Event #39: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed
Day 1 Started
Event #39: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed
Day 1 Started
Welcome to Day 1 coverage of the 2022 WSOP at Bally's and Paris and Las Vegas Event #39: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed.
It is expected current champion Robert Cowen will try to defend his title days after picking up his second WSOP Gold Bracelet winning Event #28: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller for $1,393,816. In 2021 Cowen edged out fellow Brit Robert Emmerson to pick up his first bracelet and $280,916.
Each player will receive a starting stack of 40,000 chips and will play ten levels with blinds increasing every 60 minutes. There will be a 15-minute break after every two levels except the 75-minute dinner break after level six. Late registration is available until the end of level eight which will be around 10 p.m. local time.
Place | Player | Country | Prize Money |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Robert Cowen | United Kingdom | $280,916 |
2 | Robert Emmerson | United Kingdom | $173,613 |
3 | Uri Reichenstein | Israel | $116,106 |
4 | Dylan Weisman | Canada | $79,368 |
5 | William Benson | United States | $55,485 |
6 | Karel Mokry | Czech Republic | $39,688 |
7 | Mike Matusow | United States | $29,063 |
Last year's event attracted 496 players but based on the number of entries at other events in the 2022 World Series of Poker it will be easily surpassed.
Cards will be in the air at 1 p.m. local time and PokerNews will provide you with all the action as it happens.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
The event is now underway and the cards are in the air.
The action was picked up in a pot of 3,200 on a board of . WSOP bracelet winner Tom Cannuli bet 2,000 on the button after being checked to by Hassan Habli. Habli then check-raised to 5,300 and Cannuli made the call.
On the river Habli bet out 7,300 and Cannuli mucked his hand awarding the early pot to Habli.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Hassan Habli
|
45,000 | |
Tom Cannuli | 23,600 |
It was brought to the attention of a PokerNews live reporter that there was a double up within the first ten minutes of play.
There was 5,100 in the middle on a flop of which caused a raising war between Arthur Morris in the small blind and his opponent in the big blind where eventually both players were all-in.
Big Blind:
Arthur Morris :
The big blind had top set and Morris had a gut-shot straight draw and flush draw. The on the turn gave Morris an unwanted set, but the on the river gave Morris the flush and the early chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Arthur Morris | 81,200 |
Fabian Brandes opened the action to 700 from under the gun. The small blind and big blind both made the call.
The flop was and all players checked. On the turn action picked up when the small blind bet out 1,000, the big blind called and Brandes raised the pot to 6,300. Both players folded and Brandes dragged in the chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Fabian Brandes
|
43,000 | 43,000 |
In a raised pot, the flop read when the first player and Andrew Brown checked. On the turn, Brown called a bet worth 1,000 from his opponent.
The river brought the but this time Brown folded after another bet from his opponent for 1,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Andrew Brown | 38,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Tommy Le
|
63,000 | |
Thomas Mccormick | 47,000 | 47,000 |
Fabrice Soulier
|
44,000 | 44,000 |
Farid Jattin | 42,000 | 42,000 |
Dylan Weisman
|
36,000 | 36,000 |