The players are back after the break with the blinds now up to 50/100.
According to the big screen here in the poker room there were 833 entrants for today's event which is a tremendous turnout. We'll confirm this for you shortly, along with the official prize pool and payouts.
According to Amir Vahedi, "Omaha is a suckers game". He said, "A bunch of guys were sitting around playing holdem and they said, why don't we add a couple more cards? Let people change their hands."
Maybe Vahedi should talk with Robert "Chip Burner" Turner about this. Turner is the main person credited with creating the game that is today known as Omaha.
Perhaps we know a little more why Amir Vahedi doesn't like Omaha. Vahedi was holding on a board of . One of his opponents held for the only low, while yet another held for a better full house. The turn took away half of the pot from Vahedi, while the river took the entire pot away from him.
Perry Friedman is taking a stab at today's Omaha Hi-Lo event after playing into the wee hours of the morning. He looks absolutely exhausted. He's sitting with his head in his hand, looking as if he could nod off at any moment.
Jim Meehan is talking up a storm on his table and is currently involved in a heated argument with his opponents over who was the greater military mind - Napoleon or King Leontes!
We officially had 833 players enter today's $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo event creating a prize pool of $1,249,500.
The top 81 players will finish in the money and receive at least $2,728 in cash, while 1st place will collect the bracelet and will take home $243,356!
On a board of , Erik Seidel checked and Jimmy Fricke bet. Seidel made the call. The same occurred on the turn of the . When the river of the , Seidel bet, but Fricke raised. Seidel folded his hand. After the hand Fricke is up to 3,500.
With the board reading Paul Darden had committed the last of his chips, but his opponent flipped for two pair which was good enough to scoop the pot and eliminate Darden early from today's field.