Event #26: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Jour 1 a débuté
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #26: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Jours 1
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$887,400
Entrants
986
Niveau
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
0
Event #26: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Kicks Off at 11 a.m.
One of the tournaments starting today is Event #26: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha. Last year, Tyler Groth took down this tournament for $179,126 by besting a field of 1,058 players. The year before it was none other than Sam Soverel who took the bracelet.
Cards will be in the air at 11 a.m. and play will conclude at the end of Level 10. Late registration for the tournament is open for the first six levels of play and will close at approximately 6:55 p.m. Players will start with 100 big blinds as the starting stack for the tournament is 5,000 and the blinds for the first level are 25/50.
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Niveau: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
The tournament director has now instructed the dealers to shuffle up and start pitching the cards.
"Seat Open"
Niveau 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The event has been underway for just over 10 minutes and we've already heard the dealers yell out "seat open" more than once.
With the tournament being a freezeout, we won't be seeing any of these players who bust out return to the tournament.
First Names
Niveau 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The players are seated in the Brasilia room and the field is slowly growing and growing. Bracelet winner Marcel Vonk sat down early today and has already managed to double up in the first 20 minutes of Level 1.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
10,550 | |
|
5,000 | 5,000 |
|
5,000 | 5,000 |
|
5,000 | 5,000 |
Liu Secures a Double With Broadway
Niveau 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
After two people limped, Sasha Liu raised to 250 from the button. The under-the-gun and early position limpers made the call and the flop came 
.
Action checked to Liu who bet 600 and was called by only the early position opponent. The turn fell the 
and action checked to Liu who bet 1,600. Her opponent then raised pot, and Liu moved all in. Her opponent called and they both tabled their hands, Liu showing 
for the nut straight and her opponent tabling 
for a flopped set.
The river came a brick and Liu secured a double-up in the first 20 minutes of play on Day 1.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
9,880 | 9,880 |
Liu Back to Start
Niveau 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The player under the gun limped and saw the one-seat pot it to 225. Both players in the blinds called and the UTG player called as well.
The flop was 
and it checked to the preflop raiser. He made it 400 and the next player in the hand raised it to 1,000. Sasha Liu called from the big blind and the player who bet 400 called as well.
Liu took over the betting lead on the 
turn and bet out pot to put her opponents all in. One player called.
Sasha Liu: 
Opponent: 
The river was the 
and Liu lost with a worse straight to fall back to the starting stack.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,000 | -4,880 |
Young Gets the Call
Niveau 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The board read 
with about 6,000 in the middle, and Justin Young moved all in for enough to cover his opponent's remaining 1,750.
His opponent thought for a few moments. "There is too much in the middle," he said and made the call. The players revealed their hands, Young showed 
for two pair with a flush draw and his opponent tabled 
for a pair of eights with a straight draw.
The fell on the river and Young moved to over double his original starting stack.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
10,725 | 10,725 |
New Players
Niveau 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
5,000 | 5,000 |
|
5,000 | 5,000 |
|
5,000 | 5,000 |
|
5,000 | 5,000 |
|
5,000 | 5,000 |
|
5,000 | 5,000 |
|
5,000 | 5,000 |
|
5,000 | 5,000 |