Event #20: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low 8-or-Better Day 3 | 2013 World Series of Poker

06-12-2013 14:43 UTC-7

Monnette Takes Chip Lead

tayke2

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

We caught up with the action in a three way pot between John Monnette, Won Goag, and Calen McNeil. The action was on the turn, with the board reading . Goag bet out, and Monnette raised it up. McNeil tanked for about 30 seconds before calling, and Goag called as well. The hit the river, and it was checked to McNeil, who fired out. Both players quickly called, and McNeil announced "set" and showed . Monnette showed for the nut low, and Goag folded his hand.

After taking half of that pot, Monnette is our first player to break the 500k mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	502,000 267,000	267,000

Won Goag	340,000 -20,000	-20,000
Calen McNeil	220,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: John Monnette Calen McNeil Won Goag

06-12-2013 14:50 UTC-7

Beaudoin Scoops a Big One

mnuwwarah

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Four players saw a flop of . Both blinds checked to Dale Beaudoin, who had raised preflop. He kept the lead, and everyone called. The turn came , and the blinds again checked to Beaudoin, who bet. This time, only Stephen Chidwick, in the small blind, made the call. The river brought an , and Chidwick check-called a final time.

"Nut low and a straight," Beaudoin said, revealing . Chidwick mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dale Beaudoin	470,000 5,000	5,000
Stephen Chidwick	310,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Dale Beaudoin Stephen Chidwick

06-12-2013 14:55 UTC-7

Randy Ohel Crippled, Eliminated in 16th Place ($10,184)

tayke2

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Randy Ohel was crippled after Can Kim Hua check-raised him on the turn with the board reading . Ohel made the call, and the river was a . A frustrated Ohel folded to Hua's river bet. Hua showed him for the nuts. Ohel was eliminated a short while later, with Hua once again scooping the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Can Kim Hua	462,000 97,000	97,000
Randy Ohel	Busted

Tags: Can Kim Hua Randy Ohel

06-12-2013 15:08 UTC-7

Break It Down

tayke2

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

The players are taking their first break of the day.

06-12-2013 15:29 UTC-7

Post Break Chippies

tayke2

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	620,000 118,000	118,000

Dale Beaudoin	550,000 80,000	80,000
Stephen Chidwick	520,000 210,000	210,000

Won Goag	360,000 20,000	20,000
Can Kim Hua	342,000 -120,000	-120,000
Todd Brunson	302,000 -88,000	-88,000

Calen McNeil	296,000 76,000	76,000

Tony Ma	275,000 5,000	5,000

Kevin Zhang	235,000 14,000	14,000
Jason Rivkin	226,000 -49,000	-49,000
Dao Bac	225,000 140,000	140,000
Joe Ford	180,000 -11,000	-11,000
Sumanth Reddy	140,000 -153,000	-153,000
Matthew Kelly	130,000 -151,000	-151,000
Dmitrii Valouev	50,000 5,000	5,000

Level: 23

Blinds: 8,000/15,000

Ante:

06-12-2013 15:29 UTC-7

Back At It

tayke2

Level 23 : 8,000/15,000, 0 ante

The players are back in their seats, and the dealers are getting back to work.

06-12-2013 15:42 UTC-7

Play Fairly Neutral

tayke2

Level 23 : 8,000/15,000, 0 ante

Since returning to break, we have hardly seen any pots develop. With Dmitrii Valouev being the only severely short stack player, most of the middle stacks are trading chips back and forth in chopped pots, meaning that no one is really moving up or down the leader board right now. Valouev should be all in any hand now, so that may boost the action up a bit.

06-12-2013 15:48 UTC-7

Zhang With a Sweeper

mnuwwarah

Level 23 : 8,000/15,000, 0 ante

Kevin Zhang limped on the button, Tony Ma completed the blind and Sumanth Reddy checked.

The blinds checked to Zhang on the flop, and he fired a bet. Ma called. The turn came , and Ma check-called once more. He did the same on the river. Zhang showed for a turned straight with an ace-four low. Ma couldn't beat either hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Zhang	165,000 -70,000	-70,000
Tony Ma	120,000 -155,000	-155,000

Tags: Kevin Zhang Tony Ma

06-12-2013 16:04 UTC-7

Dmitrii Valouev Eliminated in 15th Place ($12,539)

tayke2

Level 23 : 8,000/15,000, 0 ante

Dmitrii Valouev made a valiant comeback from the less then a big blind stack he had earlier in the day, working it all the way back up to 100,000 at his peak. However, his stack was grinded back down, and he just busted at the hands of Calen McNeil and Dao Bac.

McNeil started the action with a raise, and Bac called behind him. Valouev also called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Valouev bet his last 13,000, and both his opponents called. McNeil the bet the on the turn, and the on the river. Bac called both bets, and McNeil showed for a straight. Bac held for the low, and Valouev couldn't beat either with .