Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 0
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #11: $365 PLO GIANT Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1d
Event Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$365
Prize Pool
$975,000
Entries
3,250
Level
37
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 3,250
Filter
(1)
Level 4
: 150/300, 0 ante
Men Nguyen raised to 1,000 from middle position, the hijack called, and Kevin Eyster called from the cutoff.
The flop came 
and action checked through.
The turn brought the 
, Nguyen bet 2,000, the hijack folded, and Eyster called.
The 
hit the river and Nguyen bet 5,000. After some consideration, Eyster raised to 17,000, sending Nguyen into the tank. He ultimately called after about a minute of thought.
"Good call," said Eyster as he tabled 
for trip aces with a nine. Nguyen showed 
and took the pot with aces full.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,700 | |
|
||
|
40,700
23,900
|
23,900 |
|
||
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 0
Level 5
: 200/400, 0 ante
Action folded to Sparrow Cheung in the cutoff and he raised to 1,000. The button called, as did both blinds.
The four players saw a flop of 
and both blinds checked. Cheung continued for 4,000, the button folded, the small blind called, and the big blind folded.
The 
hit the turn and the small blind checked. Cheung bet 12,000, and after brief consideration, his opponent folded, so the dealer pushed the pot Cheung's way.
Several additional notable players have also recently joined the action, including Dutch Boyd and Ben Yu.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,100
5,100
|
5,100 |
|
25,000 | |
|
||
|
25,000 | |
|
||
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 0
Level 6
: 300/600, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
82,000
27,300
|
27,300 |
|
|
||
|
56,175
2,525
|
2,525 |
|
||
|
49,600 | |
|
48,200
15,600
|
15,600 |
|
46,300
15,600
|
15,600 |
|
39,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
||
|
36,200
14,200
|
14,200 |
|
|
33,500
3,400
|
3,400 |
|
30,000
6,600
|
6,600 |
|
|
||
|
29,400 | |
|
|
||
|
25,000 | |
|
||
|
22,600
22,600
|
22,600 |
|
|
||
|
|
18,400
6,600
|
6,600 |
|
|
||
|
18,200
1,600
|
1,600 |
|
||
Level 6
: 300/600, 0 ante
Players are now on a 20-minute break.
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 0
Level 7
: 400/800, 0 ante
There were about 11,000 chips in the middle and the board read when we got to the table. The big blind checked, a player in middle position bet 7,500, Julio Belluscio called from the cutoff, the button folded, and the big blind called.
The 
fell on the turn and action checked to Belluscio. He bet 10,500, the big blind folded, and the middle-position player called.
The hit the river and the middle-position player checked. Belluscio bet 20,000, his opponent folded, and he took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 0
