The players have gone on their 15-minute break.
Registration will be closed a the conclusion of this break.
Big O
Sammy Farha opened to 2,100 from the cutoff and was called by Howard Smith on the button for a heads-up pot.
Both players checked on the 4♣Q♣J♣ flop and then Howard called a 2,000 bet from Farha on the 9♥ turn.
The 8♦ completed the board and Farha bet 3,500. Howard looked him up and Farha fanned out A♠A♣J♦9♣7♣ for the nut flush.
Howard showed he held the K♣ and sent his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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140,000
86,000
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86,000 |
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10,000
19,200
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19,200 |
Omaha Hi-Lo
Action was picked up on the turn in a four-way pot with Vladimir Belekhov in the small blind, Nicholas Blumenthal in the big blind, Ray Henson in early position, and Dong Chen in the cutoff.
The board read 8♠7♣5♥2♦ and action checked around to Chen who bet, getting calls from everyone except for Henson.
On the river K♠, action checked around to Chen who bet once more and both players called.
Dong Chen turned over A♥9♥6♠2♠ for the nut-straight and a seven-six low, prompting a muck from Belekhov. Blumenthal tabled A♣8♣4♠2♣ for a seven-five low and the pair of them chopped up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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78,000
8,000
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8,000 |
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63,000 | |
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53,000 | |
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18,000 | |
Omaha Hi-Lo
Dan Heimiller raised under the gun and was called by Vadim Shlez from directly behind, Andrew Watson in the hijack, Hayato Kitajima in the cutoff, Leonardo Valenzuela on the button, Lex Nerenberg in the small blind, and Angela Jordison in the big blind for a seven-way pot.
The flop came 2♦K♠5♦ and it was checked to Heimiller, who bet. Shlez raised and both Watson and Kitajima called cold. Valenzuela, Nerenberg and Jordison all folded and Heimiller called.
Heimiller checked to Shelz on the 5♠ turn and he bet. Everyone called.
The 5♥ completed the board and action checked through. Shlez showed A♦6♦6♣4♣ for a full house and everyone mucked — awarding the large multiway pot to Shlez.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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35,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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21,000
21,000
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21,000 |
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Level: 9
Limit: 400/800 Blinds, 800-1,600 Limits
Pot-Limit: 400 Ante, 200/400 Blinds, 800-1,400 Pot Limit Raise
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000 | |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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Busted | |
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Yehuda Buchalter limped first to act, Ken Aldridge limped from directly behind, Fernando Zuliani limped in the cutoff, Howard Mann limped on the button, Nathan Rosenberg limped from the small blind, and Sachin Bhargava checked his option for a casual six-way pot.
Everyone checked on the 9♥4♦7♥ flop and then Rosenberg led out for 2,500 on the A♠ turn. Bhargava folded, but Buchalter raised to 11,000. Everyone folded in turn, including Rosenberg when the action was back on him to award Buchalter a nice pot uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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87,000
62,000
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62,000 |
|
70,000 | |
|
|
21,000 |
Big O
Action was picked up with cards on their back on a flop reading 9♣8♥A♠. Alexander Frye was all in for 13,100 in the hijack, Tom Schneider was all in for 18,900 on the button and Richard Talaber was all in with the covering stack.
Alexander Frye: 10♠5♥4♥3♠3♦ 
Tom Schneider: A♣Q♦4♣3♥2♣
Richard Talaber: A♥Q♥8♠4♦2♥
The board rolled out K♠J♥ for the aces and eights to hold up for Talaber, eliminating two of his tablemates.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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63,000 | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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The tournament clock now reads 1,095, which means that a new record has been set. 1,091 entrants came out to play this event in 2023, which was the biggest number that had ever been seen in this field. Until now.
Over an hour remains in late registration, so time will tell just how big this field gets!
Level: 8
Limit: 400/800 Blinds, 800-1,600 Limits
Pot-Limit: 400 Ante, 200/400 Blinds, 800-1,400 Pot Limit Raise
