Event #54: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship Dia 3 | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-06-30 10:25 UTC-7

Scott Clements Leads 39 Remaining Players Into Day 3 of Event #54

The third and final scheduled day of play in Event #54: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship begins Friday at 12 noon local time at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino when 39 of the most fearsome pot-limit Omaha players will battle it out for the top prize of $938,732 and a WSOP gold bracelet.

At the head of the pack is Scott Clements, who bagged 1,700,000 chips at the end of play on Day 2 in pursuit of his third bracelet. A longtime expert in the Omaha variants, Clements already has two bracelets to his name that he earned in a $3,000 Omaha Hi/Lo event in 2006 and a $1,500 pot-limit Omaha event in 2007. But with players such as Michail Karapanos (1,133,000), Ben Lamb (1,090,000), Ryan Miller (1,011,000) and John Racener (987,000) taking big stacks out of the bag as well, the road to victory won't be an easy one for anybody.

Other familiar faces returning to the felt for Day 3 include Chris Lee (803,000), Johnny Lodden (672,000), Jason DeWitt (657,000), Eoghan O'Dea (376,000), John Monnette (246,000), Mike Gorodinsky (228,000) and Bobby Oboodi (193,000).

This event is scheduled to play down to a winner on Day 3, but with 39 players still remaining in contention, it is likely that play will continue for a fourth day. When play resumes at 12, blinds will begin at Level 20 at 8,000/16,000. Be sure to check back here for all the updates in Event #54 and throughout the 2017 World Series of Poker from the PokerNews live reporting team.

Room	Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
Miranda	700	1	Tommy Le	United States	500,000	31
Miranda	700	2	Ryan Miller	United States	1,011,000	63
Miranda	700	3	Jason DeWitt	United States	657,000	41
Miranda	700	4	James Egerer	United States	388,000	24
Miranda	700	5	Johnny Lodden	Norway	672,000	42
Miranda	700	6	Robert Cowen	United Kingdom	331,000	21
Miranda	700	7	Oliver Weis	Germany	338,000	21
Miranda	700	8	John Racener	United States	987,000	62

Miranda	701	1	Yan Shing Tsang	Hong Kong	586,000	37
Miranda	701	2	Paul Leckey	Ireland	275,000	17
Miranda	701	4	Scott Clements	United States	1,700,000	106
Miranda	701	5	Murat Tulek	Germany	443,000	28
Miranda	701	6	Dermot Blain	Ireland	237,000	15
Miranda	701	7	Sean Rafael	United States	792,000	50
Miranda	701	8	Ben Lamb	United States	1,090,000	68

Miranda	702	1	Mosley Dominique	United States	257,000	16
Miranda	702	2	Aleksei Altshuller	Russia	794,000	50
Miranda	702	3	Cyrus Partow	United States	931,000	58
Miranda	702	4	Nghia Le	United States	473,000	30
Miranda	702	5	Bobby Oboodi	United States	193,000	12
Miranda	702	6	Mike Gorodinsky	United States	228,000	14
Miranda	702	7	Eoghan O'Dea	Ireland	376,000	24
Miranda	702	8	Yuriy Boyko	Ireland	190,000	12

Miranda	703	1	Nikolai Sears	United States	265,000	17
Miranda	703	2	John Monnette	United States	246,000	15
Miranda	703	3	Vivian Saliba	Brazil	390,000	24
Miranda	703	4	Andjelko Andrejevic	United States	446,000	28
Miranda	703	5	The Nguyen	United States	665,000	42
Miranda	703	6	Quan Zhou	China	449,000	28
Miranda	703	7	Hani Mio	United States	422,000	26
Miranda	703	8	Howard Millian	United States	708,000	44

Miranda	704	1	Jon Hoellein	United States	178,000	11
Miranda	704	2	Chris Lee	United States	803,000	50
Miranda	704	3	Molichisa Ngeth	United States	663,000	41
Miranda	704	4	Brian Jordan	United States	523,000	33
Miranda	704	5	Miltiadis Kyriakides	Cyprus	542,000	34
Miranda	704	6	Michail Karapanos	Greece	1,133,000	71
Miranda	704	7	Christopher Frank	Germany	133,000	8
Miranda	704	8	Michael Kamran	United States	370,000	23

Tags: Aleksei Altshuller Ben Lamb Bobby Oboodi Chris Lee Cyrus Partow Eoghan O'Dea Jason DeWitt John Monnette John Racener Johnny Lodden Michail Karapanos Mike Gorodinsky Miltiadis Kyriakides Ryan Miller Scott Clements

2017-06-30 12:51 UTC-7

Tulek Scores Big Double Through Lamb

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Nível 20 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Ben Lamb just suffered a huge setback to his stack and added upon showdown "now I am getting punished for it."

The stacks of Lamb and Murat Tulak went in after the flop after a bet of Lamb in the big blind for 85,000 and the push of Tulak.

Murat Tulak:
Ben Lamb:

The turn and river completed the board and Tulak made quads to double for massive 693,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Murat Tulek	1,420,000	820,000
Ben Lamb	490,000	-810,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Murat Tulek

2017-06-30 13:14 UTC-7

Johnny Lodden Doubles Through Jason DeWitt

Nível 21 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

With about 110,000 already in the middle and the board reading , Jason DeWitt bet 55,000 from the big blind and Johnny Lodden, who was under the gun, shoved for a total of 224,000. DeWitt went into the tank for around a minute before he ultimately called and the two players tabled their hands.

