Event #50: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship Dia 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-22 02:50 UTC-7

Record Breaking Field Already Set in Day 1 of $10,000 PLO Championship.

Nível 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Day 1 of Event #50: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship 8-Handed drew 688 entrants by the end of Day 1, already surpassing the record attendance for this event of 683. The final attendance is expected to smash the previous record given that registration will be open until the start of Day 2 at 2:00 p.m. local time, Thursday June 22.

Daniel Aharoni bagged the biggest stack of the night, ending with 535,000 chips and surpassing Johann Ibanez (484,500) who was chip lead for most of the later levels of the night. Other notables advancing to Day 2 include Bryce Yockey (479,000) Sean Winter (223,500), Alex Foxen (135000), Ren Lin (150,000) and Hustler Casino's Wesley Fei (315,000) who mentioned that he had only learned how to play PLO three days ago.

Event #50: $10,000 PLO Championship 8-Handed Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Daniel Aharoni	United States	535,000	214
2	Motoyoshi Okamura	Japan	500,000	200
3	Jay Harwood	Ireland	494,000	198
4	Johann Ibanez	Colombia	484,500	194
5	Bryce Yockey	United States	479,000	192
6	Caleb Furth	United States	418,000	167
7	Gabriel Andrade	Ecuador	405,000	162
8	Jonas Kronwitter	Germany	396,000	158
9	Elliott Kampen	United States	393,500	157
10	Dylan Smith	Canada	393,000	157

Notables who failed to advance to Day 2 include Scott Seiver, Daniel Negreanu, Chris Moneymaker, Dylan Linde and Fernando Habegger.

According to the tournament board, 266 entrants from the original 688 will return at 2:00 p.m. local time on June 22 to battle it out for Omaha supremacy. Blinds will start on Day 2 at 1,000/2,500 with a 2,500 big blind ante, meaning that last-minute entrants will begin with 24 big blinds.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action Thursday for all ten levels (with a 60-minute dinner break after level 16) of play, as well as all your live coverage needs for this and every other event at the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

Tags: Alex Foxen Chris Moneymaker Daniel Negreanu Dylan Linde Fernando Habegger Johann Ibanez Ren Lin Scott Seiver Sean Winter Wesley Fei

2023-06-22 01:57 UTC-7

Ibanez Undoes All of Hughes' Hard Work

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Nível 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The under-the-gun player opened to 4,500 before Johann Ibanez made it 16,500 from middle position. Ryan Hughes called from the button, and the original raiser also came along.

Action checked to Hughes on the 10♣5♠2♠ flop and he fired out for 30,000. The under-the-gun player folded, but Ibanez potted it to 144,500. Hughes then jammed as the bigger stack, and Ibanez quickly called for his tournament life to set up one of the biggest pots of the day.

Johann Ibanez: A♥A♠J♦8♠
Ryan Hughes: 10♠9♥8♣5♦

Hughes was ahead with his top two, but Ibanez had the flush draw to go along with his additional outs.

The 7♥ turn also gave Ibanez a straight draw.

The river would decide the fate of both players, with Ibanez either out or one of the big stacks. If Hughes could hold, he'd be the clear chip leader.

The 6♠ river resulted in a loud "Vamoooooos!" from Ibanez who binked the flush to seal the checkmark.

Hughes had been one of the bigger stacks all day but saw his hard work evaporate late on in Day 1.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Johann Ibanez	535,000 271,000	271,000
Ryan Hughes	50,000 -253,000	-253,000

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2023-06-22 01:48 UTC-7

Winter is Coming

Nível 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Sean Winter opened to 5,500 from under the gun and received a call from the hijack. A player in the small blind three-bet to 24,000 leaving a single 1,000 chip behind. The hijack folded, Winter moved all in with a covering stack and the small blind called to put himself at risk.

Small Blind: A♠10♦8♣7♠
Sean Winter: K♦K♠Q♠7♣

The flop came 9♠7♥2♣ giving the small blind a number of outs versus Winter's Kings. Those outs failed to materialize on the 2♦ turn and 5♠ river and Winter scooped a chunky pot for the elimination.

Winter is now sitting on one of the bigger stacks of the evening, approaching 250,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sean Winter	245,000 15,000	15,000

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2023-06-22 01:06 UTC-7

Monnette Takes Brewer to Value Town

Nível 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action was picked up on the turn with the board reading K♦6♥3♥K♥. Chris Brewer checked from the small blind and John Monnette bet 6,000, receiving a call from Brewer.

