Event #67: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Bounty Day 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

Event #67: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Bounty

Day 1 Started

07-06-2018 10:19 UTC-7

Time for Some Omaha, and Time for Another Bounty Event!

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Welcome back to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino and the 2018 World Series of Poker (WSOP) for Day 1 of the Event #67: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Bounty!

The Main Event may be in full swing with Day 2c action underway, but there's still a chance for others to get involved in additional poker options with the running of this new Omaha event that places a $500 bounty on every player's head.

Bounty events have been incredibly popular at the WSOP, with three already having winners crowned this series. For the first time however, the schedule will see the popularity of Omaha mixed with the popularity of bounty events. For Omaha enthusiasts, this is the penultimate Omaha event for the WSOP, so make sure you come get your four-card fix!

Registration is open for six levels and will close at approximately 9:45 p.m. (PDT) and players will begin with 7,500 in chips, and bounties will only be bale to be cashed out once registration is completely finished.

Play begins at 3:00 p.m. (PDT) with the PokerNews Live Reporting Team providing continuous live updates of all the Day 1 action. So stay tuned right here to PokerNews.com for all the Event #67 updates, as well as all the updates from the 2018 WSOP.

Level: 1

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0

07-06-2018 15:03 UTC-7

Play Underway

tRaMSt0p

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

The cards are in the air!

07-06-2018 15:12 UTC-7

First Round of Players

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Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Costa	7,500
Kyle Bowker	7,500

James Hoeppner	7,500
David Prociak	7,500

Jeff Lisandro	7,500

Jameson Painter	7,500
Brian Hastings	7,500

Tommy Le	7,500

Allan Le	7,500

Anton Wigg	7,500
Perry Friedman	7,500

Harley Stoffmaker	7,500
Nick Binger	7,500

Michael Binger	7,500
Chris Vitch	7,500
Maxime Heroux	7,500
Dennis Blieden	7,500
Carol Fuchs	7,500

Jason DeWitt	7,500

Erik Seidel	7,500

Robert Williamson III	7,500

Dylan Honeyman	7,500

07-06-2018 15:13 UTC-7

More Faces in the Field

Mickey Doft

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Connor Drinan	7,500

John Racener	7,500

Mike Beasley	7,500
Timothy Frazin	7,500
Robert Mizrachi	7,500

Bryce Yockey	7,500

Mike Ross	7,500
Kevin Saul	7,500
Tim West	7,500
Josh Kay	7,500
Griffin Benger	7,500
Marcel Luske	7,500
Steven Wolansky	7,500

07-06-2018 15:19 UTC-7

Blieden Wins on the River

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Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

The action folded to Dennis Blieden in the hijack, and he raised to 125. The button, and both blinds called as the flop landed and action checked round.

The turn fell the and the small blind fired out 300 and the big blind mucked, while Blieden called, and the button folded.

The river landed the , and after the small blind checked, Blieden bet 1,000, and his opponent quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennis Blieden	7,800 300	300

Tags: Dennis Blieden

07-06-2018 15:27 UTC-7

Stoffmaker Eliminated

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Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Following a limp in early position, Harley Stoffmaker pots to 225 from middle position. The big blind called, as did the original limper, to see a flop.

Action checked to Stoffmaker, and he bet 500. The big blind fold, and the limper check-raised to 1,500. Stoffmaker responded by moving all in for 2,825, and his opponent called.

Stoffmaker:
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