Limpin' is Pimpin'
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 15,000 ante
This is just the second year that limping is allowed in the single draw variant at the WSOP. Some players have been utilizing this strategy throughout the tournament.
Dario Alioto limped from the hijack, Owais Ahmed limped behind on the button, Michael Dreese completed the small blind, and J Austin Hijar checked his option in the big blind.
Dreese drew two, Hijar drew three, and both Alioto and Ahmed took one.
The action checked to Alioto who bet 31,000 and only Dreese called.
Dario Alioto: 6x5x4x3x2x
Michael Dreese: 10x9x7x6x3x
Alioto had made a straight while Dreese called him down with a ten-nine to drag a modest pot as the field size ticked down to 33 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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360,000
294,000
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294,000 |
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350,000
-110,000
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-110,000 |
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175,000
-4,000
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-4,000 |
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150,000
-60,000
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-60,000 |
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