Another championship event gets underway today at 3 p.m. in Brasilia. Event #51: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship (8-Handed) is an exciting new event on the schedule this year, as this event came only in the form of a $1,500 and a $3,000 buy-in in last year's WSOP.
Kyle Bowker defeated Kate Hoang heads up last year to win the $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship for his first bracelet and $294,960. That event attracted 473 runners for a total prize pool of $1,291,290. This year's championship event will be a bit more expensive and is sure to draw some tough competition.
Players who enter today will begin with 50,000 chips. The event will be played eight-handed and 10 hour-long levels are scheduled for Day 1. There will be 15-minute breaks every two hours of play and late registration is available through the break after Level 8, or around midnight. The event is scheduled to last three days.
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Many top PLO players have been spotted in the field already. Among them are Nathan Gamble, who just won Event #46:$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo yesterday, and Kyle Bowker, winner of the $3,000 buy-in edition of this event in last year's WSOP.
Joining them are two-time bracelet winners Scott Clements and Josh Arieh, as well as three-time bracelet winners John Monnette and Perry Green.
Other familiar faces in the field include Ryan Laplante, Tony Cousineau, Dan Zack, Assani Fisher, Mike Wattel, Naoyi Kihara, James Chen, Yueqi Zhu, Chris George, and Allen Kessler.
Action folded to Matt Glantz in the small blind and he raised to 800. Joe Tehan called in the big and the flop came . Glantz bet 1,400 and someone at the table said he could make it 1,600.
"But I bet 1,400," Glantz clarified.
"But you could have made it 1,600," joked tablemate Randy Ohel.
Tehan called the 1,400 and they both checked the turn. The river was the . Glantz bet 2,000 this time and Tehan called.
"Six-high," Glantz announced and showed for the nut low. Tehan's was good for the high and they chopped it up.
"Good game, guys. Been fun," Nathan Gamble said to his tablemates.
He was rolling over his cards, all in and at risk against Brandon-Shack Harris. The flop had come , and Gamble was all in with for a three-way low draw and a wheel draw. Shack-Harris had for top set.
The turn was an , a great card for Gamble.
"All right," he said. "Freerolling now."
The river was the , giving Gamble a wheel and a scoop. Shack-Harris sent him 18,200 chips.
Eric Wasserson just tank-shoved for the rest of his chips against Tommy Chen and got scooped. Chen filled us in on the action.
According to Chen, he raised to 1,300 from the cutoff, and Wasserson three-bet to 4,200 on the button. The blinds folded, and Chen called. The flop came , and Chen checked. Wasserson bet 6,500, and Chen check-raised to 21,250.
Wasserson tanked for several minutes and then got the rest of his stack of around 74,000 into the middle. Chen quickly called, and Wasserson was at risk.
Chen:
Wasserson:
Chen's set of deuces was ahead, and he had a better low draw to go with it. The turn gave Chen the best low, and the river changed nothing. Chen scooped the pot, and Wasserson hit the rail.
In a three-way pot, the board read and the big blind bet 10,000, a little less than the pot. Kate Hoang called in early position, and the button called, too.
Hoang:
Big blind:
Button:
Hoang had the best high with the nut straight for half the pot, and her opponents both had the same low to take one-quarter each.
Marco Johnson raised to 2,200 in the cutoff, and Jared Bleznick made it 6,100 on the button. Johnson potted it, and Bleznick moved all in for around 48,000. Johnson called and had Bleznick covered by a small margin.
Johnson:
Bleznick:
They had similar hands, but the board ran out . The river gave Johnson the wheel and the nut low to scoop the pot and send Bleznick to the rail.
Another tournament, another big stack for Ray Henson, who can seem to do no wrong at the moment in the Rio.
He just busted Eugene Katchalov when the two got stacks in on a flop. Henson had for a low draw and a nut flush draw against the of Eugene Katchalov, with the latter flopping the nuts and holding a couple of blockers. However, the turn was an to lock up the low for Henson and the river gave him the nuts both ways.
With around 10,000 in the pot and the board reading , John Monnette checked in early position, and Mike Gorodinsky bet 5,700 on the button. Monnette check-raised to 13,000, and Gorodinsky moved all in for around 29,000. Monnette called, and Gorodinsky was at risk.
Gorodinsky:
Monnette:
Both players had trip sevens with an ace kicker, but the turn gave Monnette sevens full of tens. Gorodinsky also filled up on the river, but Monnette's boat was better, and the 2015 WSOP Player of the Year was eliminated.
Heads up on a flop of , Mike Terronez was in late position and Mike Matusow was on the button. Both players had 3,000 in front of them already and Terronez bet 8,000. Matusow called and the river was the . Terronez bet the pot, and Matusow called all in for 17,300.
Terronez had for aces and fives and the nut low. Matusow had for missed clubs and the nut low, good for a quarter of the pot.
. Glantz bet 1,400 and someone at the table said he could make it 1,600. 
turn. The river was the 
. Glantz bet 2,000 this time and Tehan called. 
for the nut low. Tehan's 
was good for the high and they chopped it up.
for a three-way low draw and a wheel draw. Shack-Harris had 
for top set.
, a great card for Gamble.
, giving Gamble a wheel and a scoop. Shack-Harris sent him 18,200 chips.
turn gave Chen the best low, and the 
turn gave Monnette sevens full of tens. Gorodinsky also filled up on the 
river, but Monnette's boat was better, and the 2015 WSOP Player of the Year was eliminated.
