Scott Clements raised to 350 from the button and the player in the big blind called.
They checked to the river of a board where the big blind bet 450. Clements called but then mucked when his opponent tabled for a pair of aces with the nut low.
Igor Sharaskin opened from the hijack to 300, the small blind called, and the big blind moved the last of his short stack into the middle for a total of 625. Sharaskin four-bet to 2,000, the small blind folded, and the two live players tabled their hands.
Sharaskin:
Opponent:
The board ran out , pairing Sharaskin's jack, which was good enough for him to scoop the pot and eliminate his opponent.
Sharaskin's summer this year is off to quite a strong start. He has already made two final tables in Omaha events, taking third place in Event #18: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha and fifth place in Event #25: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha for a combined total of over $140,000.
With about 8,500 in the pot and the board reading , Phillip Hui was all in for 2,050. His opponent called and Hui stood up from the table and collected his belongings, showing for just a pair of kings.
His opponent showed for two pairs, tens and nines, to score the elimination.
A player recently informed the PokerNews live reporting team that during one hand of big-O, five players saw the flop, action checked all the way down on every street, and by the river, all four aces were on the board.
"Five players, five cards each, over half the deck out, and not one ace in anyone's hand," remarked the player as the entire table chuckled.