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

2023-06-21 13:39 UTC-7

Day 1 of the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship Starts at 3 p.m.

Its another new day at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and with that, a new event is preparing to get underway.

Four-card aficionados are starting to get ready as Event 50: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship kicks off at 3 p.m. local time inside Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas. The tournament is an apt four-day affair, with the winner being crowned on Saturday, June 24.

Sean Troha is the defending champion, having gone the distance last year. He defeated Shiva Dudani in heads-up play to claim his first WSOP gold bracelet and the $1,246,770 first prize.

The 2022 edition of the PLO Championship was the biggest in WSOP history and attracted a record attendance of 683 unique entries.

Troha has already tasted PLO victory this summer in Event #34: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (pictured), where he took home the top prize of $298,192.

Can the player from North Olmstead, Ohio make it a hat-trick of PLO bracelets in just a year?

2022 $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship Final Table Results

Place	Name	Country	Prize (in USD)
1	Sean Troha	United States	$1,246,770
2	Shiva Dudani	United States	$770,556
3	Michael Duek	Argentina	$548,015
4	Tom Hu	United States	$395,465
5	Joachim Haraldstad	Norway	$289,630
6	Thair Kallabat	United States	$215,326
7	Nitesh Rawtani	United States	$162,542
8	Toby Lewis	United Kingdom	$124,611

Plan for Day 1

The tournament features a starting stack of 60,000 and all levels last 60 minutes each. A total of ten levels are scheduled for Day 1 with a break every two levels and late registration will close at the start of Level 11 at 1 p.m. local time on Thursday, June 22.

As with all PLO tournaments during the series, a single big blind ante is posted. In pot-limit, the ante only counts as part of the pot after the flop. All contestants in their seats right from the start will have 300 big blinds at their disposal at 100-200 blinds, while last-minute additions on Day 2 will start their journey with 24 big blinds at 1,000-2,500.

Stay tuned for the PokerNews live updates throughout the entire event en route to crowning the next WSOP gold bracelet winner.

Tags: Joachim Haraldstad Michael Duek Nitesh Rawtani Sean Troha Shiva Dudani Thair Kallabat Toby Lewis Tom Hu

2023-06-21 15:36 UTC-7

Starostin Up Early After Four-bet Pot

Nível 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

A player in the hijack raised to 500 and was three-bet to 1,800 by Ivan Starostin on the button. A player in the big blind four-bet to 6,000, folding out the original raiser in the hijack. Starostin made the call and the players were heads up with 12,300 in the pot in the very first hand of the tournament.

Both players checked the 9♠8♥5♥ flop leading to the 6♦ on the turn. The player in the big blind check-called an 8,000 bet from Starostin.

The river was the 4♥ and the player in the big blind checked again. Starostin fired a bet of 22,000, sending his opponent deep into the tank.

After about two minutes, the clock was called and the player in the big blind folded soon after, resulting in Starostin taking down a nice pot in his first hand of play.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ivan Starostin	74,300 74,300	74,300

Tags: Ivan Starostin

2023-06-21 16:32 UTC-7

Madsen Runs into a Straight

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Nível 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Jeff Madsen made it 1,100 from under the gun and called when Marc Hollander made it 3,600 from the small blind.

Hollander check-raised to 5,000 on the on the 10♣9♦7♥ flop after Madsen bet 300. Madsen went deep into the tank before reraising to 20,600. Hollander quickly moved all in for 42,400 and Madsen called as the slightly bigger stack.

Marc Hollander: A♥A♦8♥6♣
Jeff Madsen: K♦J♦10♦9♥

Hollander had flopped second-nut straight while Madsen had top two pair as well as double-gutter.

The 4♠ turn and Kx river kept Hollander ahead to leave Madsen on fumes.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Marc Hollander	90,000 90,000	90,000
Jeff Madsen	1,600 1,600	1,600

Tags: Jeff Madsen Marc Hollander

2023-06-21 16:40 UTC-7

'The Artist' Bets Big With Air

Nível 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action was picked up with players heads up on the flop and the board reading 10♥Q♥A♦. Hustler Casino Live's Wesley Fei bet 2,200 from the small blind and received a call from his opponent on the button.

Wesley bet again for 6,500 on the 10♠ turn and once again was called by his opponent.

The river was the K♠. Wesley fired a pot-sized bet of 24,600 that sent his opponent deep into the tank.

After about 90 seconds the player on the button made the fold, and Wesley instantly slammed 9♣7♣8♠4♣ for a bluff with absolutely nothing on the river.

"Four black, high card nine!" Wesley proudly exclaimed.

"Nice hand," his opponent responded as Wesley scooped the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Wesley Fei	72,600 12,600	12,600

Tags: Wesley Fei

2023-06-21 16:44 UTC-7

Small Rebate for Madsen

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Nível 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

After being reduced to crumbs by Marc Hollander, Jeff Madsen was all-in the following hand.

