to 153,000. Butler made the call. The turn was a {10-Hearts}, and Cai moved all in. Butler snap-called, showing {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for a wrap draw that turned into the nut straight.

"We've got outs," Cai said, showing {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} for a set and a flush draw. The river was a {9-Diamonds}, missing Cai's hand and ending his tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Ashly Butler
1,040,000
375,000
375,000
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Zhen Cai
Busted

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VIDEO: Jon Little with Three Practical Tournament Tips

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Jon Little, author of Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker, shares his top three practical tournament tips from Volume II of his book.

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Giant Pot Ends In a Chop

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Action started with Ashly Butler who raised to 38,000 from under the gun. He was called by Brian Hacker in the cutoff and John Cernuto in the big blind.

The flop came down {J-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and Cernuto checked to Butler, who let with a bet of 68,000. Hacker called which led to a fold from Cernuto. The turn fell the {4-Hearts} and quickly Butler announced "Pot," which ended up being a bet of 250,000, more than Hacker had left in his stack.

Hacker hit the tank and was in there for nearly five minutes before someone, it's not clear who, called the clock. Hacker toughed over his decision for another 30 seconds before announcing a call and the two men went to show down.

Hacker: {A-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{2-Spades}{9-Spades}
Butler: {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}

Hack had both flush and straight draws as well as a pair of deuces while Butler held the better hand at the moment with aces and a draw to an ace-seven low.

The river though was the {8-Hearts} locking up the high for Hacker and the low for Butler. As the dealer chopped the pot, Butler shook his head disappointedly as half of pot was shipped over to Hacker.

Level: 22

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante:

Cai Ships the Turn

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Ashly Butler raised to 28,000 and found callers in Zhen Cai on the button and Andrey Zaichenko in the big blind.

The flop came {3-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}, and Butler fired 42,000 after Zaichenko checked. Cai made the call, and Zaichenko folded. The turn paired the board with the {9-Hearts}, and Butler kept the lead with 95,000. Cai said he was all in, and Butler folded immediately.

Player Chips Progress
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Ashly Butler
665,000
-15,000
-15,000
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Zhen Cai
521,000
41,000
41,000

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Four-bet Pot Goes to Butler

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Action began with Ashly Butler opening the pot with a raise to 33,000. Zhen Cai called before action folded to Andrey Zaichenko who raised to 103,000. Action all the way back to Butler who took his time before attempting to raise to 433,000, but in the end it was too much and the bet stood as a pot to 360,000 instead.

Cai quickly folded and Zaichenko only thought briefly before folding his hand. After the hand Zaichenko and Makarov began speaking to each other in Russian. Butler staged a complaint with the floor and the two were warned that they would receive a penalty if they had to be asked to only speak English at the table again.

Player Chips Progress
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Ashly Butler
680,000
60,000
60,000
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Andrey Zaichenko
360,000
-80,000
-80,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Approximate Chip Counts And Seat Draw For The Unofficial Final Table

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Here is the seat draw for the unofficial final table as well as the unofficial chip counts.

SeatPlayer
1Andrey Zaichenko
2Brian Hacker
3Vladimir Shchmelev
4Mel Judah
5Tyler Nelson
6John Cernuto
7Ashly Butler
8Allyn Jaffrey Shulman
9Zhen Cai
10Alexey Makarov
Player Chips Progress
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Vladimir Shchmelev
775,000
140,000
140,000
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Ashly Butler
620,000
53,000
53,000
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Zhen Cai
480,000
66,000
66,000
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Brian Hacker
410,000
171,000
171,000
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Mel Judah
315,000
-5,000
-5,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Allyn Jaffrey Shulman us
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman
305,000
5,000
5,000
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Tyler Nelson
275,000
89,000
89,000
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Andrey Zaichenko
275,000
56,000
56,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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John Cernuto
202,000
-69,000
-69,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Alexey Makarov
165,000
-2,000
-2,000

Robert Price Eliminated in 11th Place ($17,219)

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Robert Price
Robert Price

Almost immediately after we lost John O'Shea, Robert Price fell quickly after. Preflop, Price and Alexey Makarov got all the money in the middle. Makarov was holding {K-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{9-Clubs} against Price's {2-Hearts}{2-Spades}{3-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}.

The board ran out {K-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{Q-Spades} giving Makarov the best high with a pair of kings and putting no low on the board to eliminate price.

Players are now collapsing to an unofficial final table of ten.

Player Chips Progress
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Robert Price
Busted