Matt O'Donnell Seeks Second Bracelet as we Begin Day 3
Day 3 of Event #67: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Bounty kicks off today at 2:00 P.M. local time in the Brasilia room at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino.
Matt O'Donnell leads the unofficial final table of ten and play will continue until one of them hoists the gold bracelet and the $141,161 cash prize.
O'Donnell acquired a large portion of his stack by earning two bounties in one "sick" hand on day 2.
Michal Maryška opened to 13,500 under the gun, Christopher Schneider called in the cutoff, and Matt O'Donnell flatted on the button.
Florian Duta saw an opportunity out of the small blind and three-bet pot to 72,500. All three of his opponents would eventually make the call.
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flop fanned out and all of the chips went in the middle. Duta liked the flop enough to put the rest of his stack in. Maryška then raised pot which covered everyone else and Schneider and O'Donnell both put themselves at risk as well.
It took a few moments for the side pots to be arranged to give the rest of the players in the event ample time to surround the table.
The word 'sick' was used by just about everyone in the room.
Florian Duta: 
Michal Maryška:
Christopher Schneider: 
Matt O'Donnell: 
The 
on the turn gave O'Donnell a wheel and it held through the 
on the river to pick up two bounties from Schneider and Duta and also double the remainder of his stack through Maryška.
O'Donnell already has one bracelet to his name winning a $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em for $551,941 back in 2015 and seeks to add another today.
The chip counts and seating assignments are as follows:
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson Ireland | United States | 864,000 |
| 2 | Jameson Painter | United States | 634,000 |
| 3 | Andrew Holland | United States | 572,000 |
| 4 | Joon Park | Canada | 441,000 |
| 5 | Hai Chu | Austrailia | 703,000 |
| 6 | Michal Maryška | Czech Republic | 633,000 |
| 7 | Jonathan Thomas | United States | 598,000 |
| 8 | Matt O'Donnell | United States | 985,000 |
| 9 | James Morgan | United States | 376,000 |
| 10 | Harry Pozefsky | United States | 234,000 |
Stay tuned here as the Pokernews reporting team will be reporting from the first hand to the final one that crowns a champion.
and Morgan quickly shoved all-in for his remaining 230,000 and O'Donnell quickly made the call. 
giving O'Donnell a flush and James Morgan is the first eliminiation of day 3 and the remaining players now enter the official final table.
flop action checked to Chu who assembled a bet of 160,000. Ireland quickly folded and Painter then check-raised and the two players got it all in for Painter's remaining 750,000. 
improved Chu to the nut flush. Painter is the latest player to hit the rail.
and Pozefsky bet 60,000. Ireland raised to 150,000 getting rid of Park but Pozefsky three-bet shoved for 325,000. Ireland made the call.
for a ten-high straight but Ireland made the nuts with 
and scored a massive double up to take the chip lead.
on 
runout sealed his fate. Park collected the pot and the bounty as Maryška made his way to the payout cage.
on the turn to make a straight and no help came with the 
on the river. Park was sent to the rail in third place.