Photos: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship Day 1
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #49: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$4,474,400
Entries
476
Level
34
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
0
Updated Chip Counts
Level 6
: 300/600, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
135,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
99,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
||
|
70,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
67,000 | |
|
||
|
60,000 | |
|
59,000 | |
|
47,700 | |
|
47,000 | |
|
46,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
40,000 | |
|
38,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
|
|
||
|
34,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
|
||
|
28,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
20,500
-28,800
|
-28,800 |
River Freezes Obst
Level 6
: 300/600, 0 ante
James Obst bet 12,500 into about 17,000 from the button on a board of 
. His opponent in early position put in calling chips and they saw a 
river. Both players checked and the early player opened 
for a set. Obst had it beat with 
for a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
||
Obst Gets a Huge Fold from Aalvik
Level 6
: 300/600, 0 ante
With 
having flopped, James Obst had a bet of 4,150 in front of him in middle position, with Davis Aalvik having made it 12,000 on his left. The big blind shoved all in for 21,500 and Obst repotted to about 89,000. Aalvik tanked for about four minutes and folded 
.
Obst had 
though, and he was against 
. The turn brought an 
to give Obst a straight but his shorter-stacked opponent survived with the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
111,500
-23,500
|
-23,500 |
|
|
||
Third Break
Level 6
: 300/600, 0 ante
Players are on break for 15 minutes.
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 0
Schreiber Crushing
Level 7
: 400/800, 0 ante
Matthew Schreiber just busted Brock Parker in a pot we didn't catch and appears to be among the leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
||
|
170,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
155,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
||
|
149,500
91,500
|
91,500 |
|
||
|
145,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
||
|
115,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
95,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
||
|
90,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
70,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
46,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
44,600
44,600
|
44,600 |
|
33,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
22,600
-44,400
|
-44,400 |
|
|
22,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Noah Schwartz Sends 888poker Ambassador Vivian Saliba to the Rail
Level 7
: 400/800, 0 ante
Noah Schwartz limped under the gun and then called when Vivian Saliba raised to 3,600 from the cutoff. When the flop came down 
, Schwartz led out for 2,000 and Saliba thought long and hard before deciding to raise all in for just 3,300. Schwartz called.
Schwartz: 
Saliba: 
Neither player had much and Saliba was technically ahead. However, the 
turn paired Schwartz and the 
river made it two pair. Saliba wished the table luck and took her leave from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Mizrachi Preserves His Chips
Level 7
: 400/800, 0 ante
On a board of 
, Michael Mizrachi was in middle position and faced a bet of 5,000 from the big blind. "Grinder" called to see the river. The big blind fired 10,000 this time and Mizrachi folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
||
Updated Chip Counts
Level 7
: 400/800, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
325,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
269,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
148,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
|
||
|
87,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
||
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
59,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
||
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
50,000 | |
|
|
||
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
49,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
47,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
24,000
-1,400
|
-1,400 |
|
|
||