Joe Ford was all in before the flop with his short stack and had two callers. After hit the board, Larry Wright got the remainder of his stack in against Marc Perlman.
Perlman:
Ford:
Wright:
Perlman had flopped a monster with the nut low draw and the nut flush draw. The turn gave him the nut low, while Ford snagged a set for the high half. A river gave Perlman the scooper with a flush.
Perry Green bet 4,000 on a flop out of the small blind, and his opponent in the cutoff made the call. On the turn, both players checked, so Green fired 7,000 on the river. His opponent thought for about a minute before laying the hand down.
Robert Mizrachi was under the gun, and he check-called bets of 2,400 and 5,500 from Paul Volpe after the flop and turn: . On the river, Mizrachi bet out 12,000, causing Volpe to go into the tank. He thought for about 90 seconds before mucking his hand.
Yuebin Guo limped in under the gun, along with a few other players, and Scott Abrams potted in the big blind. Guo called, and they took a flop heads up. Abrams put Guo all in for his last 7,000 or so, and Guo called after some thought.
Guo:
Abrams:
Guo knuckled the table after the hit the turn, but one of the players pointed out he still could win with a deuce. The river didn't do it for him though, and he headed for the exits.
With two-thirds of the field out the door on Day 1, the contenders list has been cut to 152 in Event #54: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low. Two-time bracelet winner Brett Shaffer leads the pack with 97,900, but plenty of notables are going to be hot on his heels today.
George Danzer (75,400), Andy Bloch (72,600), Robert Mizrachi (60,100), Amnon Filippi (54,000), Perry Green (37,500), Fabrice Soulier (37,200), and Eddie Blumenthal (34,600) all come into the day toting above average chip counts, while plenty more lurk in the depths, hoping to emerge with the right run of cards and a friendly table draw.
Play will begin at Level 9 (400/800) and go for 10 levels. Players will receive 20-minute breaks every two levels, along with a 60-minute dinner break. Cards are scheduled to be in the air at 2 p.m., so don't go anywhere.