2018 World Series of Poker

Event #49: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship
Day: 3
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Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♣a♦3♦2♥
Prize
$1,018,336
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$4,474,400
Entries
476
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
0
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Morgenstern Eliminates Scotty Nguyen

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simkha
Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty Nguyen

Scotty Nguyen raised from early position, Anton Morgenstern three-bet from the small blind, Nguyen shoved for about 200,000, and Morgenstern called to put Nguyen at risk.

Scotty Nguyen: {A-Spades}{J-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}
Anton Morgenstern: {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}

Morgenstern had the edge with his aces and Nguyen needed to improve to stay alive. The board ran out {Q-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Morgenstern took the pot with top set to end Nguyen's tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Anton Morgenstern de
Anton Morgenstern 		670,000 190,000
Scotty Nguyen us
Scotty Nguyen
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Busted

Tags: Anton MorgensternScotty Nguyen

Sammartino Chips Up; Aharoni Eliminated

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

The cards were all but rushed away and Dario Sammartino claimed the stack of Daniel Aharoni to reduce the field to the last 35 hopefuls.

At almost the same time one table over, LaDarren Banks held up with a turned straight against the gutshot and flush draw of Mark Davidoff when his {J-Spades}{10-Spades}{9-Spades}{3-Diamonds} ended up best on the board of {Q-Spades}{9-Hearts}{3-Spades}{8-Hearts}{5-Clubs}. Davidoff had bricked with {A-}{K-Hearts}{Q-}{J-Hearts} for a lot of outs.

Player Chips Progress
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino 		1,350,000 761,000
LaDarren Banks us
LaDarren Banks 		500,000 500,000
Mark Davidoff us
Mark Davidoff 		200,000 -339,000
Daniel Aharoni us
Daniel Aharoni 		Busted

Tags: Daniel AharoniDario SammartinoLaDarren BanksMark Davidoff

Klein Doubles Through Nguyen

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simkha
Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Scotty Nguyen opened to 65,000 from under the gun and Loren Klein, who was next to act, three-bet to 240,000. Nguyen called.

The flop came {K-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{5-Hearts} and Nguyen checked. Klein shoved for 384,000 and Nguyen quickly called with a covering stack.

Scotty Nguyen: {J-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}
Loren Klein: {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{10-Spades}{8-Spades}

Nguyen had the lead with his set of jacks and Klein needed help from the deck to survive. Although Nguyen retained his edge on the {9-Clubs} turn, the {A-Hearts} hit the river to give Klein a set of aces for the double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Loren Klein us
Loren Klein
WSOP 4X Winner
1,250,000 736,000
Scotty Nguyen us
Scotty Nguyen
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
245,000 -652,000

Tags: Loren KleinScotty Nguyen

Kurshumi First to Fall on Day 3

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Picking up the action on the three-way turn of {Q-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}, Tim Marsters checked out of the small blind and Richard Gryko pushed all in for 202,000 in the big blind with a sizable pot already having emerged. Ardit Kurshumi in the cutoff called all in for 84,000 and the action was back on Marsters, who had Gryko barely covered.

He even apologized for taking a long time and eventually folded.

Ardit Kurshumi: {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{10-Spades}{9-Spades}
Richard Gryko: {9-Clubs}{7-Spades}{6-Spades}{4-Hearts}

Kurshumi needed a heart or jack to double, and instead Gryko improved to a straight with the {5-Clubs} to send Kurshumo to the rail early on Day 3.

Player Chips Progress
Richard Gryko gb
Richard Gryko
WSOP 1X Winner
540,000 193,000
Tim Marsters au
Tim Marsters 		260,000 -138,000
Ardit Kurshumi us
Ardit Kurshumi 		Busted

Tags: Ardit KurshumiRichard GrykoTim Marsters

Porter Takes From Tsang

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simkha
Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Rep Porter
Rep Porter

There was a substantial pot already brewing and the board read {8-Clubs}{6-Spades}{2-Clubs}{A-Spades} when we got to the table. Rep Porter was in the big blind and checked to his lone opponent, Anson Tsang, who was in the cutoff. Tsang bet 150,000 and Porter called.

