Event #30: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 3 Started
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #30: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,078,650
Entries
799
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
0
Bambrick Leads Final 13 Players in Event #30: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Out of the 799 players who took to the felt in pursuit of WSOP gold in Event #30: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha, just 13 remain in contention. Each player is guaranteed a payday of at least $9,173, but all eyes are on the top prize of $217,123.
Leading the way is Ryan Bambrick with 1,727,000 chips. Bambrick won a gigantic pot near the conclusion of Day 2 to eliminate Farid Jattin and become the first player to cross the 1,000,000-chip mark. In fact, Bambrick was the only player to bag a seven-figure stack at the day's end. The next largest stack belongs to Canada's Phil Riley (864,000).
Several familiar faces are still in the hunt; Victor Ramdin (84,000), and Lexy Gavin (80,000) will both return for Day 3 action, but they'll both have work to do, as they're the two shortest stacks by a fair margin. George Xu (180,000), who won this event in 2016, is the only bracelet winner remaining in the field after two-time bracelet winner Scott Clements busted in the final moments of Day 2 play.
A copy of the seat draw can be found below. Keep it here for coverage of the conclusion of Event #30: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha and throughout the 2018 World Series of Poker from the PokerNews Live Reporting team.
Day 3 Seating
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Victor Ramdin | United States | 84,000 |
| 1 | 4 | George Xu | United States | 180,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Tim McDermott | United States | 527,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Lexy Gavin | United States | 80,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Jared Ingles | United States | 575,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Sampo Ryynanen | Finland | 633,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Jody Fayant | Canada | 326,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Danny Woolard | United States | 165,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Pushpinder Singh | United States | 266,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Phil Riley | Canada | 864,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Jeanmarc Thomas | France | 165,000 |
| 2 | 8 | Randy White | United States | 437,000 |
| 2 | 9 | Ryan Bambrick | United States | 1,727,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Day 3 action is officially underway.
Victor Ramdin Eliminated in 13th Place ($9,173)
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Jared Ingles was first to act and opened by tossing in a 25,000-chip and announcing 'raise'.
Action folded to Victor Ramdin in the cutoff and he announced pot before he moved his stack worth 66,000 forward. The button and blinds folded and Ingles tanked for a bit before he called.
Victor Ramdin: 
Jared Ingles: 
"Ow, you have me in bad shape," Ingles said.
The board, however, favored Ingles as it came 
and Ingles pointed to his queen and five as Ramdin realized it was all over for him.
"Are you kidding me?" Ramdin said with a wry smile, not sounding too bewildered.
The remaining players are guaranteed $11,596 from here on out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
664,000 | 89,000 |
|
Busted |
Fayant Fires Twice
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Phil Riley limped from under the gun, Jody Fayant completed his small blind, and Pushpinder Singh checked his option.
The flop came 
and action checked all the way around.
The turn brought the 
and Fayant announced a pot-sized bet of 36,000. Singh folded and Riley called.
The hit the river and Fayant bet the pot again, which was 108,000 this time. Riley went into the tank for just under half a minute before he ultimately folded and Fayant took the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
790,000 | -74,000 |
|
410,000 | 84,000 |
|
210,000 | -56,000 |
Lexy Gavin Eliminated in 12th Place ($11,596)
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Action folded to George Xu on the button and he opened with a raise to 25,000. The small blind folded but big blind Lexy Gavin shoved for 70,000 even.
Xu asked for a count and called.
Lexy Gavin: 
George Xu: 
The flop of 
wasn't a good one for Gavin and the on the turn and 
on the river didn't change that anymore.
The tournament is now down to 11 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
236,000 | 56,000 |
|
Busted |
White and Fayant Chop One Up
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Randy White raised to 27,000 from the button, Jody Fayant three-bet to 87,000 from the big blind, and White called.
The flop came 
and Fayant bet 90,000. White went into the tank for about a minute before he called.
The turn brought the and Fayant shoved for a little over 200,000. White quickly called to put Fayant at risk and the two players tabled their hands.
Randy White: 
Jody Fayant:
Both players had turned Broadway and a chop was certain since neither had a redraw. The 
hit the river and the dealer pushed half the pot to each player.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
490,000 | 53,000 |
|
|
440,000 | 30,000 |
Jeanmarc Thomas Eliminated in 11th Place ($11,596)
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Phil Riley opened to 32,000 from the cutoff and Jeanmarc Thomas moved all-in for what looked like 62,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back around to Riley and he called to put Thomas at risk.
Phil Riley: 
Jeanmarc Thomas: 
Riley had the preflop advantage and Thomas needed to improve to survive. The board ran out 
giving Riley trip nines to take the pot and end Thomas's run in this tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
832,000 | 42,000 |
|
Busted |
(Unofficial) Final Table Seat Draw & Chip Counts
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Riley | Canada | 832,000 |
| 2 | Sampo Ryynanen | Finland | 565,000 |
| 3 | Ryan Bambrick | United States | 1,700,000 |
| 4 | Tim McDermott | United States | 680,000 |
| 5 | Jared Ingles | United States | 620,000 |
| 6 | Danny Woolard | United States | 170,000 |
| 7 | Jody Fayant | Canada | 480,000 |
| 8 | Randy White | United States | 470,000 |
| 9 | Pushpinder Singh | United States | 320,000 |
| 10 | George Xu | United States | 145,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000 | -27,000 |
|
|
832,000 | |
|
680,000 | 153,000 |
|
|
620,000 | -44,000 |
|
565,000 | -68,000 |
|
|
480,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
470,000 | -20,000 |
|
|
320,000 | 110,000 |
|
170,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
145,000 | -91,000 |