$250 Pot Limit Omaha 8B

$250 Pot Limit Omaha 8B

$3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship Event
Blinds 15k/30k/5k ante

Players have returned from their dinner break.  Here are some notable chip counts:

Peter Striano 3.035M (Chip leader)
Jordan Scott 3.005M
Eric Afriat 2.78M
Chance Kornuth 2.205M
Blake Purvis 2.055M
Hyon Kim 1.695M
Ryan Eriquezzo 1.49M
Mukul Pahuja 1.33M
Matt Stout 1.31M
Matt Glantz 895K

$3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship Event
Blinds 15k/30k/5k ante

The 40 remaining players are now on their 90 minute dinner break.  When they return at 8:20pm, they’ll be at 15k/30k/5k blinds.

Average stack is now 1.346M (~45bbs)

$3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship Event
Blinds 12k/24k/4k ante

Josh Kay moves all in from middle position and is looked up by Blake Purvis.  The cards are turned face up:

Kay:  AQ
Purvis: 99

Kay’s fate is sealed on the flop, barring a miracle, when it falls 8♥ 9♠ 6♠.  The turn gives Kay a smidgeon of hope for a gutshot Q high straight when the J♥ comes, but the 5♣ comes on the river to eliminate Kay in 44th place.

Kay takes home $18,164 for his efforts today.

Purvis is up to 2.8 million and is second in chips after raking in this pot.

$3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship Event
Blinds 12k/24k/4k ante
43 Players Remaining, 1.252M avg (52 bbs)

Hyon Kim raises from the hijack to 50k.   Chance Kornuth makes the call from the button, as does Matt Glantz from the big blind.  The flop is dealt 8♥ K♦ 5♠ .  Action is checked to Kim, who bets out 75k.  Both players call.

Fourth street is the 5♥ .  Glantz checks, as does Kim.  Kornuth then bets out about 150k from the button and both players fold.

Chance Kornuth is now sitting about about 1.7mill according to his estimates.

Event 17: $250 Pot Limit Omaha 8B

Entries: 74
Players Remaining: 16
Average Stack: 46k (38 big bets)
Blinds: 600/1200  Limits: 1200/4200
Prize Pool: $15,540
Places Paid: 9
First Place:  $5,286

Event 18 (3 pm): $1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH

Entries: 127
Registration & Re-entry : Open until ~7:30 pm (Level 3: Blinds 75/150 )

$3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship Event
Blinds 12k/24k/4k ante
48 Players Remaining, 1.122M avg (47 bb)

We have about 1 more hour until the 90 minute dinner break begins (about 6:50pm).  Here are some notable stacks:

Jordan Scott 3.15M
Rajeev Nasta 2.79M
Barry Hutter 2.08M
Mukul Pahuja 1.4M
Matt Glantz 1.04M
Ryan Eriquezzo 830K
Matt Stout 805K