Tuesday, June 27, 2017 3:48 PM Local Time
Leave it to the Mouth
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 3:43 PM Local Time
Redraw for the Last Two Tables
Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country |
Brasilia | 1 | 1 | Mark Reilly | Ireland |
Brasilia | 1 | 2 | Brad Ruben | United States |
Brasilia | 1 | 3 | Gerhard Schleicher | Germany |
Brasilia | 1 | 4 | James St Hilaire | United States |
Brasilia | 1 | 5 | William Kakon | United States |
Brasilia | 1 | 6 | Alberto Fonseca | Costa Rica |
| | | | |
Brasilia | 2 | 1 | Rudolph Sawa | United States |
Brasilia | 2 | 2 | Gionni Demers | United States |
Brasilia | 2 | 3 | Luis Calvo | United States |
Brasilia | 2 | 4 | Daniel Reijmer | Netherlands |
Brasilia | 2 | 5 | Aleksei Altshuller | Russia |
Brasilia | 2 | 6 | Eric Hicks | United States |
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 3:32 PM Local Time
Kenneth Wong Eliminated in 13th Place ($15,531)
Kenneth Wong bet pot on the flop and Rudolph Sawa called. Wong's remaining peanuts went in on the turn.
Wong:
Sawa:
The river was the and Sawa made a straight to knock out Wong in 13th place. The clock has been paused as players are now changing their seats for the last two tables.
Kenneth Wong | 0 | -331,000 |
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 3:26 PM Local Time
Roussos Koliakoudakis Eliminated in 14th Place ($15,531)
Roussos Koliakoudakis got the last of his chips in the middle before the flop against Aleksei Altshuller, who had the larger of the two stacks by a wide margin.
Altshuller:
Koliakoudakis:
The board ran out and Altshuller scooped the pot with aces full of nines to eliminate Koliakoudakis.
Aleksei Altshuller | 1,080,000 | 130,000 |
Roussos Koliakoudakis | 0 | -325,000 |
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 3:15 PM Local Time
Chino Reem Finds a Lucky Double, Then Busts
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.
Chino Rheem | 0 | -710,000 |
Jeff Madsen | 0 | -283,000 |
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 3:06 PM Local Time
Schleicher Doubles Through Fonseca
Button Gerhard Schleicher bet pot on the flop and Alberto Fonseca min-raised from the small blind. William Kakon, sitting in the big blind, didn't like what he saw. He thought for a bit but eventually folded. Schleicher called off for 154,000 total.
Schleicher:
Fonseca:
Schleicher dodged all Fonseca's outs on the and runout and scored a double.
Gerhard Schleicher | 386,000 | -188,000 |
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 3:03 PM Local Time
Orlando Romero Eliminated in 17th Place ($15,531)
With about 25,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading , action checked around to Rudolph Sawa on the button and he bet 23,000. James St. Hilaire called from the small blind and Orlando Romero check-raised to 133,000 from the cutoff. Sawa called and St. Hilaire folded.
The turn brought the and Romero moved all in. Sawa quickly called and the two players tabled their hands.
Romero:
Sawa:
Sawa was way ahead with the nut straight Romero needed help from the deck in order to survive. The river changed nothing and Sawa took the pot to send Romero to the cage.
Rudolph Sawa | 1,050,000 | 410,000 |
Orlando Romero | 0 | -354,000 |
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 2:59 PM Local Time
Roberto Romanello Eliminated in 18th Place ($15,531)
Three-way to the flop, James St Hilaire and Roberto Romanello checked from the blinds. Rudolph Sawa bet out 40,000 from the button and St Hilaire called.
Romanello, however, woke up with a check-raise, announcing, "raise pot." He had less than that, playing 142,000. While Sawa escaped quickly, St Hilaire called to put Romanello at risk.
Romanello:
St Hilaire:
Romanello had the top set and was in good shape for a double, but the turn flipped a switch. "I like that," St Hilaire said.
Suddenly, Romanello could only hope for the remaining jack in the pack, and that never arrived as the river sealed Romanello's fate.
James St Hilaire | 750,000 | 191,000 |
Roberto Romanello | 0 | -152,000 |
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 2:50 PM Local Time
Chino Rheem Doubles Through Louie Calvo
Chino Rheem and Louie Calvo got all the chips in the middle before the flop with Rheem at risk.
Chino Rheem:
Louie Calvo:
Rheem had the preflop advantage with his aces and the board ran out to give Rheem the double-up with two pair, aces and sevens.
