Thomas Skaggs Wins World Series Of Poker $1,500 PLO Bounty Event

Thomas Skaggs – Photo Credit: WSOP / Rachel Kay Miller

Thomas Skaggs topped the sphere to win his first gold bracelet on the World Series of Poker $1,500 pot-limit Omaha bounty occasion on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada. That gold bracelet will pair properly with the gold ring he gained earlier this yr in one other pot-limit Omaha occasion on the WSOP Circuit cease at Caesars Indiana. The $171,742 he took residence for first place was the most important rating of his event profession by far.

Skaggs informed reporters after the win that he set out with a aim to win both a gold bracelet or ring, so he was past thrilled to have captured each in the identical yr. The Glendale, Kentucky resident solely had two hours till he needed to depart to catch a flight residence after the win, however he was nonetheless ecstatic regardless of the late end within the wee hours of the morning on July 10. Skaggs largely performs in Omaha money video games, and he made the third attempt the allure enjoying on this PLO bounty occasion to assert a victory.

The three-day event attracted a area of 1,214 entries, with the general prize pool set at $1,620,690. The prime 183 gamers all cashed for at the very least $1,501 in prize cash. The cash bubble burst on the primary day of play, and simply 140 gamers remained on the finish of play.

Day 2 noticed the sphere play all the best way right down to the ultimate 15 gamers, which set the stage for an extended remaining day of the event. Some notables that made a deep run, however finally fell alongside the best way to the ultimate desk included Nacho Barbero (fortieth), Daniel Negreanu (thirty first), Dash Dudley (sixteenth), and Jeff Madsen (twelfth).

Skaggs held a dominant chip lead when the ultimate desk started, so he was in a position to cruise alongside whereas the early eliminations kicked off the motion, together with the exit of adorned poker skilled Noah Schwartz in eighth place. Satar Al-Sadoun really took again the chip lead after the primary break on the remaining desk when simply 5 gamers remained.

Skaggs continued to fall within the standings earlier than he scored a well timed double via Al-Sadoun throughout three-handed play, and he then rapidly took again the chip lead earlier than taking out Al-Sadoun in third place to carry a 6:1 chip benefit to start out heads-up play in opposition to David Hu.

Hu scored a fast double simply minutes into the ultimate match, and he had practically pulled the chip stacks near even earlier than the ultimate hand transpired. The final hand noticed Hu get the final of his chips into the center on a flop studying 932. Hu held AAQ4, and he was up in opposition to the 9854 held by Skaggs. The flip and river fell 9Ok to knock out Hu in second place. He was awarded $106,138 in prize cash to take his profession earnings to only shy of $1 million.

Here is a take a look at the payouts awarded on the remaining desk:

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