Event #41: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Six Handed) Day 1 | 2013 World Series of Poker

06-22-2013 20:28 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Lenaghan	37,000 22,000	22,000
Kory Kilpatrick	34,000 19,000	19,000

Phil Galfond	33,000 18,000	18,000

Daniel Alaei	24,000 9,000	9,000

Sam Stein	19,000 4,000	4,000
Dan Kelly	18,500 3,500	3,500
Christian Harder	15,500 500	500

Steven Loube	15,500 500	500

Max Pescatori	15,000

Gavin Smith	14,000 -1,000	-1,000
Lee Markholt	14,000 -1,000	-1,000
Erik Seidel	13,000 -2,000	-2,000

Juha Helppi	13,000 13,000	13,000

Tom Marchese	12,000 -3,000	-3,000

Jeff Madsen	12,000 -3,000	-3,000

Ted Lawson	12,000 -3,000	-3,000

Chris Bell	10,500 -4,500	-4,500
Matt Stout	9,600 -5,400	-5,400
Allie Prescott	9,000 -6,000	-6,000
David Chiu	8,000 -7,000	-7,000

Dermott Blain	7,500 -7,500	-7,500
Erica Schoenberg	7,000 7,000	7,000
Fabrice Soulier	7,000 -8,000	-8,000

Rep Porter	4,000 -11,000	-11,000

Paul Volpe	Busted

Lisandro Ascends

Shamus

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

"Welcome to PLO!"

So cried a player from Table 365 just now amid a post-flop all-in situation involving Jeff Lisandro and a lone opponent. The board showed , Lisandro held , and his opponent . The turn was the and river the , and Lisandro's aces held.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Lisandro	24,500 14,000	14,000

Tags: Jeffrey Lisandro

06-22-2013 20:46 UTC-7

Deeb Gets the Better of Tiller

Mateusz_Pater

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Shaun Deeb started the hand by opening to 500 from under the gun, before the player on the button made the call. Dee Tiller was on the big blind, and opted to raise it to 2,100. Both of his opponents called, as they saw the come on the flop. All three checked as the made its way on the turn, before another check from Tiller was met with a bet of 3,800 from Deeb. The player on the button folded, as did Tiller, giving Deeb the pot.

Deeb happily showed Tiller, then the table, his for a bluff, before adding, “I tried to pull the same hand off like you did with your ace-king.”

This will surely be an entertaining battle, as Tiller has lost almost half his stack, and Deeb doubling from his original 15,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dee Tiller	39,000 -31,000	-31,000
Shaun Deeb	33,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Dee Tiller Shaun Deeb

06-22-2013 20:46 UTC-7

Omaha Brings Farha

Shamus

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

He's somewhat incognito at the moment, with no unlit cigarette between his lips and sitting quietly behind a pair of sunglasses as he plays. But it's him all right, three-time bracelet winner Sammy Farha, looking to add to his collection of Omaha bracelets won at the WSOP.

Back in 1996, Farha won a $2,500 PLO event, then after his memorable runner-up finish to Chris Moneymaker in the 2003 Main Event he'd return to win bracelets in 2006 ($5,000 Omaha Hi-Low) and 2010 ($10,000 Omaha Hi-Low).

Farha's mostly either small pots or folding, it appears, but we'll continue to keep tabs on him. We'll keep an ear out, too, for any "raise-y daisies."

Player	Chips	Progress
Sammy Farha	10,500 -4,500	-4,500

Tags: Sam Farha

06-22-2013 21:03 UTC-7

Mercier on the Move

Shamus

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Jason Mercier had turned up during the fourth level to play his stack, having run over during the dinner break of Event #39: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Eight-or-Better.

They've only got about 20 minutes more here before the 30-minute dinner break, but Mercier is hoping to add a few extra chips here to tide him over as he continues his run in the other event. At present 45 players remain in Event #39, with Mercier having made the cash and currently enjoying one of the bigger stacks of those left.

This isn't the first time this summer Mercier has been double-dipping at the WSOP, as we saw earlier in the month:

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mercier	12,500 -2,500	-2,500

06-22-2013 21:08 UTC-7

The Promise!

Mateusz_Pater

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

“35,000” said Dee Tiller, looking over at Shaun Deeb’s stack. “Won’t be long till it’s all mine.”

“You’re already counting it? You’re going to have to earn it,” replied Deeb.

“Oh, I’m a get you,” added Tiller.

The two have been exchanging words since Deeb took down a 40,000 pot between the two earlier, hitting a two-outer to scoop in the chips.

In the most recent hand between the two, Tiller and Deeb limped into the pot, and the big blind checked, as the three saw the flop come . All three happily checked, as the fell on the turn. The big blind checked, as Tiller threw out a bet of 600. Only Deeb called, as Tiller dropped in a bet of 1,500 before the card was exposed. Deeb made the call when the card was tabled, but mucked his hand when Tiller showed his .

“Keep calling. I’ll get you,” said Tiller, raking in the pot.

“It’s only 2,000,” replied Deeb, not concerned about giving a little back.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dee Tiller	41,000 2,000	2,000
Shaun Deeb	30,000 -3,000	-3,000

Tags: Dee Tiller Shaun Deeb

06-22-2013 21:11 UTC-7

Exit Erick, Enter Erica

Shamus

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Table 374 just saw a flurry of action in a short sequence of hands that saw three players eliminated — Dermott Blain, Erick Lindgren, and last year's winner of this event, Naoya Kihara.

Just moments after Lindgren was knocked out, his wife, Erica Schoenberg was moved to the very same table, taking the seat vacated by of one of the other eliminated players. Mixed feelings for Schoenberg, apparently, who didn't like hearing of Lindgren's knockout but didn't mind avoiding having to play against him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erica Schoenberg	6,700 -300	-300
Dermott Blain	Busted
Erick Lindgren	Busted

Naoya Kihara	Busted

Tags: Erica Schoenberg Erick Lindgren

06-22-2013 21:20 UTC-7

Brown Turns It Around

Shamus

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

After losing his first lammer earlier on, Chad Brown has enjoyed Level 4 much better, having accumulated chips throughout then winning a big hand with just a few minutes left in the level to catapult up over the 70,000-chip mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Brown	74,000 64,000	64,000

Tags: Chad Brown

06-22-2013 21:22 UTC-7

Smith Loses a Few

Shamus

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Dan Smith was just putting the last of his first stack in the middle following a flop holding against an opponent's . The turn was the and river the , and Smith was cashing in his remaining lammers to continue.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Smith	10,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tags: Dan Smith

06-22-2013 21:22 UTC-7

Rast Has it All

Mateusz_Pater

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Jarred Graham opened to 400 from the hijack, and was called by both blinds, one of which was Brian Rast. The flop came , and all three checked, as the fell on the turn. The small blind led out for 725, and was called by Rast, as Graham opted to fold. With the coming on the river, the small blind check called a bet of 550 from Rast, but mucked after seeing .

“I flopped everything,” said Rast, after the hand. A nice pot to win for Rast, as he moves up to 27,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	27,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Brian Rast