Calen McNeil, who earlier today won his first bracelet in the $1,500 Omaha Eight-or-better event, late registered for this event at took his seat at the beginning of level three.
McNeil is picking up right where he left off, and is quickly gathering chips. On one of the first hands after break, McNeil limped from the button and saw a flop four-handed. With the board reading , McNeil bet out, and two other players called. The turn was the , and McNeil bet again. This time, everyone else folded. McNeil raked in the pot and is already adding to his stack.
We caught up with the action on the river with the board reading . Vanessa Selbst checked and then faced a bet from Joe Ford, who finished fourth yesterday in the $1,500 Omaha Eight-or-Better tournament. Selbst raised, Ford called, and it was time for a showdown:
Selbst:
Ford:
The players split the high with their pairs of aces, while Selbst won the low with her seventy-five. Ford got quartered, and Selbst raked in the remaining three-quarters of the pot.
Four players saw a flop and Joe Kuether checked from the small blind. Elie Doft bet from the big blind and was called by Yuval Bronshtein who was under the gun. Fabrice Soulier raised from the hijack, chasing out Kuether. Doft and Bronshtein called to see the turn which was checked around.
The river completed the board and Doft checked. Bronshtein bet and was called by both Soulier and Doft.
Bronshtein tabled for the second-nut low, Doft showed for two pair, and Soulier mucked.
Though that hand knocked Soulier down to about 22,000, he chipped up above 30,000 since then.