Event #65: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Dia 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker

Jun 28, 2019

Vitch Enters the Field

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Chris Vitch was recently seen taking his seat at Table 427 directly to the left of Cliff Josephy. He was quite pleased upon arrival to see that the tournament was to be played with eight players per table rather than nine.

On one of his first hands, Cliff Josephy raised to 600 from middle position and Vitch called from the hijack. George LInkenback was on the button and also made the call and the flop came . All three players checked, bringing the turn. Josephy checked again and Vitch bet 1,000. Linkenback and Josephy both made the call and all three players proceeded to check the river to take the hand to showdown.

Josephy announced aces as he showed , prompting mucks from Vitch and Linkenback as he took down the pot.

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Jun 28, 2019

Bax Scoops One

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With action six handed, Cliff Josephy was in the cutoff and called a raise from the under-the-gun player. The player on the button and the small blind both called and action went four ways to a flop of . Action checked to Josephy, who bet 2,500 and received only one call from the original raiser.

The turn came and both players checked. The original raiser fired 3,500 on the river and Josephy called.

"Ace-six and ace-eight," Josephy's opponent said, stating his high and low hands, respectively as he tabled .

Josephy tabled , good for a six high straight and a sixty-five to take down the entire pot.

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Jun 28, 2019

Early Arrivals

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There are a few familiar faces already in with the field size currently at 42 and sure to grow throughout the day.

Jun 28, 2019

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Cards are in the air and play is officially underway on Day 1 of the $10K Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Championship.

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Jun 28, 2019

Welcome To Day 1 of The $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Championship

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Today marks the beginning of the third edition of one of the most action-packed games in all of poker, Event #65: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship.

The two previous editions of this big bet, split pot event have been described as nothing less than an amazing success in terms of both experience and field size. Both years of this event's history have generated field sizes of over 200 entrants, making this one of the more popular $10K buy-in tournaments among mixed games. Last year, Phil Galfond triumphed over a field of 237 players on the way to claiming his third career bracelet.

$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better History

Year	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	Country	Prize
2018	237	$2,227,800	Phil Galfond	United States	$567,788
2017	207	$1,945,800	Bryce Yockey	United States	$511,147

This year’s event will see players receive 60,000 starting chips, up from last year’s figure of 50,000. Ten one-hour levels are on the schedule for the day with 15-minute breaks at the completion of every two levels. There will be no dinner break on Day 1.

Cards will be in the air at 3 p.m. local time and registration will be open until the start of Day 2. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for coverage on all the split-pot fun as the day progresses.

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