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| Victoria
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| Wed 30 Jun 2010 |
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WSOP: Record-breaking success for the
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Another week, another British bracelet at the World Series of Poker.
And then there were five. This time, it's Steve Jelinek from Birmingham who has
taken gold, in the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo tournament. This result is
notable for three reasons.
One, Jelinek finished sixth in this same
tournament at last year's Series. Anyone can get lucky, but consistency is the
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Two, it scuppered Phil Hellmuth's hopes of
an incredible 12th bracelet for himself. The great champion went into the last
15 with big chips, but finished seventh.
Does this record inspire you
to take a patriotic stab at Omaha Hi-Lo? The rules are like Holdem, except each
player receives four cards and must use two from their hand and three from the
table. The pot is split between the highest and lowest hands, but the low hand
must include five cards lower than a nine. If nobody has an "eight or better"
low hand (no pairs), the high hand wins everything.
The best advice I
can give you is to play with cards that might win you both pots. You want an
ace in your hand (which is both high and low) with a couple of other low cards
and a pair or nut flush draw. There are many other skills, but the main thing
is to try to win both pots.
On Sunday night, I played the weekly $215
Omaha Hi-Lo on PokerStars and finished 16th, when 15 won money. On the bubble
again. I'm breaking my own records here.
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