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Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #49: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$3,000
Entries
630
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
0
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
After an exciting hour of huge clashes that saw Eric Hicks depart in fourth, the three remaining players opted to calm down for a bit. We've been through an intermezzo of small pots, waiting for another major collision.
Luis Calvo is still the shortest stack. However, Calvo is playing about 25 big blinds and he's following the advice of his railbirds: "Take your time."
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Rudolph Sawa called from the small blind and Louie Calvo checked his option.
The flop came 
and Sawa bet 75,000. Calvo called.
The turn brought the 
and Sawa bet again, 225,000 this time. Calvo announced "pot" and put out a raise to 845,000 to commit the majority of his stack. Sawa said "I believe it," and tossed his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,900,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
1,400,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,200,000
-302,000
|
-302,000 |
|
3,950,000
1,650,000
|
1,650,000 |
|
|
1,300,000
-1,150,000
|
-1,150,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 28
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 0
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Rudolph Sawa raised to 100,000 from the button, Louie Calvo called from the small blind, Eric Hicks moved all in from the big blind for his last 125,000, and Sawa and Calvo both called.
The flop came 
and Sawa bet 100,000 into the side pot. Calvo folded and Sawa and Hicks flipped over their cards.
Sawa: 
Hicks: 
Sawa had a commanding lead with his aces and nut flush draw and Hicks had little hope of preserving his tournament life. The 
turn and 
river were no help to Hicks and he was eliminated, much to the dismay of his enthusiastically supportive rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,502,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Louie Calvo raised to 150,000 from under the gun, Eric Hicks called from the button, and Rudolph Sawa called from the big blind.
The flop came 
and action checked to Hicks who bet 200,000. Sawa folded and Calvo check-raised to 1,075,000, putting Hicks to a decision for the vast majority of his stack. Hicks called and the two players tabled their hands.
Calvo: 
Hicks: 
Calvo had the lead with the better ace and Hicks needed to improve in order to win the pot. The 
on the turn changed nothing and neither did the 
river, so Calvo took the pot to double up and leave Hicks with just 125,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,450,000
1,390,000
|
1,390,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
125,000
-1,275,000
|
-1,275,000 |
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Rudolph Sawa has been successful in pots against Mark Reilly, but he topped it with a tremendous hit to Eric Hicks' stack.
Sawa was under the gun, and he limped. Hicks potted from the small blind, and Sawa stuck around for the required 200,000.
Hicks continued on the 
flop, betting 250,000. Sawa called instantly. The turn 
was checked by Hicks, inducing a bet worth 350,000 from Sawa. Hicks paused for a moment, then potted it to 1,950,000. Sawa snap-called. He had only 1,760,000 total, and he double-checked whether he was all in so that the cards could be rolled over.
Rudolph Sawa: 
Eric Hicks: 
Hicks knew he was in a huge trouble, and he didn't want to show his cards that quickly. When it became clear he had kings, his railbirds couldn't believe it. Hicks turned toward them, saying, "I got a king coming. Don't worry."
However, the dealer didn't oblige, revealing the river, giving Sawa quads instead.
Hicks suffered a massive blow to his stack, while Sawa soared to the lead, now guarding nearly a half the total chips in play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,470,000
1,870,000
|
1,870,000 |
|
|
1,400,000
-2,110,000
|
-2,110,000 |
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Action folded around to the blinds, and Louie Calvo called from the small. Eric Hicks raised the pot to 150,000 from the big blind, and Calvo made a pot-sized three-bet to 450,000, which left him just over 100,000 chips behind. Hicks thought that Calvo was all in and called the 450,000, but was corrected by the dealer when he began to table his hand and kept his hole cards face-down.
The flop came . Calvo put the rest of his stack in, and Hicks quickly called.
Calvo: 
Hicks: 
Calvo had the best hand with his pair of sixes, and Hicks needed to improve in order to stack him. The 
on the turn changed nothing, and the 
river gave Calvo a set, so he took the pot to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,510,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
|
|
1,060,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
||
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Rudolph Sawa just took another bite out of Mark Reilly's stack to hurdle over Reilly in the rankings.
It was a casual start to the hand, with Sawa raising to 125,000 under the gun and Reilly defending his big blind.
Reilly checked on the 
flop, and Sawa asked how much was in the pot. There was 275,000 in the middle, and Sawa chose the maximum bet. Reilly called the 275,000, and the big-pot alert was on. The 
turn was, however, checked by both players. Reilly checked the river, as well, but Sawa went for more value. He set the price at 400,000, and Reilly gave it some thought before calling.
Sawa had the second nuts, showing 
, assured of his victory. Reilly, indeed, didn't have the quads, and paid his opponent off again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,600,000
870,000
|
870,000 |
|
|
2,300,000
-815,000
|
-815,000 |