$300 + $50 Pot Limit Omaha Double Stack

Blinds: 300/600

It took a little work but the field is down to the final two tables, those 18 players include two dead stacks which are being blinded down by players in the cash games.

The broke the third table when a short-stack moved all-in with the flop reading holding a flush draw with trying to stay alive against . He blanked on the turn and river to be sent to the rail and Table 39 is now a ghost town.

The final 18 players are heading in Level 9 with an average chipstack just over 40,000.

$300 + $50 Pot Limit Omaha Double Stack

Blinds: 150/300

It was bound to happen, players finally started pumping the breaks and went an entire level without a single elimination. There 21 players remaining as tournament staff color off the green chips and players go on their second break of the day.

$300 + $50 Pot Limit Omaha Double Stack

Blinds: 100/200

Luis Santino is making the best of his third bullet after getting all-in with a flush draw after the turn with the board reading [Td. He goaded his opponent in the 1-seat to call, “I’m bluffin, you should call.” When he eventually made the call, Santina tabled and the 1-seat responded by saying, “I have one pair” showing .

Santino stayed alive on his third buy-in on the river to double up to 35,000.

The rest of the field is rapidly shrinking with just 21 remaining. The player losing the least amount of chips is the 7-seat on Table 39. He is only the losing the blinds each orbit as he heard about a juicy 5/10 PLO game in the cash game area and left his stack for the moment.

$300 + $50 Pot Limit Omaha Double Stack

Blinds: 100/200

Registration is closed for Event 9 of the Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” and the players are getting a little overlay. The final tally was 48 entrants vying for part of the $15,000 prizepool and 30 players remain. Entrant 48 was poker professional Adam “Roothlus” Levy.

The final five spots will make the money with the winner picking up $6,150 and the guitar trophy.

$300 + $50 Pot Limit Omaha Double Stack

Blinds: 75/150

“Rebuy! Where can I buy back in?” That was the question from the 4-seat at Table 41.

He was all-in with a club flush draw on the flop and was faced with two calls from a bigger flush draw and middle set . The turn and river blanked out and the 3-seat was shipped a nice pot while the 4-seat followed direction to hit the cage.

Players are on their first break of the day, leaving just 15 minutes left for players to register for Event 9.

$300 + $50 Pot Limit Omaha Double Stack

Blinds: 75/150

Players are just getting their chips in with every draw imaginable, the best part of playing Pot Limit Omaha. Witnessed one player laying down top set of Tens, correctly, against two big draw. Both ended up getting there with the flush over straight.

Halfway through Level 3 and the board is showing 43 entrants with 33 of them still in play. Luis Santino is on his third bullet while some have elected to call it a day after their first.

Players still have Level 3 and the break to register or re-enter the tournament as the numbers move up towards the guarantee.

$300 + $50 Pot Limit Omaha Double Stack

Blinds: 25/50

Pot Limit Omaha moves pretty fast. The tournament began with two tables of action and we have our first knockout followed by a re-entry.

Luis Santino was all-in preflop against five other opponents, not great odds to stay alive. The flop came and the 7-seat bet out 750 to drop all but one other player with chips. “I need runner runner,” Santino told his neighbor. The other players checked the turn followed by a pot sized bet on the river.

The 5-seat rolled over for the full house and Santino mucked without showing. The local is back at it on Table 39 with a re-entry and a third table is now running with 26 players in the field.

$300 + $50 Pot Limit Omaha Double Stack

Blinds: 25/50

The second Omaha tournament of the Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” is underway. Event 9 is a $350 Pot Limit Omaha tournament with a $15,000 guaranteed prizepool. Players begin with 16,000 stacks, 40-minute levels, and four hours of late registration or re-entry.

Pot Limit Omaha has become one of the most popular variants of the game with plenty of action and big pots. Fates can change quickly and big draws often trump big hands. The pace will be fast and we will be here all day bringing live updates on SHRPOLive.com.