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Buy-In: $10,000
Prize Pool: $3,393,400
Entrants: 361

$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship

  • Jun 24, '11 - Jun 26, '11
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Updates on Final Day (Jun 26, 11)

 
 

Ben Lamb Wins Event #42 ($814,436)

Sami Kelopuro Eliminated in 2nd Place ($503,173)
Ben Lamb

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 ASpade Suit 9Heart Suit 3Diamond Suit, Lamb checked, Kelopuro bet 275,000 and Lamb called.

The turn was the QSpade Suit, Lamb checked, Kelopuro bet 675,000, Lamb check-raised the size of the pot, Kelopuro moved all in and Lamb called.

Kelopuro: AClub Suit KDiamond Suit QClub Suit 7Diamond Suit
Lamb: 6Spade Suit 5Heart Suit 4Spade Suit 2Diamond Suit

Kelopuro lead the turn with top two pair while Lamb had a flush draw and a straight draw. The river was the 5Diamond Suit, 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.

Player Tags: Ben Lamb,   Sami Kelopuro
 

Level 29: Lamb Leads Kelopuro Heads-Up; Shipley 3rd, King 4th

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

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: ASpade Suit AHeart Suit KSpade Suit QSpade Suit
Lamb: KDiamond Suit KClub Suit 8Diamond Suit 4Spade Suit

King was ahead before the flop with a pair of aces against Lamb’s pair of kings. The board came
10Diamond Suit 6Diamond Suit 3Diamond Suit 5Diamond Suit 4Club Suit, 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)
John Shipley

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: AClub Suit KDiamond Suit 8Club Suit 5Spade Suit
Kelopuro: KSpade Suit QHeart Suit JSpade Suit 8Diamond Suit

Shipley was ahead before the flop with a suited-ace against Kelopuro’s suited-king. The board came
QSpade Suit 10Diamond Suit 5Heart Suit 2Spade Suit 7Club Suit, giving Kelopuro top pair on the flop to win the pot.

John Shipley was eliminated in 3rd place ($369,575).

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

 

Level 29: Day 4 Begins; Lamb Leads Final Four

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.

 

Level 28: End of Day 3; Lamb Leads Final Four

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)John Kabbaj

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: ASpade Suit ADiamond Suit QDiamond Suit QClub Suit
Kabaj: AClub Suit KHeart Suit 10Spade Suit 8Diamond Suit

Lamb was ahead before the flop with a pair of aces. The board came 9Heart Suit 5Spade Suit 2Club Suit 4Club Suit 5Club Suit, no help to John Kabbaj who was eliminated in 6th place ($153,517).

Dario AliotoDario 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 KSpade Suit 8Heart Suit 5Diamond Suit, Alioto bet the size of the pot, Kelopuro re-potted and Alioto called all in.

Kelopuro: AHeart Suit AClub Suit 4Diamond Suit 3Diamond Suit
Alioto: ASpade Suit 8Heart Suit 7Heart Suit 6Heart Suit

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 2Spade Suit and the QDiamond Suit, 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.

Player Tags: John Kabbaj,   Ben Lamb,   Dario Alioto,   Sami Kelopuro
 

Level 27: Cory Wood Eliminated in 7th Place ($116,359)

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

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).

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Dario Alioto,   Cory Wood
 

Level 26: Lamb Leads Final Seven; Tieman 8th, Winzeler 9th

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)Hanz Winzeler

Hans Winzeler raised the small blind to 150,000 before the flop, Christopher King shoved the big blind and Winzeler called all in.

King: QHeart Suit QDiamond Suit 10Spade Suit 6Diamond Suit
Winzeler: ASpade Suit 9Spade Suit 6Club Suit 2Spade Suit

King was ahead before the flop with a pair of queens. The board came QSpade Suit 9Club Suit 7Diamond Suit 7Heart Suit2Heart Suit, 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 KDiamond Suit QHeart Suit 7Heart Suit, Tieman and Woods both checked to Shipley who bet 230,000. Tieman moved all in over the top, Woods folded and Shipley called.

Tieman: AHeart Suit 10Diamond Suit 9Heart Suit 8Spade Suit
Shipley: kSpade Suit KHeart Suit 7Spade Suit 4Club Suit

Shipley was ahead with top set while Tieman flopped the nut flush draw and an inside straight draw. The turn and river were the ASpade Suit and 6Spade Suit, 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.

 

Level 26: Glantz Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now Underway

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 3 Begins at 3 p.m.

Ben LambDay 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
 
 
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