Marvin Rosen bagged the top stack after one 10 levels.
After 10 levels of play here on Day 1 of Event #59: $3,000 Omaha Hi-Low, Marvin Rosen finished with 75,300 to post a wide lead over the formidable Brian Rast, who bagged 61,600. Rosen seems to favor Omaha eight-or-better, as five of his eight recorded cashes have come in the game, though they are all in the pot-limit format. The Roslyn, New York, native seeks his first six-figure live score.
The first iteration of this tournament drew a healthy count of 457 entrants, generating a prize pool that will award $286,976 to first place. The field was loaded with big names, some of whom failed to survive the Day 1 grind. Their number included Mike "The Mouth" Matusow, Robert Mizrachi, Ben Yu, Daniel Idema, Maria Ho, Brian Hastings, Tom Schneider, Jason Mercier, and Phil Hellmuth.
Notables who still have a good shot after bagging above-average stacks were David Williams (51,500), Vanessa Selbst (51,200), Amnon Filippi (49,200), Jen Harman (46,100), the white-hot Brandon Shack-Harris (42,200), and Justin Bonomo (39,500).
Day 2 will commence at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, at which point you should come right back here for more coverage of the tournament on PokerNews.
Maria Ho raised under the gun and Scott Abrams immediately three-bet behind her. A player on the button called, and Ho called. The flop brought , and Ho bet her last 600. Abrams raised to 1,200, the player on the button called, and the turn came . Abrams bet and was called, and action was the same on river.
Abrams showed for trips with an ace-eight low, while the button had the for an ace-five low. Ho couldn't beat either hand, and she wished the players good luck.
Konstantin Puchkov bet into a massive pot against two opponents, with another player already all in on a board of . Steve "Bald Eagle" Zolotow called, as did another player, and the hit the river. Puchkov bet again, and Zolotow raised. The third player folded, and Puchkov called. Zolotow showed for ace-three low and the nut flush for high. Puchkov mucked in disgust, while the short stack managed to survive with a quarter of the main pot, showing for the same low as Zolotow.
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David "ODB" Baker checked out of the blinds after calling a raise from Jen Harman and seeing flop. Harman bet, and Baker raised. Harman made it three bets, and Baker put out four. Harman called, and then called the and .
Baker showed the near-lock both ways: for eights full with the nut low, while Harman had been coolered holding . She took a quarter of the pot.
Jennifer Tilly got check-raised on the turn with the board reading , and she made the call. Her opponent bet into her on the river, and Tilly raised. Her opponent made a disgusted call, and Tilly showed for the nut straight. Her opponent winged into the middle before mucking, showing he had the nuts on the turn.
Antony Lellouche bet after an opponent checked to him on a board of , and his opponent called. Lellouche tabled for trips with an ace-three for low. He had the winner both ways.
Lellouche is coming off a final table appearance yesterday in Event #54: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low. He cashed sixth for just over $50,000, adding to a decorated poker resume featuring north of $2.6 million in cashes. He's now made the switch from pot-limit to limit and appears to be taking to the change just fine early on.
For the 2014 World Series of Poker, a number of new and old events were added that got the attention of the poker world, such as the return of the $10,000 championship events, the well-received and universally intriguing Dealer's Choice event, and the outrageously popular Monster Stack. One event that schedule readers likely glossed over, not even realizing it was a new addition, is the $3,000 Omaha Hi-Low tournament.
The tournament will feature starting stacks of 9,000, with limits beginning at 75/150. As this is a tournament starting at 4 p.m., the tournament's first day will go without a dinner break: a frantic 10-level frenzy of split pots and scoops. Breaks will be just 15 minutes long, so we'll be jamming plenty of hands in today during the 11 or so hours we bring you coverage here. Don't go anywhere if you're an Omaha Eight-or-Better fan, as we bring you live updates right here on PokerNews.
, and Ho bet her last 600. Abrams raised to 1,200, the player on the button called, and the turn came 
. Abrams bet and was called, and action was the same on 
river.
for trips with an ace-eight low, while the button had the 
for an ace-five low. Ho couldn't beat either hand, and she wished the players good luck.
. Steve "Bald Eagle" Zolotow called, as did another player, and the 
hit the river. Puchkov bet again, and Zolotow raised. The third player folded, and Puchkov called. Zolotow showed 
for ace-three low and the nut flush for high. Puchkov mucked in disgust, while the short stack managed to survive with a quarter of the main pot, showing 
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flop. Harman bet, and Baker raised. Harman made it three bets, and Baker put out four. Harman called, and then called the 
and 
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, and she made the call. Her opponent bet into her on the 
river, and Tilly raised. Her opponent made a disgusted call, and Tilly showed 
for the nut straight. Her opponent winged 
