Event #4: 2K Pot Limit Omaha

Samuel Stranak raised to 200,000 with the      and was called by Alan Sabo in the small blind with the      and Ian Bradley in the big blind with the     . The     flop brought a bet worth 225,000 by Stranak and Bradley was the only one to check-call.

After the   turn, Bradley checked once more and Stranak now bet 800,000 to shut down his opponent.

Samuel Stranak	4,700,000	700,000
Ian Bradley	3,800,000	-320,000

Alan Sabo raised to 200,000 on the button with the      and Samuel Stranak called in the big blind with the     . The     flop was checked by Stranak and Sabo bet 340,000, which Stranak called.

After the   turn, both players knuckled the table and did so again on the   river as the pot was shipped to Sabo with his kings and jacks.

Alan Sabo	6,100,000	700,000
Samuel Stranak	4,000,000	-600,000

In a three-way limped pot to the      turn, Samuel Stranak bet 110,000 with the     . Alan Sabo called with the      on the button. Stranak bet the   river for 300,000 and Sabo reluctantly called to win the pot.

Alan Sabo	5,700,000	615,000
Samuel Stranak	5,300,000	-545,000

Samuel Stranak raised to 150,000 with the      and Alan Sabo called with the     . They checked to the       river on which Sabo mucked voluntarily.

Samuel Stranak	6,635,000	335,000
Alan Sabo	4,465,000	-135,000
Ian Bradley	950,000	-150,000

In a limeped pot to the     flop, Alan Sabo bet 110,000 with the      and Ian Bradley called with the      for the full wrap. They checked it down on the   turn and   river for Sabo to win with the marginal superior kicker.

Alan Sabo	4,700,000	300,000
Ian Bradley	1,100,000	-300,000

Alan Sabo limped the      and Ian Bradley potted to 180,000 with the     , which was called by Sabo. The     flop went check, check, and Sabo bet the nut flush draw on the   turn for 140,000. Bradley just called with his full house and the   river completed the board.

Sabo gave it some consideration and cut out a potential bet before opting to check. Bradley bet the pot and Sabo was instantly elated about his decision to then snap fold.

Alan Sabo	2,100,000	-400,000
Ian Bradley	1,400,000	0

Down to the last 305,000, Vasil Medarov was all-in and the overwhelming chip leader Samuel Stranak looked him up.

Vasil Medarov:     
Samuel Stranak:     

The     flop gave Medarov middle set but Stranak only needed an ace to pull ahead. he got just that on the   turn to leave Medarov with just the case kind as out. There was no miracle on the   river as the hot streak of Stranak continued.

Medarov laddered to fourth place, which comes with a payday of €31,484.

Samuel Stranak	8,400,000	700,000
Vasil Medarov	0	-580,000

The next open raise to 135,000 by Amir Mozaffarian with the      was called by Ian Bradley out of the small blind with      and Samuel Stranak came along out of the big blind with the     .

The trio headed to the     flop and it was checked to Mozaffarian, who bet 200,000. Only Stranak called and the   followed on the turn. Stranak checked once more and Mozaffarian bet just shy of the pot for 675,000, which led to the reluctant check-shove by Stranak and snap-call by Mozaffarian.

A pot of 5,845,000 emerged and it was Stranak who had the best of it once the   river with aces and queens.

Samuel Stranak	7,500,000	3,000,000
Ian Bradley	1,400,000	-100,000
Amir Mozaffarian	0	-2,800,000

Alan Sabo raised to 110,000 and Krasimir Yankov called with the     , Ian Bradley came along with the      out of the small blind and Samuel Stranak then raised the pot to 650,000 out of the big blind. Yankov moved all-in for 805,000 and Bradley folded, Stranak called.

"If you didn't do it, I would have," Bradley mentioned in table chat to the at-risk Yankov.

Krasimir Yankov:     
Samuel Stranak:     

The     flop gave Stranak three chances to fill up to a full house while Yankov had a gutshot. Nothing changed on the   turn and the   river sent Yankov to the rail in 6th place for €17,140.

Samuel Stranak	4,500,000	1,055,000
Krasimir Yankov	0	-930,000