Event #53: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-26-2018 10:34 UTC-8

Also Grinding Straight From the First Level

Jan Kores

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Lakhov	7,500 7,500	7,500
Eric Rodawig	7,500 7,500	7,500

Tom Koral	7,500 7,500	7,500

Frankie O'Dell	7,500 7,500	7,500

Igor Sharaskin	7,500 7,500	7,500
Lon McEachern	7,500 7,500	7,500
Victor Ramdin	7,500 7,500	7,500
Gavin Griffin	7,500 7,500	7,500

Andrew Kelsall	7,500 7,500	7,500

Peter Neff	7,500 7,500	7,500
PJ Cha	7,500 7,500	7,500
Lee Watkinson	7,500 7,500	7,500

06-26-2018 10:23 UTC-8

Luske Gives Up on the River

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Jan Kores

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Marcel Luske was just now in a heads-up pot on the turn with the board reading . His opponent checked from the big blind and Luske, sitting two seats to his left, made a pot-sized bet of 1,400. He got called and the river was the , filling a potential low.

Luske's rival didn't hesitate and potted, making it 4,200 to go. Luske quickly released his hand.

"It was a nice move!" Luske said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcel Luske	5,500 2,000	2,000

Tags: Marcel Luske

06-26-2018 10:10 UTC-8

Faces in the Field

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Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Several notable players have already been spotted in the crowd, including Leif Force, Andrew Barber, Marcel Luske, Barny Boatman, and Barry Greenstein. The last two are seated at the same table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcel Luske	7,500 7,500	7,500
David "ODB" Baker	7,500 7,500	7,500

Leif Force	7,500 7,500	7,500

Dave Greene	7,500 7,500	7,500
Andrew Barber	7,500 7,500	7,500

Barny Boatman	7,500 7,500	7,500

Barry Greenstein	7,500 7,500	7,500

Ari Engel	7,500

Mike Ross	7,500
Brian Hastings	7,500

Martin Staszko	7,500

Tags: Andrew Barber Barny Boatman Barry Greenstein Leif Force Marcel Luske

06-26-2018 10:04 UTC-8

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Jan Kores

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Defending champion Nathan Gamble was among those who arrived for the first hand of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Cernuto	7,500

Mike Wattel	7,500

Jeremy Harkin	7,500

Chris George	7,500
Nathan Gamble	7,500

06-26-2018 10:03 UTC-8

Use the PokerNews MyStack App To Keep Friends and Family Up-To-Date

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Frank Op de Woerd

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

PokerNews has activated the My Stack App for this event, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting blog using your iPhone or Android phone.

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Level: 1

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0

06-26-2018 08:35 UTC-8

Event #53: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Kicks Off At 11 a.m.

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Welcome to Event #53: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better at the 2018 World Series of Poker. Day 1 action is set to begin at 11 a.m. local time and is scheduled to play out over 10 one-hour levels with late registration open until the beginning of Level 7 (at approximately 6:55 p.m.).

Last year, Nathan Gamble emerged victorious from a field of 830 to claim the $223,339 top prize and his first gold bracelet. Gamble went on an exceptional heater at the final table; he had a third of the chips in play with seven players remaining and never relinquished the lead.

Each player will begin with 7,500 starting chips and blinds will kick off at 25/50. There will be a 20-minute break every two levels and a dinner break after six levels. Day 2 action is similarly scheduled and will begin at 12 noon on Wednesday, with a plan to play down to a winner on Thursday.

Keep it here for coverage of Event #53: 1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better and throughout the 2018 World Series of Poker from the PokerNews Live Reporting team.

Tags: Nathan Gamble

Event #53: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

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