Event #42: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
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2011 World Series of Poker
Event #42: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
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Event Info
Risultati finali
Event Info
Informazioni livello
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Montepremi
$3,393,400
Entries
361
Livello
29
Bui
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Pot! Re-pot!
Welcome back to the Rio! In about 20 minutes, we will be getting started with one of the most exciting events of the WSOP, Event #42: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship!
Last year's event was taken down by superstar pro Daniel Alaei,who outlasted a field of 346 of the world's toughest players. Last year's final table included Alexander Kravchenko and Ludovic Lacay, and we are expecting another great final table in this event!
At the moment, Daniel Alaei is still in the $5,000 six-handed event, but its safe to say that Alaei won't have a problem playing two tournaments today. We will also keep an eye out for Jason Mercier, who is fresh off a win in the $5,000 pot-limit omaha six handed tournament. Stay tuned to Pokernews for all of the action as we will be bringing you eight hours of pot-limit omaha action!
Livello: 1
Bui: 50/100
Ante: 0
Famous Faces To Start The Day
All the pros love to come out for this event, and we just saw a handful of thsoe take their seats to start the day. Nearly every table is currently short handed, and a tom of other pros are in other tournaments, so we expect this list to grow and grow as the day goes on.
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Late Arrivals
More players are finding their way to their seats as this tournament progresses. Here are some more notable players we found getting dealt cards in the last couple of minutes.
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Luck of the Draw
All late registrants, Huckleberry Seed, Phil Laak, and David Chui, found themselves at the same table. I'm sure they quickly realized they will need their A-game today in order to accumulate chips against such a tough table of competitors.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
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30,000 | |
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Waxman Loses A Few Early
Livello 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
When we got to the table, Matt Waxman and an opponent took a flop of 
. Waxman check called an opponents bet of 750. When the 
hit the turn, Waxman checked, and his oppoent bet 2,350, which was most his stack. Waxman put him all in for 400 more, and his opponent called.
Waxman: 
Opponent: 
Waxman had top two, and his opponent had an over pair and an open ended straight draw. The 
on the river completed that straight, and Waxman lost the pot, dropping him to a still very healthy 26,100.
Chau Chews Up His Opponent
Livello 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Chau Giang and his opponent took a flop of 
, and Giang bet out 500. His opponent called, and the hit the turn. Giang bet out 1,000 this time, and again his opponent called. The 
came on the river, and both players checked. Giang showed 
for aces up, and it was good enough to take the pot. Giang has boosted his stack up to 35,000.
Williams Down A Chance
Livello 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Today is a triple chance format which is good news for David Williams.
We caught the action on the river of a 
board. According to his twitter, Williams had a set of Jacks and a flush draw. His first opponent had a straight and the second opponent had a wrap and nut flush draw. All of the money went in on the turn and when the river was a club, it made a flush for Williams but shipped the pot to the other side of the table.
Luckily for Williams, he still had two rebuy lammers left and has at least one more chance to rebound after a slow start.
How (Not) to Muck Against Mercier
Livello 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
A player in middle position raised to 250 and Jason Mercier called to his immediate left. Both blinds came along as well.
The flop came 
and action checked around to the original raiser, who chucked in another 250 bet. Mercier flung in a call and the blinds folded.
The turn came a 
and Mercier's opponent checked. Mercier began to reach for his chips and his opponent instantly folded before Mercier had officially bet. The dealer warned him not to act out of turn.
"He should get a penalty," Mercier said with a wry smile.
Mercier is up to 36,500.