Rex Clinkscales raised to 15,000 from under the gun. Ismael Bojang raised to 55,000. Eldert Soer then announced pot from the small blind to 186,000. Clinkscales tank-folded before Bojang called.
"I have the nuts," he said, showing . Soer showed .
"What did you have?" exclaimed tablemate Dario Alioto at Clinkscales. The flop came and Clinkscales pointed at the King to give Alioto a hint.
The turn was the and the river the meaning there was no low, and each player's Aces took half of the pot.
Midway through the first level of the day, the double-ups are getting more and more frequent, with the latest between Sebastian Langrock and Tobias Hausen.
Sebastian Langrock:
Tobias Hausen:
The board ran out and Hausen's Ace-King held to bring Langrock down to his last 10,000.
Meanwhile, Siarhei Chudapal was all in against Mike Leah.
Siarhei Chudapal:
Mike Leah:
The flop came giving Chudapal a flush draw. The turn meant that there was no low pot, but the river gave Chudapal a flush and doubled him up to around 100,000.
Dario Alioto raised to 12,000 under the gun and Ismael Bojang defended in the big blind.
The flop came and Bojang check-called for 15,000. The turn was the , meaning now no low was possible, and Bojang checked to Alioto. Alioto thought long and hard before betting 20,000. Bojang counted out his stack before check-raising all in and Alioto quickly mucked his hand.
Dario Alio will come into Day 2 of Event #7: €1,640 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo more than 240,000 chips ahead of his nearest rival, a figure which equates to 40 big blinds.
Alioto will be hoping for more confrontations like the ones he had yesterday, including a memorable hand where he flopped top house to eliminate two players, a hand which saw him take over the chip lead.
However, the Italian will not have it all his own way with a wealth of experienced players waiting in the wings. Chris Ferguson, Mike Leah and John Racener will battle it out amongst themselves for bragging rights instalmentst installment of the POY race, while the likes of Phil Hellmuth and Ismael Bojang will also be on the hunt for WSOPE glory.
Just 18 players resume play today at 13:00, and the plan is to play down to a final table of eight. There will be redraws at 16 and 9 players.
. Soer showed 
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and Clinkscales pointed at the King to give Alioto a hint.
and the river the 
meaning there was no low, and each player's Aces took half of the pot.
and Hausen's Ace-King held to bring Langrock down to his last 10,000.
meant that there was no low pot, but the river 
gave Chudapal a flush and doubled him up to around 100,000.
flop and Clinkscales called. Both players checked the 
flop. Ortynskiy raised pot and Soer moved all in. Ortynskiy called.
and the river the 
meaning Ortynskiy was eliminated.
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giving Esposito a wheel, good enough to take down the hi and the low.
