The flop was , and Johnny Lodden, in the big blind, checked. Stephen Chidwick had position, but he didn’t have many chips left, and he bet 6,500 of them. Lodden check-raised to 20,000, and Chidwick called.
The turn card was the . Lodden bet enough to put Chidwick all in, and he called.
Lodden :
Chidwick:
It's not often you see the same hand in PLO, but there it was, and as a meaningless river hit, Chidwick survived, but surely with mixed feelings.
With roughly 30,000 in the pot, Dmitry Yurasov and Ben Lamb tangled on the board reading .
Yurasov was in the big blind, checking to Lamb, who had the button. Lamb paused for a bit, thinking whether to check or bet. Then he decided for the first option.
That was the right decision from Lamb, who would have only gotten into trouble, surely losing any chip he'd put in. Yurasov tabled with a grin on his face as he was trapping with nuts, ready to drop a check-raise bomb.
However, Lamb avoided any further damage, and the next hand was dealt.
There was an open and a call before Johnny Lodden, on the button, three-bet to 6,600.
“One color of each chip, eh? I like it.” said the original raiser as he called. The other player put in the chips too.
The flop was , and everyone checked. The turn card was the , and when it checked to Lodden, he bet 10,000. The original raiser called, and the remaining player folded. The river was the , and a final check to Lodden saw him bet 25,000. There was some slight hesitation from Lodden’s opponent, who called and then guessed Lodden’s holdings. He was way off.
Brandon Shack-Harris has been on a title-defending mission, and his campaign couldn't start much better.
Shack-Harris has been crushing on Day 1, mainly after dinner. He's playing one of the biggest stacks in the room. Shack-Harris increased his count just a few moments ago.
He was in the cutoff, facing an opponent in the big blind. Shack-Harris had the betting lead on the board, firing what looked to be 11,500. He received a call. The landed on the river, and Shack-Harris continued with another barrel worth 30,000 this time. His opponent opted for a check-fold, leaving the pot to the reigning champ.
Andjelko Andrejevic is the current chip leader with about five minutes before a draw for the last few hands. Andrejevic, however, gave up some of his chips to Alberto Fonseca in the following hand.
Andrejevic raised from the under the gun, and Fonseca flatted on the button.
Both players checked the flop.
They saw the turn and Andrejevic decided for a delayed continuation bet, putting in 8,500. Fonseca stuck around.
The river brought another bet from Andrejevic, and Fonseca matched the required 17,000.
"One pair," declared Andrejevic but Fonseca had a better hand, rolling over his for two pairs.
It was checked to Sam Trickett in position and he bet 5,600. One player folded and the remaining one potted it, at which point Trickett got the rest of his stack in.
Trickett:
Opponent:
The turn was the the river the and Trickett had the bigger boat to get a full double up just before the end of the day.