Event 9 – ‘Pot Limit Omaha High’
Level 21 (15,000/30,000)
Total Entries: 130
Remaining Players: 2
Average Stack: 1,025,000
We’ve almost been heads up for two hours here at the Event 9 final table and throughout that timeframe, Tim D’Alessandro has yet to eclipse the 1,000,000 chip mark. He’s doubled a handful of times but most of those doubles have come with extremely short holdings, meaning that even though he’s staying alive, he’s not doing much to gain on chip leader James Chen.
The first of those doubles came when D’Alessandro was all-in pre flop holding {Qc}{Js}{8c}{8h} against Chen’s {As}{Js}{9h}{5c}. The {8d}{8s}{3s} flop gave D’Alessandro quads and a healthier 400,000 chip stack.
A few hands later, he was doubling again on the {Qc}{8c}{2h}{2d}{9h} runout, with Chen holding the losing hand with {Ah}{Ac}{8h}{6c}. D’Alessandro held {As}{Jh}{10c}{7c} and his shouts for a “nine” on the river worked, as he hit the only card that could keep him alive.
He is still alive but he’s still short, as he peaked at 700,000 but is now back down near 350,000. He’s not going away quietly and is motivated to not have another runner-up finish in a BPO PLO event, just like he had in September of 2015.