From the cutoff seat, Steven Silverman raised to 4,000. Gordon Vayo reraised to 14,400 from the button and then Joshua Tieman made it roughly 45,000 from the small blind. Silverman folded and then Vayo called all in for less than Tieman's reraise.
Tieman: 
Vayo: 
The board ran out 
and Tieman's flopped flush won the pot for him to eliminate Vayo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000 | 54,100 |
|
Busted |
Jason Mercier raised to 3,200 from middle position and play folded to Ryan Schmidt on the button. He called and then Peter Jetten called from the big blind.
The flop came down 
and Jetten and Mercier checked. Schmidt bet 8,000 and Jetten raised all in. Mercier folded and Schmidt called all in for 13,500 total.
Schmidt: 
Jetten: 
The turn was the to give Schmidt a full house and the river completed the board with the 
.
Schmidt doubled up to over 37,000 while Jetten was knocked back to 22,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
182,000 | -5,100 |
|
37,200 | 17,200 |
|
22,000 | -17,100 |
Alexander Kravchenko opened to 3,500 from the cutoff, Jerome Bradpiece called on the button, and David "Bakes" Baker called out of the small blind. The flop came down 
, and the action checked to Bradpiece, who fired 7,000. Baker released, and Kravchenko called.
The turn was the 
, and Kravchenko checked again. Bradpiece tossed out 18,000, and Kravchenko called.
The completed the board, and both players checked. Bradpiece tabled 
for a straight, and Kravchenko mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 | 11,200 |
|
83,000 | -20,300 |
Action folded to Robert Williamson III in the hijack seat and he raised to 4,200 From the cutoff seat, Stephen Ladowsky reraised to 15,000 and Williamson called.
The flop came down and Williamson led for 25,000. Ladowsky called all in for around 15,000 and the hands were opened.
Ladowsky:
Williamson: 
The turn was the and the river the . All Williamson needed was one heart, but he got two. At any rate, his flush won the pot to take down Ladowsky's top set of aces and send him to the rail.
Williamson moved to 185,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000 | 60,300 |
|
Busted |
Today's continuation of Event 39: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha includes a game other than No-Limit Hold'em. The game we're talking about is Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) and it's one that's grown immensely in popularity over the last few years. In fact, some of the largest games in the world are run strictly with PLO because it tends to induce more action. We all know poker players love action and to gamble, which makes PLO such an intriguing and fun game for them.
For those of you who may be unfamiliar with the game of PLO, you can refer to the PokerNews Poker Rules: Omaha Poker page to check things out and get a feel for how the game is played. The page is complete with game rules, terms and also strategy links.
Omaha is similar to Hold'em in that it is a flop game, but instead of two hole cards, you receive four. The trick is that you must you two cards from your hole cards and only two cards, to make your best five-card hand at the end. This is the part that sometimes confuses people new to the game as they'll make the mistake of only using one card from their hand or trying to use three.
Just like Hold'em, there is a betting round preflop followed a betting round after each of the flop, turn and river. The most popular form of Omaha is pot-limit, which you'll see here today in Event 39. That means you are only able to bet up to the current amount of the pot at any given time.
If you think you've got the basics down and would like to dive into some strategy, Lex Veldhuis joined Kristy Arnett and Donnie Peters on the Strategy with Kristy podcast to discuss some PLO. Click here to check it out. There's also another podcast with high-stakes cash pro Jared Bleznick where he discusses some PLO. Check that one out here.
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 0
The cards are in the air for Day 2 of Event 39.
Welcome back to Event 39: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha. Today is Day 2 and it's going to be another great one of high-stakes PLO action. Leading the returning 88 players is Benjamin Sage with 358,400 in chips. He's trailed closely by Joe Kushner with 353,500 before a gap of more than 100,000 comes and then Jan-Peter Jachtmann sits in third.
Others still remaining are Andrew Brown (202,100), Jason Mercier (187,100), Daniel Alaei (127,000), Ted Lawson (90,000) and 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Joe Cada (50,600).
Just over 50 players will head home empty-handed today as the top 36 pay out, which means at some point the bubble will burst. You won't want to miss that or any of the action today, so be sure to stay tuned for when the cards get in the air at 1:00 PM Vegas time.
