Event #3: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split 8 or Better
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2011 World Series of Poker
Event #3: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split 8 or Better
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Event Info
Risultati finali
Event Info
Informazioni livello
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Montepremi
$1,248,750
Entries
925
Livello
28
Bui
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0
Welcome to Event#3: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better
It's the very first non-hold'em event of the series, the $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi-Lo event which has had a tradition of being one of the very first events of the series in the last few years. Last year Michael Chow won his first bracelet beating a field of 818 players, including Dan Heimiller and Ylon Schwartz who finished second and third respectively.
Chow is expected in the field today, as are fellow bracelet winners James Dempsey and Jason Mercier. We've been told by the tournament staff that there is already well over 500 players registered, and with late registrations now allowed this year for the first four levels, we can only expect this to rise.
Play will begin at 12pm, so come and enjoy the O8 event, it's the Buick Skylark of poker games.
Livello: 1
Bui: 25/50
Ante: 0
The Unsung Hero of Poker
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Quietly taking his place in the far corner of the Pavilion is the London-based Swede Chris Bjorin. He might not be so well known over here in the USA but Bjorin has two bracelets and a cashing record that goes back over 20 years, longer than some of the people he'll be playing against today. Last year at the WSOPE he made the final table of both the £5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event and the £2,500 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em Event and now has over $4 million dollars in lifetime winnings.
Bjorin has played all the different games for many years, so it won't be a surprise to see him make yet another deep run in any of this year's 58 events.
Notable Names In The Field
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After a quick lap around the Pavilion Room, here are some notable names in the field:
Allen Kessler
Jeff Lisandro
Shannon Shorr
Eugene Katchalov
Jeff Madsen
Chris Bjorin
Jason Mercier
Dutch Boyd
Andre Akkari
Justin Young
Jeff Shulman
George "Jorj95" Lind
Allen Bari
Some tablemates include:
Mike Matusow, Alex Kravchenko, Vitaly Lunkin
Bill Chen, Pat Pezzin, Scott Clements, John Cernuto
Jeff Madsen, Matt Savage
Humberto Brenes, Shannon Shorr
As we see more big names in the field we will let you know.
More Entries
Livello 1
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On the far side of the room (that sounds like a crap Pink Floyd album) Daniel Negreanu has sat down on a table including Frenchman Fabrice Soulier and Alex Wice, the latter having finished in 3rd place at the EPT event in Deauville in January.
A little further on and there is a table featuring Dan Shak, Kevin MacPhee and Richard Toth all sitting in a row. MacPhee just chopping a pot when he bet 100 on the turn and river of a 
board with 
against another player. The American was called but had to chop when his opponent turned over 
for the same hand.
Who Else is Here
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We've also spotted:
Ylon Schwartz
Justin Bonomo
Tom Dwan
Matt Affleck
David Benyamine
Bertrand Grospellier
Maria Ho
Jimmy Fricke
A Guided Tour
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Eager to see inside the walls of the 42nd annual World Series of Poker? Sarah Grant, Kristy Arnett and Lynn Gilmartin give you a personal tour around the Rio:
PokerNews Podcast
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Check out today's episode of the PokerNews Podcast where the crew breaks down Phil Ivey's press release, and Daniel Negreanu offers his opinions on the situation at hand.
It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It
Livello 2
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Three players limped preflop and Jim Callopy raised on the button to 100, the initial limper then made it three bets, the second limper folded and the third limper called.
Callopy, who took second place in the Heads-up Event at the WSOPE to Gus Hansen, made it four bets and both the other players called to see a flop of 
. The initial limper fired out 50 once more and the second player called before Callopy raised yet again. Both players called once more to see the turn which was checked around.
The river was the 
and the first limper bet 100, despite the good odds for the other two, both folded, Callopy with a slight sigh.