2011 World Series Of Poker Event 42

Event 42 could be one of the largest Championship tournaments outside of the main event, as it is the Pot Limit Omaha Championship. This tournament came a little later in the series compared to the previous year, but it was one of the most popular in the series. The event attracted recreational and professional players alike, bringing in 346 players to the table. A total prize pool of just over $3.2 million was amassed, with Daniel Alaei winning $780,599. Miguel Proulx won second place, earning his $482,265 prize. Tom Dwan, John Racener, Phil Hellmuth, Alex Kravchenko, and many other pro players also participated.

Event 42, the PLO World Championship, kicks off on June 24th. At 5 PM, players will take their seats and begin working toward their bracelet and prize money. A standard championship buy-in of $10,000 is in place. Expect many professional players to come out to this exciting event. It will run until June 26th.

Tournament Updates
(New Updates Posted Daily During Event)

Day 1 Update - The next championship event is the Pot Limit Omaha world championship, and 361 players have come out to participate. The 361 has been brought down to 170, and this includes some of poker's best. Tom Dwan is pulling out into the lead, as he has taken fifth place with 159,000 chips. Manny Jo is the current chip leader, with 226,700 chips to his name. Vanessa Selbst, Michael Mizrachi, J.C. Tran, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Laak, Mike Sexton, Erik Seidel, John Juanda, and many more are all still in the running. Pot Limit Omaha is one of Dwan's best games, and he is hoping to finally pick up his first bracelet in the World Series of Poker. The top prize of $814,436 will go to the winner, with $503,173 going to the second place earner. The money bubble will burst at 36 players, giving at least $20,699 to the early winners.

Day 2 Update - The second day of the Pot Limit Omaha world championship brought players down to the bubble, even though it had not yet burst. Two players will have to be eliminated before players are in the money. The 38 who remain include the chip leader, Ben Lamb, who has 809,000. Alex Kravchenko is one of the few notable players remaining in the event. Unfortunately, Tom Dwan has once again fallen short of a bracelet, as he has been sent home without it. The top prize of $814,436 is on the line, and players will be working hard to take it down. Ben Lamb already placed second in a PLO event this year, and he is hoping to maintain his lead going into the next day.

Day 3 Update - The third day failed to end the Pot Limit Omaha Championship. The day started with Ben Lamb in the lead of 38 other players, with two players going home without any winnings. After ten levels of play, we experienced the elimination of everyone but the final four - including Ben Lamb who is still in the lead. Lamb holds 4,335,000 chips, ahead of John Shipley's stack of 2,705,000. Sami Kelopuro holds 2,155,000, and the "short stack," Christopher King, holds 1,645,000. Surindar Sunar was the first to be pushed out in the money, earning $20,699 for losing when he did. A total of $814,436 will go to the winner, and this player should be named fairly quick in the final day of the Pot Limit Omaha championship.

Day 4 Update - In a not very surprising ending, Ben Lamb has won the Pot Limit Omaha championship. He took down a huge prize of $814,436, earned his first WSOP bracelet, and a memory that will last a life time. He took through the field of 361, including such names as Tom Dwan, Daniel Negreanu and many of the biggest names in poker. The final day came down to Sami Kelopuro, Ben Lamb, Christopher King, and John Shipley. Lamb held the chip lead for the last two days of play, and eliminations came fairly swift throughout the day. Chris King was the first to be eliminated, going out in the first half hour of play. Before the first hour was over, John Shipley had been knocked out. About another 40 minutes later, heads up play came down to the last hand. Kelopuro opened to 240,000, with Lamb making the call. The flop hit As-9h-3d, and Lamb check-called a bet of 275,000. The Qs drops on the turn, Lamb checks, and Kelopuro fires out 675,000. Lamb raised the pot, and Kelopuro shoved all in. Kelopuro showed Ac-Qc-Kd-7d, while Lamb had 6s-5h-4s-2d. Lamb had both a flush and a wheel draw, and a 5d fell on the river giving him the strongest hand on the table.

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