Event #39: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship

The 2012 World Series of Poker continued on Saturday with the third and final day of Event 39: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha. What started with 293 players was down to the final 13 at the start of the day, each looking to take down the $661,000 first-place prize. It took less than six hours to determine a winner, and that man was Germany's Jan-Peter Jachtmann.

At the start of the day, all eyes were on Andrew Brown, who began as the dominating chip leader and was looking to capture his second bracelet. He put his chips to good use, and after John Kabbaj hit the rail in 13th place, Brown scored a knockout when he managed to make two pair with      on a     pot against the      of Adam Kornuth. A   on the turn and   river kept Brown in the lead and sent Kornuth home in 12th place.

Pre-Final Table Results

From there, PLO veterans Sammy Farha and Ville Wahlbeck were sent to the payout desk in 11th and 10th place respectively, before Joe Kusher followed them out in ninth place. Kushner's deep run was due in part to a crazy hand he won on Day 1 where he eliminated four opponents!

Not long after, a short-stacked Jason Mericer was all in preflop with the      against the      for Micah Smith.

The     flop gave Mercier the lead with two pair. The turn was the   and then the river counterfeited Mercier when the   hit. Smith's king and nines won the pot and sent the two-time gold bracelet winner to the rail in eighth place for $72,132.

Brown was back at it in Level 23 when he raised to 58,000 from the cutoff seat and Benjamin Sage potted it from the button. Brown reraised and Sage called all in for approximately 310,000.

Sage:     
Brown:     

The flop, turn and river ran out       and Brown's three aces won the pot. Sage finished in sixth place and earned nearly $125,000.

In Level 24, Brown raised to 65,000 from the cutoff, Andy Seth potted from the button to 240,000. Brown made the call and then led out for a pot-sized bet on the     flop. Seth decided it was time and moved all in for right around 530,000, and Brown made the call.

Showdown
Seth:     
Brown:     

Seth was ahead with kings when the chips went in, but the   turn delivered Brown two pair. Much to Seth's dismay, the   river would give his opponent a full house and send him to the payout desk in fifth place, good for $165,665.

Next to go was a short-stacked Smith, who raised to 105,000 from the cutoff and received a call from Jachtmann. The     flop saw Jachtmann lead out and Smith called off his remaining 115,000.

Showdown
Smith:     
Jachtmann:     

Smith was ahead with two pair, but the   turn counterfeited him by giving Jachtmann jacks and deuces. The   river was of no consequence and Smith took his leave in fourth place.

Brown scored another elimination when he limped in the small blind and Steven Silverman exercised his option in the big with a raise to 90,000. Brown called and then checked the    flop, prompting Silverman to bet 125,000. Brown immediately announced a pot-sized raise, and Silverman called off for right around 540,000.

Showdown
Brown:     
Silverman:     

Brown had flopped a pair of eights with a flush draw, while Silverman held a pair of queens, a wrap, and an inferior flush draw. With draws abound, it was a bit surprising that it'd be the   on the turn that would give Brown the lead. Even so, Silverman still had plenty of outs to stay alive on the river. Unfortunately for him, the   was not one of them.

Heads-up play began with Jachtmann holding 4.94 million to Brown's 3.85 million. While the chip counts were close, it didn't take long to determine a winner. The final hand came when Brown raised to 80,000 from the button and Jachtmann made the call. The     flop saw Jachtmann check, opening the door for Brown to fire out 160,000. Jachtmann then woke up with a check-raise to 640,000, Brown called, and the   rolled off on the turn.

Jachtmann led out for 1.1 million and then called when Brown moved all in.

Showdown
Brown:     
Jachtmann:     

Brown was ahead with top set, but Jachtmann held a wrap. Brown also held a flush draw which detracted from Jachtmann's outs, but it was for naught as the   spiked on the river to give the man from Germany the straight. With that, Brown was denied his second WSOP bracelet and dispatched in second place, good for $408,393.

Final Table Results

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Jan-Peter Jachtmann limped on the button and Andrew Brown checked his option from the big blind. Both players checked the     flop before Brown led out for 60,000 on the   turn. Jachtmann made the call and then both players returned to checking on the   river.

Jachtmann rolled over      and it was good as Brown mucked.

Jan-Peter Jachtmann	5,220,000	20,000
Andrew Brown	3,575,000	-20,000

A short-stacked Micah Smith raised to 105,000 from the cutoff and received a call from Jan-Peter Jachtmann. The     flop saw Jachtmann lead out and Smith called off his remaining 115,000.

Showdown
Smith:     
Jachtmann:     

Smith was ahead with two pair, but the   turn counterfeited him by giving Jachtmann jacks and deuces. The   river was of no consequence and Smith took his leave in fourth place.

Jan-Peter Jachtmann	4,720,000	220,000
Micah Smith	0	-220,000

Jan-Peter Jachtmann opened for 75,000 from the cutoff and Steven Silverman defended from the big blind. The latter check-called a bet of 75,000 on the     flop, and then both players checked the   turn.

When the   peeled off on the river, Silverman check-called a bet of 175,000, but mucked when Jachtmann rolled over      for the nuts.

Jan-Peter Jachtmann	4,300,000	430,000
Steven Silverman	815,000	-425,000

Jan-Peter Jachtmann raised to 70,000 from the cutoff and was called by Andrew Brown on the button. The     flop saw Jachtmann lead out for 85,000, Brown called, and then both players checked the   turn.

Jachtmann returned to betting on the   river, this time firing out 110,000. Brown responded by making it 450,000 to go, and Jachtmann called with     . It proved good as Brown simply mucked.

Jan-Peter Jachtmann	3,870,000	800,000
Andrew Brown	2,450,000	-650,000

Action folded to Andrew Brown in the cutoff and he raised to 65,000, which prompted Micah Smith to move all in for 195,000 from the button. Both blinds got out of the way and Brown made the call.

Showdown
Smith:     
Brown:     

The     flop gave Smith a nice straight draw, but it'd be the running   turn and   river that would give him a queen-high flush and the win.

Andrew Brown	3,100,000	-100,000
Micah Smith	435,000	195,000

Action folded to Andy Seth in the small blind and he called before Steven Silverman raised to 72,000 from the big blind. Seth called.

The flop came down     and both players checked to see the   fall on the turn. Seth bet 60,000 and Silverman called.

After the   put trips on the board on the river, Seth checked and Silverman bet 200,000. Seth went into the tank for a couple of minutes. He sat down and thought for two minutes, stood up for another minute, sat back down for another minute and then finally called.

Silverman turned over the      for a full house, fives full of aces. Seth mucked his hand.

Steven Silverman	1,240,000	400,000
Andy Seth	765,000	-335,000