2017 World Series of Poker

Event #18: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1b
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Tyler Smith
Winning Hand
aq87
Prize
$244,344
Event Info
Buy-in
$565
Prize Pool
$1,593,000
Entries
3,186
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
0

Mike Dentale Pots the Turn, Jason Mercier and Other Multiple Bracelet Winners Join

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

Mike Dentale was heads up on a {8-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{3-Spades} flop and check-called 650.

The turn was the {7-Hearts} and he bet the pot by tossing out 3,500 chips. The pot was only 1,950 but it got the job done and his opponent folded.

Jason Mercier, Eric Lindgren, and former WSOP Player of the Year Tom Schneider have also joined the field.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Dentale us
Mike Dentale
6,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
WSOP 6X Winner
5,000 3,000
Tom Schneider us
Tom Schneider
WSOP 4X Winner
5,000 5,000
Eric Lindgren us
Eric Lindgren
5,000 5,000

Tags: Erick LindgrenJason MercierMike DentaleTom Schneider

Abgar Bagoyan Makes a Boat

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

Abgar Bagoyan and two other players got all in on the turn with the board reading {a-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}.

Bagoyan: {a-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Hearts}{4-Clubs}
Opponent #1: {k-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{6-Spades}
Opponent #2: {9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{3-Spades}

The river was the {8-Hearts}, which gave Bagoyan a full house and won him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Abgar Bagoyan
Abgar Bagoyan
12,000 12,000

Tags: Abgar Bagoyan

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

Some Runners for Day 1b

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Bryce Yockey's table hasn't arrived yet, so in the midst of an entire flight filled with players Yockey is alone at his table waiting to be dealt his first hand. Meanwhile, the rest of them are likely to have lost or gained several chips since entering.

Player Chips Progress
Bryce Yockey us
Bryce Yockey
WSOP 1X Winner
5,000
Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
5,000 -5,300
Ylon Schwartz us
Ylon Schwartz
WSOP 1X Winner
5,000 800
Mark Dube us
Mark Dube
5,000
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
WSOP 2X Winner
5,000
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
5,000
Safiya Umerova us
Safiya Umerova
WSOP 1X Winner
5,000
Dylan Linde us
Dylan Linde
WSOP 1X Winner
5,000
Randy Ohel us
Randy Ohel
WSOP 1X Winner
5,000
Andy Philachack us
Andy Philachack
5,000
Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
WSOP 1X Winner
5,000 -8,300

Level: 1

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0

Event #18: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 1b Starts at 4

The second flight of the PLO-lossus, or Event #18: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha starts at 4 p.m. This is an unlimited reentry tournament that yielded a prize pool of over $1.2 million last year with 2,483 entries. Ryan Laplante won his first WSOP bracelet in this event and is the defending champion. He took the first-place prize of $190,328.

This is the second of two total starting flights. Day 1b will run for 18 30-minute levels and players will start with 5,000 chips. Late registration is open for the first six levels and players have unlimited reentries during that time. Last year, the first few levels of this tournament were completely wild and players couldn't seem to buy in fast enough. This is the second year for this event, which was a success last year. Last year's event became the largest live pot-limit Omaha tournament in history.

The 2017 WSOP is in full swing with several events wrapping up today in Brasilia, but Event #18 — which is possibly the most exciting — is kicking off what is sure to be an exciting Day 1b at 4 p.m. in the Amazon room,

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Tags: Ryan Laplante

Event #18: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha

Day 1b Started