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

06-14-2018 16:16 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Sexton	19,500 19,500	19,500

Joao Vieira	17,500 17,500	17,500

Nam Le	11,100 3,600	3,600
Mohsin Charania	8,000 8,000	8,000

Sonny Franco	7,500 7,500	7,500
Natasha Mercier	7,500 7,500	7,500
Kristen Bicknell	Busted

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Leah	30,000 7,000	7,000

Mahmood Straightens Out Boatman

TKBluffs

Level 5 : 150/300, 0 ante

Barny Boatman got his stack of 24,500 all in pre-flop holding against the of Ayaz Mahmood. The board ran out and Mahmood improved to an eight high straight to send Boatman to the rail. "I knew what he was doing, I didn't like it but I had to get it in" said Boatman as he made his way toward the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ayaz Mahmood	38,000 38,000	38,000

Barny Boatman	Busted

Tags: Ayaz Mahmood Barny Boatman

06-14-2018 16:41 UTC-7

Clements Wins Some Chips

[user359466]

Level 5 : 150/300, 0 ante

The player in the hijack raised to 600 and it was called by the small blind. Scott Clements, in the big blind, raised it to 2,300 and only the hijack player made the call.

On the flop , Clements moved all in for 3,200 after his opponent checked. After some thought, the latter folded and Clements earned the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Clements	7,700 7,700	7,700

Tags: Scott Clements

06-14-2018 16:43 UTC-7

Eyster Takes a Pot

TKBluffs

Level 5 : 150/300, 0 ante

The action folded to the player on the button and he raised to 700. The small blind called and Kevin Eyster called from the big blind. They went three handed to the flop and it checked to the player on the button who bet 1,100.

The small blind folded and Eyster called. Both players checked the turn card and the completed the board. Eyster led out with a bet of 1,500 and his opponent quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Eyster	22,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Kevin Eyster

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 0

06-14-2018 16:53 UTC-7

Some Updated Chipcounts

[user359466]

Level 6 : 200/400, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Solomon	36,000 36,000	36,000
Darryll Fish	16,600 16,600	16,600
Matthew Wantman	14,300 2,800	2,800
Alex Foxen	13,500 3,500	3,500

Mike Sexton	13,500 -6,000	-6,000

Jennifer Tilly	9,000 -7,800	-7,800

Robert Williamson	8,700 8,700	8,700

Danny Noam	8,100 8,100	8,100
Esther Taylor	7,300 7,300	7,300
Max Potter	6,000 6,000	6,000

06-14-2018 17:08 UTC-7

Foxen Fills Up

TKBluffs

Level 6 : 200/400, 0 ante

With 3,000 in the main pot on a board of Alex Foxen led out with a pot sized bet. Jennifer Tilly folded and Matt Stout called. The player on the button called and they went three handed to the river.

Foxen checked and both players quickly checked behind. "Nobody wants to bluff" Foxen joked as he turned over for kings full of sixes and dragged in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	20,000 6,500	6,500

Tags: Alex Foxen Jennifer Tilly Matt Stout

06-14-2018 17:12 UTC-7

Williamson Wins a Small Pot

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 6 : 200/400, 0 ante

With already 2,400 in the pot and on the flop, Williamson bet 2,500 from the small blind.

After some consideration, his opponent on the button opted to fold and the previous 2002 $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha winner is now up to 9,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Williamson	9,100 400	400

Tags: Robert Williamson

06-14-2018 17:24 UTC-7

Meeusen Eliminates Laplante

TKBluffs

Level 6 : 200/400, 0 ante

A short stacked Ryan Laplante was in the big blind with 225 chips. The under the gun player raised to 1,000 and Kevin Meeusen called from the cutoff. The small blind folded and Laplante was at risk for his tournament life.

Both players checked down the runout and Laplante tabled his for a pair of jacks. The under the gun player showed . Meeusen turned over and his pair of queens on the river was enough to earn him the pot and eliminate Laplante.