Welcome to the final day of Event #9, $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship where 17 players return with a chance for the title. The cards will be in the air at 2:00 p.m. local time. The field is led by Abe Mosseri (1,1855,000), but six-time WSOP bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu looms not too far back. Yarron Bendor (1,195,000) is behind Mosseri in second place, while Christopher Vitch (676,000) is third in chips.
The tournament started with 154 players and the play is to play down to a champion today. Everyone who remains is guaranteed a payout of $16,958, with first place paying $391,313, plus the coveted gold bracelet.
The players will vie through 10 one-hour levels, with 15-minute breaks every two levels and a one-hour dinner break after six levels today. As noted they are scheduled to play down to a winner, but if that is not possible then the players can opt to play an extra one level if they are heads-up. If heads-up hasn't been reached by the end of today's 10 levels, then play will conclude on an added Day 4.
Stay tuned to PokerNews.com throughout the day for all the live action as it happens starting at 2 p.m local time.
Ray Dehkharghani recalled for us how Matt Woodward was recently eliminated from the tournament.
Philip Long raised from under the gun before Woodward reraised from the small blind. Long called and both players watched the flop come . Woodward bet and Long raised. The two exchanged several more bets until Woodward was all in.
Long:
Woodward:
Long had flopped a set of deuces, which would ultimately win him the hand, resulting in Woodward being the first player eliminated today.
Anthony Zinno raised from middle position before David "ODB" Baker announced all in for 73,000 from the big blind. Zinno called and the cards were tabled.
Zinno:
Baker:
The board ran out , resulting in Zinno scooping the pot with a three-five low and a better two pair for the high.
Baker falls in 14th place, earning $19,918 for his efforts.
Owais Ahmed raised from the button before Daniel Negreanu came over the top with a raise from the small blind. Ahmed called after the big blind folded his hand.
The flop came and Negreanu bet. Ahmed called.
The turn brought the and Negreanu bet. Ahmed called.
The completed the board and Negreanu fired one last bet. Ahmed paused for a moment and called all in for less.
Negreanu then revealed and scooped the pot after Ahmed tabled for a worse low and smaller flush.
Anthony Zinno started the hand off by calling all in for 30,000 from middle position. Ilya Dyment called from the hijack, as did Mike Matusow in the small blind. Yarron Bendor checked in the big blind.
The flop came , and Matusow bet. Bendor called. Dyment raised. Matusow then called for less and was all in. Bendor called.
Dyment and Bendor then checked down the on the turn as well as the on the river. All the cards were then revealed.
Bendor:
Dyment:
Zinno:
Matusow:
Bendor and Dyment firstly chopped the side pot. For the main pot, Bendor won half with two pair for the high, and Zinno won the other half with the ace-three for the low.
Matusow was the only player unable to get a piece of the pot, resulting in his elimination in eighth place.
Ilya Dyment raised from the cutoff, and Abe Mosseri called in the big blind.
The flop came , and Mosseri bet. Dyment moved all in for 70,000, and Mosseri called.
Mosseri:
Dyment:
All was square on the flop, with both players having two pair with an ace kicker. However, the turn produced the , sending Mosseri into the lead with a higher two pair. The on the river was no help for Dyment, who had to settle for fifth place, collecting $86,259 for his efforts.
Daniel Negreanu raised from the small blind, and Yarron Bendor called in the big blind.
The flop came , and Negreanu bet. Bendor called. The turn brought the , and Negreanu bet again. This time, Bendor raised. Negreanu called. The completed the board, and Negreanu checked. Bendor quickly bet. Negreanu called.
Bendor tabled for two pair, aces and kings.
"Just aces?" asked Negreanu, before tabling for trip threes and the winning hand .
. Woodward bet and Long raised. The two exchanged several more bets until Woodward was all in. 
flop Shak bet, Pescatori folded and Dyment raised enough to put Shak all in.
and Mosseri's full house eliminated Pescatori.
and Negreanu bet. Ahmed called. 
and Negreanu bet. Ahmed called. 
and scooped the pot after Ahmed tabled 
for a worse low and smaller flush.
on the turn as well as the 
completed the board, and Negreanu checked. Bendor quickly bet. Negreanu called. 