DeWitt:
Lodden:

DeWitt had an open-ended straight draw and pair of sixes but Lodden had the best of it with two pair, queens and fives. The on the turn gave Lodden a boat, leaving DeWitt in terrible shape, the river changed nothing and Lodden took the pot to double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jason DeWitt	1,120,000	-260,000
Johnny Lodden	520,000	160,000

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2017-06-30 13:31 UTC-7

Scott Clements Chips Up With a Straight Flush

Nível 21 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

With about 300,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading , Scott Clements checked from middle position to his lone opponent, Murat Tulek in the hijack, who checked behind.

The fell on the river and Clements bet 125,000. After a few moments of thought, Tulek raised to 277,000. Clements came over the top for 800,000 and Tulek quickly called.

Clements instantly flipped over for the jack-high straight flush. Tulek showed for the king-high flush and Clements took the pot to put himself firmly in the chip lead.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Scott Clements	2,505,000	805,000
Murat Tulek	390,000	-1,030,000

Tags: Murat Tulek Scott Clements

2017-06-30 14:37 UTC-7

Cyrus Partow Eliminated in 24th Place ($26,167)

Nível 22 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

With 270,000 already in the middle and the board reading , Hani Mio checked from the big blind and Cyrus Partow bet the pot from under the gun. Mio quickly came back over the top and Partow called to put himself at risk.

Cyrus Partow:
Hani Mio:

Mio was way ahead with the flopped nut straight, and neither the turn nor river was enough to preserve Partow's tournament life.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Hani Mio	2,450,000	350,000
Cyrus Partow	Eliminado

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2017-06-30 14:44 UTC-7

Mike Gorodinsky Eliminated in 23rd Place ($26,167)

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Nível 22 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Mike Gorodinsky got his stack of around 10 big blinds all in preflop and found a caller in Hani Mio.

Mike Gorodinsky:
Hani Mio:

The board came and the set of queens won the pot for Mio. "I would have had you beat," John Monnette said. "I had sixes and the nut diamonds," Monnette added.

Gorodinsky added another score to his 2017 WSOP résumé, but has to settle for 23rd place and a payday of $26,167.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Hani Mio	2,400,000	-50,000
Mike Gorodinsky	Eliminado

Tags: Hani Mio John Monnette Mike Gorodinsky

2017-06-30 14:48 UTC-7

Michael Kamran Eliminated in 22nd Place ($26,167)

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Nível 22 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Hand 1

Michael Kamran raised the pot and Johnny Lodden moved all in from one seat over for 216,000, which Kamran called with the superior stack.

Johnny Lodden:
Michael Kamran:

"We need clubs Ben," Kamran said to Ben Lamb one table over. Apparently, Kamran, Vivian Saliba and Lamb are in a last-longer competition. The board ran out and Lodden doubled to leave Kamran short.

Hand 2

Kamran got it in for his last 84,000 from early position and Miltiadis Kyriakides peeked at his cards. "Oh, that's a good one," he said and called immediately.

Michael Kamran:
Miltiadis Kyriakides:

The board came and Kyriakides rivered the better two pair to eliminate Kamran in 22nd place for $26,167.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Miltiadis Kyriakides	975,000	75,000
Johnny Lodden	450,000	225,000
Michael Kamran	Eliminado

Tags: Ben Lamb Johnny Lodden Michael Kamran Miltiadis Kyriakides Vivian Saliba

2017-06-30 14:52 UTC-7

Brian Jordan Eliminated in 21st Place ($26,167)

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Nível 22 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Picking up the action on the flop, Brian Jordan got his last 120,000 in and Chris Lee snap-called.

Brian Jordan:
Chris Lee:

Lee had flopped a full house and Jordan needed one of the two remaining jacks in order to avoid elimination. Both the turn and the river were of no help and Jordan was eliminated in 21st place for $26,167.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Chris Lee	2,200,000	360,000
Brian Jordan	Eliminado

Tags: Brian Jordan Chris Lee

2017-06-30 15:05 UTC-7

Robert Cowen Eliminated in 20th Place ($26,167)

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Nível 22 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Robert Cowen moved all in for his last 77,000 from the hijack and Sean Rafael reraised from the small blind to force out John Monnette in the big blind.

Cowen:
Rafael:

The board came and Cowen left the table with a "good luck guys," departing in 20th place for $26,167.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Sean Rafael	365,000	-455,000
Robert Cowen	Eliminado

Tags: John Monnette Robert Cowen Sean Rafael

2017-06-30 15:23 UTC-7

Johnny Lodden Eliminated in 19th Place ($26,167)

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Nível 22 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Johnny Lodden raised from the button and Eoghan O'Dea called from the big blind. The duo checked the flop of and the fell on the turn. O'Dea checked, Lodden bet, and then called all in for 265,000 when facing the check-raise of O'Dea.

Lodden was at risk with and O'Dea showed for a flopped straight. The river failed to improve Lodden and he was eliminated in 19th place for $26,167.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Eoghan O'Dea	2,450,000	780,000
Johnny Lodden	Eliminado

Tags: Eoghan O'Dea Johnny Lodden