Event #35: $1,500 Mixed Omaha
Day 1 Started
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #35: $1,500 Mixed Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,043,550
Entries
773
Level
31
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0
Welcome to Event #35: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mix
We will start today at 3 p.m. local time with Event #35: $1,500 Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Big O (5-Card PLO/8) at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. The tournament will be held for the third time and is set to take three days. Vladimir Shchemelev took the tournament down last year after beating a field of 688 entries and winning $193,484.
The rotation in this event consists of three variants of Omaha hi-lo: pot-limit Omaha hi-lo, fixed-limit Omaha hi-lo, and big O (five card pot-limit Omaha hi-lo). Each game will be played for seven hands before moving on to the next, and a maximum of seven players will be seated at each table.
Cards will be in the air at 3 p.m. local time and Day 1 play will consist of ten 60-minute levels. All players will begin with 7,500 chips. There will be a 15-minute break every two levels and late registration will run through the end of Level 6, closing at approximately 9:45 p.m.
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Level: 1
Pot-Limit Blinds: 25/50
Limits: 50-100
Cards Are in the Air
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The tournament director has instructed the dealers to shuffle up and deal as the cards are now in the air with the first game of the day being Pot-Limit Omaha.
Early Faces in the Crowd
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 |
Luske Takes an Early Pot
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Big-O
There was a raise to 150 from under the gun and Marcel Luske called from the button along with the small blind. The flop fell 
and the small blind checked to the preflop raiser who continued for 300. Luske called and the small blind called as well.
The turn brought the 
and the action checked to Luske who bet the pot of 1,400. Both of his opponents quickly tossed their cards to the muck and Luske was awarded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,300 | 800 |
Force Has a Good Start
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Big-O
Leif Force entered the tournament and already won a sizeable pot. The under the gun player limped and so did Force before seeing the player on the button raise to 200. The player in the big blind called, as did the under the gun player and force.
The flop was 
and the under the gun player bet pot, worth 825, after the big blind checked. Force was the only player to call the bet.
The turn was the 
and Force's opponent said pot one more time to announce a bet of 2,475. Force called the bet once more and the river was revealed. It checked to Force and he bet 2,200, which was enough to make his opponent open fold 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,000 | 12,000 |
More Notables in the Field
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 |
Ma Pays Off Xu
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Big-O
The board read 
and the action was checked to the under-the-gun player who bet the pot of 500. Tony Ma called in the cutoff along with Jiaqi Xu on the button.
The river brought the 
and the action checked to Xu who tossed in another pot-sized bet of 2,000. The under-the-gun player folded and Ma made the call. Xu tabled 
for a full house and Ma released his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,000 | 11,000 |
|
|
6,500 | -1,000 |
Wlliamson III and Leosmaldonado Chop It Up
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
PLO-8
Robert Williamson III and Roberto Leosmaldonado saw a 
flop appear, with a third player in the hand.
It checked to Williamson III and he bet 300. Leosmaldonado was the only player that called. Both players saw the 
turn and Leosmaldonaldo check-called a bet of 800.
The river completed the board and Leosmaldonado check-called a final bet of 2,500
Robert Williamson III: 
Roberto Leosmaldonado: 
They both chopped up the pot for a small profit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,700 | 7,700 |
|
7,700 | 7,700 |