Saturday, July 2, 2016 2:28 AM Local Time
Allan Le leads after Day 2 of the $1,500 mixed-Omaha event
Only 27 players remain from a starting field of 668 players who joined in the debut of a new multi-format, split-pot Omaha tournament: the $1,500 PLO/8; Omaha 8; Big O tournament. John Monnette (531,000) started the day as the chipleader, and he closely trails Allan Le (562,500) going into Day 3.
Day 2 started with 207 players battling to make the money, with pieces of a $901,800 prizepool at stake. 101 players cashed, though most of those also hit the rail during the evening's play. A complete list of payouts can be found on the Results tab above.
Other familiar names making it through to Day 3 include Yuval Bronshtein (348,000), Bart Hanson (217,500), Gavin Smith (102,000), David Bach (49,000), and Jason Somerville (28,000). Gary Bolden, with two WSOP Circuit rings to his name, is near the lead with 323,500.
All of the players who made it through Day 2 can be found on the Chip Counts tab for the event.
Day 3 begins at 2 p.m. Saturday, with the schedule calling for a new bracelet winner to be determined by the end of play. Everyone remaining will win at least $5,639, with the bracelet and top prize of $189,223 for the tournament champion.
Saturday, July 2, 2016 2:05 AM Local Time
Play has concluded for Day 2. A recap of the day will follow shortly.
Saturday, July 2, 2016 1:58 AM Local Time
Omaha 8
Travis Redman raises in late position, David Bach three bets on the button, and Fu-Bang Huang calls on the button. Redman calls and they go three ways to the flop.
The flop is . Redman goes all in for 7,500 and Bach and Huang both call.
The turn is the and Bach and Huang check, heads up on the side.
The river is the . They check again and show down.
Redman:
Bach:
Huang:
Redman has the best possible low and the wheel for the high, good enough for the scoop, and a triple up.
Travis Redman - 90,000 (22 bb)
Fu-Bang Huang - 90,000 (22 bb)
David Bach - 50,000 (12 bb)
Saturday, July 2, 2016 1:54 AM Local Time
Big O
On a board of , Jordan Siegel is all in for 77,000. Allan Le has called to put Siegel at risk.
Siegel:
Le:
Siegel has the best high with his ace-high flush, and they split the low. Siegel wins three-quarters of the pot.
Jordan Siegel - 117,000 (29 bb)
Allan Le - 431,000 (107 bb)
Saturday, July 2, 2016 1:47 AM Local Time
The floor has announced that four more hands will be played at each table before the end of the night.
Saturday, July 2, 2016 1:30 AM Local Time
Philipp Eirisch
PLO/8
With 16,000 in the pot preflop and four players in the hand, Phillip Eirisch checks the flop from the small blind. Chris Gallagher checks the big blind, David Bach checks from under the gun, and Michael Fishel checks in early position.
The turn is . Eirisch, Gallagher, and Bach check, and then Fishel pots to 16,000. Eirisch raises to 41,000. Gallagher and Bach fold, and Fishel calls.
With the river, Eirisch moves all in and Fishel calls. Eirisch has for the low and the nut flush. Fishel has for the low. Fishel gets quartered and loses a big portion of his stack.
Philipp Eirisch - 335,000 (83 bb)
Michael Fishel - 69,000 (17 bb)
Saturday, July 2, 2016 1:27 AM Local Time
PLO/8
Kate Hoang limps on the button and Allan Le pots from the small blind. Hoang calls.
The flop is . Le bets 17,500 and Hoang calls.
The turn is the . Le checks, Hoang bets 25,000, and Le pots to 135,000. Hoang goes into the tank and finally calls.
The river is the . Le goes all in, putting Hoang to a decision for her tournament life. Hoang thinks for awhile and lets it go.
Allan Le - 500,000 (125 bb)
Kate Hoang - 36,000 (9 bb)
Saturday, July 2, 2016 1:17 AM Local Time
PLO/8
Fu-Bang Huang in the cutoff and Keith Ferrera on the button are battling heads up. They both have 22,000 in front of them preflop.
The flop comes . Huang bets 25,000 and Ferrera pots to 123,500. Huang thinks it over for a minute and folds.
Keith Ferrera - 260,000 (65 bb)
Fu-Bang Huang - 123,000 (30 bb)
Saturday, July 2, 2016 1:11 AM Local Time
PLO/8
According to players at the table, Yuval Bronshtein raised from the cutoff, John Holley called in the small blind, and Fu-Bang Huang called in the big blind.
The flop came . Holley checked, Huang bet, Bronshtein called, and Holley raised the pot, committing the rest of his chips. Huang folded and Bronshtein called.
Holley:
Bronshtein: double-suited
Holley was drawing slim. Bronshtein turned another jack to make quads and Holley was eliminated.
Yuval Bronshtein - 310,000 (77 bb)
John Holley - Eliminated
Saturday, July 2, 2016 12:56 AM Local Time
| Level: | 20 | | Blinds: | 2,000/4,000 | | Limits: | 8,000/16,000 |
Saturday, July 2, 2016 12:45 AM Local Time
Omaha 8
Jeffrey Lennon survived an all in through a chop on in the previous hand, but he's still critically short on the small blind.
