Event #31: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low 8-or-Better Day 1 | 2013 World Series of Poker

Event #31: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low 8-or-Better

Day 1 Started

06-17-2013 11:14 UTC-7

Time for Some PLO-8!

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Today we have the first of two Pot-Limit Omaha HI-Low 8-or-better events at this year’s World Series of Poker, as Day 1 of Event #31 $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low 8-or-better is about to get underway. Last year, this event drew a big field of 978 players, with Steven Loube ultimately emerging as champion. Along with the bracelet, he walked away with $267,345!

The biggest notable at that final table was the player who finished runner-up: Timothy Finne. It was his fourth final table in five years at the series, and his highest payday at the Rio in his career. Other pros who cashed were Dario Alioto (17th), Lee Watkinson (25th), Dan Heililler (26th), Barry Greenstein (32nd), Allen Kessler (71st), Joe Tehan (79th), and Andy Frankenberger (97th).

Play will be kicking off at noon today, and we will be playing through ten levels of split pots and scoops. Like last year, players will start out with 1,500 in chips, and have two lammers they can cash in at any time during the first four levels. We will be here all day to bring you the action, so make sure you don’t go anywhere! Until we start, get caught up on all the action from yesterday with Sarah Grant’s recap!

Level: 1

Blinds: 25/25

Ante: 0

06-17-2013 12:04 UTC-7

Scramble And Gamble

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Level 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

The announcements have been made, and the cards are in the air!

06-17-2013 12:23 UTC-7

Golden State Warriors

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Level 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

As usual, we expect several big names to slowly make their way into the room throughout the first few levels, but for now, here's who we spotted in the gold section already. Most of these players have yet to cash in their lammers, but we will report their full 4,500 stack, and let you know in specific posts about the players if they have used their lammers or not yet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Martin	4,500 4,500	4,500

Allen Kessler	4,500 4,500	4,500
Ray Henson	4,500
Lee Watkinson	4,500 4,500	4,500

Yuval Bronshtein	4,500 4,500	4,500

Mark Gregorich	4,500 4,500	4,500
Tony Cousineau	4,500 4,500	4,500
George Danzer	4,500 4,500	4,500

Mel Judah	4,500 4,500	4,500

06-17-2013 12:37 UTC-7

San Antonio Silver Stars

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Level 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

Here are some of the players we saw setting up shop in the silver section.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Laplante	5,000

Scott Fischman	4,500
Dmitrii Valouev	4,500
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman	4,500

Allan Le	4,500

Joe Kuether	4,500
Brian Hastings	4,500

Ben Yu	4,500

Naoya Kihara	4,500

Shannon Shorr	4,500

Greg Raymer	4,500

Joe Hachem	4,500

Jeff Madsen	4,500

Darryll Fish	4,500
John Monnette	4,500

Mike Leah	4,500

Daniel Strelitz	4,500

David Sklansky	4,500

06-17-2013 12:57 UTC-7

Bronze Medalists

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Level 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

Here's who we spotted over in the bronze section.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	4,500 4,500	4,500

Bryan Micon	4,500 4,500	4,500
Leif Force	4,500 4,500	4,500

Bart Hanson	4,500
Adrienne Rowsome	4,500 4,500	4,500

Josh Pollock	4,500 4,500	4,500
Shane Schleger	4,500 4,500	4,500
Randy Ohel	4,500 4,500	4,500

Eoghan O'Dea	4,500 4,500	4,500
Scott Clements	4,500 4,500	4,500

Robert Mizrachi	4,500 4,500	4,500

Level: 2

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0

06-17-2013 13:22 UTC-7

Detroit Red Wings

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Level 2 : 25/50, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ted Lawson	4,500

Thayer Rasmussen	4,500
Josh Arieh	4,500

Ari Engel	4,500

David Sands	4,500
Jeff Lisandro	4,500

Matthew Ashton	4,500

Joseph Cheong	4,500

Adam Levy	4,500
Michael Sanders	4,500
Shawn Buchanan	4,500

Nick Binger	4,500

Loni Harwood	4,500

Eric Baldwin	4,500

Perry Friedman	4,500

Ashly Butler	4,500
Dan Heimiller	4,500

06-17-2013 13:43 UTC-7

Lenaghan's Boat is Good

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Level 2 : 25/50, 0 ante

We caught up with the action in a four way pot on the river, with the board showing . Two players, including Ryan Lenaghan, checked to Wade Townsend, who fired out 600. Everyone else folded, but Lenaghan quickly called. Townsend announced "king high", and Lenaghan showed for sixes full of queens.