Welcome To Day 1 of Event #51: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
With the longest day just beginning, summer solstice welcomes the next bracelet event to the schedule at the 2019 World Series of Poker! This afternoon at 3.00 p.m., Day 1 of Event #51: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better will begin.
Last year's edition of this event saw 402 players enter the tournament with the hopes of winning the famous gold bracelet. It took just shy of three full days for David Brookshire to accomplish that feat, emerging victorious at a final table that included three other former bracelet winners on it to earn a payday of $214,291.
This event is a unique one as it is the only tournament that represents a mix of the two split-pot games found within the H.O.R.S.E. rotation. With one portion being a flop game and the other stud, all players are sure to be tested on their overall poker prowess throughout the tournament.
Cards will be in the air at 3 p.m. local time this afternoon and players will begin play with a 15,000 starting stack, up from last year's event which was worth only 12,500 chips. The first level will start with limits of 200-400 and levels will last one hour each with a 15-minute break at the conclusion of every two levels. Like with all 3 p.m. events, there will be no dinner break.
Late registration will be open until the completion of Level 8 and its subsequent break at approximately 12 midnight local time with play set to continue until the completion of Level 10. PokerNews will be on the floor covering all the action, so stay tuned.
. Israelashvili check-raised his opponent's bet and received a call.
and Israelashvili continued with a bet. His opponent folded and he took down the pot.
, Chris Tryba put in a bet from middle position. There were five players still left in the pot: the hijack called and the cutoff folded. The player on the button then called before both players in the blinds folded. 
. Tryba fired again and both the hijack and button folded as he took down the pot.
between a player in early position, a player in middle position, and DJ Buckley in the cutoff. The player in early position bet and received two calls, bringing a turn of 
and action went check-check before Buckley put in a bet. Both players called.
flop and Tran checked. Brookshire made a continuation-bet and Tran called, bringing the 
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for Broadway and Tran turned over 
for a full house, aces full of jacks. Tran mentioned after the hand that she thought she might be behind. Brookshire confirmed she was ahead the whole way.
from under the gun. Gerald Ringe was to his left and called, as did a player in middle position. The hijack then raised to 1,200 and was called by the the player on the button. The players in the small- and big blinds were also in the hand and folded. Both Ringe and the player in middle position called, taking action four ways to the turn for a side pot.
and Deeb had a bet in front of him. His opponent thought for about 30 seconds and made the call.
, announcing three tens which was good to get his opponent to muck as he added to his stack. He is currently either the chip leader or very close to it with more than two-and-a-half levels left to play before bagging for the evening.
and Ivey bet. His opponent folded and he took down the pot.
