Two-time World Series of Poker Bracelet winner Brandon Shack-Harris joins PokerNews' [Removed:139] to chat about Omaha Hi-Lo tournament strategy.
Their conversation features the biggest mistakes cash game players make when transitioning to tournaments, some advice on how players can manage their stack in the early levels, and how they can take advantage of the money bubble.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
21,000
1,150
|
1,150 |
|
17,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
16,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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|
15,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
||
|
11,000
2,200
|
2,200 |
|
||
|
7,600
1,100
|
1,100 |
|
6,500
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
||
|
6,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
5,500
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
5,000 | |
|
|
||
On the 
flop, the cutoff bet and Noah Bronstein, who had been moved tables some time ago, raised from the button. His opponent called and the 
turn was checked. The cutoff bet the 
river and Bronstein shook his head before folding.
One table over, Matt Vengrin bet a five-way flop out of the small blind with the board showing 
. No fewer than four people called including Brandon Shack-Harris, Dao Bac and Steven Deola. The 
on the turn was checked through and Deola's bet on the 
river was called only by Bac. Deola showed 
for the nut straight and that won the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
11,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
||
|
10,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
||
|
8,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
||
|
6,500
1,400
|
1,400 |
|
|
||
Nível: 6
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 0
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
22,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
|
16,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
13,000
4,800
|
4,800 |
|
||
|
9,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
9,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
6,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,300
1,300
|
1,300 |
|
|
||
Leif Force opened the action with a raise, Mike Matusow called from the cutoff, John Robison called from the small blind and Jeff Madsen called from the big blind.
The flop was 
and Madsen opted to lead out. Force folded, Matusow called and Robison called. On the 
turn, Robison checked, Madsen bet, Matusow folded, Robison made it two bets, Madsen three bets and Robison called.
The 
river got check-called by Robison. Madsen showed 
for a flush and the nut low, Robison could only match the nut low with 
and ended up with a quarter of the pot. Matusow slipped to 2,025 after the hand and is in the red zone.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
13,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
12,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,025
5,475
|
5,475 |
|
|
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On the 
turn, Allyn Shulman bet and called a check-raise by her sole opponent before facing a bet on the 
river. Shulman checked and was shown the 
for two pair and the nut low. Shulman had 
for a straight and the same nut low and claimed three quarters of the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
21,000
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
|
||
|
16,000
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
10,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
|
||
|
8,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
7,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,100
4,900
|
4,900 |
|
|
||
|
5,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,200
6,300
|
6,300 |
On the flop of 
a bet by Lawrence Berg was called and the same then took place again on the 
turn. After the river, Berg fired a third barrel and his sole opponent sighed, double-checked his cards and mucked the 
face up.
Berg claimed the pot and moved up above the starting stack. The American has one bracelet to his name after taking down Event #5: $1,500 Dealers Choice 6-Handed in 2016.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
9,500
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
|
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Slowly but surely the tables in the Orange section of the Amazon room are breaking and below are some assorted stacks of players in that section.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
|
15,000
500
|
500 |
|
11,500
3,625
|
3,625 |
|
7,000
800
|
800 |
|
|
||
|
6,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
Picking up the action on the 
turn, Victor Ramdin was one of two players to call a bet by James Klimkowski and the 
on the river was checked through. Klimkowski showed 
for a set of queens and Daniel Colpoys had 
for a low. Ramdin flashed his 
and then joked "and I have ... nothing" before sending his cards into the muck.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
17,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
