Sitting in the big blind with the flop reading Yevgeniy Timoshenko is facing a 2,000 bet from his button-based opponent and nearly times out before deciding to apply the pressure and check-raising full pot.
It's is the button's turn to tank but he folds well before his shot clock time runs down and Timoshenko now looks to be sitting on a stack in excess of 40,000.
The UK's Sam Trickett has just wandered by the media desk and looked interested when we told him there was some pot limit omaha action on the go, and with late registration open for another hour he may well chose to join.
James Obst has just walked past the media desk with a registration slip in hand for his second bite of the cherry to bring the total number of entrants to 44.
Australian pro James Obst has not long sat down in the $5,000 pot limit omaha and the field is now up to 39 entrants.
Obst opened the action with a min-raise to 800 from the cutoff and picked up two callers in the form of Daniel Laidlaw (button) and Espen Solaas (big blind).
All three players checked the flop and when the landed on the turn Espen Solaas decided to take a stab and led out for 1,300. That was enough to get both Obst and Laidlaw to bow out and the Norwegian player raked in a small pot.
Sam Greenwood raised to 1,400 and small blind Dominykas Karmazinas called. Karmazinas check-called 800 on before both of them checked the on the turn and on the river. Greenwood showed and Karmazinas mucked.
The next hand, Greenwood raised to 1,400 again, this time from first position. Again, Karmazinas called - he was on the button this hand. Both checked the flop, followed by Greenwood potting for 3,400 on the turn. Karmazinas called and both then checked the on the river. Greenwood showed and Karmazinas mucked again.
Jeremy Joseph has recovered from his earlier beat at the hands of Sam Greenwood and has managed to turn the tables on the Canadian pro, taking down a sizable pot with a big river bet.
We arrived on the river with the board reading with close to 8,000 already in the pot.
Joseph is the out of position player in the hand, meaning he gets first stab and led out for 3,500. Greenwood mulled it over but did not make the call, dropping down to 13,700 after making the fold and leaving Joseph to scoop the pot.
On a board of , both Jonathan Abdellatif in the hijack and his opponent in the cutoff checked. The completed the board and Abdellatif bet 3,500. His opponent called and Abdellatif showed . His opponent revealed for a full house and Abdellatif had to let the pot go.
"That was my one bluff of the day" he was overheard saying.
Following an under the gun raise to 900, Sam Greenwood made the call from the button and Sam Higgs made the call from the small blind with the flop falling .
Higgs checked, the under the gun raiser led out for 2,000 and Greenwood quickly re-raised to 5,000 only to see the original raiser snap shove for another 8,000 on top.
Greenwood made the call with which was leading his opponent's until the landed on the turn to give the under the gun player a straight and Greenwood loses all the traction he has gained so far.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko is facing a 2,000 bet from his button-based opponent and nearly times out before deciding to apply the pressure and check-raising full pot.
flop and when the 
before both of them checked the 
on the river. Greenwood showed 
and Karmazinas mucked.
flop, followed by Greenwood potting for 3,400 on the 
turn. Karmazinas called and both then checked the 
on the river. Greenwood showed 
and Karmazinas mucked again.
, both Jonathan Abdellatif in the hijack and his opponent in the cutoff checked. The 
completed the board and Abdellatif bet 3,500. His opponent called and Abdellatif showed 
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