Event #18: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha

No big pots since their return from break and before the level goes up.

Igor Sharaskin has been the most active player but Marek Ohnisko has position on him and will not let him run all over the table. A few small pots swapped back and forth with no real impact on the dynamics so far and Scott Davies is mostly remaining patient.

These are the chip counts for the remaining five players as of the first break of the day:

Igor Sharaskin	4,690,000	-410,000
Tyler Smith	4,570,000	-380,000
Marek Ohnisko	2,705,000	-1,095,000
Scott Davies	1,295,000	-470,000
Jason Stockfish	1,180,000	-470,000

Jessie Bryant was all in for crumbs with     .

Igor Sharaskin was the man looking to bust him with     .

A runout of       hit the table.

The ace on the river confirmed the elimination of Jessie Bryant.

Igor Sharaskin	5,100,000	-100,000
Jessie Bryant	0	-30,000

Igor Sharaskin opened the action for 225,000 and got a call from Jessie Bryant in the small blind.

The flop was    .

Bryant bet 325,000 and Sharaskin called.

The turn was the   and Bryant bet 700,000. Again Sharaskin called.

The river was the   and a Bryant check-folded to a 1,120,000 bet from Sharaskin.

Igor Sharaskin	5,200,000	850,000
Jessie Bryant	2,500,000	300,000

Tyler Smith started the action with a raise to 160,000 from middle position and Igor Sharaskin called from the small blind.

The flop came     and Sharaskin checked. Smith bet 120,000 and Sharaskin called.

The turn brought the   and Sharaskin checked. Smith bet again, 375,000 this time, and Sharaskin called.

The   fell on the river and Sharaskin checked a third time. Smith moved all in for 645,000, and after a few moments of contemplation, Sharaskin called to put Smith at risk.

Sharaskin tabled      for a queen-high flush, but Smith turned over      for the nut flush and he took the pot to double up.

Igor Sharaskin	3,450,000	-1,150,000
Tyler Smith	2,750,000	950,000

Tyler Smith raised to 160,000 from middle position and Igor Sharaskin, in the big blind, was the only caller.

The flop came     and Sharaskin checked. Smith bet 250,000 and Sharaskin called.

The turn brought the   and both players checked.

The   fell on the river and Sharaskin lead out for 550,000. Smith called and Sharaskin tabled      for nines full of deuces. Smith mucked and Sharaskin took the pot.

Igor Sharaskin

3,100,000

1,090,000

John Dallaire on the button made it 210,000 and a raise from Jessie Bryant in the big blind soon got all the chips in the middle.

Dallaire:     
Bryant:     

The board ran out      .

The six on the river gave Dallaire trips and a double through start-of-day chip leader Bryant

John Dallaire	2,400,000	1,190,000
Jessie Bryant	2,200,000	-1,045,000

Ryan Wince called from the small blind and Marek Ohnisko raised to 180,000 from the big blind. Wince called and the two players saw a flop of    . Wince checked, Ohnisko bet 230,000, and Wince called.

The turn brought the   and Wince checked. Ohnisko bet again, 300,000 this time, and Wince folded.

Marek Ohnisko

1,900,000

560,000

The largest ever live field pot-limit Omaha tournament Event #18 at the 2017 World Series of Poker draws to a conclusion today with Jessie Bryant from the United States leading the pack.

The final nine have battled their way through two days and 3,186 entries and are now within touching distance of a WSOP gold bracelet and first-place prize $224,344.

There are four nationalities represented at this final table including Scott Davies from the United States who has 52 WSOP cashes and one bracelet to his name already. He would dearly love to add that second bracelet to his record.

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