Omaholics around the globe have actually been enjoying the 2024 PokerGO Tour PLO Series that started late recently. After scheduling their very first 2 champs on Thursday and Friday, the PGT has actually continued onward with its event of the four-card video game. Saturday saw a Poker Hall of Famer continue what has actually been an outstanding start to his season, while Sunday night included an incredibly interesting fight in between a few of the professional specialists of the Omaha video game.
In some cases Less is More …
At the end of 2023, Poker Hall of Famer Daniel Negreanu analyzed his “year in poker” and concerned a rather stunning conclusion. After losing a lot of cash, specifically at the 2023 World Series of Poker, Negreanu pertained to the surprise that he was playing TOO much poker, that he was not offering himself time to charge and regroup. In 2024, Negreanu has actually changed his playing schedule, getting in less competitions, and it is settling for him, specifically in Event # 3, a $5000 Pot Limit Omaha affair, on Saturday.
Negreanu (3.925 million chips) pertained to the six-handed last table with a slim lead over Anuj Agarwal (3.35 million), with Bruno Furth prowling behind them (2.75 million). After the 2 brief stacks in Lance Patel and Curtis Muller clashed, leading to Patel’s departure in 6th location, Negreanu extended his lead by ending Dylan Weisman’s competition in 5th location. On that hand, Negreanu began with the lead with his A-A-10-3 over Weisman’s A-K-9-8 and faded Weisman’s outs over the J-10-5-K-3 board.
Agarwal would increase to challenge Negreanu, knocking out Muller in 4th location, and he and Negreanu would bring it to heads-up action after they both took the stack of Furth. Negreanu would get the majority of those chips, which enabled him to go to the mano y mano fight with Agarwal with more than a 2:1 lead.
Agarwal would show to be a difficult enemy, coping Negreanu for practically an hour in the PokerGO Studios. At one point, Agarwal reversed the standings, however he was not able to pin Negreanu to the felt. On an essential hand, Negreanu doubled enormously when he tumbled 2 couple with his Q-J-7-5 on a J-10-5-7-A board to leave Agarwal’s Q-8-6-4 gasping for air.
On the last hand, Agarwal would lead out for 750K with a double-suited A ♥ 5 ♠ 4 ♠ 3 ♥, just to see Negreanu press out a three-bet with A-K-Q-9. The three-bet sufficed to use up the rest of Agarwal’s stack, and he called it off to see a K-J-3 flop that struck him however struck Negreanu much better. The deuce on the turn opened some Wheel outs for Agarwal, however they would vanish when the river Jack combined the board to offer Negreanu the check mark on the hand and the competition.1.
Daniel Negreanu (Canada), $147,500 (148 points)
2. Anuj Agarwal (USA), $91,450 (91 )
3. Bruno Furth (USA), $64,900 (65 )
4. Curtis Muller (Canada), $50,150 (50 )
5. Dylan Weisman (USA), $38,350 (38 )
6. Lance Patel (USA), $29,500 (30 )
The “less is more” method is working well for Negreanu. This is his 8th money on the PGT schedule in 2024, including his 2nd triumph in among their approved competitions, and moves him up the leaderboard on both the PGT PLO Player of the Series and PGT Player of the Year races.
Samuli Sipila Knocks Off Arthur Morris to Claim Event # 4
The names may not have actually been as familiar in Event # 4, a $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha competition on the 2024 PGT PLO Series schedule, however the abilities of the gamers were easily apparent. Arthur Morris pertained to the last table holding 4.35 million in chips, however Samuli Sipila was wanting to challenge him with his 2.565 million stack. Beyond the 2 chip leaders, it was going to be difficult for Stefan Christopher (1.61 million), Christopher Frank (1.51 million), Artem Maksimov (565K), or Andre Cruz (525K) to increase to the obstacle.
The audiences on the live stream did not need to wait wish for fireworks. Maksimov aimed to “double up or go home” as he three-bet all in after Sipila opened the action from under the weapon. Sipila made the call, showing up a double-suited K ♠ J ♠ 9 ♦ 6 ♦ versus Maksimov’s A-K-J-5. The flop, boiling down J ♦ 10 ♦ 5 ♦, smacked Sipila hard however left some wiggle space for Maksimov to a capacity (another Jack or 5). The 4 ♦ would leave Maksimov desiring, as would the Q ♥ on the river, and Maksimov was out in 6th location.
That hand put Sipila right on the heels of Morris and the twosome would switch the lead in between each other. Morris was more content to grind it out, while Sipila was more active, getting his chips to the center in both great and bad circumstances, however constantly discovering a method to recuperate when it spoiled. Sipila was accountable for the removals of Cruz, Frank, and ultimately Morris, in fifth through 3rd locations. It would develop Sipila as the chip leader (6.375 million) going to heads-up play versus Christopher (4.85 million).
Christopher was not going to leave silently. He would double up FIVE times to ward off removal, even taking the lead at some times in the heads-up fight, before he would lastly catch Sipila. On that last hand, Christopher opened the wagering, and Sipila three-bet sufficient to put the rest of Christopher’s chips on the line. He would call them off to see he remained in hard straits:
Sipila: A-J-J-7
Christopher: K-J-7-6
The 8-7-3 flop provided Christopher a set of 7s, however he was still behind the Jacks of Sipila. A 6 turn, nevertheless, pressed Christopher out to the lead, 7s and 6s, with one card to come. That card was a dagger, a trey, to combine the board and, by virtue of the set of Knaves in Sipila’s hand, provided Sipila a much better 2 set to win the champion.
1. Samuli Sipila (Finland), $240,300 (240 points)
2. Stefan Christopher (USA), $155,750 (156 )
3. Arthur Morris (USA), $111,250 (111 )
4. Christopher Frank (Germany), $80,100 (80 )
5. Andre Cruz (USA), $62,300 (62 )
6. Artem Maksimov (Russia), $44,500 (45 )
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