Friday, July 1, 2016 7:25 PM Local Time
Eli Elezra Eliminated
Big O
Eli Elezra is all in preflop for 2,000. Saber Harrazi calls in middle position, and David Bach calls in the big blind.
The flop comes . Elezra tells Bach he has all of that.
Heads up on the side, Bach bets 3,000 and Harrazi calls.
The turn is the . Bach checks, Harrazi goes all in for 13,200, and Bach thinks for awhile and calls.
Elezra:
Harrazi:
David Bach:
The river is the , giving Harrazi Broadway for the scoop. Eli Elezra is eliminated.
Saber Harrazi - 39,000
David Bach - 118,000
Eli Elezra - Eliminated
Friday, July 1, 2016 7:22 PM Local Time
PLO/8
Jeremy Harkin lost a big hand just before the bubble and he's getting short on chips. He raises to 3,000 from late position and Cody Crouch reraises to 10,500 in the big blind. Harkin calls.
The flop is . Crouch checks, then Harkin is all in. Crouch calls.
Harkin -
Crouch -
Harkin has the nut low draw and lots of diamonds, but the on the turn gives the best low draw to Crouch. With the river, there's no low and no flush, and Crouch scoops the pot with two pair.
Cody Crouch - 180,000
Jeremy Harkin - Eliminated
Friday, July 1, 2016 7:21 PM Local Time
Big O
On a flop of , the player under the gun checks, Gavin Smith checks in late position, and Yuval Bronshtein checks in the cutoff.
The turn is the . The first player checks, Smith goes all in, Bronshtein calls, and the remaining player folds.
Smith:
Bronshtein:
The river is the . Bronshtein wins the low and Smith wins the high.
"Risky," Bronshtein says to Smith as they chop it up.
Yuval Bronshtein - 103,000
Gavin Smith - 18,000
Friday, July 1, 2016 7:01 PM Local Time
Ted Forrest
PLO/8
With preflop action and a flop of , a player under the gun has raised to 10,700. Ted Forrest goes all in for a total of 27,600.
It takes a couple of minutes for the under-the-gun player to finally fold, and when he does, Forrest throws his cards to the table with enough force to make a thwack, but with enough control that they stay stacked on top of one another. Then he sets about stacking up his chips.
Ted Forrest - 49,000
Friday, July 1, 2016 6:53 PM Local Time
Omaha 8
On a flop of , James Douglas checks in middle position, a player in the cutoff bets 2,500, Douglas raises, and this continues until the bet is capped.
They go heads up to the turn and they get all the money in. Douglas has the cutoff covered and they showdown.
Douglas:
Cutoff:
The river is the , giving Douglas a full house, and the bubble bursts shortly after starting hand-for-hand play.
James Douglas - 114,000
Friday, July 1, 2016 6:37 PM Local Time
Players are on the money bubble. Hand-for-hand play is commencing.
Friday, July 1, 2016 6:33 PM Local Time
| Level: | 15 | | Blinds: | 600/1,200 | | Limits: | 2,500/5,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2016 6:17 PM Local Time
Players are going on their second break of the day. The next break will be a 60-minute dinner break.
Friday, July 1, 2016 6:15 PM Local Time
PLO/8
On a flop of , the big blind bets 14,000 and Usman Siddique calls on the button.
The turn is the and both players check.
The river is the . The big blind bets 17,000, Siddique makes it 45,000, and the big blind calls.
Siddique turns over for the runner-runner nut flush, and his opponent shows and mucks.
Usman Siddique - 147,000
Friday, July 1, 2016 6:07 PM Local Time
PLO/8
With the board reading , Kate Hoang is under the gun and has a bet of 4,000 in front of her.
Carol Fuchs raises to 12,000 in the big blind. Hoang is thinking for awhile and finally folds. She says, "I was wondering if you were going to call the clock on me."
Fuchs replies, "No, I wouldn't do that to you... Other players at the table, yes, but not you."
Another player at the table says, "That's gender discrimination." The table gets a good laugh.
Carol Fuchs - 21,300
Kate Hoang - 83,000
Friday, July 1, 2016 5:43 PM Local Time
Ted Forrest limps into a pot under the gun, followed by three other players, including Fu-bang Huang in middle position. Barry Greenstein folds his small blind, and the big blind checks.
The flop is , and both the big blind and Forrest check. Huang — currently one of the bigger stacks in the room — counts out 5,500 and pots. Nobody calls his bet.
