Buy-In: | $10,000 |
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Prize Pool: | $3,393,400 |
Entrants: | 361 |
Sami Kelopuro Eliminated in 2nd Place ($503,173)
Ben Lamb took the chip lead into heads-up play with 6,650,000 to Sami Kelopuro’s 4,180,000. Lamb struck first and widened his lead by about 2:1 before Kelopuro chipped up to a slight lead with about 5.6 million to 5.1 million.
Kelopuro didn’t hold on to the lead very long as Lamb won a big pot with a pocket pair of kings, reclaiming a slight lead going into the final hand of the tournament.
Kelopuro button-raised 240,000 and Lamb called from the big blind.
The flop came A 9 3, Lamb checked, Kelopuro bet 275,000 and Lamb called.
The turn was the Q, Lamb checked, Kelopuro bet 675,000, Lamb check-raised the size of the pot, Kelopuro moved all in and Lamb called.
Kelopuro: A K Q 7
Lamb: 6 5 4 2
Kelopuro lead the turn with top two pair while Lamb had a flush draw and a straight draw. The river was the 5, giving Lamb a straight to win the pot. Sami Kelopuro was eliminated in 2nd place ($503,175) and Ben Lamb wins Event #42, the gold bracelet and the $814,436 grand prize.
Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 361
Average Chip Count: 5,415,000
Chip Counts:
1. Ben Lamb – 6,025,000
2. Sami Kelopuro – 4,675,000
Eliminations:
3rd. John Shipley – $369,575
4th. Christopher King – $273,573
NOTE: With the elimination of John Shipley in 3rd place, Ben Lamb took the chip leads going into heads-up play with 6,650,000 to Sami Kelopuro’s 4,050,000.
Christopher King Eliminated in 4th Place ($273,573)
Christopher King came to the unscheduled fourth day of this final table as the short stack and was eliminated shortly after the day began.
Sami Kelopuro button-raised before the flop, Ben Lamb three-bet the small blind, Chrstopher King moved all in from the big blind for about 1,100,000, Kelopuro folded and Lamb called.
King: A A K Q
Lamb: K K 8 4
King was ahead before the flop with a pair of aces against Lamb’s pair of kings. The board came
10 6 3 5 4, giving Lamb a flush on the flop to win the pot. Christopher King was the first one eliminated this afternoon in 4th place ($273,573).
John Shipley Eliminated in 3rd Place ($369,575)
Shortly after Christopher King’s 4th place elimination, Sami Kelopuro doubled through John Shipley with kings against jacks, leaving him under one million in chips. A short while later, Shipley got the rest of his chips in before the flop against Sami Kelopuro.
Shipley: A K 8 5
Kelopuro: K Q J 8
Shipley was ahead before the flop with a suited-ace against Kelopuro’s suited-king. The board came
Q 10 5 2 7, giving Kelopuro top pair on the flop to win the pot.
John Shipley was eliminated in 3rd place ($369,575).
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NOTE: Play ended last night with 4 players and resumed today at 3:00pm. Play will continue today until a winner is determined.
Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Players Remaining: 4 out of 361
Average Chip Count: 2,707,500
Chip Counts:
1. Ben Lamb – 4,335,000
2. John Shipley – 2,705,000
3. Sami Kelopuro – 2,155,000
4. Christopher King – 1,645,000
Payouts:
1st. $814,436
2nd. $503,173
3rd. $369,575
4th. $273,575
Eliminations:
5th. Dario Alioto – $204,113
6th. John Kabbaj – $153,517
7th. Cory Wood – $116,359
8th. Joshua Tieman – $88,873
9th. Hans Winzeler – $68,410
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
NOTE: Play ended for the night with the conclusion of Level 28. The remaining four players will return at 3:00pm to resume play and continue until a winner is determined.
Blinds: 40,000-80,000
Players Remaining: 4 out of 361
Average Chip Count: 2,707,500
Chip Counts:
1. Ben Lamb – 4,335,000
2. John Shipley – 2,705,000
3. Sami Kelopuro – 2,155,000
4. Christopher King – 1,645,000
Eliminations:
5th. Dario Alioto – $203,113
6th. John Kabbaj – $153,517
John Kabbaj Eliminated in 6th Place ($153,517)
Ben Lamb raised to 185,000 before the flop, Johnn Kabbaj moved all in for 700,000 from the big blind and Lamb called.
Lamb: A A Q Q
Kabaj: A K 10 8
Lamb was ahead before the flop with a pair of aces. The board came 9 5 2 4 5, no help to John Kabbaj who was eliminated in 6th place ($153,517).
Dario Alioto Eliminated in 5th Place ($203,113)
Sami Kelopuro raised to 200,000 from under the gun and Dario Alioto called from the big blind. The flop came K 8 5, Alioto bet the size of the pot, Kelopuro re-potted and Alioto called all in.
Kelopuro: A A 4 3
Alioto: A 8 7 6
Kelopuro was ahead with a pair of aces, but Alioto flopped middle pair and an open-ended straight draw.
The turn and river were the 2 and the Q, no help to Dario Alioto who was eliminated in 5th place ($203,113).
