Michael Raimon Victorious in Event #2: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha
PokerNews is in town to live report the $1,700 Main Event and two high roller tournaments here at the World Series of Poker Circuit at Hard Rock Tampa, but those are just three of the gold ring events that will have played out by the end of the series.
In Event #2: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha, 166 runners created a $54,780 prize pool that was paid out to the top 25 players including Austin Clanton (3rd - $5,985), Blake Whittington (8th - $1,428), Melisa Singh (13th - $834), Duff Charette (20th - $674), and David Prociak (25th - $619).
In the end, Michael Raimon bested Likang Berninger in heads-up play to win the title for $13,894 and his second gold ring.
“It’s nice. I don’t really play Circuit events anymore, mostly cash,” the 48-year-old Raimon said after his win while also commenting on three-handed play. “We just played slow all three of us. This guy [Austin Clanton] had 2 million, we each had like 150,000 for about an hour and a half and a we all picked our spots. He kept doubling everybody up one after another, then I finally got one big hand with him where he flopped a straight and I turned a full house.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Raimon | Bradenton, Florida | $13,894 |
| 2 | Likang Berninger | Lafayette, Indiana | $8,586 |
| 3 | Austin Clanton | N/A | $5,985 |
| 4 | Ramses Rosa | Florida | $4,274 |
| 5 | Joseph Orsino | Tampa, Florida | $3,127 |
| 6 | Bruce Gans | Ooltewah, Tennessee | $2,346 |
| 7 | Peter Walsworth | Sarasota, Florida | $1,807 |
| 8 | Blake Whittington | Jacksonville, Florida | $1,428 |
| 9 | Jessica Francis | Erie, Pennsylvania | $1,161 |