2018 World Series of Poker

Event #19: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1a
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj95
Prize
$181,790
Event Info
Buy-in
$565
Prize Pool
$1,209,500
Entries
2,419
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0

Some Stacks at the Break

Level 4 : 75/150, 0 ante

Below are a few of the current stacks after reaching the first break of the day. Aleksey Filatov currently leads the flight with an impressive 41,000, which equates to over eight starting stacks accumulated in the first two hours.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksey Filatov us
Aleksey Filatov
41,000
Michael Tran au
Michael Tran
28,000 8,000
Mark Dube us
Mark Dube
8,500 6,200
Timothy Mcdermott us
Timothy Mcdermott
7,825 -5,175
Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
6,000 6,000
Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
WSOP 1X Winner
5,600 5,600

Tags: Daniel NeedlemanGreg RaymerMark DubeMichael TranRyan LaplanteTimothy Mcdermott

First Break

Level 4 : 75/150, 0 ante

The players are on their first break of the day for 20 minutes. The field has now grown to 800 entries.

Michael Tran Trips Up Two Players

Level 4 : 75/150, 0 ante

Michael Tran just found himself in a large three-way all-in pot against two opponents.

On a flop of {7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{6-Spades} one player showed {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}{8-Hearts}{5-Clubs} and the other {K-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} while Tran was behind holding {9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{7-Spades}. The turn was a {7-Clubs}, giving Tran trips and the lead, then river bricked with a {2-Clubs} and Tran collected the pot while the two other players collected their belongings and made their way to the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Tran au
Michael Tran
20,000 10,000

Tags: Michael Tran

Level: 4

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Mcdermott Stacking Early

Level 3 : 50/100, 0 ante
Timothy Mcdermott in a previous event
Timothy Mcdermott in a previous event

Arriving at the table to see three-way action with Mark Dube, Timothy Mcdermott and another player all-in on a flop of {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{4-Spades} with Mark Dube putting both players at risk with around 13000 in the middle. The player showed {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}, Mark Dube with {Q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Spades} and Mcdermott holding {K-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{5-Clubs} The turn was {2-Clubs} and the river was a {5-Diamonds} giving Mcdermott a flush, eliminating one player and leaving Mark Dube dangerously short.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Mcdermott us
Timothy Mcdermott
13,000 8,000
Mark Dube us
Mark Dube
2,300 -2,700

Tags: Timothy McDermottMark Dube

Level: 3

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

Early Notables

Level 2 : 25/50, 0 ante
Greg Raymer
Greg Raymer

The event has already drawn some notable names including Michael Tran, Mark Dube, Peter Costa, Greg Raymer, Henry Tran, and Maxime Heroux. Timothy Mcdermott is among the field as well after taking second yesterday in Event #14: $1,500 2-7 No-Limit Lowball. The field size has now grown to over 630 entries with a steady stream of contestants continuing to file in.

Tags: Greg RaymerMark DubeMaxime HerouxMichael TranPeter CostaTimothy Mcdermott

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Level 2 : 25/50, 0 ante
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