Luis Calvo | 930,000 | -370,000 |
Chino Rheem | 710,000 | 230,000 |
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 2:42 PM Local Time
Rheem Loses Another
Twenty minutes into the final day, Chino Rheem has already lost about half of his stack.
Aleksei Altshuller was the latest player to wound him, facing Rheem's bet of what looked to be 225,000 on the river. The board was and Altshuller called.
Rheem opened his and knew his top pair wouldn't be good. Altshuller turned up his and the dealer announced tens and nines. Altshuller quickly reminded her about having straight, but two pair would have been enough to win the pot, too.
Altshuller is now closing on one million in chips while Rheem is now playing about a half of that.
Aleksei Altshuller | 950,000 | 357,000 |
Chino Rheem | 480,000 | -250,000 |
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 2:32 PM Local Time
Rheem Makes a Fine Fold
Two big stacks just tangled on Table 701. With 636,000 in the pot, big blind Louie Calvo potted the turn with the board reading .
Chino Rheem was on the button, facing a tough decision. Calvo was de facto all in, leaving himself only about 40,000 behind. Rheem counted his chips, contemplated for a bit, but then decided for folding.
Calvo showed for the nut-straight, and Rheem replied "Top set. Top set."
Luis Calvo | 1,300,000 | 386,000 |
Chino Rheem | 730,000 | -370,000 |
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 2:31 PM Local Time
Brad Ruben Takes from Jeff Madsen
With about 85,000 chips already in the pot and the board reading , Jeff Madsen bet 53,000 from the small blind and Brad Ruben called from the button.
The turn brought the and Madsen checked. After a few moments of thought, Ruben moved all in for 194,000, sending Madsen into the tank. After over a minute of contemplation, Madsen folded, and Ruben took the chips.
Brad Ruben | 375,000 | 48,000 |
Jeff Madsen | 283,000 | -102,000 |
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 2:25 PM Local Time
Redraw for the 18 Remaining Players
Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country |
Brasilia | 700 | 1 | Roberto Romanello | United Kingdom |
Brasilia | 700 | 2 | Gionni Demers | United States |
Brasilia | 700 | 3 | Orlando Romero | United States |
Brasilia | 700 | 4 | Rudolph Sawa | United States |
Brasilia | 700 | 5 | Kenneth Wong | Canada |
Brasilia | 700 | 6 | James St Hilaire | United States |
| | | | |
Brasilia | 701 | 1 | Daniel Reijmer | Netherlands |
Brasilia | 701 | 2 | Luis Calvo | United States |
Brasilia | 701 | 3 | Aleksei Altshuller | Russia |
Brasilia | 701 | 4 | Mark Reilly | Ireland |
Brasilia | 701 | 5 | Roussos Koliakoudakis | Greece |
Brasilia | 701 | 6 | Chino Rheem | United States |
| | | | |
Brasilia | 702 | 1 | Eric Hicks | United States |
Brasilia | 702 | 2 | Brad Ruben | United States |
Brasilia | 702 | 3 | Jeff Madsen | United States |
Brasilia | 702 | 4 | Gerhard Schleicher | Germany |
Brasilia | 702 | 5 | Alberto Fonseca | Costa Rica |
Brasilia | 702 | 6 | William Kakon | United States |
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 2:19 PM Local Time
Sawa Stacks Trujillo
Michael Trujillo got the last of his short stack in from the button against Rudolph Sawa in the small blind.
Michael Trujillo:
Rudolph Sawa:
The board ran out and Sawa took the pot with a pair of aces and king-kicker to eliminate Trujillo in 19th place.
Rudolph Sawa | 640,000 | 56,000 |
Michael Trujillo | 0 | -47,000 |
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 2:16 PM Local Time
Chino Rheem Starts the Day Strong
With about 80,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading , Eric Hicks checked from the big blind and Chino Rheem bet 50,000 from the cutoff. Hicks check-raised to 200,000, and after a few moments of thought, Rheem called.
The fell on the river and both players checked. Hicks seemed hesitant to show but tabled king high, and Rheem flipped over for deuces full of aces to take the pot.
Chino Rheem | 1,100,000 | 148,000 |
Eric Hicks | 290,000 | -213,000 |
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 2:08 PM Local Time
Madsen Cracks Aces to Score an Early Double
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.
Daniel Reijmer | 600,000 | -176,000 |
Jeff Madsen | 385,000 | 178,000 |
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 2:04 PM Local Time
Day 3 Underway
Cards are officially in the air and Day 3 play is now underway.
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 1:07 PM Local Time
Rheem Leads 19 Players into Final Day of Event #49: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed
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 |
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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 |
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 1:06 PM Local Time
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