2011 World Series of Poker: Nick Binger Wins $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Low Split

Nick Binger has won the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Low Split at the 2011 World Series of Poker. The poker pro put the finishing touches on his deep run on Friday afternoon.

Binger had to outlast a tough field of 352 players and a final table that included the likes of Allen Kessler, Nick Schulman, Phil Laak, and eventual runner-up David Bach.

The back-and-forth heads-up battle between Binger and Bach eventually ended with Binger winning his first bracelet and the $397,073 first-place prize.

Here are the elimination hands as featured in Card Player’s live updates:

Allen Kessler Eliminated in 9th Place ($33,352)

Phil Laak opened the pot for 70,000 before the flop, Allen kessler moved all in for 126,000 from the small blind and Laak called.

Kessler: A A 6 3
Laak: A J 5 4

Kessler was ahead before the flop with a pair of aces. The board came J 10 6 5 J, giving Laak top pair on the flop for a draw, two pair on turn for the lead and a full house on the river to win the pot.

Allen Kessler came to the official nine-handed final table as the short stack and was the first one eliminated in 9th place ($33,352).

Bjorn Verbakel Eliminated in 8th Place ($43,328)

Bjorn Verbakel opened the pot for 40,000 before the flop, Nick Binger reraised to 150,000 from the button and Verbakel called.

The flop came J 10 4, Verbakel moved all in for 202,000 and Binger called.

Verbakel: A K Q 4
Binger: A K J 2

Binger was ahead with a pair of jacks on the flop against Verbakel’s pair of fours. The turn and river were the 3 and the 7 and Binger scooped the pot. Bjron Verbakel was eliminated in 8th place ($43,328).

Nick Schulman Eliminated in 7th Place ($56,729)

David Bach opened the pot for 75,000 before the flop, Phil Laak called from late position, Nick Schulman reraised to 245,000 from the big blind, Bach four-bet the size of the pot, Laak folded and Schulman called all in.

Bach: A A K 2
Schulman: 6 5 4 3

The board came 10 8 5 8 6, giving Bach two pair (aces and eights) for the high and the nut low to scoop the pot. Nick Schulman was eliminated in 7th place ($56,729).

Peter Charalambous Eliminated in 6th Place ($74,845)

Peter Charalambous was eliminated in a two-part series of sorts with Bryce Yockey taking the lion’s share of his stack. Both on the short stack, Yockey and Charalambous got it all in before the flop.

Charalambous: K K 2 2
Yockey: A K 5 4

The board came A A 8 4 8, giving Yockey a full house for the double up. That hand put Yockey at about 500,000 in chips and left Charalambous with just 10,000.

Left with just 10,000 on the very next hand, Charalambous was forced all in from the small blind against Nick Binger.

Charalambous: K K 10 9
Binger: A K 6 3
The board came 7 6 6 A 7, giving Binger a full house to win the pot. Peter Charalambous was eliminated in 6th place ($74,845).

Trevor Reader Eliminated in 5th Place ($99,512)

Phil Laak opened the pot for 75,000 from under the gun, Nick Binger called, Trevor Reader made a pot-sized reraise to 300,000 and both players called.

The flop came A K 8, Reader moved all in for 160,000 and both players called.

The turn was the A and both players checked the side pot.
The river was the 10, Laak checked, Binger 430,000 and Laak folded.

Binger: A 10 J 7
Reader: A Q 7 2

Binger won the pot with a full house and Trevor Reader was eliminated in 5th place ($99,512).

Phil Laak Eliminated in 4th Place ($133,337)

Phil Laak opened the pot for 80,000 from under the gun and David Bach called from the big blind.

The flop came 8 8 4 and both players checked.
The turn was the 10, Bach checked, Laak bet 150,000, Back check-raised all in and Laak called all in.

Bach: A 84 3
Laak: A Q J 10

Bach flopped a full house and Laak would need a ten on the river to make a better full house. The river was the Q and Phil Laak was eliminated in 4th place ($133,337).

Bryce Yockey Eliminated in 3rd Place ($180,180)

Brice Yockey started Level 26 on the short stack was eliminated shortly after the level began. Yockey button-raised the minimum before the flop, David Bach called from the small blind and Nick Binger called from the big blind.

The flop came 9 6 3, Bach and Binger checked, Yockey bet 190,000, Bach check-raised the size of the pot, Binger folded and Yockey called all in.

Bach: J 6 3 2
Yockey: 9 5 4 2

Yockey flopped top pair and an open-ended straight draw but was behind Bach’s two pair and flush redraw.

The turn and river were the K and the 9, giving Bach a flush on the river to win the pot. Bryce Yockey was eliminated in 3rd place ($180,180) while David Bach took the chip lead going into heads-up play.

With the elimination of Bryce Yockey in 3rd place, David Bach took the chip lead going into heads-up play with 3,015,000 against Nick Binger’s 2,270,000.

David Bach Eliminated in 2nd Place ($245,314)

David Bach completed the small blind before the flop and Nick Binger checked the big blind. The flop came

10 9 4, Binger checked, Bach bet 150,000 and Binger called. The turn was the 4 and both players checked. The river was the Q, Binger bet 300,000 and Bach called. Bach turned over Q 6 5 3 for top pair to win the pot. Bach took a slight lead that hand for the first time this afternoon with 2.69 million to Binger’s 2.595 million.

Binger quickly answered back and once gain regained the lead as Level 29 came to an end,
extending his lead to about 3,750,000 to Bach’s 1,500,000. Binger continued to hold momentum going into Level 30 and it wasn’t long before his aggression got the best of David Bach.

In the final hand of the event, David Bach button-raised to 300,000 before the flop, Nick Binger reraised to 900,000 from the big blind, Bach four-bet shoved for about 1,500,000 and Binger called.

Bach: A K K 4
Binger: A 5 3 3

Bach led before the flop with a pair of kings, but Binger had a small pair, was double-suited with an ace and had several several live low cards. The board came 7 5 2 9 5, giving Binger a flush to win the high hand and the nut-low to scoop the pot.

David Bach was eliminated in 2nd place ($245,314) while Nick Binger wins the first gold bracelet of his career in Event #57, and the last of the summer (besides the Main Event) along with the $397,073 grand prize.

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