Event #30: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 1 Started
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #30: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
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
Welcome to Event #30: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 1 of Event #30: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha of the 2018 World Series of Poker is set to get underway at 11 a.m. today. Last year in this event, Loren Klein beat a 870-player field to win $231,483 as well as his second WSOP bracelet.
Players will start with 7,500 in chips and play 10 hour-long levels with a 20-minute break after every two levels and a 75-minute dinner break after Level 6, after which late registration will be closed at around 5:40 p.m.
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Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The Brasilia room is filling up fast as the players continue to file in. The cards are now in the air and PokerNews will be bringing you all of the live updates from Event #30: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha.
Early Arrivals
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Play is just underway here in the Brasilia room, but there are already plenty of familiar faces in the field. Mike Leah, Joe Cheong, Jacobo Fernandez, Jose Ignacio Barbero, Erik Cajelais, Phil Laak, Tyler Patterson and Kyle Bowker are among the first wave of players to take their seats.
Bad Start for Barbero
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
On a board showing 
and with 1,300 already in the pot, Jose Ignacio "Nacho" Barbero checked from the small blind and watched his opponent in the big blind bet 1,025.
After some thought Barbero ended up calling, but mucked his hand when his opponent tabled 
for the straight.
Barbero is now down to 1,500 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500 | 1,500 |
Tilly Takes One Down
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The under-the-gun player raised to 150 and Jennifer Tilly called from the small blind. The big blind called as well and they went three-handed to the 
flop. Tilly led out with a bet of 450 and both players quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,000 | 8,000 |
New Faces and Chip Counts
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,000 | 16,000 |
|
13,500 | 13,500 |
|
9,700 | 9,700 |
|
9,500 | 9,500 |
|
|
8,000 | |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
3,700 | 3,700 |
|
|
2,300 | 800 |
Huynh Off to a Fast Start
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Phong Huynh has gotten off to a red hot start. Holding a full house he just sent a player to the rail, and he has already more than doubled the 7,500-chip starting stack in the first level of play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,000 | 17,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0