After bagging the Main Event on Day 1b, 888poker Ambassador Vivian Saliba has reached the final table of tonight's Pot-Limit Omaha event.
The final six players are battling for the top prize of €4,250.
Heads-up action between Lukasz Babuchowski and David Álvarez saw the former check in the big blind after the J♣8♣7♠ flop. Álvarez fired a bet of 7,500, which was quickly check-raised to 21,000 by Babuchowski.
Álvarez called to see the 5♠ turn before Babuchowski led out for 37,000. Álvarez took a moment before making the fold, as Babuchowski took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
127,000
-31,000
|
-31,000 |
|
68,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
322,000
322,000
|
322,000 |
|
316,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
|
310,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
272,000
272,000
|
272,000 |
|
264,000
161,500
|
161,500 |
|
242,500
242,500
|
242,500 |
|
208,000
208,000
|
208,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Players have been sent on their final 15-minute break of Day 1c.
There will be two more levels before play concludes for the night.
Guillermo Sánchez was sitting as the chip leader at table 11, watching some chips slide to his left.
Víctor Jiménez three-bet all in from the small blind with A♥K♠ and was in great shape against a button call with A♠9♥.
The 5♣Q♣K♥ flop left Jiménez with top pair, earning the full double after the 4♥ turn and Q♠ river completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
291,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
|
121,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
114,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
With a pot of around 29,000 in the middle after the 6♣K♣A♠J♥ turn, Jaime Sánchez moved all in for his last 27,000 chips. Barry Donovan made the call and the hands were turned up.
Jaime Sánchez: A♥J♣
Barry Donovan: A♣10♣
Sánchez was ahead with two pair and looking to fade a club, which he did when the 10♠ river gave Donovan an inferior two pair. Sánchez earned the double, while Donovan took a hit to his growing stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
252,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
92,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Earlier in the night, David Canton called an all in with pocket kings and was up against aces. In that hand, the aces held to leave Canton with under 20,000 chips.
Almost three hours later, Canton clashed with the same opponent and covered an all in again. Improbably, Canton held K♠K♦ and was up against A♠A♥.
This time, the 9♦Q♦J♦Q♦4♠ runout left Canton with a flush, cracking the aces while scoring the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
122,000
122,000
|
122,000 |
After an under the gun open to 3,500 and a call from the hijack, Jiaze Li moved all in from the big blind for 50,600. That was met by an immediate all in and call to his left, leaving the action three-handed.
Li happily flipped over his A♣A♦, while his opponents showed A♠K♦ and 5♠5♦. The runout of 9♥3♥7♦6♥2♦ was clean for Li's pocket aces to score the triple up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
152,000
152,000
|
152,000 |
