Event #18: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha
Dia 1a Começado
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #18: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha
Dias: 1a
Welcome to Event #18: $565 Pot Limit Omaha
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At 11 a.m. local time, cards will be in the air for Day 1, Flight A of Event #18: $565 Pot Limit Omaha at the 2017 World Series of Poker.
All players will receive 5,000 starting chips and will have 18 30-minute levels to try to accumulate as many more as they can before bagging their stacks at the end of the day. Late registration will be open through the end of Level 6 at approximately 2:20 p.m. and there will be a 20-minute break every four levels. All of the above will also be true for Flight B, which kicks off at 4 p.m. this afternoon, then surviving players from both flights will return tomorrow to play Day 2 at 2 p.m.
Last year in this event, Ryan Laplante triumphed over 2,483 entrants, the largest field in the history of live PLO tournaments, to win his first gold bracelet and $190,328. The defending champion’s summer is already off to a strong start with a seventh-place finish in Event #10: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold’em that he shared with teammate Samantha Cohen.
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Nível: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Familiar Faces in the Field
Nível 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Defending champion Ryan Laplante has taken his seat this morning in Flight A, as have several other well known players. Among them are Ylon Schwartz, Kyle Bowker and three-time bracelet winner Barry Greenstein.
Nível: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Aces vs. Aces
Nível 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
The player under the gun limped in, Ylon Schwartz was next to act and did the same, and Christopher Haydt raised to 275 from the cutoff. Both blinds called, as did both limpers, and five players saw a flop of 
. Action checked around to Haydt, and he bet 1,100. The blinds folded, the under-the-gun player called, and Schwartz folded.
The turn brought the 
and the under-the-gun player checked. Haydt moved all in for 3,625 and his opponent called to put himself at risk.
Both players tabled pocket aces, but Haydt held 
for trip sevens, and his opponent had 
for an open-ended straight draw. The river changed nothing and Haydt took the pot to eliminate his opponent.
More Players Take Their Seats
Nível 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Players continue to enter the Amazon room and take their seats in Event #18 and several more well known faces have been among the late registrants in Level 2. They include John Holley, Ismael Bojang, Annette Obrestad and previous November Niner Dennis Phillips.
Nível: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Chip Counts
Nível 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
8,900 | |
|
7,800 | |
|
5,800 | |
|
5,500 | |
|
5,000 | |
|
4,925 | |
|
4,500 |
Annette Obrestad Chipping Up Early
Nível 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
With about 1,300 already in the middle and the board reading 
, Annette Obrestad was on the button and heads up against one player in early position. He checked, and Obrestad checked behind.
The turn brought the 
and the early-position player bet 850. Obrestad called.
The 
fell on the river and the early-position player bet again, 2,000 this time. Obrestad called and tabled 
, and her nine-high straight was good enough to win the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
11,200 | 11,200 |