In Event #24 the $2.5k PL HE/O tournament the action has been pretty lively so far with over half of the 457 player field already out the door. Brent “bhanks11″ Hanks (pictured right) seemed a little reluctant to flip over his cards at the showdown of a PLO hand. After the board ran out KJ3Q8 with both Brent and a single opponent checking every street, Brent said “I think I might have the worst hand in Omaha! I’ve got three of them!” as he turned over his AAAJ. Surprisingly in this case the “worst hand” was good enough because his opponent mucked and Brent took the small pot with a pair of aces. After the hand Brent said “Well, at least one of them was suited!”

The players in the PL HE/O tourney are down the hall from the Amazon room in the Brazillia room. WSOP Media Director Nolan Dalla called today’s use of the room a “soft opening” because it wasn’t scheduled to be used until tomorrow. He said that the room will be helpful in keeping cash games running even when tournament overflow fills the Amazon room and other adjacent rooms.

Carter “devinr12″ Gill (pictured left) got involved in a large pot during the PLO rotation at his table. After numerous preflop raises, 5 players remained to see the flop with 2 of them already all in. The flop came T82 and Gill, first to act, said “I’m all in, well, I bet the pot.” Gill’s bet was enough to put the remaining two players all in and after agonizing for a bit one called and the other folded. With 3 all ins the board was run out with the 5 and the 2. Gill held the QT84 for two pair tens and eights, the player who called all in on the flop held the KT93 for a pair of tens, one of the preflop all ins held the QJJ7 for jacks and deuces which looked like it might be good until the other preflop all in across the table showed the KK84 for kings and deuces. Gill took the small side pot with his two pair but the kings and deuces hand took main pot. Considering there were straight and flush draws after the flop, it always seems a little absurd when two pair ends up winning a hand of Omaha!

Players down the hall in the Amazon room are breathing a sigh of relief as the bubble of the $3k HORSE tournament, event #22 has now burst. Kevin “BeL0WaB0Ve” Saul and another player were battling to knock out a player who was all in during a stud h/l hand and when all the cards were dealt out the all in player held only a pair of jacks. Saul had that beaten with pair of kings but lost the hand to the 3rd player’s pair of aces which officially knocked out the all in player. Even though Saul lost around 20k in chips in the hand, he is now guaranteed at least $5,141 and still has a nice sized stack around 84k.

James “mig.com” Mackey has also made the money with around 95k in his stack as well as Eric “EFro” Froehlich who has about 20k.

• June 13, 2008 -- Mackey and Saul Eliminated
• June 26, 2008 -- Mackey Riding High
• June 17, 2008 -- OMGClay Wins!
• June 11, 2008 -- Lieu Doubles, Saul Busts