Two Plus Three Equals Omaha Fun!

Today is Day 4 of the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championships and that means that Event #3 -- $1,100 Omaha Hi-Lo is on tap. This is the only fixed-limit Omaha event on the 2009 Aussie Millions schedule; there are two pot-limit events later in the festival. It is also a one-day event. Since Omaha Hi-Lo is a split-pot game, we expect the tournament to go late into the night and have already arranged for a caffeine IV drip to be delivered to media row.

$1,100 Omaha Hi-Lo is a brand new event for the Aussie Millions. At the 2008 Aussie Millions, fixed-limit Omaha Hi-Lo was played only as part of Event #10, a $2,200 mixed-game event consisting of pot-limit hold'em, pot-limit Omaha and fixed-limit Omaha Hi-Lo. Therefore we have no measuring stick for how many runners to expect today. We do know that the fixed-limit $10-$20 Omaha cash game has been a staple in the Crown Poker Room since the start of Event #1 last Friday. In fact, it hasn't broken at all since at least Saturday evening. Perhaps that will translate into a sizable field.

The pots will start being split at 12:30pm local time, in about ninety minutes. See you then.