Event #11: $365 PLO GIANT Pot-Limit Omaha Dia 1a | 2018 World Series of Poker

2018-06-04 03:57 UTC-7

Leif Force & Dzmitry Urbanovich Bag Big on Day 1a of Event #11: $365 PLO GIANT

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Nível 21 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

The first of five starting flights of the inaugural PLO GIANT kicked off Sunday evening at the 2018 World Series of Poker and drew a total of 423 entries, but just 19 players were left standing at the conclusion of Day 1a play. After 21 levels, Pete Arroyos is leading the way with a stack of 1,757,000.

Arroyos is already certain to have some tough competition on Day 2 since Dzmitry Urbanovich (1,246,000) and bracelet winner Leif Force (1,082,000) both bagged sizeable stacks. Jason Mayer also scored a spot in the million-plus club after ending the day with 1,163,000, and behind him, Daniel Turklay (721,000) bagged the next largest stack. Alongside the chip leaders, Aleksey Filatov (624,000) and former November Niner Jeremy Ausmus (181,000) also advanced to Day 2.

Quite a few of the more well-known players who took to the felt in this flight left empty-handed, including Scott Davies, Steve Zolotow, Joey Ingram, Rep Porter, and Barry Greenstein. But since there are still four more starting flights to be played, each featuring unlimited re-entry, plenty more opportunities to amass a stack are on the way.

The money bubble broke without hand-for-hand play since multiple players busted during the hand it was reached. A full list of the Day 1a payouts can be found here.

Here's a look at the remainder of the schedule for this event:

Flight	Date	Time
Day 1b	June 10	7 p.m.
Day 1c	June 17	7 p.m.
Day 1d	June 24	7 p.m.
Day 1e	July 1	7 p.m.
Day 2	July 2	2 p.m.
Day 3	July 3	2 p.m.

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Tags: Aleksey Filatov Barry Greenstein Dzmitry Urbanovich Jeremy Ausmus Joey Ingram Pete Arroyos Rep Porter Scott Davies

2018-06-04 01:51 UTC-7

Filatov Felts a Foe

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Nível 18 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Action folded to Aleksey Filatov in the hijack and he raised to 25,000. The player in the big blind was the only caller.

The flop came and the big blind slid a stack forward to make a pot-sized bet of 56,000. Filatov raised to put the big blind to a decision for the remainder of his stack and he called to put himself at risk.

Aleksey Filatov:
Big blind:

Filatov found himself behind the big blind's two pair and needed help from the deck to win the pot. He picked up some additional outs on the turn and caught up when he made trips on the river, so he took the pot to send his opponent to the cage. This pot put Filatov's stack over the half-million chip mark.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Aleksey Filatov	525,000	285,000

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2018-06-04 00:35 UTC-7

Force Doubles Up

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Nível 15 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

There was a massive pile of about 80,000 chips already in the middle and the completed board read when we got to the table.

Leif Force was in the cutoff and facing a decision for 45,000 from his lone opponent, a player in middle position. Force went into the tank and ultimately shoved for an additional 76,500.

After brief consideration, his opponent called, and Force rolled over for the second-nut flush. His opponent tossed his hand into the muck and Force took the pot to double.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Leif Force	365,000	196,200

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2018-06-03 15:25 UTC-7

Event #11: $365 PLO GIANT Day 1a Begins at 7 p.m. Local Time

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The inaugural edition of Event #11: $365 PLO GIANT at the 2018 World Series of Poker kicks of at 7 p.m. local time at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Following on the heels of the popular GIANT format that was first introduced last year, this event will feature five starting flights, one each Sunday evening for the next five weeks.

Each Day 1 will play 21 20-minute levels or until 10 players remain, whichever comes first, with 20-minute breaks every six levels. When the survivors combine for Days 2 and 3, levels will be 40 minutes long. All players will begin with 25,000 chips and blinds will start at 25/50. Each starting flight will play into the money and all unawarded prize money will be carried forward to Day 2.

Players may register late or reenter until the conclusion of Level 9 and unlimited reentries are permitted. Once a player bags chips, they are not eligible to play in any subsequent starting flights. However, players may elect to forfeit their stack and reenter if desired. Players who make the money in a particular starting flight but don't bag chips are still eligible to enter later flights.

Here's a look at the tournament start times for each day:

Flight	Date	Time
Day 1a	June 3	7 p.m.
Day 1b	June 10	7 p.m.
Day 1c	June 17	7 p.m.
Day 1d	June 24	7 p.m.
Day 1e	July 1	7 p.m.
Day 2	July 2	2 p.m.
Day 3	July 3	2 p.m.

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