Mississippi native Tyler Smith is the most recent WSOP PLO bracelet winner, having taken the top prize in Event #19: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha last week for his first career bracelet, and is off to a good start today.
On a board of with an existing pot of approximately 1,000, the big blind checked to Smith in the cutoff and he bet 600. Smith's opponent called.
The turn was the and the big blind checked again. Smith bet once more, 1,300 this time, his opponent folded, and Smith took the pot.
Loni Harwood limped from early position, as did a player from middle position. Sorel Mizzi called in the small blind, and Joe Beevers checked in the big blind.
The flop and turn — — were checked by all four players before Mizzi bet 400 on the river . Beevers called and the other two players folded.
"Set of eights," announced Mizzi showing a rivered set of eights with .
"Set of eights is good," replied Beevers.
"Look at that right there," said tablemate Jeremy Williams with a grin.
"I was thinking of a card," said Mizzi as he raked in the pot.
With about 5,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading , Loni Harwood was in the cutoff and heads up against a single opponent in the big blind. He moved all in, and Harwood called to put him at risk.
Harwood:
Opponent:
Harwood had a commanding lead with her king-high straight, and her opponent was drawing thin either to make a full house and double-up or perhaps earn a chop. The last card was the , which changed nothing, and Harwood took the pot to eliminate her opponent.
The hijack opened with a raise to 275, Michael Sanders called from the cutoff, the button called, and the big blind called as well.
The four players saw a flop of and the big blind checked. The preflop raiser checked as well and Sanders bet 600. The button folded, the big blind did the same, and after brief consideration, so did the preflop raiser, and Sanders took the pot.
On a board, a player checked to Jared Hamby who bet 400. His opponent then check-raised to 1,600. Hamby moved all in and his opponent called.
All-in player:
Hamby:
Hamby had top set, had his opponent drawing close to dead because if the board paired, Hamby would make a bigger full house. His opponent needed running sixes or threes, but the turn was the and the river was the and he was eliminated.
"It's been a summer of getting two-outed and bubbling every tournament I play," explained Hamby. "At least in this tournament you're not going to get two-outed. Maybe 15-outed.
With about 1,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading , the player in the hijack bet 400 and Vanessa Selbst, in the cutoff, raised to 1,300. After a few moments of thought, the player in the hijack called, and Selbst tabled for a wheel. The hijack mucked and Selbst took the pot.
with an existing pot of approximately 1,000, the big blind checked to Smith in the cutoff and he bet 600. Smith's opponent called.
and the big blind checked again. Smith bet once more, 1,300 this time, his opponent folded, and Smith took the pot.
— were checked by all four players before Mizzi bet 400 on the river 
. Beevers called and the other two players folded.
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, Loni Harwood was in the cutoff and heads up against a single opponent in the big blind. He moved all in, and Harwood called to put him at risk.
board, a player checked to Jared Hamby who bet 400. His opponent then check-raised to 1,600. Hamby moved all in and his opponent called.
