Slow Start for 2021 Runner-Up Salazar
Niveau 2
Limit Omaha 8 or Better
Defending Champion Dylan Linde has yet to be seen in the field, but several other 2021 final tablists including David Matsumoto and Damjan Radanov are already in the field looking to make a return run.
Among them is runner-up Hernan Salazar, who was recently involved in a pot with Esther Taylor.
Picking action up on a turn board of 
, Taylor led out from the big blind and was met by a fold from a player in middle position, but a call from Salazar on the button.
The turn brought the 
, and once more Taylor quickly placed a bet. Salazar folded to send the pot across the table as his stack shrunk a bit more in the early going.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
25,200
25,200
|
25,200 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
14,800
14,800
|
14,800 |
, with tabled hands in front of Paul Sokoloff, Jonathan Wang, and Todd Bareika.
to split the low half of the pot three-ways, which saved Bareika, who was all in.
for a full house of kings full of fours to vault his stack to over double its starting point.
prompted the small blind to lead out for 1,500 and got calls from Thiem and the cutoff and folds from the button and big blind. 
on the turn completed any flush draws and the small blind elected to check, Thiem however bet 6,500 which gained a fold from the cutoff but the small blind called. 
on the river denied any low draws and Thiem bet the pot for 19,000 which would have been enough to put the small blind all in. 
for a set and a flush, but Thiem said good fold and revealed 
for the nut flush.
prompted the cutoff to bet 500 which was called by Gray. The 
was put on the felt and both players checked. Gray revealed 
for tens full of aces which was good enough to take the pot.
, the big blind checked to Abrams who bet 600. The hijack folded and the big blind called. 
turn, it was again checked to Abrams, who bet 1,500. The big blind came back with a check-raise to 4,000.
came on the river. The big blind checked again and Abrams bet once more, this time for 8,000.
