Event 14: PLO 8/b; Omaha 8/b; Big O

This will be the blog for Event 14: Mix Omaha hi-low. I’ll be updating at each break, so check back for more info. 

Shuffle Up and Deal!

I’ll start the tournament at table Black 143 in seat 1. You can follow along on the WSOP app for some updates in between my posts. 

Level 1

Up about 4k at the end of level 1. Two big hands. Got 3/4 of a Big O pot with AK734 on an AK822 rainbow board. Other player had AQ634. In the other big hand I had AQJ2 playing PLO 8/b and folded to a pot bet on a 22JQ board. Another player called and winner showed JJ for jacks full. 

Level 2

Won a decent sized pot in limit PLO 8/b. Had 6632 ds in the BB. Called a raise from the HJ. Flop was Q64. Check-bet-call. Turn was a T. Check-bet-call. River was a 4 filling me up. Check raised and got a crying call. My 6s full were good. 

A couple of false starts and folds. Basically treading water. 

Level 3

Nothing much going on through level 3. Paying blinds and folding. Finished the level at 26.4k. 

Level 4

I’m still not getting much to play, but it certainly could be worse. Did 3! with AA234 DS in Big O, but I got 4 callers and wiffed an all high flop of the wrong suits. 

Level 5

The cold run continues, and the table is continuing to get tougher. We now have Veerachai Vongxaiburana (won 10k Big O) at the table, along with Allen Le and old school rounder Frankie Odell. That’s like 6 bracelets.  At least being cold is keeping me from becoming shark bait. Still sitting on an M of 20+, so I have plenty of time. 

I decided to make a play at Maxx Holland, and I managed to steal a medium sized pot. Back up to just above a starting stack. Allen Le is the current table chip leader with about 75k I’d guess. 

Level 6

Allen Le’s hot streak continues, as he takes his fourth scalp. He has to be among the tourney chip leaders at this point. 

Got quartered with the wheel. Down to about 20k. 

Big hand! I raised to 2000 with AK732 ds from the button, and Frankie ODell check raised to 7000 from UTG. I shoved and Frankie called, showing AJJ43 with one suit. I made Kings up and there was no low for a full double. I’m at 40.2k.

Veerachai busts the next hand. I then lost about 5600 with top set when the straight and flush came in. A couple of more lousy flops, and I finish the level with 31.6k. 

Level 7

Level started with some frustration—folding to a 3! and then flopping nut-nut. But, I picked up another one quickly.

Playing limit PLO 8/b, I pick up AKK2 one suit on the BB. I make it 2 bets to go, and get 4 callers. The flop is KT8. I bet, and Frankie Odell makes it to bets to go. The SB calls and so do I. The turn is a T, giving me a full house. I check, Freddie bets, the SB calls, and I raise. Freddie calls. The SB folds. The river brings a meaningless 3. I bet. Freddie calls, and ai show him the bad news. I don’t think I’m his favorite person. Up to over 40k. 

Freddie busted about 10 mins later. 

Level 8

Lots of eliminations happening now. It looks like the event will end up drawing about 1200 entries, which would mean about 180 will make the money. If my original table, only 3 of us are left. I’m still sitting on about 40k about halfway through. 

The rest do this level was just posting blinds, a few preflop calls, and then folds. Down to about 29k. 

Level 9

Level started nice, picking up half of a decent sized multi-way pot. Then lost about 10k when my wheel wrap missed. Back to about 25k again. 

A double! I 3! Allen Le from the BB with AKK42 with K high hearts. He calls, leaving me with about 2/3 pot behind. The flop is T44 with two hearts, and I rip it. Allen tank calls and shows a worse low draw and worse hearts. The turn is a T and a K on the river gives me a full house and the best hand. Up over 50k now. 

I few hands later, and I lose about half my stack. I flopped top set and the nut low draw. Get called down to the river by a crappy flush draw that hits. I’m back to 25k again. 

I finished the level with about 27k. Then Gus Hansen almost ran me over walking out. Weird. 

Level 10

Tangled with Allen Le again, and this time he got the best of me, waiting me out to get me to pay off the nuts . He took half my stack in the process. Down to about 12k and on life support. Looking for my spot to get it in. 

Ended up blundering my way into a win. Accidentally check raised (meant to call and dropped wrong chips) Allen Le, which resulted in a check down. We both missed, and I win a decent sized pot with just a pair of Ks. Back up to 21k. Still need to get hot here soon. 

And just like that, I’m out. I pick up AKK23 UTG +1. I’m effective with about 20k. I pot to 2800 and get repotted by the LJ. I ship it. He turns over AA977. The flop is J86. Turn is another 6 and the river is a 9. 

Pretty good run today in my first, and one if my tougher events. Outlasted about 60% of the field. 

I’m back in action tomorrow morning for the deep stack PLO. See y’all then!