Event #60: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day 1 Started
Event #60: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day 1 Started
Welcome to Day 1 of Event #60: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship. This time last year, mixed game players were gearing up for the very first $10K PLO8 event in WSOP history, and it didn't disappoint, with the event attracting over 200 players and generating a prize pool of close to $2,000,000.
It was Bryce Yockey who emerged triumphant a year ago, winning his first WSOP gold bracelet and taking home $511,147. Yockey wound up needing to get through a bigger field than expected, though. The event's inaugural running drew double the runners of some of the other $10K championship events in 2017, and another big field is expected today.
"Every pro I talked to is like, 'Wow this was an amazing success,'" Yockey said after his victory in 2017. "I think everyone who played it had a good time. I know two guys who flew in just to play this tournament."
Today the action will get underway at 3 p.m. local time. Players will receive 50,000 chips and play ten 60-minute levels on Day 1. There will be 15-minute breaks after every two levels.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action from the latest $10,000 Championship event here at the 49th annual World Series of Poker.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
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The following players are here in level one, ready for action in Event #60 $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship:
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Kyle Miaso | 50,000 | |
Scott Bohlman | 50,000 | |
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Bryce Yockey | 50,000 | |
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Ryan Laplante | 50,000 | |
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Eric Kurtzman | 50,000 | |
Kyle Montgomery | 50,000 | |
Phil Hui | 50,000 | |
Jameson Painter | 50,000 | |
Jesse Martin | 50,000 | |
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Esther Taylor | 50,000 | |
Brandon Shack-Harris | 50,000 | |
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Daniel Negreanu | 50,000 | |
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A player opened in the cutoff with a raise to 600 and he found three calls, from Chris Bjorin on the button, the small blind and Jameson Painter in the big blind.
The flop was and action checked to Bjorin who bet 1,500. Only the cut off called.
On the turn. The cutoff checked again and Bjorin bet 3,000. The cutoff player quickly folded and Bjorin took down the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Chris Bjorin |
51,500
51,500
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51,500 |
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Player | Chips | Progress |
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Ryan Hughes |
50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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Mark Gregorich |
50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
Adam Coats | 50,000 | |
Michael McKenna |
50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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Scott Clements |
50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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From early position, Esther Taylor opened with a raise to 600. Action folded around to Brandon Shack-Harris in the big blind and he called.
The flop was and both players checked. They checked again on the turn.
On the river, both players checked a thrid time. Taylor showed for two pair and no low, and that would earn her the pot as Shack-Harris just showed his but not the rest of his hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Esther Taylor |
51,000
1,000
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1,000 |
Brandon Shack-Harris |
49,000
-1,000
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-1,000 |
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Josh Arieh limped in under the gun, followed by a limp from Tim Burt next to act. The button limped in as well and Eli Elezra called from the small blind before the big blind checked.
The flop was and action checked to Arieh who bet 700. The button and Elezra called while everyone else folded.
On the turn all three checked and they checked again on the river.
Josh Arieh:
Eli Elezra:
Button:
Arieh took down the low pot with his while Elezra and the button chopped the high side of the pot with aces and sevens.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Eli Elezra |
51,500
51,500
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51,500 |
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Josh Arieh |
43,500
43,500
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43,500 |
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