WSOPE Event #6: €5,000 5K Pot-Limit Omaha

Krasimir Yankov raised to 28,000 under the gun and Konstantyn Holskyi called in the hijack. Omar Eljach then three-bet to 121,000 in the small blind and only Yankov called.

Eljach bet 50,000 on the     flop and Yankov called. Eljach then bet 100,000 on the   turn and Yankov again called.

The river was the   and Eljach moved all in. Yankov, with around 330,000 remaining, burned through three time banks before folding.

"Show two cards," Jonas Kronwitter said to Eljach, who shook his head and returned his cards face down as he took in the pot. "I had an ace. I'm just kidding, I didn't have an ace," Kronwitter added.

At another table, Andre Filip Cruz was eliminated when he ran      into Dennis Weiss'      on a board of       as Weiss made a full house to send Cruz to the rail.

Dennis Weiss	1,200,000	370,000
Omar Eljach	1,000,000	660,000
Jonas Kronwitter	800,000	125,000
Krasimir Yankov	330,000	-380,000
Konstantyn Holskyi	115,000	-42,000
Andre Filip Cruz	0	-447,000

Wing Po Liu raised to 28,000 on the button, Tomasz Gluszko potted to 88,000 in the big blind, and Liu called.

The flop came     and Gluszko moved all in for 130,000. Liu quickly called.

Tomasz Gluszko:     
Wing Po Liu:     

Gluszko was ahead with his aces, while Liu had straight and flush draws. The   fell on the turn to give Liu a straight, and Gluszko was already drawing dead by the   river and on his way to the exit.

Wing Po Liu	600,000	250,000
Tomasz Gluszko	0	-316,000

Gabi Livshitz raised to 18,000 from middle position and Dennis Weiss defended out of the big blind.

Weiss check-called a bet of 16,000 from Livshitz on the     flop.

Both players checked the   turn and  . Weiss took down the pot with      for a flopped straight.

Dennis Weiss	830,000	76,000
Gabi Livshitz	350,000	-53,000

Vazha Kometiani raised to 20,000 from early position and Arturo Paduano three-bet to 58,000 from the small blind with only 25,000 behind. Kometiani called.

Paduano shoved on the     flop and Kometiani called.

Arturo Paduano:     
Vazha Kometiani:     

Paduano had flopped a set and looked likely to double up. The   turn and   river improved Paduano to a full house, keeping him alive in the tournament.

Vazha Kometiani	615,000	62,000
Arturo Paduano	165,000	85,000

Maksim Shuts raised to 26,000 under the gun and Markus Lehner called in the big blind.

Shuts continued for 25,000 on the     flop and Lehner called. The turn was the   and Shuts bet another 25,000. Lehner then raised to 50,000 and Shuts called.

Both players checked the   river and Lehner showed      for a flush to win the pot, leaving Shuts on an extreme short stack.

Markus Lehner	250,000	33,000
Maksim Shuts	20,000	-154,000

Heads-up on a flop of    , Sebastian Mortensen bet 22,000 from the cutoff before Arturo Paduano raised to 160,000 in the big blind. Mortensen then moved all in for 614,000 and Paduano called.

Sebastian Mortensen:     
Arturo Paduano:     

Mortensen showed top set, while Paduano was on the nut flush draw and a straight draw. The   was safe for Mortensen, while the   fell on the river to secure him the more than 1,200,000-chip pot and vault him into the chip lead.

"This is the first Omaha tournament in my life," Mortensen said.

Sebastian Mortensen	1,250,000	596,000
Arturo Paduano	80,000	-735,000

Omar Eljach raised to 20,000 in early position and Krasimir Yankov three-bet to 82,000 in the cutoff. Eljach then moved all in for 167,000 and Yankov called.

Omar Eljach:     
Krasimir Yankov:     

The flop came     as Eljach made top pair, while the   turn improved him to two pair. The river was the   and Eljach doubled up early on Day 3.

Krasimir Yankov	710,000	-166,000
Omar Eljach	340,000	213,000

Wing Po Liu admitted he had hardly played Pot-Limit Omaha before last year, but the defending champion is back with another shot at the title when Day 2 of Event #6: €5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha begins at 1 p.m. local time.

Liu, who prevailed over a 202-player field to win his first World Series of Poker bracelet in this event last year, sits in 10th place on the leaderboard entering the day with 505,000. Krasimir Yankov leads the 38 remaining players as the Bulgarian takes 876,000 into the day, while Amir Mozaffarian (861,000), Arturo Paduano (815,000), Dennis Weiss (754,000), and Krzysztof Magott (717,000) round out the top five.

Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts

Other players still in the hunt include Jonas Kronwitter (675,000), four-time bracelet winner Julien Martini (432,000), Fahredin Mustafov (350,000), and Damjan Radanov (245,000). Further down the leaderboard are Thomas Eychenne (225,000), Dario Alioto (162,000), and last year's runner-up Omar Eljach (127,000).

A total of 141 players entered the tournament by the time late registration closed, creating a prize pool of €629,565. The top 22 players earn at least a min-cash of €10,506, while the champion takes home €159,897 and the WSOP gold bracelet.

Payouts

The action on Day 2 picks up on Level 15 with blinds of 4,000-8,000 and an 8,000 big blind ante. Levels are once again 40 minutes long, with a break coming after every three levels. The plan is to play down to a champion today, and with the average stack worth 46 big blinds at the start of the day, there is still plenty of room for maneuvering yourself into a run at the title.

PokerNews will be following all the action and providing live updates as one player will emerge from this star-studded field by the end of the day to claim the prestigious prize.