Event #49: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-06-27 13:07 UTC-7

Rheem Leads 19 Players into Final Day of Event #49: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed

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Nineteen players return for the final day of Event #49: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed, all of whom are aiming for the $362,185 top prize and a bracelet. While some of the elite players have a long way to climb from the bottom of the counts, Chino Rheem has no such troubles. The 37-year-old from California is leading the remaining contenders, coming back to a leading stack of 952,000 or 79 big blinds.

Starting at 2 p.m. today with the blinds at 6,000/12,000, Rheem will be in the limelight in the Brasilia Room. He's already known for being part of the original November Nine in 2008 (finishing seventh in the Main Event for $1,772,650) and for his three World Poker Tour titles. However, even with $8.7 million-plus in career winnings there is one thing missing from Rheem's packed career résumé — a WSOP bracelet.

Louis Calvo is Rheem's nearest rival, entering the final day with 914,000. European players Daniel Reijmer (776,000) and Mark Reilly (675,000) follow in the counts while Costa Rica's Alberto Fonseca (611,000) rounds out the top five.

While Rheem is yet to emerge victorious in a WSOP tournament, Jeff Madsen has plenty of experience with four bracelets under his belt. Madsen, who won the 2006 WSOP Player of the Year, will need to spin up one of the shortest stacks (207,000) in order to win himself a fifth title.

However, pot-limit Omaha has always been Madsen's forte. One of the strongest players in this game, Madsen has already won a $3,000 PLO tournament here at the World Series back in 2013. Lying in 17th place among the 19 remaining hopefuls, Madsen still has 17 big blinds with which to maneuver and his chances might be better than it looks at first sight.

Another well known face is trailing Madsen as former European Poker Tour champion Roberto Romanello bagged 152,000 yesterday, the second-shortest stack. Romanello has seven top 10 finishes in the bracelet events, but his showcase is still missing the WSOP jewel.

Tune to PokerNews at 2 p.m. PDT to find out who among this talented field emerges to becomes the $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Event champion.

Day 3 Seat Draw:

Room	Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
Brasilia	700	2	William Kakon	United States	302,000	25
Brasilia	700	3	Michael Trujillo	United States	30,000	3
Brasilia	700	4	Rudolph Sawa	United States	584,000	49
Brasilia	700	5	Mark Reilly	Ireland	675,000	56

Brasilia	701	1	Roberto Romanello	United Kingdom	152,000	13
Brasilia	701	2	Gionni Demers	United States	531,000	44
Brasilia	701	3	Eric Hicks	United States	563,000	47
Brasilia	701	5	Alberto Fonseca	Costa Rica	611,000	51
Brasilia	701	6	Chino Rheem	United States	952,000	79

Brasilia	702	1	James St Hilaire	United States	559,000	47
Brasilia	702	3	Kenneth Wong	Canada	331,000	28
Brasilia	702	4	Gerhard Schleicher	Germany	574,000	48
Brasilia	702	5	Brad Ruben	United States	327,000	27
Brasilia	702	6	Orlando Romero	United States	354,000	30

Brasilia	703	1	Aleksei Altshuller	Russia	593,000	49
Brasilia	703	3	Jeff Madsen	United States	207,000	17
Brasilia	703	4	Luis Calvo	United States	914,000	76
Brasilia	703	5	Daniel Reijmer	Netherlands	776,000	65
Brasilia	703	6	Roussos Koliakoudakis	Greece	553,000	46

Tags: Alberto Fonseca Chino Rheem Daniel Reijmer Jeff Madsen Louie Calvo Mark Reilly Roberto Romanello

2017-06-27 14:08 UTC-7

Madsen Cracks Aces to Score an Early Double

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Nível 21 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Daniel Reijmer open-raised from under the gun and Aleksei Altshuller flatted from the button. Action was on Jeff Madsen in the small blind, and the 2006 WSOP Player of the Year decided to shove his 177,000. Reijmer called and Altshuller got out of the way.

Jeff Madsen:
Daniel Reijmer:

Madsen was trailing to Reijmer's aces, but the flop came to his rescue. Reijmer had only one out left, and the turn and the river weren't what he wished for.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Daniel Reijmer	600,000	-176,000
Jeff Madsen	385,000	178,000

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2017-06-27 15:15 UTC-7

Chino Reem Finds a Lucky Double, Then Busts

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Nível 21 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Chino Rheem made another huge fold on the board. There was about 500,000 in the pot and Rheem checked to Mark Reilly who bet 400,000. Rheem was agonised, but eventually folded, calling ace-three in Reilly's hand. Reilly indeed showed .

Rheem, however, doubled in the following minutes. He needed some help from the skies to beat Roussos Koliakoudakis, who had while Rheem held . The board ran and Rheem shouted: "Yes, two pair, eights and threes!" Koliakoudakis had to pay Rheem a full 193,000.

But Rheem didn't enjoy his double long. He was gone literally the next minute, running into aces again. This time, Reilly found the goods and nothing came to Rheem's rescue. His remained second, and the start-of-day chip leader departed in 15th Place for $15,531.

Meanwhile, Jeff Madsen was eliminated on another table, taking the same price as Rheem after busting in 16th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Chino Rheem	Eliminado
Jeff Madsen	Eliminado

Tags: Chino Rheem Mark Reilly

2017-06-27 17:30 UTC-7

Brad Ruben Eliminated in 9th Place ($26,648)

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Nível 24 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Mark Reilly raised to 50,000 from the first position and Brad Ruben potted from one seat over. The blinds went out of the way but Reilly announced he was all in and Ruben called off for his remaining bits.

Reilly:
Ruben:

Reilly turned up double-suited aces, earning a "wow" from Ruben.

