Event #31: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-lo 8 or Better

Joao Simao raised to 45,000 under the gun and Jarred Graham called from the big blind.

After the     flop, Simao wound up all in for 155,000.

Simao:     
Graham:     

Siamo faded Graham's outs when the turn and river fell   and   to give Simao the pot with kings full of aces.

Joao Simao	400,000	275,000
Jarred Graham	260,000	-35,000

Andy Seth was riding the short stack all day today, and hadn't gotten any action whenever he bet pot. However, he just got played back at by Gabriel Blumenthal, and Seth ended up on the short end.

Seth bet pot to 70,000 in the cutoff, and it folded to Blumenthal in the big blind. Once he got an idea of Seth's remaining stack, he moved all in, and Seth quickly called.

Seth:     
Blumenthal:     

Seth was looking for low cards to come out, but he got the opposite of that when the flop came down    . Seth could only hope for low cards to come for a chop, and the turn gave him some hope with the  . However, the river brought the  , and Blumenthal's both send Seth to the payout desk.

Gabriel Blumenthal	520,000	140,000
Andy Seth	0	-125,000

We caught up with the action on the turn, with the board showing     . Loni Harwood was first to act, and she fired out 28,000. Marco Johnson made the call, as did Noomis Jones. The river was the  , and here's where the fuse was lit. Harwood fired out 75,000, and after 30-45 seconds of thinking, Johnson called. It was now on Jones, who leaned back in his chair, and went deep into the tank. After about two minutes of thinking, he suddenly announced "all in". This was a huge bet of 342,000, and only a few seconds after Harwood got the count, she announced call! Now Johnson was in a tough spot, and he immediately said "this is so sick." He tanked for a minute or two himself before deciding to kick his hand in.

Jones showed      for the nut low and two pair, and Harwood showed      for trip sevens and the second nut low. Johnson would not say whether he had folded a hand that would have earned him half the pot, but the players at the table seemed to think he did.

Loni Harwood	520,000	76,000
Noomis Jones	450,000	11,000
Marco Johnson	400,000	-75,000

On this episode of The Straddle, we have a very special cameo and more behind the scenes from the 2013 World Series of Poker.

Grzegorz Derkowski opened to 32,000 on the button and Jarred Graham three-bet all in from the small blind for 97,000. Derkowski called.

Derkowski:     
Graham:     

The flop fell     to pair Derkowski and give him the nut low, but the   turn put Graham ahead with a pair of kings. The   river was no help to Derkowski, doubling up Graham.

Jarred Graham	210,000	81,000
Grzegorz Derkowski	110,000	-183,000

Just 14 players have made it to Day 3 of Event #31 $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Eight-or-Better, and what an eclectic mix it is. Leading the way is Perry Green, who knows plenty about World Series of Poker gold. Green is the proud owner of three bracelets, though he hasn't won one since 1979. Well Green is our chip leader today with 491,000.

Not far behind is Marco Johnson (475,000). Also known as "Crazy Marco" online, Johnson has made four WSOP final tables, and has two runner-up finishes. He will be looking to get that elusive first bracelet. The player in third knows plenty about WSOP gold, but she doesn't have some for her wrist yet. Loni Harwood (444,000) is a WSOP Circuit grinder who has already won two Circuit rings, and has logged her first two WSOP cashes earlier this summer.

Further down the leaderboard, we have two bracelet winners: Barry Greenstein (287,000) and Eric Rodawig (212,000). Greenstein has won three bracelets, but it's been five years since he won one. Rodawig won the 2011 $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo Championship for $442,183. This was the second of Phil Hellmuth's unforgettable three runner-up finishes at the 2011 World Series.

The last notable in the field is Andy Seth, who is our second shortest stack with 168,000. Seth has registered a runner-up finish in both a WSOP and WPT event, and almost $1.5 million in career live earnings.

These players and the rest of the field will be getting underway in just under an hour. By the end of the night, fourteen players will be become just one player, a sole survivor, who will walk away with a WSOP gold bracelet. Follow us all day to find out who that will be! Until then, check out Kristy Arnett's nightly recap to get caught up on all the action from the Rio!