The action began with the cutoff making it 700. Hollander called from the button and the small blind called. Madsen put in his last 1,600 from the big blind which prompted the cutoff to repop it to 6,200. Hollander and the small blind got out of the way.

Jeff Madsen: A♦J♥4♣3♥
Cutoff: A♥K♠Q♠7♥

Madsen stayed behind following the A♣9♥5♦ flop but he had two-pair outs as well as a wheel draw. The 8♥ turn changed nothing but the 3♣ river gave Madsen two pair and he breathed some life back into his stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jeff Madsen	4,900 3,300	3,300

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2023-06-21 17:07 UTC-7

Barbero Eliminates Kalas

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Nível 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Both Nacho Barbero and Kane Kalas were looking at a board of 8♣Q♥5♣.

Kalas in the small blind checked the action over to Barbero who bet out for 3,000. Kalas raised to 13,000 and Barbero responded by shoving all in. Kalas called.

Kane Kalas: A♣J♣10♠8♦
Jose Ignacio Barbero: Q♦Q♠8♥4♥

The turn and river came the 6♥ and the 10♥ respectively.

Barbero's top set improved to a flush by the river and sent Kalas to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Nacho Barbero	120,000 60,000	60,000

Kane Kalas	Eliminado

Tags: Jose Ignacio Barbero Kane Kalas Nacho Barbero

2023-06-21 18:22 UTC-7

Zech Rivers Full House to Double

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Nível 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Quirin Zech just dragged in a huge pot which saw him double up through an opponent.

He briefly recapped the hand to PokerNews.

The hijack opened to 1,400 and was called by the button. Zech called from the small blind before the big blind announced, "pot."

The hijack called and the button got out of the way. Zech then four-bet to 29,000 which pushed out the big blind but the hijack called once more.

Stacks got in on the 10♠3♣2♥ flop with Zech narrowly covered.

Quirin Zech: A♠A♣4♥9♣
Hijack: J♣10♣6♦5♦

Zech was ahead with his pair of aces but his opponent improved to trips to take the lead on the 10♦ turn. Zech had one foot out of the door but the A♦ river caused the table to explode as it gave Zech a full house to seal the checkmark.

His opponent was very frustrated with the runout and had to take a lap before returning to the table.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Quirin Zech	133,000

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2023-06-21 19:13 UTC-7

Castillo Doubles Through Seidel; Winter Building a Stack

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Nível 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Erik Seidel opened to 1,800 from the cutoff and was called by the button. Jose Castillo squeezed from the small blind to 6,800 and only Seidel called.

Castillo made a pot-size bet on the 10♦7♣4♦ flop, and Seidel called. Castillo then moved all in for 28,300 on the 4♠ turn. Seidel thought about it for a few moments before calling.

Jose Castillo: A♣J♦10♣9♦
Erik Seidel: 7♦6♠6♣5♦

Castillo was ahead with his tens and fours, while also dominating Seidel's flush draw. The 5♠ river kept Castillo ahead and he raked in the pot.

Sean Winter is also at the table is one of the few players with a stack that breaches the 200,000 mark.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sean Winter	201,000 201,000	201,000

Jose Castillo	104,000 104,000	104,000
Erik Seidel	63,500 63,500	63,500

Tags: Erik Seidel Jose Castillo Sean Winter

2023-06-21 21:07 UTC-7

Brewer Gives Rheem His Footlong

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Nível 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Chino Rheem limped in from under the gun as did Bryan Micon on his direct left. Chris Brewer tagged along from middle position before the small blind completed and the big blind checked.

Action checked all the way down to showdown for the final board to read A♥9♥3♥A♦5♠.

"I win," said Rheem as he tabled his Q♥Q♦5♥2♦ for a flopped flush. His opponents mucked, and he took in the pot.

As the hand was playing out, Brewer had a couple of footlong subways delivered to his table and was kind enough to give Rheem one of the sandwiches.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Chris Brewer	155,000 15,000	15,000

Bryan Micon	60,000 60,000	60,000
Chino Rheem	43,600 -16,400	-16,400

Tags: Bryan Micon Chris Brewer

2023-06-21 22:09 UTC-7

Lin Sees One Off

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

Ren Lin opened to 3,000 from the button, prompting defending champion Sean Troha to fold from the small blind. The big blind called out of his short stack to see the K♥7♣3♥ flop.

The big blind jammed for around 8,000 and Lin quickly called.

Big Blind: Q♠6♥5♦3♣
Ren Lin: 7♦7♠6♦5♠

The big blind was drawing to a chop or running queens but the 8♦ turn 5♣ runout confirmed the pot for Lin.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sean Troha	103,200

Ren Lin	57,000

Tags: Ren Lin Sean Troha