WSOP $10,000 PLO: Funking for Trumper and Pleno

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Play has recommenced.

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Simon has done a few chips since the break, but just flesh wounds.

The rail includes, perhaps uniquely, two white poodles.

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Just spotted John Shipley on the rail. John plays this event every year. He used to do very well online at PLO, think his alias was sapphire1, which is also his blonde alias.

John was always said to be the best judge of greyhound racing in the UK, though whether that remains the case I have no idea.

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Simon just took a tidy pot with Aces, quickly check calling every street.

The rail roar their approval.

Simmy has just joined the rail, 'innit.

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Simon is guaranteed $111,134, which will be his biggest live cash ever.

His previous biggest cash was $93,000, when he finished 5th in this very same event, exactly 10 years ago. On that occasion, there were less than half the runners there were this year.

In that event, Derek Baxter was 4th, Julian Gardner 10th, John Gale 11th, Peter Costa 12th and Tony Bloom 14th. The Brits used to dominate PLO back then.

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Simon is now back over 3,000,000.

He tends to get a bit hyper at times, but he seems quite calm this evening. There are a few short stacks, think he might be waiting them out.

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Keep it up!

Fine updatery, Mr K.

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Simon just came across, he tells me he is around double average at 3,200,000.

4 players are around a million, which will be less than 12 bigs when the blinds accelerate shortly.

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Button raise to 120,000, Mercier flats in the SB, Simon from the Big makes it 400,000.

Mercier calls......

 

Mercier checks, Simon pots it, Jason sigh folds.

Simon shows the Aces, good ones, too.

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....and that takes Simon to 3,700,000.

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Blinds now 40,000-80,000.

2 players have around 700,000, one has 1,100,000.

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Mercier comes from behind with a flop of beauty to bust Kitai.

6 left, all are guaranteed $146,857.

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That takes Mercier to 2,500,000.

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Man overboard, Reichardt busto.

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5 left, all are guaranteed $196,877.