Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 0
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #18: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1b
Kyle Montgomery Almost Doubles Up
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 0 ante
Kyle Montgomery was sitting in the small blind with about 50,000 chips. A player opened in middle position and Montgomery raised the pot. The raiser immediately raised all in and Montgomery called.
Their stack sizes were about equal, with Montgomery holding a slight advantage in chips. He was behind and in need of a perfect runout in order to continue.
He had 
versus the 
of his opponent.
The board ran out 
and Montgomery won the hand and basically doubled up while eliminating his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
102,000 | 72,500 |
Updated Counts
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000 | |
|
205,000 | 16,000 |
|
163,000 | -7,000 |
|
138,000 | 36,000 |
|
|
92,000 | 44,000 |
|
56,000 | 26,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 0
Break Time
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
The players are on their final break of the night.
Adam Owen Takes Chip Lead in Four-Way Pot
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
Juuso Leppanen probably had no idea what he was getting into when he opened to 6,500 from middle position. Adam Owen called in position and the small blind called as well.
Shaun Deeb was in the big blind and raised to go all in for 9,700. Leppanen raised the pot and Owen quickly went all in. The small blind got a count from Owen and it was 86,300 total. He called.
Hands:
Owen: 
Leppanen: 
Deeb: 
Small Blind: 
The board ran out 
and Owen won both the huge side pot (240,000) and the much smaller main pot (40,000).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000 | 130,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Thai Tran Eliminated Dylan Hortin
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
Thai Tran got all in against Dylan Hortin and Hortin was at risk.
Hortin had and Tran had 
.
The final board read 
and Hortin was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
82,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 0
Building a Stack, With Rep Porter, and Other News
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 0 ante
Here is what's been going on as play enters level 14.
- Rep Porter is approaching the 200,000 chip mark and is close to the top of the leaderboard for Day 1b.
- Jimmy Ray is just under 100,000 and JC Tran is sitting just under 70,000.
- Cliff Fisher just doubled up with kings,
after getting all in blind versus blind for his tournament life.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
189,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
96,000 | 96,000 |
|
69,900 | 30,900 |
|
19,200 | 19,200 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Pierce McKellar Takes Chip Lead With Quads, Cracks 200,000
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 0 ante
Pierce McKellar just became the chip leader when he turned quad tens against Nacho Barbero.
Barbero opened preflop from the cutoff.The small blind called and McKellar called.
The flop was and the action checked around to Barbero. He bet 8,000 and the small blind folded.
McKellar raised, tossing in a handful of 5,000 chips and putting Barbero at risk should he called. Which he did.
"Do you have a deuce?" questioned Barbero.
"No."
McKellar tossed out his hand face up and he had flopped a full house with against the 
of Barbero.
The turn was another ten, the 
, and the river was the . McKellar won a huge pot worth more than 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
215,000 | |
|
Busted |