Fu-Bang Huang - 120,000
Friday, July 1, 2016 5:09 PM Local Time
| Level: | 14 | | Blinds: | 500/1,000 | | Limits: | 2,000/4,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2016 5:09 PM Local Time
Big O
In a three-way limped pot, the flop comes . Richie Sklar bets 3,200 under the gun, Michael Mizrachi calls in middle position, and the small blind calls.
The turn is the . The small blind checks, Sklar pots for 12,800, and Mizrachi re-pots, putting both opponents to an all-in decision.
The small blind tanks and says, "Wow!"
Sklar mouths to Mizrachi that he has him beat, and asks a friend, "How am I going to beat a luckbox?" referring to Mizrachi.
The small blind finally calls. Sklar commits the rest of his chips, and they table their hands.
Mizrachi:
Sklar:
Small blind:
All players have a full house, but Mizrachi's nines full of eights is best. He eliminates both opponents and chips up nicely. Sklar calls Mizrachi a luckbox a couple more times before exiting the tournament area.
Michael Mizrachi - 142,000
Richie Sklar - Eliminated
Friday, July 1, 2016 5:08 PM Local Time
Omaha 8
Eli Elezra limps in early position, the cutoff calls, the button calls, and the big blind goes all in for 4,300. All three players call and they go four ways to the flop, with one player all in.
The flop is . Elezra and the cutoff check, and the button bets. Elezra and the cutoff call.
The turn is the and all three players check.
The river is the . Elezra and the cutoff check, and the button bets. Both players call.
The player in the cutoff wins the low with and the remaining three players chop the high with two pair, aces and sevens.
Elezra:
Button:
Big blind:
Elezra says "A queen gives me the scoop. The seven just gives all of us the same shit." Everyone laughs and Elezra gets a sixth of the pot.
Eli Elezra - 25,000
Friday, July 1, 2016 5:05 PM Local Time
PLO/8
Bart Hanson is in late position on a flop with a player in middle position. The middle-position player checks to Hanson, who bets 2,000. His opponent calls.
The middle-position player then bets 3,000 on the turn. Hanson calls.
The river is the . The middle-position player checks, Hanson bets 6,500 and gets a fold from his opponent.
Bart Hanson - 38000
Friday, July 1, 2016 5:01 PM Local Time
PLO/8
Wayne McGregor is in the small blind with button Eli Elezra on the button and an early-position player, with action leading up to the turn card. The board reads . McGregor checks and the early-position player bets 3,000. Elezra calls and McGregor calls.
McGregor bets 3,500 on the river. The early-position player calls, but Elezra folds. McGregor turns over for the king-high straight, and his opponent folds his hand.
Wayne McGregor - 64,000
Eli Elezra - 50,000
Friday, July 1, 2016 4:52 PM Local Time
Big O
Raz Alon raises to 2,000 under the gun and John Holley calls in the small blind.
The flop is . Holley checks, Alon bets 3,000, and Holley calls.
The turn is the . Holley checks, Alon makes a pot-sized bet of 10,800, and Holley calls.
The river is the . Holley checks once more, and Alon pots to 32,400. Holley shakes his head and folds.
Holley says that is the only river he can't call on, and Alon says he had it the whole time. They argue a little and the pot goes over to Alon.
Raz Alon - 77,000
John Holley - 28,500
Friday, July 1, 2016 4:43 PM Local Time
PLO/8
John Monnette raises to 1,900 in middle position and Allen Cunningham calls on the button.
The flop is . Monnette bets 2,400 and Cunningham calls.
The turn is the . Monnette pots for 9,800 and Cunningham lets it go.
John Monnette - 90,000
Allen Cunningham - 15,500
Friday, July 1, 2016 4:26 PM Local Time
Omaha 8
On the turn, with the board reading , James Douglas is in the big blind with two other players in the hand.
A player in late position bets, with almost all of his chips already in the pot. The player on the button calls, and Douglas raises to two bets. The late-position player is all in with his call, and the player on the button calls as well.
The river is the and Douglas bets. The button player calls, and then the cards are revealed.
Douglas -
Button -
For the side pot, Douglas has a flush for the high and the two players chop the 7-6 low.
The all-in player's hand is , for the same low. Douglas thus wins the high portion of the main pot while all three players split the low pot. Douglas says his table change has been good for him he only had 20,000 chips when he got there.
James Douglas - 81,000
Button - 20,000
Late position - 5,200
Friday, July 1, 2016 4:16 PM Local Time
| Level: | 13 | | Blinds: | 800/1,500 | | Limits: | 1,500/3,000 |