Loren Klein bagged up 133,900 to lead the 106 surviving players here at Event #3: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha. No other player was in shouting distance of Klein, as he was the only player to crack six figures. Klein is no stranger to big-time tournament poker, as the Golden, Colo., native has over $400,000 in live cashes to his credit. His best World Series of Poker finish was a second-place cash for about $195,000 in a $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event in 2010.
Plenty of notable names bagged up stacks tonight, including John O'Shea (89,000), Steve "MrSmokey1" Billirakis (73,800), Phil Laak (65,700), Ashton "theASHMAN103" Griffin (51,500), online cash crusher Doug "WCGRider" Polk (39,500), 2012 Main Event champion Greg Merson (33,200), Stephen Chidwick (21,700), and Jason Somerville (16,400).
We had 1,128 entrants buy in today, and the 106 survivors will return tomorrow at 1 p.m. in the Amazon Room, where they will trim the field for Day 3. Be sure to tune back in tomorrow for all of the live updates here on PokerNews.
Greg Merson just got it all in with for a nut flush/gutshot combo draw on a flop. He rivered a spade to beat the weaker flush of his opponent.
Shortly thereafter, he got it all in with the same opponent, who held . The river brought a diamond flush for Merson's opponent, but it also put three tens on the board, so Merson's full house took the pot.
"That's how you win a tournament," Merson said. "Go all in and win."
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Christian Harder opened for a raise in middle position and was called by Michael Mizrachi in the cutoff. The big blind made it 1,800 to go; Harder and Mizrachi both called.
A flop of prompted a bet of 2,100 from the big blind and Harder slid out a tower of large-denomination chips, raising the pot. Mizrachi called his 1,100 stack off, and the big blind thought briefly before calling off his remaining 3,400 or so.
Big blind:
Harder:
Mizrachi:
Harder had flopped a wrap and a pair, while his opponents decided to roll with their overpairs. A turn gave Harder a stranglehold with trips and the river was a brick.
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Welcome to PokerNews' live coverage of Event #3: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha!
Today marks the start of the third event of the 2014 World Series of Poker and the second open event of the summer. Compared to yesterday's $25,000 buy-in Mixed Max No-Limit Hold'em event, this $1k PLO tournament is affordable for the casual player. With this in mind, we expect to see a large turnout of hopefuls looking to claim one of the summer's first gold bracelets.
The $1,000 buy-in PLO event is new for the 2014 WSOP. Last year, the smallest PLO event was a $1,500 buy-in that occurred roughly a third of the way through the summer. That event was won by Josh Pollock who bested Noah Schwartz in heads up play for the bracelet and $279,431 in first-place prize money.
This event is the first of three straight PLO events for the summer. Players begin the day with a starting stack of 3,000 and will play 60-minute levels. There will be a 90-minute dinner break at the end of Level 6. Play will continue until the end of Level 10, where the runners still remaining will bag and tag for the evening.
Play kicks off at 12 p.m local time so be sure to stay tuned as PokerNews provides all of the latest from the tournament felt!
for a nut flush/gutshot combo draw on a 
flop. He rivered a spade to beat the weaker flush of his opponent.
the same opponent, who held 
. The river brought a diamond flush for Merson's opponent, but it also put three tens on the board, so Merson's full house took the pot.
prompted a bet of 2,100 from the big blind and Harder slid out a tower of large-denomination chips, raising the pot. Mizrachi called his 1,100 stack off, and the big blind thought briefly before calling off his remaining 3,400 or so.
turn gave Harder a stranglehold with trips and the 
river was a brick.
