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Alessio Isaia raised to 60,000 before the short-stacked Jason Lester moved all in for about 90,000 in total from the small blind. Isaia made the call.
Lester: 
Isaia: 
Kings against queens and they held on the 
board. Lester is out in 16th place for $31,288 as Isaia now sits behind a stack of 748,000 chips.
Alessio Isaia raised to 60,000 from early position and Ville Mattila made the call on the button.
The flop was 
and Isaia fired 95,000. Mattila made the call. The turn was the 
and Isaia checked to Mattila who fired 110,000. Isaia made the call.
The river was the 
and both players checked it down.
Isaia showed 
for aces and fours which was good as Mattila mucked. Isaia is up to 753,000 with Mattila back to 560,000.
Tom Dwan raised to 70,000 from the cutoff and Matthew Wheat called out of the big blind.
The flop fell 
and Wheat checked. Dwan went all in for about 130,000 and Wheat called.
Wheat: 
Dwan: 
Dwan's lone pair needed to dodge Wheat's many draws. The turn was the and Dwan stayed in the lead, but the river was the and gave Wheat a winning straight.
Dwan is eliminated while Wheat moves to just shy of 700,000.
Since there's little action to report, how about some chip counts instead?
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
850,000 | 51,000 |
|
805,000 | -25,000 |
|
520,000 | 65,000 |
|
|
490,000 | -20,000 |
|
|
344,000 | -60,000 |
|
335,000 | |
|
117,000 | -64,000 |
|
90,000 | -124,000 |
Pot-Limit Omaha is supposed to be a gambling game. At the moment, it appears to be a game of patience. These guys are just not giving an inch, as most pots on the outer table are being won by the preflop aggressor with barely a flop to be seen.
Not exactly entertaining viewing for the fifty or so people who are clambering on the rail in the hope of capturing a tantrum from the "Poker Brat".
The table folded around to Trevor Uyesugi who completed from the small blind. Blair Rodman was in the big blind and he announced a raise to 60,000. Uyesugi made the call.
They saw a flop of 
and Uyesugi checked to Rodman who potted for 120,000. Uyesugi made the call.
The turn brought the 
and Uyesugi open-shoved into Rodman who called all in for his last 35,000.
Uyesugi: 
Rodman: 
The river was the as Uyesugi's full house collected the pot and eliminated Rodman in 18th place for $31,288 in prize money.
Tom Dwan raised to 53,000 under the gun and Stephen Pierson was the lone caller, doing so from the cutoff.
The flop came 
and Dwan checked. Pierson checked behind and the turn fell the . Dwan bet 83,000, but Pierson made the call.
The river fell the and Dwan checked. Pierson bet the pot and Dwan gave it up pretty quickly.
Pierson showed 
, just fourth pair and now has about 525,000. Dwan is down to about 250,000.
Well, if the first twenty minutes of this level are any indication, then we could be here a while just trying to reach the final table, let alone playing down to a winner.
There hasn't been much to report on at all as the chips are being passed around the table.
After an extended dinner break that, in the end, didn't achieve much other than queues at the dessert buffet, we're now back underway with a full two tables still in action.
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 0