Philipp Eirisch raises from early position, David Bach reraises, and Lennon goes all in for less with 8,500. Eirisch calls.
The flop is and Eirisch checks. Bach bets, and Eirisch calls.
Both players check the turn.
Eirisch bets the river and Bach folds, showing . Eirisch has for a straight that Lennon can't beat.
Philipp Eirisch - 207,000 (17 BB)
Jeffrey Lennon - Eliminated in 34th Place ($4,644)
Saturday, July 2, 2016 12:39 AM Local Time
Gavin Smith Doubles Up
Big O
Usman Siddique raises to 8,000 on the button and Gavin Smith calls in the small blind.
The flop is . Smith bets 15,000 and Siddique calls.
The turn is the . Smith quickly bets 47,500, and after a brief pause, Siddique moves all in. Smith calls for his remaining 20,500, and is at risk of elimination.
Smith:
Siddique:
Smith's pair of eights are ahead, and he makes a straight on the river, securing his double up.
Gavin Smith - 124,000 (41 bb)
Usman Siddique - 130,000 (43 bb)
Saturday, July 2, 2016 12:26 AM Local Time
Omaha 8
In a three-way, three-bet pot, the flop comes . Fu-Bang Huang checks in the small blind, Gary Bolden checks under the gun, and Randy Schatz bets in middle position. Huang check-raises, Bolden calls, and Schatz calls.
The turn is the . Huang bets, Bolden calls, and Schatz calls.
The river is the . Huang checks, Bolden bets, Schatz folds, and Huang thinks for awhile and folds.
Gary Bolden - 270,000 (90 bb)
Fu-Bang Huang - 220,000 (73 bb)
Randy Schatz - 21,000 (7 bb)
Saturday, July 2, 2016 12:23 AM Local Time
Big O
John Monnette started the day as chipleader and he looks like he may very well end the same way.
He and Vladimir Shchemelev are heads up to a flop of . Shchemelev pots, Monnette repots, and Shchemelev is all in to call.
Monnette has , with two backdoor flush draws and the nut low draw. None of those draws come in, though, with the turn and river . What Monnette does end up with is Broadway, a scoop, and Shchemelev is sent to the rail.
John Monnette - 324,000 (108 bb)
Vladimir Shchemelev - Eliminated in 40th Place ($3,908)
Friday, July 1, 2016 11:57 PM Local Time
| Level: | 19 | | Blinds: | 1,500/3,000 | | Limits: | 6,000/12,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2016 11:42 PM Local Time
Players are on a 15-minute break, the last of the day. Level 19 will begin at about 11:55 p.m.
Friday, July 1, 2016 11:40 PM Local Time
Omaha 8
Edward Han raises from the cutoff with 300 behind, Fabrizio Gonzalez three-bets from the small blind, and the big blind calls. Han calls for his last 300 and the other two are heads up on the side.
The flop is and both players check.
The turn is the . Gonzalez bets and the big blind folds.
"Do you have a straight?" asks Han. "Yes," says Gonzalez and he shows for a straight.
Han shows .
The river can't save Han and he is out of the tournament.
Fabrizio Gonzalez - 230,000
Edward Han - Eliminated
Friday, July 1, 2016 11:38 PM Local Time
Omaha 8
Edward Han raises on the button and Fabrizio Gonzalez calls in the big blind and Han says, "I can never beat you," before the flop comes out.
The flop is . Gonzalez checks, Han bets, and Gonzalez calls.
The turn is the . Gonzalez checks, Han bets again, and Gonzalez raises. Han thinks for a little while and calls.
The river is the . Gonzalez leads out, and Han folds. Han says something about Gonzalez's hand, and Gonzalez says, "I have the nuts."
Han asks, "Jack four?"
"No, the nuts. Don't you know what the nuts means?" Gonzalez asks and turns over .
Fabrizio Gonzalez - 205,000
Edward Han - 10,300
Friday, July 1, 2016 11:35 PM Local Time
Kate Hoang
Big O
Kate Hoang continues to apply pressure on the smaller stack at her table. She raises to 2,400 preflop from early position, players in middle position and the small blind call.
The flop is , and the small blind checks, then Hoang bets 8,000. The middle position player calls, and the small blind folds.
On the turn, Hoang leads out with a bet of 22,000. It's too much for the other player to call, and Hoang takes one of many pots she's collected tonight.
Kate Hoang - 200,000
Friday, July 1, 2016 11:32 PM Local Time
Big O
Michael Fishel raises preflop from middle position, Jeffrey Lennon calls from the button and Phillip Eirisch calls from the big blind.
On the flop of , the short-stacked Eirisch goes all in. Fishel pots, and Lennon goes all in.
Fishel has and is double suited to his aces. He has top set.
Lennon has , and has flopped a set of fives. Eirisch has , with the nut low.
The turn and river make quad fives for Lennon.
By the time the pot is sorted out, Lennon and Eirisch have divvied up more than 50,000 of Fishel's chips, keeping them in the game for a while longer. Fishel, despite the hit, is still in the game.
Jeffrey Lennon - 51,000
Phillip Eirisch - 73,000
Michael Fishel - 67,000