Event #10: $10,000 Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship

Richard Ashby raised in the cutoff, Shirley Rosario moved all in out of the big blind and Ashby called.

Ashby:     
Rosario:     

The flop, turn, and river came      , and Ashby scooped with a flush and a slightly better low than Rosario. She will earn $146,522 for her efforts.

Richard Ashby	2,220,000	-30,000
Shirley Rosario	0	-135,000

Roughly one hour ago, Viatcheslav Ortynskiy was the chip leader with two million chips. Now, he's out in fifth place.

The Russian called a raise our of the big blind from Shirley Rosario, who made it two bets from the cutoff, and the flop came    . Ortynskiy led out, Rosario raised, Ortynskiy moved all in for 185,000, and Rosario called.

Ortynskiy:     
Rosario:     

The turn and river came   , respectively, and Ortynskiy was eliminated.

Rosario is up to 415,000 chips.

Shirley Rosario	415,000	125,000
Viatcheslav Ortynskiy	0	-490,000

Richard Ashby raised in the hijack, Jason McPherson called in the big blind and the flop came    . McPherson check-raised Ashby, who called, and the turn was the  . McPherson bet, Ashby called and the river was the  . Both players checked.

McPherson showed     , but Ashby scooped the pot with     , leaving McPherson with just 40,000 chips.

McPherson was able to triple up not long after, but he was unable to run it up any more than that. On his final hand he raised all in in the cutoff. Brock Parker made the call.

McPherson:     
Parker:     

The board rolled out       and McPherson was eliminated.

Richard Ashby	2,400,000	300,000
Brock Parker	1,130,000	-120,000
Jason McPherson	0	-280,000

Ofir Mor made it two bets in the cutoff, Jason McPherson moved all in for 110,000 on the button, and Mor called.

Mor:     
McPherson:     

McPherson doubled through as the board rolled out      , chipping up to 280,000. Mor dropped down to 1.03 million.

Ofir Mor	1,030,000	-170,000
Jason McPherson	280,000	140,000

Ofir Mor raised from under the gun, Viatcheslav Ortynskiy called in the big blind, and the Russian check-raised on a flop of    . Mor called.

Ortynskiy led out on the turn ( ), and the turn ( ), and Mor called both bets. The river bet set Mor all in, and he showed      for Broadway.

Ortynskiy couldn't beat that with     , and Mor doubled.

Viatcheslav Ortynskiy	1,240,000	-400,000
Ofir Mor	650,000	350,000

Viatcheslav Ortynskiy raised out of the small blind, Ofir Mor called, and the flop came    . Ortynskiy fired out a bet, Mor called, and the Russian led out again on the turn ( ). Mor raised, Ortynskiy called, and Ortynskiy check-folded to a bet on the river ( ).

Viatcheslav Ortynskiy	1,640,000	-460,000
Ofir Mor	570,000	230,000

Richard Ashby made it two bets to go in early position, Melissa Burr reraised to three bets in the hijack and Ofir Mor cold-called on the button. Ashby called, and the three players took a flop of    .

Ashby checked, Burr moved all in for 15,000, Mor called and Ashby check-raised. Mor called. The turn was the  , Ashby led out with a bet and Mor folded.

Burr:     
Ashby:     

The   bricked off on the river and Burr was eliminated in eighth place.

Richard Ashby	1,300,000	165,000
Melissa Burr	0	-150,000

Melissa Burr is a well-respected mixed-game cash player from Atlantic City who is gearing up for an unusually busy schedule of tournaments in Las Vegas this summer. Today's final table marks her first ever at the World Series of Poker, and she's also secured only her second WSOP cash.

We caught up with Melissa as the players went to break to discuss her road to the final table and her plans for the rest of the summer.

PokerNews: Congratulations on your final table. Is Omaha high/low one of your best games?

Melissa Burr: Yes and limit hold'em and stud eight or better.

How is playing tournament Omaha high/low different than a cash game?

The chips have a different value. Tournament play is about surviving. In cash games, you can rebuy, they never tell you that you have to leave. In tournaments the value of the chips go up and you have just one chance.

Do you prefer cash games or tournaments?

I prefer cash. But this is the World Series and the fields are large and it's very prestigious to win a bracelet. I hope I win one someday.

This event always draws such a tough field. What's your game plan?

The blinds are so high and it eliminates a little bit of the playing. Everyone is down to ten big blinds, so your strategy is all about preflop selection for me and hope I hit the flop.

What's your schedule for the summer? Are you playing a lot of mixed game events?

The $10K H.O.R.S.E., Limit Hold'Em, Stud Eight or Better, Omaha and The Main Event. I just started playing no limit last year. And I have done OK. A lot of min cashes. And I will also play all the smaller events. Probably 10-15 events plus some cash games too.

So you're here all summer?

Yes. I am here all summer. Unfortunately, I have to go home relatively soon for a funeral.

So sorry to hear that.

My grandmother passed away today. The timing of it is a little awkward but the reality is this is the only way she could watch me play poker at a final table, maybe it was meant to be. I'd like to think that is what happened.

We want to extend our sincerest condolences to Melissa and her family during this difficult time.

The yellow T1,000 chips were just raced off.

Viatcheslav Ortynskiy	1,260,000	2,000
Richard Ashby	1,135,000	170,000
Shirley Rosario	775,000	-3,000
Ofir Mor	545,000	-96,000
Brock Parker	475,000	-35,000
Jason McPherson	405,000	-54,000
Melissa Burr	390,000	-305,000
Steve Lustig	355,000	-90,000