We happened upon Steve O'Dwyer's table just in time to see the dealer pushing him a lot of chips. All we know is that O'Dwyer held the on a board reading . O'Dwyer doubled on the hand and indicated that it was the third time today that he's hit quads.
Meanwhile, one man who isn't running well today is Daniel Negreanu, who was eliminated from the tournament on the first hand of Level 5.
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Players are now on their second 20-minute break of the day. During this time players must redeem any unused rebuy lammers. Registration will be closed at the end of this break.
While you wait for players to return, check out Daniel Negreanu sharing some Pot-Limit Omaha tips for beginners:
Every poker player knows that if Texas Hold'em presents dozens of different possibilities to consider on every street, Omaha amplifies the variance exponentially.
We watched a hand go down recently that showed just how far apart Hold'em and Omaha really are.
With the flop showing , one player had raised the pot, and his opponent called while appearing poised to go all-in on the subsequent street.
On the turn, however, he check-folded to an all-in pot bet, turning his face-up while tossing them in the muck.
With middle set, an extremely powerful hand in Hold'em, this player didn't even have a decision on his hands, knowing that the on the turn most likely delivered a straight or a flush, dooming his set of ladies to second-best status.
With the flop reading , and the action checked to him in late position, Bill Beshara firmly announced his intention to bet the pot. Cutting out enough chips for a wager of 2,500, Beshara easily scared his opponents off and took the pot down without any further fighting.
That's when we noticed the size of Beshara's stack, which at over 43,000 puts him at the top of our leaderboard by a long shot.
We will be sure to track Beshara's progress throughout the day, because in the volatile game of Pot-Limit Omaha, stacks can be lost as quickly as they were earned.
The eliminations have been coming at a rapid pace, and there is no sign that things well slow down as Level 4 comes to an end. The latest to go was Mohsin Charania, who was eliminated at the hands of KT Park.
We didn't catch the betting details, but we do know Charania got his last 2,500 or so in on a flop holding the for a wrap. Park was ahead with the for a set of deuces. The turn added to Charania's straight outs, but the river would miss them all to send the sizable pot to Park.
on a board reading 
. O'Dwyer doubled on the hand and indicated that it was the third time today that he's hit quads.
, one player had raised the pot, and his opponent called while appearing poised to go all-in on the subsequent street.
turn, however, he check-folded to an all-in pot bet, turning his 
face-up while tossing them in the muck.
, and the action checked to him in late position, Bill Beshara firmly announced his intention to bet the pot. Cutting out enough chips for a wager of 2,500, Beshara easily scared his opponents off and took the pot down without any further fighting.
for a wrap. Park was ahead with the 
for a set of deuces. The 
river would miss them all to send the sizable pot to Park.
