Event #46: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day 3 Started
Event #46: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day 3 Started
Two days of Event #46: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better reduced the 830-player field to just 21 remaining hopefuls. They will be back Sunday at 2 p.m. local time to play it out for the $223,339 top prize along with a shiny WSOP bracelet.
Leading the pack are Millard Hale (640,000) and Kevin Saul (613,000), both looking to claim their first bracelets. Hale and Saul have one WSOP Circuit ring apiece. Another similarity on their résumé is their best WSOP result so far, coming from the same tournament, albeit from different years.
Hale's closest attempt to reach the World Series of Poker fame was his sixth place in the 2014 $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event while Saul made it heads up in this tournament one year later.
Following in the rankings are European players Miguel Use (598,000) from Belgium and Ireland's John O'Shea (459,000), but the stand-out player among the remaining contenders lies in fifth place.
Three-time WSOP champion Barry Greenstein will come back in sharp shape after surviving Day 2 with 359,000. Greenstein's latest WSOP triumph dates back to 2008, but the 62-year-old 2011 Poker Hall of Fame inductee still shows some flair. Greenstein, also known as The Robin Hood of Poker, has already notched seven cashes at the 2017 WSOP, and he'll pick up his eighth today.
Greenstein, who has been around poker for a quarter of a century, has amassed more than $8 million in live tournament earnings and, unlike the results of some of the heroes from the latest years, Greenstein's résumé isn't depreciated by the exaggerated numbers caused by the super high roller era.
Barny Boatman, another multiple WSOP bracelet winner, also made it to the final day. Boatman is, however, short-stacked with 105,000.
Will Hale, Saul, or others reach their first WSOP title? Or will Barry Greenstein capture his fourth? That's a puzzle for the upcoming hours. Come back to PokerNews at 2 p.m. PDT to solve it with us.
Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
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Brasilia | 701 | 2 | Robert Price | United Kingdom | 289,000 |
Brasilia | 701 | 3 | Kevin Saul | United States | 613,000 |
Brasilia | 701 | 4 | Barny Boatman | United Kingdom | 105,000 |
Brasilia | 701 | 5 | Adam Hendrix | United States | 258,000 |
Brasilia | 701 | 6 | Barry Greenstein | United States | 359,000 |
Brasilia | 701 | 7 | Miguel Use | Belgium | 598,000 |
Brasilia | 701 | 9 | Raymond Henson | United States | 261,000 |
Brasilia | 702 | 2 | Bernardo Dias | Brazil | 133,000 |
Brasilia | 702 | 3 | Michael Gross | United States | 169,000 |
Brasilia | 702 | 4 | Marco Johnson | United States | 98,000 |
Brasilia | 702 | 5 | Glenn Cozen | United States | 194,000 |
Brasilia | 702 | 6 | Wendy Weissman | United States | 274,000 |
Brasilia | 702 | 7 | John O'Shea | Ireland | 459,000 |
Brasilia | 702 | 9 | Millard Hale | United States | 640,000 |
Brasilia | 703 | 1 | Samuel Lee | United States | 313,000 |
Brasilia | 703 | 2 | Nathan Gamble | United States | 250,000 |
Brasilia | 703 | 3 | Christopher O'Rourke | United States | 279,000 |
Brasilia | 703 | 4 | Jason Riesenberg | United States | 164,000 |
Brasilia | 703 | 7 | Andrew Watson | United States | 277,000 |
Brasilia | 703 | 8 | Jason Gooch | United States | 184,000 |
Brasilia | 703 | 9 | Fernando Macia | United States | 335,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 0
Ray Henson raised to 36,000 from the small blind and Bernardo Dias raised the pot from the big blind and was all in. Henson called.
Henson:
Dias:
The board ran out and Dias doubled up with two pairs, nines and tens. There was no low.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bernardo Dias | 266,000 | 133,000 |
Ray Henson | 130,000 | -131,000 |
Miguel Use raised from early position and Robert Price three-bet from the cutoff. Use called.
The flop was and Use announced pot. Price called and was all in.
Use:
Price:
The turn was the and the river the , giving Use a flush and a better seven-six low than his opponent, eliminating Price.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Miguel Use | 875,000 | 277,000 |
Robert Price | Busted |
Jason Gooch raised to 27,000 from the button and found one customer, his neighbor Fernando Macia who flatted from the small blind.
The fell on the flop and Gooch continued with a 66,000 bet. Macia reached to the bet, trying to cut the pile to see how much was it for. The dealer quickly helped him, and Macia announced "pot" for an effective all-in. Gooch called.
Gooch:
Macia:
Gooch was drawing the nut low and a gutshot for a nut straight, but Macia was miles ahead. He had the top set and needed to fade an eight to avoid scoop.
The turn was safe for Macia and the river didn't complete Gooch's low either. "Scoop," said stone-cold Macia, sending his opponent to the rail in 20th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Fernando Macia | 540,000 | 205,000 |
Jason Gooch | Busted |
Kevin Saul raised to 30,000 from the small blind and Barny Boatman three-bet almost all in. Saul thought about his decision for a minute or two, counting out the chips before announcing all in. Boatman called.
Saul:
Boatman:
"Was that a slowroll?" asked Saul, referring to his own thinking before calling.
The flop came .
"Yeah, it kinda was," said tablemate Barry Greenstein. The turn was the . "Now it really was."
The river was the and Boatman reached forward and waggled his on the felt to secure the double-up with two pairs, kings and tens. There was no low.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kevin Saul | 500,000 | -113,000 |
Barny Boatman
|
210,000 | 105,000 |
Start-of-day chip leader Millard Hale opened to 28,000 and Michael Gross called on the button. Marco Johnson, who came back with the shortest stack, was in the small blind and moved all in for 63,000 total. Hale quickly called but Gross mumbled something about being behind and laid his hand down to leave dead money for the heads-up race.
Johnson:
Hale:
The flop brought a set for Johnson while Hale hoped for some help on the following street. The turn improved Hale's draw to a double-belly, but he failed to complete his straight draw on the river.
Johnson scored nearly a triple-up, vaulting to 166,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Millard Hale | 600,000 | -40,000 |
Marco Johnson
|
66,000 | -32,000 |
Samuel Lee raised from the hijack to 27,000. Jason Riesenberg called in the big blind.
The flop came and Riesenberg bet 50,000. Lee raised all in and Riesenberg called.
Riesenberg:
Lee:
The turn was the and the river the , meaning Lee secured half the pot with his set of fives, and the low pot was split with both players holding ace-three for an eight-five low.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Samuel Lee | 360,000 | 47,000 |
Jason Riesenberg | 65,000 | -99,000 |
Blind on blind, Jason Riesenberg raised and Andrew Watson reraised and Riesenberg was all in.
Riesenberg:
Watson:
The board ran out and Riesenberg doubled up with trip nines. There was no low.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andrew Watson | 225,000 | -52,000 |
Jason Riesenberg | 110,000 | 45,000 |