Event 9 – ‘Pot Limit Omaha High’
Level 19 (8,000/16,000)
Total Entries: 130
Remaining Players: 2
Average Stack: 1,025,000
Tim Dalessandro and James Chen came into this Day 2 session one-two on the leaderboard and they are now heads up for the Event 9 title.
While we were collecting names for the Event 8 ‘Super Stack Elevator’ final table lineup, Tim Dalessandro and James Chen got all-in on a board of {Ac}{Kh}{10c}{Jh}{9h}, with the short stacked Dalessandro free-rolling to a double with {Qd}{Qs}{10h}{6h}.
Chen held {Kd}{Qh}{10c}{10s} and both were chopping the pot before the {6h} fell on the river, giving Dalessandro a flush. Chen couldn’t believe his luck, or lack thereof, as he was shipping Dalessandro a double worth just under 400,000.
After that double, Chen picked up a few small pots to bring himself back up near the 1,400,000 mark, still controlling an over 2:1 advantage in this heads up battle. The blinds and antes are ready to go up again in just a few minutes, which should put a little more pressure on the still short stacked Dalessandro.