Event #30: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha | 2018 World Series of Poker

2018-06-16 14:08 UTC-7

McDermott Check-Raises Fayant

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Niveau 22 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Tim McDermott raised to 43,000 from under the gun and Jody Fayant called from middle position.

The flop came and McDermott checked. Fayant bet 84,000 and McDermott called.

The turn brought the and McDermott checked. Fayant bet again, 175,000 this time, sending McDermott into the tank. He eventually check-raised the pot to 779,000. Fayant folded after brief consideration and McDermott took the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Tim McDermott	1,510,000	250,000
Jody Fayant	624,000	-456,000

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2018-06-16 13:52 UTC-7

George Xu Eliminated in 10th Place ($11,596)

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Niveau 22 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Down to just a few big blinds and merely folds in front of him, George Xu opened for pot from the button committing the majority of his chips.

Phil Riley, his neighbor in the small blind, repotted and the big blind folded. Xu added the remainder of his chips to get to showdown.

George Xu:
Phil Riley:

The board ran out and just like that, Xu exited in 10th place.

Xu, who won this very event two years ago, takes home $11,596 for his deep run. The remaining nine players are now guaranteed $14,904.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Phil Riley	490,000	138,000
George Xu	Eliminé

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2018-06-16 13:45 UTC-7

McDermott Doubles Through Riley

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Niveau 22 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Phil Riley raised to 40,000 from late middle position and Tim McDermott called from the button.

The flop came and Riley bet 40,000. McDermott called.

The turn brought the and Riley bet again, 85,000 this time. McDermott went into the tank for several minutes before he raised to 433,000. Riley jammed and McDermott quickly called to put himself at risk.

Phil Riley:
Tim McDermott:

Riley had flopped a set of jacks and plus straight and flush draws but found himself trailing McDermott's set of aces. The river was no help to Riley and McDermott took the pot to double up.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Tim McDermott	1,260,000	580,000
Phil Riley	352,000	-480,000

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2018-06-16 13:27 UTC-7

Ryynanen Flops Trips

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Niveau 22 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Sampo Ryynanen opened under the gun plus one for 40,000 and picked up a single caller to see a flop; Randy White came along from the button.

Ryynanen bet 32,000 on and bet another 65,000 on the turn. White called both streets and checked behind on the river.

Ryynanen showed for trips and White mucked.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sampo Ryynanen	850,000	285,000
Randy White	290,000	-180,000

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Niveau: 22

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 0

2018-06-16 13:16 UTC-7

Fayant Doubles Through Bambrick

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Niveau 21 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Ryan Bambrick opened under the gun and found Jody Fayant and Randy White calling.

The flop came and Bambrick bet 38,000. Fayant raised to 125,000, White folded, and Bambrick went into the tank for about a minute before he called.

The turn brought the and Bambrick moved in. Fayant called all in for about 340,000.

Jody Fayant:
Ryan Bambrick:

Both players had flopped flush draws but Fayant had the best of it with trip sevens and the nut-flush draw. The hit the river to give Fayant sevens full of aces and he took the pot to double up, putting his stack in seven-figure territory.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ryan Bambrick	1,090,000	-610,000
Jody Fayant	1,080,000	600,000

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2018-06-16 13:03 UTC-7

Three Aces

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Niveau 21 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Action folded to Phil Riley in the cutoff and he opened for 40,000. Small blind Ryan Bambrick potted and the action was back on Riley as soon as the big blind folded.

Riley announced "Pot" as well and Bambrick folded.

Riley showed .

"Just three?" one table mate said with a smile.

"Going to war with just a pair?" another remarked.

"I had the blocker!" Riley said with a smile while pointing to one of his aces.

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2018-06-16 12:58 UTC-7

(Unofficial) Final Table Seat Draw & Chip Counts

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Niveau 21 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Phil Riley	Canada	832,000
2	Sampo Ryynanen	Finland	565,000
3	Ryan Bambrick	United States	1,700,000
4	Tim McDermott	United States	680,000
5	Jared Ingles	United States	620,000
6	Danny Woolard	United States	170,000
7	Jody Fayant	Canada	480,000
8	Randy White	United States	470,000
9	Pushpinder Singh	United States	320,000
10	George Xu	United States	145,000

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ryan Bambrick	1,700,000	-27,000
Phil Riley	832,000
Tim McDermott	680,000	153,000
Jared Ingles	620,000	-44,000
Sampo Ryynanen	565,000	-68,000
Jody Fayant	480,000	40,000
Randy White	470,000	-20,000
Pushpinder Singh	320,000	110,000
Danny Woolard	170,000	5,000
George Xu	145,000	-91,000

2018-06-16 12:48 UTC-7

Jeanmarc Thomas Eliminated in 11th Place ($11,596)

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Niveau 21 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Phil Riley opened to 32,000 from the cutoff and Jeanmarc Thomas moved all-in for what looked like 62,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back around to Riley and he called to put Thomas at risk.

Phil Riley:
Jeanmarc Thomas:

Riley had the preflop advantage and Thomas needed to improve to survive. The board ran out giving Riley trip nines to take the pot and end Thomas's run in this tournament.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Phil Riley	832,000	42,000
Jeanmarc Thomas	Eliminé

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2018-06-16 12:41 UTC-7

White and Fayant Chop One Up

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Niveau 21 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Randy White raised to 27,000 from the button, Jody Fayant three-bet to 87,000 from the big blind, and White called.

The flop came and Fayant bet 90,000. White went into the tank for about a minute before he called.

The turn brought the and Fayant shoved for a little over 200,000. White quickly called to put Fayant at risk and the two players tabled their hands.

Randy White:
Jody Fayant:

Both players had turned Broadway and a chop was certain since neither had a redraw. The hit the river and the dealer pushed half the pot to each player.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Randy White	490,000	53,000
Jody Fayant	440,000	30,000

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