Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #54: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$4,023,200
Entries
428
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
0
Zhou Pots the River
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
With the board reading 
, Andreas Freund and Quan Zhou tangled in a big pot.
There was 11,000 in the middle and Freund, sitting in the big blind, checked to his opponent. Cutoff Zhou announced, "Pot," putting Freund to a tough test.
Freund seemed to have a decent hand, but he remained stoic, quietly studying the situation. He took over a minute to decide his action, which eventually resulted in a fold.
Wearing an extravagant suit today, Zhou is already up to 62,000, earning 60 big blinds through the first hour of play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
38,125
-11,875
|
-11,875 |
The Field Keeps Growing
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
As expected, new tables are being opened as the late registrants arrive. The tournament is now approaching the 200-player mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
Yevgeniy Timoshenko Back To Starting
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Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Four players saw a flop of 
and action was on Yevgeniy Timoshenko who was staring intently at the player in early position.
Timoshenko threw out a pot-sized bet of 15,000 and saw the other players fold. The pot was pushed to Timoshenko who got back to just under starting stack with that win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Shack-Harris Ready to Defend
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Chicago's Brandon Shack-Harris has arrived and taken a seat in Amazon Orange, joining the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship. Last year, he ended up with all tournament chips in this event, taking home his second bracelet along with the juicy $894,300 first-place prize.
Shack-Harris joins Dan Shak on Table 141, and his title-defending journey has begun.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
Dan Shak Misses Barrel On Brickiest Brick
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
There was around 8,000 in the pot and action was on Dan Shak with the board reading 
. Shak had bet the flop and turn and thought for a short while on the river before checking it to Brandon Shack-Harris who checked behind.
“If you have an ace it’s good,” Shak said.
No ace, but Shack-Harris showed 
which was good enough as Shak mucked saying he had missed.
“One more barrel would have done it. I don’t think you were calling a bet,” continued Shak. “It’s a brick on the river. Couldn’t be more of a brick. The brickiest brick.”
Shack-Harris didn’t disagree with Shak’s assessment.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
45,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Shack-Harris Gets Rivered
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Four-way to the 
flop, Brandon Shack-Harris fired 1,300 from under the gun. He received a call from a player in a middle position while the two other opponents folded. Shack-Harris again barreled the turn, betting 3,200 this time, and earned another call.
The river then completed possible draws, and Shack-Harris decided to check. His rival considered betting but eventually checked back. Shack-Harris rolled over his 
for a flopped set and an ace-blocker, but his opponent rivered a straight, showing 
, to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
47,500
-10,500
|
-10,500 |
|
|
||
Updated Chip Counts
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
65,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
|
|
60,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
56,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
54,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
52,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
|
||
|
49,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
44,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
38,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
29,500
-8,625
|
-8,625 |
Joe Cada Gets There With Blockers
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
The board on the turn was 
and Lance Howard in the cutoff checked it to Joe Cada.
Cada bet 2,700 into a pot of 3,900 and Howard called. The river was the and both players checked.
“Two pair,” Howard declared, “I missed the draw,”
Before he could show his two pair, though, Cada tabled his 
for a wheel.
“That’s dirty.” Howard said of the catch on the river.
“I had the blockers, but I got there.” Cada said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
57,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
52,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
Break Time
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Players are on a 20-minute break.