Be sure to check back at 3:00pm for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Blinds: 30,000-60,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 361
Average Chip Count: 1,805,000
Chip Counts:
1. Ben Lamb – 2,300,000
2. Dario Alioto – 2,200,000
3. Sami Kelopuro – 1,950,000
4. Christopher King – 1,625,000
5. John Shipley – 1,400,000
6. John Kabbaj – 975,000
Eliminations:
7th. Cory Wood – $116,359
Cory Wood Eliminated in 7th Place ($116,359)
Cory Wood started the level on the short stack and was eliminated shortly after it began.
Wood got it all in before the flop with A – K – Q – J against Dario Alioto’s Q – Q – 9 – 8.
The board came 8 – 3 – 2 – 7 – 5 rainbow, completely missing Wood and giving Alioto the pot with a pair of queens. Cory Wood was eliminated in 6th place ($116,359).
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Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Players Remaining: 7 out of 361
Average Chip Count: 1,547,142
Chip Counts:
1. Ben Lamb – 1,950,000
2. John Shipley – 1,900,000
3. Dario Alioto – 1,850,000
4. Christopher King – 1,750,000
5. Sami Kelopuro – 1,735,000
6. John Kabbaj – 1,330,000
7. Cory Wood – 275,000
Eliminations:
8th. Joshua Tieman – $88,873
9th. Hans Winzeler – $68,410
Hans Winzeler Eliminated in 9th Place ($68,410)
Hans Winzeler raised the small blind to 150,000 before the flop, Christopher King shoved the big blind and Winzeler called all in.
King: Q Q 10 6
Winzeler: A 9 6 2
King was ahead before the flop with a pair of queens. The board came Q 9 7 72, giving King top set on the flop and a full house on the turn to win the pot. Hans Winzeler was the first to go, eliminated in 9th place ($68,410).
Joshua Tieman Eliminated in 8th Place ($88,873)
Cory Wood opened for a raise to 115,000 before the flop, John Shipley called from late position and Joshua Tieman called from the big blind.
The flop came K Q 7, Tieman and Woods both checked to Shipley who bet 230,000. Tieman moved all in over the top, Woods folded and Shipley called.
Tieman: A 10 9 8
Shipley: k K 7 4
Shipley was ahead with top set while Tieman flopped the nut flush draw and an inside straight draw. The turn and river were the A and 6, no help to Joshua Tieman who was eliminated in 8th place ($88,873).
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
NOTE: Play ended last night with 38 players and resumed today at 3:00pm. The final ten players combined to one table and with the elimination of Matt Glantz in 10th place ($53,072), the official nine-handed final table is now underway.
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Players Remaining: 9 out of 361
Average Chip Count: 1,203,333
Chip Counts:
1. Ben Lamb – 2,010,000
2. Cory Wood – 1,800,000
3. John Shipley – 1,750,000
4. John Kabbaj – 1,335,000
5. Christopher King – 1,230,000
6. Dario Alioto – 1,200,000
7. Sami Kelopuro – 840,000
8. Joshua Tieman – 800,000
9. Hans Winzeler – 525,000
Payouts:
1st. $814,436
2nd. $503,173
3rd. $369,575
4th. $273,575
5th. $204,113
6th. $153,517
7th. $116,359
8th. $88,873
9th. $68,410
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Day 2 of the $10,000 pot-limit Omaha championship came to a close with 38 players remaining, just two spots away from the money.
Leading the way is Ben Lamb, who finished runner up in the $3,000 pot-limit Omaha event last week. Ironically, he finished second to good friend Sam Stein, who will enter day 3 residing in third place overall just behind Sami Kelopuro.
Other notables still remaining include Will Failla, Jared Bleznick, Matthew Glantz, Mike McDonald, Florian Langmann, Dario Alioto, Max Pescatori, Joao Barbosa, Abe Mosseri, Davidi Kitai, Surindar Sunar, Alex Kravchenko, Humberto Brenes and Hans Winzeler, who narrowly missed a pot-limit Omaha bracelet of his own earlier this week.
The plan is to play down to a champion here on day 3. Card Player will be providing level-by-level updates from the final table, so stay tuned.
Here’s a look at the overnight chip counts.
Player Name | Chip Count |
Ben Lamb | 809,000 |
Sami Kelopuro | 728,000 |
Sam Stein | 646,000 |
Aaron Schaff | 561,000 |
Justin Schwartz | 539,000 |
Will Failla | 528,000 |
Tristan Clemencon | 433,000 |
Benjamin Kaupp | 417,000 |
Jared Bleznick | 415,000 |
Matt Glantz | 400,000 |
Mike McDonald | 397,000 |
John Kabbaj | 373,000 |
Christopher King | 295,000 |
Cory Wood | 283,000 |
Jesus Cortes | 271,000 |
Felipe Ramos | 253,000 |
Samuel Ngai | 242,000 |
Adeeb Harb | 242,000 |
Florian Langmann | 234,000 |
Len Ashby | 214,000 |
Richard Anthony | 210,000 |
Dario Alioto | 206,000 |
Max Pescatori | 201,000 |
Josh Tieman | 185,000 |
David Iammarino | 182,000 |
Joao Barbosa | 175,000 |
Abe Mosseri | 170,000 |
John Shipley | 162,000 |
Davidi Kitai | 158,000 |
Surindar Sunar | 152,000 |
Alex Kravchenko | 152,000 |
Andy Seth | 140,000 |
Michael Weyer | 122,000 |
Ludovic Lacay | 114,000 |
Jyri Merivirta | 108,000 |
Hans Winzeler | 97,000 |
Todd Barlow | 89,000 |
Humberto Brenes | 70,000 |