The river came the 8♠ and Brewer checked. Monnette fired again, this time for 16,000 and Brewer thought briefly about the decision before making the call.

Monnette tabled K♠3♠A♦A♠ for kings full of threes and Brewer quickly mucked his cards.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Chris Brewer	149,500 -57,500	-57,500

John Monnette	106,000 39,000	39,000

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2023-06-22 00:48 UTC-7

Another Masterpiece from "The Artist"

Nível 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action was picked up on the flop. Players were heads up and the board read 7♣Q♦10♥ with about 20,000 in the middle. The big blind checked and Wesley Fei bet 15,000. His opponent made the call.

Both players checked the 4♠ turn.

On the 9♠ river the player in the big blind led for 17,500. Wesley reraised to 50,000 sending his opponent deep into the tank. After nearly three minutes his opponent opted to fold.

Much like another hand earlier in the night, Wesley slammed A♣A♦J♠9♦ for pocket-aces turned into a bluff on the river.

"Nice hand" The player in the big blind said.

"Why overplay your two-pair? You think I'm stupid?" Wesley asked his opponent as he collected their chips.

"You were ahead right?" Wesley continued.

"Yeah I was ahead" his opponent replied.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Wesley Fei	243,000 38,000	38,000

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2023-06-22 00:46 UTC-7

2023 WSOP PLO Championship Breaks Entry Record

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Nível 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The 2023 WSOP $10,000 PLO Championship has now officially crossed the 683 mark to become the biggest-ever edition of the event in its history.

684 players have hopped into the mix, with 376 still remaining.

There are around 90 minutes left of play, and with late registration open until the start of Day 2, expect that number to rise.

It has also been announced that Day 2 will kick off at 2 p.m on Thursday, June 22.

2023-06-21 23:45 UTC-7

Bronshtein Folds Top Two

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Nível 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Yuval Bronshtein opened to 4,200 from under the gun, and called when the small blind made it 13,800.

The small blind continued for 15,000 on the A♥K♥2♣ flop. Bronshtein mulled over his options before open folding AxKxJx9x, which was good for top two pair.

"Wow," chimed Justin Young.

"Does this guy play anything other aces?" asked Bronstein.

"Well, what were you hoping for?" replied Young.

"Not an ace," Bronstein laughed before the next hand began.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Yuval Bronshtein	110,000

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2023-06-21 23:29 UTC-7

Laak Falls to Barakat

Nível 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up just before the turn with the board reading 5♠3♥6♦ and Phil Laak all in and at risk against Youness Barakat

Phil Laak: A♣Q♠Q♦4♣
Youness Barakat: K♥K♣9♠8♥

Laak's overpair and gutshot straight draw were in bad shape against Barakat's higher overpair and gutshot straight draw. The 8♠ turn and J♣ river offered Laak no improvement, resulting in his elimination from the tournament.

Laak and Barakat shook hands as Laak was leaving the table in a show of respect between the two players.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Youness Barakat	84,500 84,500	84,500
Phil Laak	Eliminado

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2023-06-21 23:23 UTC-7

Livingston Ousts Engel

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Nível 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ari Engel limped in from early position before Alex Livingston made it 4,000 on his direct left. Engel popped it to 13,800 and Livingston called.

Engel continued for pot on the A♠6♣5♠ and called off the few chips he had behind when Livingston put him in all in.

Ari Engel: A♥J♥J♠8♦
Alex Livingston: A♣K♣9♠7♣

Engel was behind with an inferior ace and found no help on the 10♥ turn. The 8♠ river gave Livingston a straight to send out the two-time bracelet winner.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alex Livingston	330,000 305,000	305,000

Will Jaffe	Eliminado

Ari Engel	Eliminado

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2023-06-21 22:41 UTC-7

Brar Comes Out on Top in Battle of the Aces

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Nível 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The under-the-gun player raised before Jaspal Brar made it 9,000 on their direct left. Action folded back around to the original raiser who made it 30,000, leaving around 25,000 behind. Brar put in the five-bet and his opponent called off their stack.

"Must be aces versus aces," said a tablemate.

Under the gun: A♣A♠K♣3♣
Jaspal Brar: A♥A♦J♣3♦

The at risk player made a straight but was drawing dead as Brar hit the nut-flush on the Q♦J♦10♦ flop. The 7♥8♦ runout was a formality and Brar took in the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jaspal Brar	180,000

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