The ultimate day of Occasion #97: $3,000 Pot-Restrict Omaha 6-Handed of the 2024 World Sequence of Poker (WSOP) at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas topped Alex Livingston because the champion, now a two-time bracelet winner. On high of the celebrated achievement of profitable probably the most coveted trophy in all of poker, Livingston may also take house first-place prize cash totaling $390,621.
After defeating Francisco Benitez in a strenuous heads-up match, Livingston now stands atop a start-studded area of 844 entrants who got here collectively to create a prize pool value a staggering $2,253,480.
Livingston is already an completed professional, however this one is further particular to him.
“This was mainly my final likelihood so it’s undoubtedly superior to do it…”
Since he received his first bracelet in a Stud occasion, he was requested the way it felt to win in PLO.
“I actually do love all of the video games, just like the 10-game, 9-game combine, and H.O.R.S.E. are my greatest codecs, however its very nice to win one in PLO as a result of its in all probability the sport I’ve performed probably the most arms in, and to get one finished right here actually feels good.”
Regarding the grueling heads-up duel with Benitez, he had this to say.
“He stated this was his second-ever stay PLO event, so I don’t know why he gave me that info, however it made me wish to play as a lot post-flop as attainable so I simply would limp lots of buttons and see the place the motion performed out on the later streets, and it wound up working in my favor.”
“This really was a summer time saver.”
Occasion #97: $3,000 Pot-Restrict Omaha 6-Handed Remaining Desk Outcomes
The ultimate day noticed 17 of a few of the greatest PLO gamers the WSOP needed to supply equivalent to bracelet winners Dylan Weisman, Shaun Deeb, Ari Engel, Ronald Keijzer, and Alex Foxen all took the felt earlier at present.
The motion began comparatively quick as Zachary Reinbold, Murilo Milhomem, Oswin Ziegelbecker, and Shai Elbaz all discovered the rail within the first stage for a payout of $20,595 in seventeenth, sixteenth, fifteenth, and 14th, respectively.
Deeb then exited in thirteenth for a similar payout, and the remaining 12 gamers had been reseated on the ultimate two tables. PLO savant Weisman met his finish throughout this time when he fell to Hokyiu Lee, who flopped a straight towards Weisman’s two pair. The straight held on the river, and Weisman hit the rail in eleventh place for $26,34.
The motion slowed down at that time as the 2 tables of 5 gamers each had been responsible of stalling, inflicting the ground to carry them at a gentle hand-for-hand. This sluggish play solely ended as soon as German professional Keijzer exited in ninth to safe the remaing gamers the ~$8,000 payjump.
As quickly as that occurred, the motion picked again up as short-stacked Alex Foxen (ninth – $34,411) fell to Benitez, after which Ari Engel fell to Martin Zamani in eighth to ship the surviving gamers to the ultimate desk.
Remaining Desk Motion
Going into the ultimate desk, Zamani got here in with a large lead with 50 extra huge blinds than Benitez, who entered in second place. Zamani then managed to have practically 100% VPIP (Voluntarily Put [chips] in Pot) as he was concerned in nearly each hand. He used this huge chip stack to his benefit and proceeded to take out Tolga Demirel in seventh, Christopher Roth in sixth, and Hokyiu Lee in fifth. However Benitez ended his reign of terror when the 2 received all of it in on the flop in a large pot. Benitez in danger with an overpair and flush draw, and Zamani with two pair. The flip instantly introduced within the flush for Benitez, and the river failed to offer Zamani a ship, awarding an enormous pot to Benitez to emerge as the brand new chip chief.
Benitez then went on to knock out Day 2 chip chief Andrew Watson when his flopped two pair trumped Watson’s ace-high holding to ship him out in fourth place.
Livingston confidently navigated his means by the ultimate desk, taking down pots right here and there however avoiding confrontation with the large stacks. That modified when he clashed with Zamani in an enormous pot. The 2 received all of it in on the flop, with Livingston holding a set towards Zamani’s straight draw. Zamani wound up hitting his straight on the flip, however Livingston made quads on the river to ship him out in third place in dramatic vogue.
Livingston and Benitez then entered their epic heads-up battle that will ensue over the subsequent a number of hours, although Benitez began with a 2:1 chip lead. After three hours and forty-forty minutes of chip-trading, the 2 lastly received all of it in for the final time, with Benitez in danger. Livingston flopped a dream with a straight and flush draw, drilled the flush on the flip, and pale a board pairing on the river to shut out the win whereas Benitez exited because the runner-up. Livingston celebrated emphatically along with his rail as he held up the gold bracelet to notch one other achievement on his belt.
With this win, the PokerNews protection of this occasion ends. Because the 2024 WSOP wraps up, we wish to thanks for the entire help throughout this summer time, and keep tuned throughout the remainder of the yr, as many thrilling issues are taking place in poker!
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