Event 6: $500 Limit Omaha 8 Championship
Day 1 Started
Lone Star Poker Series Champions Social
Event 6: $500 Limit Omaha 8 Championship
Day: 1
Event 6: Limit Omaha 8 Championship Underway
The Limit Omaha 8 Championship has just dealt the first hand with eight entries at the start.
The buy in for this event is $500. Levels are 30 minutes long and breaks will be after every two-hours of play. This tournament will give one of the belt buckle events, giving away one to the victor.
PokerNews will provide periodic updates of this event a sit unfolds throughout the day.
Players in the Field
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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38,000 | |
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35,000 | 35,000 |
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34,000 | 34,000 |
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33,000 | |
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32,000 | 32,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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26,000 | 26,000 |
Middleton Scoops Pot
Level 3 (200/400, 400/800)
The board read 
. Alan Middleton bet on the river and was called by his opponent.
Middleton showed the 
which was good enough to scoop the entire pot and give him a nice chip boost.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
37,000 | 37,000 |
Level 4 Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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40,000 | |
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35,000 | |
|
34,000 | |
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28,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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15,000 |
Break Time
The 17 registered players thus far are on their first 15-minute break of the afternoon.
Limit Omaha 8 Championship In Action
Results Thus Far in the Lone Star Poker Series
| Date | Buy-in | Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
| Sunday, April 18 | $215 | Event #1: Spring Series Kick-Off | 409 | $150,000 | Gerald Stogner | $23,742 |
| Sunday, April 18 | $400 | Event #2: $15K Deepstack Almost Freeze Out | 38 | $15,000 | Nick Chin | $3,634 |
| Monday, April 19 | $400 | Event #3: NLH Senior's Event | 27 | $10,000 | Scott Sanford | $3,500 |
| Monday, April19 | $400 | Event #4: Manic Monday Double Stack Turbo | 29 | $10,000 | Giovanni Musachio | $3,300 |
| Monday, April 19 | $400 | Event #5: Limit HORSE Deeper Stack Turbo | 28 | $10,000 | Dean Joe | $3,049 |
Walters Scoops to Stay Alive
Level 7 (500/1,000, 1,000/2,000)
Four players were at the river with the board reading 
. Bruce Walters made a bet for the remainder of his chips. One players called.
Walters showed the 
for the best high and low hand and he scooped the pot to stay alive on the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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28,000 |
Break Time
The players are now on a 15-minute break at the end of which, registration will be closed.