Dan Shak Eliminated
Pot-Limit Omaha:
Earlier we were discussing on media row what it would take for the first player to bust. I predicted the bust-out would come in PLO rather than in NLHE. Not to pat myself on the back, but...
Dan Shak and Dan Kelly went to war on a flop of . Shak checked, then check-raised Kelly's bet of 10,800 to 40,000. Kelly responded by moving all in and Shak quickly called. It was the first all in of the day.
Shak: , a set of nines, draw to a full house
Kelly: , a queen-high straight, draw to higher straights and a flush
Shak needed a board pair but didn't get it. The turn and river rolled out and .
When the stacks were counted down, Shak had Kelly covered by just 1,100 chips. Those chips went into a pot a short time later and didn't come back out in Shak's direction. He is the first player eliminated today.