The {5-Clubs} hit the river and Porter bet 450,000. Tsang went into the tank for about a minute before he ultimately folded and Porter took the sizeable pot to put his stack over the 2-million chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Rep Porter us
Rep Porter
WSOP 3X Winner
2,010,000 310,000
Anson Tsang hk
Anson Tsang
WSOP 3X Winner
1,100,000 -363,000

Tags: Anson TsangRep Porter

Leah Chips Up Through Lee

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

In one of the first hands of the day, Mack Lee raised to 45,000 and Mike Leah in the big blind three-bet the pot, making it 145,000 to go. Lee called and the flop fell {K-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}. Leah moved all in almost instantly for 124,000 and Lee was sent into the think tank. After some consideration, Lee folded and Leah chipped up without showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
WSOP 1X Winner
430,000 161,000
Mack Lee us
Mack Lee 		400,000 -150,000

Tags: Mack LeeMike Leah

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 0

Hughes Leads Final 37 Players in Event #49: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship

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simkha
Ryan Hughes
Ryan Hughes

A record-breaking 476 players took to the felt in Event #49: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship, but just 37 will return for Day 3 action at 2 p.m. local time. All those remaining are guaranteed a payday of at least $21,028, but all eyes are on the top prize of $1,018,336 and coveted gold bracelet.

Leading the way is Ryan Hughes, who began Day 2 as the chip leader and bagged a sizable 2,366,000-chip stack 10 swingy levels later. But with a whole slew of highly accomplished players still in the mix, the path to victory won't be easy for anybody. Three-time bracelet winner Rep Porter sits in the second spot on the leaderboard with 1.7 million; Brandon Shack-Harris (1.2 million), famed poker YouTuber Joey Ingram (749,000), and previous November Niner Matt Giannetti (586,000) are all still in the hunt, as well.

Here's a look at the seating chart and chip counts for the start of Day 3:

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
Amazon4301Scotty NguyenUnited States897,00045
Amazon4302Loren KleinUnited States514,00026
Amazon4303Ryan HughesUnited States2,366,000118
Amazon4304Martin KozlovAustralia309,00015
Amazon4305Jerry WongUnited States500,00025
Amazon4306Anton MorgensternGermany480,00024
Amazon4307Robert PaddockCanada751,00038
Amazon4308Bogdan CapitanRomania490,00025
       
Amazon4311Tim MarstersAustralia398,00020
Amazon4312Richard GrykoUnited Kingdom347,00017
Amazon4313Brandon Shack-HarrisUnited States1,200,00060
Amazon4314Joey IngramUnited States749,00037
Amazon4315Dario SammartinoItaly589,00029
Amazon4316Tim SeidenstickerUnited States249,00012
Amazon4317Ardit KurshumiUnited States103,0005
Amazon4318Daniel AharoniUnited States657,00033
       
Amazon4381William KoppUnited States1,600,00080
Amazon4382Mike LeahCanada269,00013
Amazon4383Daniel HarmetzUnited States460,00023
Amazon4384Aaron DuczakCanada371,00019
Amazon4385Mack LeeUnited States850,00043
Amazon4386David WangAustralia274,00014
Amazon4388Nicholas ArandaUnited States914,00046
       
Amazon4392Lautaro GuerraSpain212,00011
Amazon4393Alexey MakarovRussia294,00015
Amazon4394LaDarren BanksUnited States336,00017
Amazon4395Andjelko AndrejevicUnited States490,00025
Amazon4396Mark DavidoffUnited States539,00027
Amazon4397Ryan LaplanteUnited States672,00034
Amazon4398Richard LyndakerUnited States967,00048
       
Amazon4471Scott BohlmanUnited States457,00023
Amazon4472Rep PorterUnited States1,700,00085
Amazon4473Mark HermUnited States348,00017
Amazon4474Henri KoivistoFinland348,00017
Amazon4475Matt GiannettiUnited States586,00029
Amazon4476Max LehmanskiGermany344,00017
Amazon4477Anson TsangHong Kong1,463,00073

Blinds will be 10,000/20,000 when play resumes. The remainder of the field is scheduled to play down to a winner on Day 3. There will be a 15-minute break every two levels and a one-hour dinner break after six levels (at approximately 6:30 p.m.). Keep it here for continuing coverage of Event #49: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship and throughout the 2018 World Series of Poker from the PokerNews Live Reporting team.

Tags: Brandon Shack-HarrisJoey IngramMatt GiannettiRep PorterRyan Hughes

Event #49: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship

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