Event #35: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 1 | 2013 World Series of Poker

06-19-2013 18:46 UTC-7

Duhamel Flops a Set

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Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

When we reached the table, Jonathan Duhamel and an opponent got all of the chips in the middle on a flop of . The hands looked like this:

Duhamel:
Opponent:

Duhamel's set held as the turn and river came , respectively, and was shipped the pot. The 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion now has 15,000 chips, which includes one lammer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Duhamel	15,000	10,700

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06-19-2013 18:35 UTC-7

Split Pot for Silver

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Max Silver's day hasn't been going too great so far and he has just had to contend with a split pot.

The chips went in on a flop, Silver holding for top pair and the nut flush draw, his opponent the for a pair of aces. The turn and river were the and , improving both players to a straight and splitting the pot.

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06-19-2013 18:32 UTC-7

McNeil Looking to do a "Schneider"

Matthew Pitt

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

2013 WSOP Event 20 Gold Bracelet Winner Calen McNeil

Tom "Donkey Bomber" Schneider won his second WSOP bracelet within a week — both in H.O.R.S.E events — and now Calen McNeil is looking to emulate him.

McNeil took down Event #20, the $1,500 Omaha Hi/Low-8 or Better tournament and is now taking part in the $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha tournament.

McNeil has a couple of cashes on PLO events at the WSOP, his best performance being an 11th place finish in the 2008 edition of the $1,500 buy-in event. Can he improve on that finish in the $3,000 buy-in? Only time will tell.

Speaking of Schneider, he is part of the 547 players who have bought in today.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Schneider	9,000
Calen McNeil	9,000	9,000

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06-19-2013 18:24 UTC-7

Selbst Stacked

Matthew Pitt

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Vanessa Selbst has been eliminated from this event and did not look overly impressed by that fact.

"Table open 383!" was the noise we heard echoing around the vast Amazon Room, a sound accompanied by Selbst heading to the rail, texting on her phone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vanessa Selbst	Busted

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06-19-2013 18:23 UTC-7

Poppin' Shoes for a Poppin' Pot

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A player opened to 250, Alex Kostritsyn called, and Phil Laak raised the pot (1,150). The original raiser re-potted, making it 3,850, and Kostritsyn went into the tank.

"This is great," Laak told our reporter. "I sit down and these guys are getting their chips in. By the way, I've always wanted a pair of neon shoes so today I woke up and bought these."

He lifted his leg up to exposed said neon shoes.

"I like them," he added. "They're poppin'."

Kostritsyn proceeded to fold, and Laak called all in.

"Can I used these too?" he asked the dealer, grabbing a lammer. "Or are they for later?"

Paul Volpe briefly explained the lammers to him before the hands were tabled.

Laak:
Opponent:

"Oh wow you have aces," Laak said. "And spades dominated."

The player held as the board came out , and Laak was forced to cash in one of his lammers.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Laak	6,000	-3,000

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Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

06-19-2013 18:00 UTC-7

Lacay Fast Out of the Blocks

Matthew Pitt

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Current EPT San Remo champion Ludovic Lacay has started well and is up to 9,700 chips.

Lacay checked from the small blind on a flop and Lacay's fellow Frenchman Michel Abécassis checked from his under the gun seat. Seat 9 then made it 325 to play and only Lacay called. The turn was greeted by a 325 bet from Lacay and a call from his opponent. The river saw Lacay continue the aggression by making it 1,200 to play, and it was enough to get the job done because his opponent released his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ludovic Lacay	10,700	1,700

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06-19-2013 17:59 UTC-7

Duhamel Wins a Pot; Down to 4,300 Chips, Though

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Jonathan Duhamel has not had the best of starts judging by how he ha no lammers left in front of him, but he has started to rebuild thanks to winning a pot moments ago.

Joining the action on the flop, Duhamel led for 150 from under the gun and was called by the hijack. The turn was as blank a card as you could want on that board and it was unsurprising that both players checked their option to bet. The , however, completed a potential nut straight and Duhamel fired a bet of 325 at his opponent. Mere seconds after Duhamel had bet, the hijack folded, leaving Duhamel to win the pot and continue his rebuilding mission.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Duhamel	4,300	-4,700

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06-19-2013 17:57 UTC-7

More Friendly Faces

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Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason DeWitt	9,000
Brandon Crawford	9,000
Khiem Nguyen	9,000
Paul Volpe	9,000
Andrew Watson	9,000
Chris DeMaci	9,000
Amit Makhija	9,000
Andrey Zaichenko	9,000
Andy Seth	9,000
Peter Jetten	9,000
Andrew Brown	9,000
Alex Bilokur	9,000
Tony Cousineau	9,000
Matt Giannetti	9,000
Alex Kostritsyn	9,000
Hans Winsler	9,000
Tommy Le	9,000
Luke Vrabel	9,000
Chris Bell	9,000
Kevin Iacofano	9,000
Artem Litvinov	9,000
Jesse Chinni	9,000

06-19-2013 17:46 UTC-7

Silver Loses a Stack; Not a Fan of Lammers

Matthew Pitt

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

In WSOP Pot Limit Omaha events, players are given a lammer that they can use at any point before the end of Level 4 that reloads their starting stack. British pro Max Silver is not a fan of them, despite the fact he is still in the tournament because of their inclusion.

Max Silver @max_silver

Down to my last lammer after 58% and 72% no good respectively. Lammers make this tourney so dumb.June 19 2013

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