July 18, 2006 - MORE Pot-Limit Omaha
Event: World Series of Poker, Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas (Various Buy-Ins), July 13 – July 28, 2006
Played in the Pot-Limit Omaha tourney today and lasted a pretty long time — i.e., got knocked out on the second hand! The format for this tournament is so stupid; everyone was complaining. Anyway, I was up against Devilfish and Tom McEvoy (the 1983 WSOP Main Event champ), and all three of us got all our chips in on the turn. I had the top three pair and the nut flush draw. Basically, I had to go for it — and I would’ve tripled up if I’d hit one of my 17 outs. Devilfish ended up scooping the pot with bottom set when one of the only blanks left in the deck hit on the river and knocked out both me and McEvoy.
Afterward, I played again in the pot-limit Omaha cash game. Damn, I wish there were a regular game spread back home. Pot-limit Omaha is quickly becoming my favorite game.
Well, that’s all for now. Tomorrow is a $1,500 NL Hold’em tourney.
