Event #64: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
Day 1 Started
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #64: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
418
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Welcome to Day 1 of Event #64: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
As No-Limit Hold'em becomes less and less popular at the highest stakes of cash games, the game of choice has become the poker variant whose $10,000 championship event will be played today: Pot-Limit Omaha. PLO is widely considered to be an "action" game, and since many players prefer it to NLHE, hundreds are doubtless eagerly awaiting the biggest PLO tournament of the summer, Event #64.
The structure for this year's PLO championship event is considerably changed from the one won by Daniel Alaei at last year's World Series of Poker. Last year, each player received 10,000 in tournament chips to begin, along with two lammers that they could exchange for another 10,000 at any point during the tournament up to a certain time where they had to be exchanged for chips. The "triple chance" format has been banished to dustbin this year, and a more traditional freezeout format in which each player gets 30,000 in chips has returned. Alaei took down $852,692 for his victory, defeating a field of 386 players.
Players will be in their seats by 4 p.m. local time if they hope to see the first cards come flying off the top of the deck, and they'll be scheduled to play through 10 levels, each lasting an hour. Don't go anywhere, as we'll be bringing you live updates throughout the evening about one of the most exciting events of the summer.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante:
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The championship Pot-Limit Omaha event is on.
Notables from Half of the Room
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | |
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Notables from the Other Half
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
More Standouts
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
More and more well-known players continue to take their seats, and this looks sure to be one of the more stacked fields this summer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
Shak Gets Shippy
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Dan Shak bet 2,300 in position against the big blind on a flop of 
, and Shak's opponent led out for 6,000 on the 
turn. Shak made the call, seeing a 
fall. Shak's opponent was undeterred, and he fired 7,000. Perhaps caution would have been more prudent though, because Shak shoved all in, and he took down the pot without a showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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41,300 |
More Joiners
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: