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Friday, June 22, 2018 5:20 PM Local Time
'Phenomajohn' Makes 'Sparrow' Reload
After the under the gun player limped, 'Sparrow' opened from the cutoff to 900. 'Phenomajohn' three-bet to 3,150 out of the big blind getting rid of the limper and 'Sparrow' called.
The flop came down and 'Phenomajohn' bet the pot, enough to put 'Sparrow' at risk, and their last 5,800 went in the middle.
'Phenomajohn':
'Sparrow':
'Sparrow' was in great shape but a run out gave 'Phenomajohn' a straight and 'Sparrow' clicked the rebuy button.
| 'Phenomajohn' | 109,368 | 41,871  |
| 'Sparrow' | 15,000 | -5,770  |
Friday, June 22, 2018 5:08 PM Local Time
'TXSheriff' Extends the Lead
The under the gun player opened to 1,050 and got called by the player on the button and tournament big stack, 'TXSheriff', out of the big blind.
All three players checked a flop and the hit the turn.
'TXSheriff' bet the pot, putting out 3,300, and just the under the gun player made the call.
Both players checked the on the river and 'TXSheriff' collected the pot with the making two pair.
| 'TXSheriff' | 117,039 | 13,767 |
Friday, June 22, 2018 4:55 PM Local Time
Break Time
Play has been halted for a 5-minute break.
Friday, June 22, 2018 4:47 PM Local Time
Top Ten on the Counts
| 'TXSheriff' | 103,272 | |
| 'SagevSal' | 70,807 | |
| 'pocket7s07' | 70,211 | |
| Thomas 'walrus48' Payton | 68,005 | |
| 'Phenomajohn' | 67,497 | 5,317 |
| 'stackbundles' | 67,378 | |
| 'bcmclawh' | 64,523 | |
| 'kingkong28' | 63,866 | |
| 'sansara52' | 62,595 | |
| 'pongpong' | 60,720 | |
Friday, June 22, 2018 4:30 PM Local Time
'Sparrow' Avoids the Probe
'Alienprobed' opened to 700 from middle position and 'Sparrow' three-bet to 2,400 from the cutoff. Tournament chipleader, 'Phenomajohn' called out of the big blind and 'Alienprobed' flatted as well.
A flop fanned out and two checks saw 'Sparrow' continue for 1,800. 'Phenomajohn' folded but 'Alienprobed' moved all in having 'Sparrow' covered. 'Sparrow' put themselves at risk calling with a total of 6,735.
'Alienprobed':
'Sparrow':
'Sparrow' was miles ahead and scored an easy double up with a run out.
| 'Phenomajohn' | 62,180 | -2,200 |
| 'Sparrow' | 20,770 | 11,635 |
| 'Alienprobed' | 9,557 | -9,136 |
Friday, June 22, 2018 4:05 PM Local Time
Gone in 20 Minutes
| 'Quick32' | 0 | |
| 'seppy6324' | 0 | |
| 'Tommy_Nubs' | 0 | |
| 'DS831228' | 0 | |
| 'LuxuryMaster' | 0 | |
| 'mikpoker14' | 0 | |
| 'ipunt2u' | 0 | |
| 'pierogi' | 0 | |
| 'slicknick88' | 0 | |
| 'bizpoker' | 0 | |
| 'randomrags24' | 0 | |
Friday, June 22, 2018 3:55 PM Local Time
Break Time
Play has been halted for a 5-minute break.
Friday, June 22, 2018 3:52 PM Local Time
Quick Out of the Gate
| 'RiverRace' | 52,063 | |
| 'zcpu009' | 38,701 | |
| 'daddy1234' | 34,903 | |
| 'mjl56' | 33,315 | |
| 'lou_cheezy' | 33,162 | |
Friday, June 22, 2018 3:48 PM Local Time
'ElleSriracha' Doubles Early
'ElleSriracha' opened to 300 from middle position and called a three-bet to 1,000 from 'MaggieMays' in the small blind.
The flop was and 'MaggieMays' continued for 1,150. 'ElleSriracha' raised it up to 5,550 only to see 'Maggie'Mays' three-bet jam for 18,750. 'ElleSriracha' put the remaining 6,575 in the middle.
'MaggieMays':
'ElleSriracha':
The board ran out and 'ElleSriracha' scored the double up.
| 'ElleSriracha' | 26,350 | 13,225 |
| 'MaggieMays' | 11,962 | -13,125 |
Friday, June 22, 2018 3:32 PM Local Time
The Virtual Battle Commences
The action has kicked off and won't stop until the last remaining player has all of the chips. The tournament lobby currently displays 230 entries.
Friday, June 22, 2018 1:06 PM Local Time
The Virtual Felt Awaits a New WSOP.com PLO Gold Bracelet Champion
The first-ever WSOP.com Online pot-limit Omaha gold bracelet will be awarded on Friday as Event #47: $565 WSOP.com ONLINE Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed will see the action switch to the virtual felt. Play will kick off at 3:30 p.m. local time in Las Vegas and as of now (about two-and-a-half hours before it begins) the field already has 73 players eager to get underway.
Late registration for the event will be open for the first three hours and forty-five minutes closing at approximately 7:15 p.m. Players will start with 15,000 in chips and blinds will increase every 20 minutes. This event features unlimited re-entry. Players will have 30 seconds after they bust to re-enter and cannot use WSOP.com tournament tickets to re-enter. As is custom with most online events, there will be a five-minute break at 55 minutes past the hour.
Be aware: you can't play this event on your iPad or phone, the mobile client doesn't support Omaha. So it's got to be in the desktop client.
There are still many opportunities to satellite in with Last Chance qualifiers running now. Stay tuned to the blog as PokerNews will be providing live coverage until the last card comes off the deck and the latest WSOP champion is crowned.