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Friday, July 1, 2016 4:02 PM Local Time
Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Friday, July 1, 2016 4:00 PM Local Time
PLO/8
Barry Greenstein opens to 1,200 under the gun, Wendy Weissman calls in the cutoff, and the big blind comes along.
The flop is . The big blind checks, Greenstein continues for 2,000, and Weissman calls. The big blind folds and they go heads-up to the turn.
The turn is the . Greenstein bets 6,000, Weissman goes all in, and Greenstein calls.
Weissman:
Greenstein:
The river is the and they chop it up.
Barry Greenstein - 40,000
Wendy Weissman - 13,000
Friday, July 1, 2016 3:53 PM Local Time
PLO/8
Michael Mizrachi raises to 1,500 in the cutoff and Mark Scacewater says, "Yes!" before putting in his last 1,450 on the button. The big blind comes along too, and Scacewater makes a prediction: "Seat three triples up!"
The flop is . The big blind checks and Mizrachi checks.
The turn is the . The big blind and Mizrachi check again.
The river is the . They check again and Spacewater says, "Ship it."
He turns over for queens full of twos, and there is no low. Mizrachi has and the big blind has , which is good enough for the 150-chip side pot.
"Don't spend it all in one place," Mizrachi tells Scacewater.
Mark Scacewater - 5,000
Michael Mizrachi - 65,000
Friday, July 1, 2016 3:44 PM Local Time
PLO/8
Greg Raymer limps under the gun and Ofer Zvi Stern raises to 1,900 in middle position. Raymer calls and see a flop of . Raymer checks, Stern bets 2,250, and Raymer calls.
Both players check the turn.
The river is the . Raymer checks and Stern bets 3,900. Raymer thinks it over and calls.
Stern shows for the nut low and aces for the high and Raymer mucks.
Ofer Zvi Stern - 56,000
Greg Raymer - 11,000
Friday, July 1, 2016 3:06 PM Local Time
Big O
A player in early position raises to 1,200 on Everett Carlton's big blind. Carlton calls.
Carlton checks the flop of and his opponent bets 2,100. Carlton calls.
When the shows on the turn, Carlton takes some time, then bets 6,800. The other player quickly folds. Carlton is off to a good start for the day, having more than doubled his starting stack.
Everett Carlton - 49,000
Friday, July 1, 2016 3:02 PM Local Time
| Level: | 12 | | Blinds: | 300/600 | | Limits: | 1,200/2,400 |
Friday, July 1, 2016 3:01 PM Local Time
PLO/8
Stephen Johnson opens in middle position and Robert McLaughlin pots to 3,600.
The flop is . McLaughlin bets and Johnson calls for less.
Johnson:
McLaughlin:
McLaughlin's nut flush is ahead of Johnson's set. The board does not pair and McLaughlin makes the best low as well, scooping the pot.
Robert McLaughlin - 22,000
Stephen Johnson - Eliminated
Friday, July 1, 2016 2:43 PM Local Time
Big O
Allen Cunningham raises to 1,000 from middle position on Day 1 chip leader John Monnette's big blind, and Monnette calls.
Monnette checks the flop, and Cunningham bets 1,200. They both check the on the turn.
Monnette checks the river and Cunningham shows for a pair of fours. Monnette has for kings and tens. He appears to be the first player over 100,000 chips.
John Monnette - 106,000
Allen Cunningham - 15,000
Friday, July 1, 2016 2:35 PM Local Time
Daniel Negreanu eliminated
Omaha 8
According to players at the table, Fu-Bang Huang opened on the button and Daniel Negreanu called in the small blind.
The flop was rainbow. Negreanu checked, Huang bet, Negreanu went all in, and Huang called.
Negreanu:
Huang:
The turn was the , giving Huang a low and a set. The river was insignificant and Huang scooped the pot, eliminating Negreanu in the process.
Fu-Bang Huang - 42,000
Daniel Negreanu - Eliminated
Friday, July 1, 2016 2:02 PM Local Time
All tables are beginning with
PLO/8.
Friday, July 1, 2016 2:01 PM Local Time
| Level: | 11 | | Blinds: | 250/500 | | Limits: | 1,000/2,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2016 11:05 AM Local Time
John Monnette leads the field with 87,650 in chips going into Day 2.
Get ready for an exciting Day 2 of the WSOP's first $1,500 mixed PLO-8 / Omaha-8 / Big O tournament. 668 players gave the format a try, and 207 are coming back after playing ten levels on Day 1. Ten more levels will be played on Day 2.
Three well-known names lead the field to start today, with John Monnette at the top with 87,650. Yuval Bronshtein isn't far behind, at 81,725. David Bach's in third place (75,050), with Cody Crouch (74,400) and Randy Schatz (70,200) rounding out the top five.
Also still in contention are three-time bracelet-winner Michael Mizrachi (67,325), Frankie O'Dell (58,900 and two bracelets), Eli Elezra (54,500, three bracelets), Mike Leah (54,100, one bracelet), 2015 November Niner Ofer Zvi Stern (51,825), and many others.
The players generated a prizepool of $901,800, and 101 of them will get a piece of that, starting at $2,243 for a min-cash. The money bubble will break sometime in the middle of today's action.
Play resumes at 2:00 p.m. in the Pavilion Room.