Welcome to Event #85: $ 3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed
The 2019 World Series of Poker is nearing its conclusion and the final bracelet winners of the summer will be decided within the next five days. Event #85: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed is the last PLO event of the series and is set to begin at 3 p.m. local time this afternoon.
Last year’s event saw Ronald Keijzer become the fifth Dutch player to win a bracelet after defeating a field of 901 players for the first prize of $475,033. That figure was up from 2016, when Luis Calvo won $320,193 after navigating a significantly smaller field of just 630.
Players will receive 20,000 starting chips for this year’s edition of the tournament. There are 10 one-hour levels on the schedule for the day with 15-minute breaks occurring at the end of every two levels. As usual for 3 p.m. starting times on Day 1, there will be no dinner break. One re-entry is allowed and late registration will be open until the completion of the break at the end of Level 8, around midnight local time.
The PokerNews team is here to bring you updates as all the action unfolds for both this tournament and the rest of this historic 50th annual World Series of Poker.
and the player in the big blind checked to Craig Varnell who was under the gun. Varnell checked behind.
and the big blind checked again. Varnell bet 5,000 and his opponent folded, resulting in him raking in the pot, bringing his stack north of the 80,000-mark early in Level 4.
and Josephy called along with three other players, taking action five ways to a flop of 
and was behind Henson's top two. The turn and river were dust and Josephy was sent to the rail.
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landed on the turn to give Tsang quads, he could breath a sigh of relief. The river landed the meaningless 
giving Hendee kings up on the river to beat his opponent's sevens up and send him to the rail. With the pot, Hendee now finds himself as the likely chip leader in the tournament nearing the end of Level 6.
, a player bet 4,000 and Foxen called. Madsen got out of the way and Mizrachi raised to 21,000. The player who bet 4,000 folded and Foxen quickly committed the rest of his chips, which Mizrachi called. 
. His opponent, Adi Aizin, was in the big blind with 
and both players proceeded to turn the nut- and second-nut flushes. When all was said and done, Hachem was eliminated and the pot was being sent Aizin's way.
