From under the gun, winner of Event #41: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Six Handed) Steve Gross raised to 160,000. Action then folded to Phil Laak in the small blind, and he made the call. Then in the big blind, Brandon Steven reraised all in, having Gross covered but not Laak. Gross called all in for approximately 1.2 million, then Laak folded the face up.
Steven showed the and was up against the for the at-risk Gross.
The flop, turn, and river all kept Steven in front with his pocket tens, and Gross was eliminated in 24th place. As the first player to hit the rail in the money, Gross earned $173,723 for his efforts.
Jeremy Ausmus open-jammed 730,000 on the button, and Chris Klodnicki called out of the small blind.
Ausmus:
Klodnicki:
Ausmus made top pair when the flop fell , but the on the turn provided the Octo-Niner a little bit of a sweat. A queen or a jack on the river could eliminate him in 23rd place, but the bricked off, and he doubled.
From early position, Martin Jacobson raised to 160,000. Action folded to Olivier Busquet on the button, and he reraised all in for about 1.3 million. In the big blind was Daniel Alaei, and he tanked for a bit before folding and leaving himself with 120,000. Jacobson also folded, and Busquet won the pot.
Three players paid 165,000 each to see a flop of and Anthony Gregg led out for 275,000. Connor Drinan then raised to 645,000, Bill Perkins folded and Gregg took his time before releasing his hand.
Chris Klodnicki raised to 160,000 from the hijack seat, and Dan Shak made the call from the big blind. The flop came down , and Shak checked. Klodnicki fired 205,000, and Shak check-raised all in for approximately 1.5 million. Klodnicki called.
Shak showed the for a flush draw, and Klodnicki tabled the for top pair of kings.
The turn was the to give Klodnicki trips, then the river completed the board with the . Shak had missed his draw and was eliminated in 23rd place for $173,723. Klodnicki moved to 3.85 million in chips.
From under the gun, Chris Klodnicki opened to 160,000. MIke Sexton reraised all in for 450,000 from the cutoff seat, and Klodnicki made the call when action got back to him.
When the hands were opened, Klodnicki's was up against the for Sexton. Sexton had the best hand, but Klodnicki was plenty live.
The flop, turn and river ran out , and Sexton doubled up.
Daniel Alaei moved all in for 100,000 from the hijack seat, Martin Jacobson called on the button, Phil Laak called out of the small blind, and Brandon Steven isolated, three-betting to 320,000 from the big blind. Neither Jacobson nor Laak called.
Alaei:
Steven:
Alaei was getting more than four-to-one in the coin-flip scenario, but received no help from the flop (). The on the turn gave him eight more outs to double though, and he made a winning pair of jacks when the completed the board.
Alaei more than quadrupled up to 470,000 chips, and now has more than five big blinds.
Jeremy Ausmus raised on the button to 160,000, Chris Klodnicki three-bet from the small blind to 400,000, and Lawrence Greenberg moved all in from the big blind for 1.755 million. Ausmus and Klodnicki both folded, and Greenberg scooped the pot.
Nick Schulman opened for 160,000 from the hijack and Blake Bohn called from the big blind. The flop saw Bohn check, Schulman bet 180,000 and Bohn wake up with a check-raise to 400,000. Schulman gave it some thought and then laid down his hand.
Not long after, there was 320,000 in the pot and a board reading when Bohn bet 150,000 only to have Connor Drinan raise to 310,000. Bohn responded with a three-bet to 800,000 and Drinan thoughts for several minutes before making the call. Bohn sheepishly tabled the and Drinan was good with the .
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face up.
and was up against the 
for the at-risk Gross.
flop, 
turn, and 
river all kept Steven in front with his pocket tens, and Gross was eliminated in 24th place. As the first player to hit the rail in the money, Gross earned $173,723 for his efforts.
, but the 
bricked off, and he doubled.
and Anthony Gregg led out for 275,000. Connor Drinan then raised to 645,000, Bill Perkins folded and Gregg took his time before releasing his hand.
, and Shak checked. Klodnicki fired 205,000, and Shak check-raised all in for approximately 1.5 million. Klodnicki called.
for a flush draw, and Klodnicki tabled the 
to give Klodnicki trips, then the river completed the board with the 
. Shak had missed his draw and was eliminated in 23rd place for $173,723. Klodnicki moved to 3.85 million in chips.
on the turn gave him eight more outs to double though, and he made a winning pair of jacks when the 
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