The flop brought a pair of queens for Ruben, who looked for another connection to escape his elimination. The turn , however, was a hammer, already locking the pot for Reilly. "Nice hand," offered Ruben, who knew he was going to payouts.

The river was meaningless as Ruben walked away in ninth place, earning $26,648.

Rudolph Sawa was moved to Table 1 due to balancing order, and he took Ruben's former spot, left to Mark Reilly. While Reilly is the tournament leader, Sawa is also playing a big stack so things may get spicy in the upcoming hands.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mark Reilly	2,235,000	570,000
Brad Ruben	Eliminado

Tags: Brad Ruben Mark Reilly

2017-06-27 19:01 UTC-7

Gionni DeMers Eliminated in 8th Place ($36,074)

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Nível 25 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Gionni DeMers raised to 60,000 from under the gun, Aleksei Altshuller called from the small blind, and Eric Hicks called from the big blind.

The flop came , and Altshuller checked. Hicks checked as well, and DeMers bet 85,000. Altshuller check-raised to 435,000, Hicks quickly folded, and DeMers and Altshuller got the rest of the chips in, putting the cards on their backs.

DeMers:
Altshuller:

Altshuller was ahead with a set of threes, and DeMers needed to improve in order to survive. The turn and river changed nothing, and Altshuller took the pot to end DeMers' run in this tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Aleksei Altshuller	2,050,000	660,000
Gionni DeMers	Eliminado

Tags: Aleksei Altshuller Eric Hicks Gionni Demers

2017-06-27 20:12 UTC-7

Eric Hicks Doubles and Then Doubles Again

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Nível 25 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Louie Calvo opened to 70,000, and Eric Hicks, who was next to act, asked for the size of a pot-sized raise. The answer was 270,000, and Hicks then potted. Rudolph Sawa was on the button, and he re-potted to get rid of all opponents but Hicks, who called for 395,000 total.

Eric Hicks:
Rudolph Sawa:

Hicks was in bad shape, but he found the goods on the board to double up.

In the following minutes, Hicks managed to score yet another double. He was all in on a flop holding . Hicks was facing elimination against Aleksei Altshuller's , but the landed on the turn. The river kept Hicks' trips ahead, and he received a big chunk of chips from Altshuller.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Eric Hicks	1,600,000	1,100,000

Tags: Aleksei Altshuller Eric Hicks Rudolph Sawa

2017-06-27 21:01 UTC-7

Gerhard Schleicher Eliminated in 6th Place ($49,885)

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Nível 26 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Action folded around to the blinds, and Gerhard Schleicher called from the small. Louie Calvo raised to 120,000 from the big blind, and Schleicher called.

The flop came and Schleicher bet the pot for 240,000. Calvo called. The turn brought the , and Schleicher checked. Calvo bet 400,000, putting Schleicher to a decision for his stack, and he went into the tank. Ultimately, he called to put himself at risk, and the two players tabled their hands.

Schleicher:
Calvo:

Calvo had the lead with the nut flush, and Schleicher had to make a boat on the river in order to survive. The was no help to Schleicher, though, and he was eliminated.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Luis Calvo	1,610,000	10,000
Gerhard Schleicher	Eliminado

Tags: Gerhard Schleicher Louie Calvo

2017-06-27 21:05 UTC-7

Aleksei Altshuller Eliminated in 5th Place ($70,438)

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Nível 26 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Rudolph Sawa raised to 80,000 from the cutoff, and Aleksei Altshuller called from the big blind.

The flop came , and in a flurry of activity, all the chips quickly went into the middle with Altshuller at risk.

Sawa:
Altshuller:

Sawa had the lead with top two pair against Altshuller's bottom two pair, so Altshuller needed help from the deck in order to preserve his tournament life. The on the turn was no help to Altshuller, and neither was the river, so Sawa took the pot to end Altshuller's deep run in this tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Rudolph Sawa	1,150,000	200,000
Aleksei Altshuller	Eliminado

Tags: Aleksei Altshuller Rudolph Sawa

2017-06-27 23:10 UTC-7

Eric Hicks Eliminated in 4th Place ($101,513)

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Nível 27 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Rudolph Sawa raised to 100,000 from the button, Louie Calvo called from the small blind, Eric Hicks moved all in from the big blind for his last 125,000, and Sawa and Calvo both called.

The flop came and Sawa bet 100,000 into the side pot. Calvo folded and Sawa and Hicks flipped over their cards.

Sawa:
Hicks:

Sawa had a commanding lead with his aces and nut flush draw and Hicks had little hope of preserving his tournament life. The turn and river were no help to Hicks and he was eliminated, much to the dismay of his enthusiastically supportive rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Rudolph Sawa	4,502,000	32,000
Eric Hicks	Eliminado

Tags: Eric Hicks Louie Calvo Rudolph Sawa

2017-06-28 01:00 UTC-7

Mark Reilly Eliminated in 3rd Place ($149,258)

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Nível 29 : 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

Mark Reilly raised to 175,000 from the button and Louie Calvo called from the big blind.

The flop fell and Calvo checked. Reilly bet 225,000 and Calvo made a pot-sized check-raise to 1,065,000, sending Reilly into the tank briefly. He ultimately shoved and Calvo called to put him at risk.

Calvo:
Reilly:

Calvo had the advantage with his pair of jacks and Reilly, who held the nut flush draw and an open-ended straight draw, needed help from the deck to preserve his tournament life. The turn and river changed nothing and Calvo took the pot to end Reilly's deep run in this tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Luis Calvo	5,590,000	3,385,000
Rudolph Sawa	3,860,000	440,000
Mark Reilly	Eliminado

Tags: Louie Calvo Mark Reilly