Event #30: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-14-2018 12:55 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Jyri Merivirta	12,000 12,000	12,000
Chris Moorman	7,500 7,500	7,500

Fraser MacIntyre	7,500 7,500	7,500
Ioannis Agelou-Konstas	7,500 7,500	7,500
Jason Wheeler	7,500 7,500	7,500

Craig Varnell	7,500 1,500	1,500

Max Kruse	7,500 7,500	7,500

Martin Finger	7,500 7,500	7,500

Darryl Fish	7,500 7,500	7,500
Kathy Liebert	7,500 7,500	7,500

Jesse Sylvia	7,500 7,500	7,500
Arie Ori Muller	7,500 7,500	7,500
Teng Guo	7,500 7,500	7,500
Benjamin Jackson	7,500 7,500	7,500
Christopher Patrick	7,500
Kevin MacPhee	Busted

Player	Chips	Progress
Karen Sarkisyan	45,000
Kevin Gerhart	24,000

Victor Ramdin	18,000
Vincent Moscati	12,000
Mack Lee	12,000
Mike Dentale	10,000
Ryan Smith	9,500
Adam Hendrix	9,500
Craig Varnell	9,000

Will Failla	8,000

Ramdin Scores a Knockout

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

Victor Ramdin was heads up with his opponent on the turn on a board reading . The player moved all in for about 4,000 into a main pot of close to 10,000. Ramdin called turning over and his opponent showed .

Both players had flopped nine-high straights but the hit the river giving Ramdin a better ten-high straight to earn the pot and the elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Ramdin	18,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Victor Ramdin

06-14-2018 12:25 UTC-8

Play Resumes

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Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

The players have returned from their break and play is back underway here in Event #30: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha.

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

06-14-2018 12:03 UTC-8

First Break of the Day

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Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

The players are now on a 20-minute break. We will pick right back up with updates on all of the action when play resumes.

06-14-2018 11:59 UTC-8

Wantman Continues to Climb

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Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

The under-the-gun player limped in and Kay Coulston raised to 450. Michael Ma called and Matthew Wantman reraised to 2,000 from the button. It folded back to Coulston who called and Ma called as well.

They went three-handed to the flop and it checked to Wantman who tossed out a bet of 3,000. Coulston quickly folded and Ma thought it over for a bit before also folding. Wantman scooped the pot without showdown and continues to climb here in the early levels.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Wantman	19,400 8,400	8,400

Tags: Kay Coulston Matthew Wantman Michael Ma

06-14-2018 11:59 UTC-8

Preflop Pot for Samoilenko

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Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

There had already been an opening raise when Jose "Nacho" Barbero reraised to 1,200. That was called by Gustavo Echeverri, but then Dmytro Samoilenko opted to reraise again to 5,500.

Barbero and Echeverri both ended up folding and Samoilenko only showed a and a before claiming the pot.