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

06-14-2018 14:42 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	17,500 17,500	17,500

Benjamin Jackson	14,800 7,300	7,300
Jesse Sylvia	14,000 -3,000	-3,000
Connor Drinan	7,500 7,500	7,500

Chris Moorman	6,000 -1,500	-1,500

Martin Finger	5,200 -2,300	-2,300

Kristen Bicknell	2,500 2,500	2,500

Phil Laak	Busted

Jyri Merivirta	Busted

We are now approaching 700 entries here in Event #30: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha as the players continue to fill the BRASILIA room. Two players that are very familiar with one another have just taken their seats.

Event #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER winner Arne Kern and runner-up Sam Razavi are fresh off of their final table that wrapped up in the late night hours. The two battled it out for nearly two hours in a memorable heads-up match.

In the end Kern's was all in holding against the of Razavi. There were two spades on the flop for Kern and another on the turn to earn him his first WSOP bracelet along with $1,173,223.

Razavi notched his largest career tournament score earning $724,756 for his runner up finish.

"I wanted to play the Omaha and then take the weekend off" said Kern who has chipped up quickly to over 20,000 and Razavi is hovering close to the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arne Kern	23,000
Sam Razavi	8,500

Tags: Arne Kern Sam Razavi

06-14-2018 15:04 UTC-7

More Chipcounts

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Wheeler	19,000 11,500	11,500

Jennifer Tilly	16,800 8,800	8,800

Barny Boatman	14,000 6,500	6,500

Tommy Le	13,500 -1,500	-1,500

Matthew Wantman	11,500 -7,900	-7,900
Connor Drinan	6,100 -1,400	-1,400

Kristen Bicknell	1,050 -1,450	-1,450

Max Kruse	Busted

Joseph Cheong	Busted

Erik Cajelais	Busted

Kathy Liebert	Busted

06-14-2018 15:13 UTC-7

Back to Back Knockouts for Chung

TKBluffs

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Stephanie Chung and her opponent were heads up on the flop. After a series of raises and re-raises all of her opponent's 10,900 chips went in the middle and Chung called.

The player showed for a flopped straight and Chung held . The dealer burned and turned the and Chung improved to the nut straight. The hit the river and Chung scooped the pot eliminating her opponent.

Just a few hands later Chung held pocket aces on an ace high board sending another player to the rail to chip up to 40,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephanie Chung	40,000

Tags: Stephanie Chung

06-14-2018 15:19 UTC-7

Linton Builds His Stack

[user359466]

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

A player opened to 450, Vivian Saliba called on the button and Peter Linton, in small blind, raised it to 2,400. The first player called all-in for 1,975 and Saliba folded.

Peter Linton:
His opponent:

The board brought them and Linton eliminated his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Linton	11,500 5,700	5,700
Vivian Saliba	7,200 700	700

Tags: Peter Linton

06-14-2018 15:25 UTC-7

Break Time

TKBluffs

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

The Event #30: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha are now on a 20 minute break. We will pick back up on the action when play resumes.

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0

06-14-2018 15:59 UTC-7

Another Round of Chip Counts

TKBluffs

Level 5 : 150/300, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mack Lee	62,000 50,000	50,000
Ryan Hughes	58,000 23,000	23,000

DJ MacKinnon	45,000
Sean Shah	43,000
Arne Kern	40,000 17,000	17,000
Mike Leah	23,000 7,000	7,000

James Gilbert	20,000
Jesse Sylvia	20,000 6,000	6,000
Daniel Colploys	19,000
Sam Razavi	15,000 6,500	6,500
Chad Hahn	13,000
Alex Foxen	10,000 -7,500	-7,500

Alex Rocha	9,000
Loni Harwood	6,500

Chris Moorman	5,000 -1,000	-1,000

06-14-2018 16:01 UTC-7

Anderson Loses a Small Pot

[user359466]

Level 5 : 150/300, 0 ante

A player opened to 600 and Calvin Anderson made the call. The player on the button raised it to 1,350 and only Anderson called.

On the flop , Anderson checked and called his opponent's all-in for 725. With for Anderson and for his opponent, the latter was in good shape to double.

The turn and river didn't change anything and Anderson lost the pot.

Anderson registered in the tournament and has had a good start, with this pot bringing him up to more than twice starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Anderson	16,200 16,200	16,200

Tags: Calvin Anderson

06-14-2018 16:13 UTC-7

Taylor Wins a Big One

TKBluffs

Level 5 : 150/300, 0 ante

A pre-flop raising war just broke out on Table 1 after a late position player raised and the Aaron Wallace re-raised from the button. The small blind called and with the action on Thomas Taylor in the big blind he put his last 10,250 into the pot. The late position player called for his last 9,000 and both Wallace and the small blind called.

Taylor:
Late Position:
Wallace:
Small Blind: