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Event 3 - $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better
Day 1 Completed
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 3 - $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better
Day: 1
Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Total Entries
918
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 918
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We began the day with a record-setting field of 918 entrants for the largest Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-Better tournament ever! Allen Cunningham, Daniel Negreanu, David "Chino" Rheem, Mike "The Mouth" Matusow, and Gavin Smith were among some of the bigger names that failed to make it through to the second day of action. On the flip side, Phil Hellmuth, Lee Watkinson, Brandon Cantu, Annie Duke, and Todd Brunson will all be back tomorrow to keep moving towards a gold bracelet.
One of the most amazing stories is that Thang Luu, last year's champion, looks to be our chip leader at the end of the day with over 70,000 chips. Luu bested the enormous field last year to claim his first bracelet and the over $200,000 first-place prize and looks poised and ready to make another deep run for the repeat.
A total of 197 players will be moving on to the second day and play is scheduled to begin at 2:00 PM local time. All of the official chip counts will be posted as soon as we receive them. Thanks for following and we'll see you all back here for our continued coverage of Event #3.
Four players saw a flop of
and, after a round of betting, action moved to the turn, which brought the 
.Another round of betting brought the players to the river where the
hit the board. Elezra bet out and got one caller.When the hands were opened, Elezra showed
for two pair and scooped the pot when his opponent mucked. The hand brought Elezra's chip stack to 55,000.
"Out. Super long day. No result. Sucks!"
This time, he led out a flop of
and got called in two spots. The same pattern repeated on the turn and river, which brought the 
and , respectively.When the hands were opened, Luu showed
for the flush and the high, while his opponents each showed ace-deuce which was good enough to chop the low.
Thang Luu - 64,000
Clint Steelman - 34,000
Warren Karp - 26,000
Justin Young - 23,000
John Kabbaj - 16,000
"Busto...brutal last hand :-(...gonna skip tomorrow cuz burnt out already"
Good game, Kristy.
The flop came down
and Luu checked. Karp bet and Luu called.The turn brought the
and both players checked. The river was the 
and Luu led out with a bet. Karp made the call.Luu tabled
for a wheel that was good enough to scoop the entire pot. He now has a massive 62,000 chips and looks to be building one heck of a fortress to defend his title!
, Scott Clements called a final bet from his opponent. The player revealed 
to scoop the entire pot after Clements mucked his hand. Scott is now down to 5,500 chips.
