Pot Limit Omaha – High Only (Re-Entry)

Level 11: Blinds 600/1,200

They’ve reached the final table of the PLO event, but are still four spots from the money.   Average stack is 78k with nine players remaining.

Here’s the lineup with some rough chip counts:

Seat. Player – Chips

1. Matt Thomson – 42k
2. Mike Raimon – 70k
3. Natasha Barbour – 40k
4. Alex Ivan – 40k
5. Michael Aueron – 100k
6. A. Nonymous – 260k
7. Robert Melo – 82k
8. Josh Adkins – 80k
9. Bob Schoneman – 16k

Yes, the random seat draw resulted in the married couple sitting next to each other!

Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Winter Poker Open
Event 2:  Pot Limit Omaha – High Only
December 5-6, 2014

Entries:  47
Prize Pool:  $10,100

PAYOUTS:
1: $4,040
2: $2,525
3: $1,515
4: $1,111
5: $909

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 1: Blinds 25/50

Event 1 is a $150,000 Guaranteed event that features 6 starting flights. Registration & Re-entry is open until the start of Level 9 (approximately 10:30 pm).

Players start with 20k in tournament chips and levels are 30 minutes long (Day 2 levels are 40 minutes).

Event 1 Structure 

Day 1A: 109 Entries/20 Players Remaining
Day 1B: 83 Entries/14 Players Remaining
Day 1C: 112 Entries/17 Players Remaining
Day 1D: Underway
Day 1E: Saturday 10 am
Day 1F: Saturday 6 pm
Day 2: Sunday 12 pm

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,500/3k/400 ante
28 Players remaining, 80k avg (27 bb)

Superstitious players believe in the blogger “curse.” The one where they lose the chip lead after having their picture taken.

Tim Clermont (Tampa, FL) is turning that premise upside down and endorses the blogger “good luck charm.”

Clermont takes his stack from 200k to 270k when his AK cracks AA.

“Nothing to report here,” deadpans Clermont, “just Ace-King cracking Aces, and I’m the lucky one.”

Clermont is still stacking his chips on the next hand when he raises to 6k from UTG. Joe Squires (Tampa, FL) makes it 12k, Clermont calls and they see a flop of .

Clermont checks, Squires bets 20k, Clermont calls.

Turn:

Clermont checks, Squires bets 25k and Clermont tanks before check-raising to 60k.

Squires moves all-in for 125k total and Clermont snap calls.

Clermont
Squires

Clermont’s nut flush has Squires drawing dead and scoops the 300k chip pot and is up to 430k.

“I can’t play any more nitty then while I’m stacking chips,” says Clermont, who can’t believe how good he’s running.

This is the last level of the night and Clermont is poised to bag and tag the overall tournament chip lead.

Pot Limit Omaha – High Only (Re-Entry)
Level 6: Blinds 150/300
40 Entries

Ron Tosi (Orlando, FL) survives a three-way all in with pocket Aces and “only Aces, nobody hit anything.”

Tosi is the clear chip leader with 65k, up from the 15k starting stack.

The field is at 40 and counting with registration and re-entry open until ~6:30 pm.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 9: 500/1k/100 ante
112 Entries

Rafael Reis (Orlando, FL via Brazil) says it’s been a slow and steady climb to a chip leading 130k. Although his table mates are quick to point out a key hand.

“He called a 5-bet shove with KQ,” says one impressed player. Reis was way ahead of K6 to pick up 40k and a healthy lead.

Reis is fresh off his chop at Hollywood where he took home his first career cash for $91,000. He got the lion’s share of the prize pool, chopping with five others including 2006 WSOP Main Event Champion Jamie Gold.

Today Reis is 35k ahead of the next closest stack which belongs to Richard Higgins (Tampa, FL) at 95k.

Registration close with 112 entries, the largest flight to date, and sets the three flight total at 304 entries.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 7: 300/600/75 ante
102 Entries

The field just passed the 100 entry mark with  two more levels of to go before the next break.  Registration is open until the start of Level 9 (~3:30 pm).

“I plan on winning,” says a confident Jessica Redmon (Orlando, FL) who is sitting with a 35k stack.

Redmon says she’s mostly a cash player, but is starting to play more tournament poker. She plans on being here for most of the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Winter Poker Open.

Pot Limit Omaha – High Only (Re-Entry)
Level 1: Blinds 25/50

In the midst of six no limit flights, comes the fast paced action of PLO.

Players start with 15k in chips and levels last 30 minutes each.

This is a two day tournament with registration and re-entry open until ~6:30 pm.

Those who bagged chips yesterday in Flights A & B are looking forward to mixing it up with four hole cards instead of two.

Buckle up!

Bagged flight b @SHRTPoker event 1. Means I get to play the PLO event tmrw. POT!!!!! gambolllllll #WinterPokerOpen

— Freddie Kirkland (@FKthree) December 5, 2014