Event 11: Litwin Winning
Morgan Litwin fired 17,500 on the river, and his opponent called. Litwin showed 
for the top full house with ace-king. His opponent flashed 
for a flush, and Litwin has about 198,000 now.
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Event 10: Time for a Break
The field has stood to stretch, smoke and check their smartphones as we enter a 15-minute break.
Event 11: Stiers Leads PLO
Blinds are currently 800-1,500 in $450 Pot-Limit Omaha, and Joseph Stiers has the top stack with 232,000. Other notable stacks include Anthony Caruso (196,000), Jerry Callahan (90,000), John Holley (85,000), and Allen Kessler (13,700).
There are now just 19 players remaining.
Event 10: Aaron Mermelstein Quadruples Up
Riding a short stack with just about 5,000 left, Aaron Mermelstein made his stand with 
and found three callers.
On the 
flop, one player made an isolation bet and forced two folds, leaving Mermelstein to table his non-pair hand. He was up against after his opponent flopped a set, and the turn (
) put him on the brink of elimination.
River: 
With that, Mermelstein hit gin on the river, making a straight to keep himself in contention midway through Day 1.
Event 10: Steve Gill Surges Over the 200,000 Plateau
One of the biggest stacks in the room right now belongs to Steve Gill, a local grinder who sports a shiny gold World Series of Poker Circuit ring to go with his big stack.
We'll track Gill's progress throughout the rest of this Day 1, as the experienced player looks to keep crushing.
Event 11: Return of the Wolf
Laurence Wolf evidently fired another bullet in the Pot-Limit Omaha tournament since the last time we checked on him, and he doubled up in a recent hand.
Wolf fired 9,000 after a 
flop, and an opponent shoved for 22,000. The next player folded, and Wolf called his last 200 off.
Wolf: 
Opponent: 
"Let's get some high cards out there," Wolf's opponent said, but the dealer put a 
out there, filling Wolf's straight. A 
completed the board, and Wolf doubled to 26,000.
Event 10: Crazy Handful of Nothin'
With the board reading 
by the turn, Cotton Snuffer check-called a bet of 1,500 to see the complete the board on the river.
Snuffer - the man who has dominated this tournament series while sporting a porkpie hat - then led out for a bet of 8,050. His opponent was not impressed, however, and he immediately moved all in for a sizable amount.
After checking his cards a final time, Snuffer held them up and tossed them into the muck, offering a "nice hand" across the table as he did so.
Event 11: Holley Takes Out Reslock
Chris Reslock pushed all in over a bet from John Holley with the board reading 
. Holley made the call.
Reslock: 
Holley: 
Holley's trips were ahead, and Reslock didn't improve on the 
and . Holley has around 61,000 now, and blinds are 300-600.
"Aces Don't Win in Omaha"
Players are currently playing at Level 6 with blinds of 200-400.
In a recent hand, Laurence Wolf three-bet to 4,000 before the flop and got two callers. The flop brought , and Wolf bet the pot after the first player checked. The next player shoved all in, the first player folded, and Wolf called.
Wolf: 
Opponent: 
Wolf's aces were in bad shape, and he was drawing dead on the 
turn.
"Aces don't win in Omaha," a player at the table said as Wolf got up to make his exit.
Meanwhile, Aaron Steury and Dan Heimiller are also in the field.
Event 11: Caruso Doubles
Anthony Caruso got all in on the flop against one opponent.
Caruso: 
Opponent: 
Caruso had flopped the nuts, and his opponent was unable to catch up when the 
and finished off the board.
"You're a sick man for calling with that preflop," Caruso's opponent said with a smile. Sick or not, Caruso now has around 87,000.
Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler's been spotted in the small field now. Around 50 players remain in the tournament, and blinds are now 150-300.