Event #45: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed
Dia 1 Começado
Event #45: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed
Dia 1 Começado
Today kicks off the first day of Event #45: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas. This event has been a staple of the World Series of Poker for years now and usually boasts one of the biggest non-no-limit hold’em fields that the series can offer.
Reigning player of the year Josh Arieh was the victor of this event in 2021, taking down his third WSOP bracelet and the first-place prize of $204,766. Last year, this event saw a total of 821 entrants take their seats and an even bigger turnout is expected this year.
Arieh is likely to fire this event, as are many other players such as WSOP bracelet winners Ryan Laplante, Maxx Coleman, Tommy Le and Ari Engel.
Play begins at 11 a.m. and the starting stack is 25,000 in chips. Blinds start at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. The levels on Day 1 will last 40 minutes each, with 20-minute breaks after every three.
Following Level 9 there will be a 75-minute dinner break, after which registration will close. Play will continue until the end of Level 17 when survivors will bag their chips for Day 2.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the updates from this event and every event from the World Series of Poker.
Players are still taking their seats. Play will begin shortly.
Players are now seated and play has begun.
Nível: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Three-time WSOP bracelet winner Barry Greenstein is in the field. He won one of his bracelets in a $1,500 PLO event back in 2005.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
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Barry Greenstein
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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Joe Palma is taking advantage of the early short-handed play, picking up four straight pots in a row.
In one of those hands, Palma opened the button to 400 and got a call from the big blind.
The flop came and the action checked to the turn . The big blind check-called 500 from Palma and the river brought the .
Both players checked and Palma revealed for two pair, aces and queens, to drag the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
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Joe Palma | 31,000 | 31,000 |
Nível: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
There was already about 17,000 in the middle on the turn when Jason Stockfish bet 16,000.
His opponent shoved all in for a little more and Stockfish snap-called.
All-In Opponent:
Jason Stockfish:
It was set over set as the river blanked out for Stockfish's opponent and he was sent to the rail early in the day.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
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Jason Stockfish | 52,000 | 52,000 |