Event 30 - $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-14-2009 06:26 UTC-12

Event 30 - Pot-Limit Omaha - Day 1

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Welcome back my friends, to the show that never ends: The 2009 World Series of Poker here on Poker News.

Today's event is the $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha tournament, which is sure to attract a diverse crowd of talented players. One of the most popular games in Europe, we expect to see a number of international players in the field, along with some of the biggest names from online, including last year's winner, Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond.

Players will start the day with 2,500 chips and be entitled to two 2,500 chip add-ons anytime throughout the first three levels, ensuring that we'll some great action throughout the day.

Cards will be in the air in just about 30 minutes, so be sure to stick around for all the action from this popular event.

Level: 1

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0

06-14-2009 07:05 UTC-12

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Players are still finding their seats even as cards get in the air. The game is on.

06-14-2009 07:15 UTC-12

Names and Faces

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Some of the notable players in today's field include:

John Juanda
Mike Sexton
Katja Thater
Barny Boatman
Humberto Brenes
Adam Junglen
Lee Watkinson
Rob Hollink
Eric Froehlich
Gavin Griffin
Barry Greenstein
Joe Beevers
Clonie Gowen
Bill Gazes

06-14-2009 07:33 UTC-12

Greenstein Takes an Early Pot

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Barry Greenstein raised to 450 from the button and got called by an opponent in middle position.

Greenstein led for 1,000 on a flop of {7-Diamonds}

and got another call. Both players checked the {K-Diamonds}

on the turn, and Greenstein's opponent led for 2,000 on the river, which brought the {8-Clubs}

. Greenstein reraised for his last few hundred and when the hands were revealed, his opponent showed {K-?}

for trip kings.

"I can beat that," Greenstein said, turning over {8-?}

for a full house. Greenstein now has nearly 6,000 chips.

06-14-2009 07:44 UTC-12

Jimmy Fricke is Sizing up the Field

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Jimmy Fricke arrived late for his big blind, so he's being forced to wait an orbit before he can play a hand. In the meantime, he's putting his free time to good use, sizing up the competition.

His assessment? He told us he thinks the field is pretty soft and that most of the younger kids don't know how to play the game. We'll see if he's right as the day progresses.

06-14-2009 07:51 UTC-12

Devilfish Doubles

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We caught this hand in progress after David "Devilfish" Ulliott and his opponent got all in on a flop of {Q-Hearts}

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Ulliott: {J-Spades}

Opponent:

When the

and

failed to pair the board, Ulliott's straight held and increased his stack to 7,600.

06-14-2009 08:01 UTC-12

A Killer Table

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Walking through the room, we've found an amazingly tough table that's developed in the early going. In order, we have:

C.K. Hua
Jeffrey Lisandro
David "Devilfish" Ulliott
Rob Hollink
Jesper Hougaard
Kirill Gerasimov
Greg Aversa
Gavin Smith

Across the room, the influx of late registrants has forced tournament staff to create a new table by randomly pulling big blinds from existing tables. As a result, Mike Sexton, Gavin Griffin, and David Chiu are now all playing together.

06-14-2009 08:05 UTC-12

Gowen Eliminates a Player

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In a hand we picked up on the flop, Clonie Gowen bet 300 on a board of {J-Clubs}

and got a call from a player behind her. Gowen check-raised the turn, which brought the {Q-Hearts}

, and her opponent called all in.

Gowen: {A-Diamonds}

Opponent:

When the river brought the {8-Hearts}

, Gowen's trips held and she took the pot, pushing her stack to more than 4,000. Her opponent, who had apparently used his add-ons already, left the table.

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0