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 447 | 1 | Michael Shklover | 125200 |
| 447 | 2 | Ted Lawson | 90000 |
| 447 | 3 | Naoya Kihara | 140600 |
| 447 | 4 | Huck Seed | 90600 |
| 447 | 5 | Joe Beevers | 48000 |
| 447 | 6 | Daniel Alaei | 127000 |
| 447 | 7 | Joe Cada | 50600 |
| 447 | 8 | Micah Smith | 102700 |
| 447 | 9 | Shawn Buchanan | 53400 |
| 448 | 1 | Steven Silverman | 72700 |
| 448 | 2 | Gordon Vayo | 50800 |
| 448 | 3 | Joshua Tieman | 125900 |
| 448 | 4 | John Riordan | 188900 |
| 448 | 5 | John Kabbaj | 47500 |
| 448 | 6 | Cory Wood | 163800 |
| 448 | 7 | Wilfried Haerig | 164400 |
| 448 | 8 | Mohsin Charania | 72300 |
| 448 | 9 | Joshua Ladines | 84500 |
| 449 | 1 | George Lind | 41600 |
| 449 | 2 | Allan Le | 24500 |
| 449 | 3 | Joseph Kushner | 352500 |
| 449 | 4 | Noah Schwartz | 70300 |
| 449 | 5 | Jan Collado | 76700 |
| 449 | 6 | Tom Chambers | 13000 |
| 449 | 7 | Pakinai Lisawad | 44000 |
| 449 | 8 | Konstantin Bucherl | 46900 |
| 449 | 9 | Jeremy Kottler | 48300 |
| 452 | 1 | Allen Cunningham | 76800 |
| 452 | 2 | David Callaghan | 60200 |
| 452 | 3 | Dilyan Kovachev | 28000 |
| 452 | 4 | Benjamin Sage | 358400 |
| 452 | 5 | Ismael Bojang | 37700 |
| 452 | 6 | Will Failla | 79600 |
| 452 | 7 | Tristan Clemencon | 51000 |
| 452 | 8 | Adam Kornuth | 147700 |
| 452 | 9 | Tony Cousineau | 17300 |
| 453 | 1 | Edmilson Oliveira | 45400 |
| 453 | 2 | Pascal Leyo | 51000 |
| 453 | 3 | Andrew Brown | 202100 |
| 453 | 4 | Nikolai Yakovenko | 157800 |
| 453 | 5 | Chris DeMaci | 159300 |
| 453 | 6 | Ville Wahlbeck | 61000 |
| 453 | 7 | Padraig Parkinson | 25400 |
| 453 | 8 | Robert Williamson III | 124700 |
| 453 | 9 | Stephen Ladowsky | 28700 |
| 454 | 1 | Bryn Kenney | 131200 |
| 454 | 2 | Ben Grundy | 98100 |
| 454 | 3 | Bahram Zohri | 193100 |
| 454 | 4 | Nestor Martinez | 193800 |
| 454 | 5 | David Finkelstein | 53400 |
| 454 | 6 | Brock Parker | 99800 |
| 454 | 7 | Keith Charles Lehr | 113300 |
| 454 | 8 | Sammy Farha | 114400 |
| 454 | 9 | Hasan Habib | 109000 |
| 455 | 1 | Nenad Medic | 157600 |
| 455 | 2 | Alexander Kravchenko | 103300 |
| 455 | 3 | Jerome Bradpiece | 228800 |
| 455 | 4 | David Bakes Baker | 106400 |
| 455 | 5 | Marko Neumann | 65000 |
| 455 | 6 | Roman Verenko | 48900 |
| 455 | 7 | Brett Richey | 27000 |
| 455 | 8 | Hans Winzeler | 138100 |
| 455 | 9 | Loren Klein | 193400 |
| 459 | 1 | Christopher King | 170000 |
| 459 | 2 | Matthew Kirk | 106600 |
| 459 | 3 | Aubin Cazals | 95700 |
| 459 | 4 | John Beauprez | 76400 |
| 459 | 5 | Brandon Crawford | 159100 |
| 459 | 6 | Artem Metalidi | 87500 |
| 459 | 7 | Romik Vartzar | 71400 |
| 459 | 8 | Eric Cloutier | 27000 |
| 459 | 9 | Sam Stein | 52600 |
| 460 | 1 | Jon Hoellein | 57200 |
| 460 | 2 | John Racener | 50100 |
| 460 | 3 | Ryan Schmidt | 20000 |
| 460 | 4 | Kory Kilpatrick | 81600 |
| 460 | 5 | Peter Jetten | 39100 |
| 460 | 6 | Jan-Peter Jachtmann | 250000 |
| 460 | 7 | John Shipley | 57700 |
| 460 | 8 | --empty-- | -- |
| 460 | 9 | Jason Mercier | 187100 |
| 461 | 1 | Michael Binger | 143000 |
| 461 | 2 | Matt Stout | 146900 |
| 461 | 3 | Anton Ionel | 97600 |
| 461 | 4 | Trevor Pope | 25000 |
| 461 | 5 | Andy Seth | 130100 |
| 461 | 6 | --empty-- | -- |
| 461 | 7 | Michel Abecassis | 60700 |
| 461 | 8 | Timothy Flanders | 161800 |
| 461 | 9 | Jens Kyllonen | 47600 |
Event 39: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 2 Started
