Things Tightening at the Top

Dec 13, 2023

Omaha 8 or Better

Maxx Coleman raises in early position and gets a call from John Monnette in the small blind.

Monnette bets every street of the Heart KClub QClub 2Diamond 5Diamond 10 board with Coleman calling him down.

Monnette shows Heart AClub KDiamond JClub 10 for a rivered Broadway straight to take down the pot and momentarily take the chip lead from Coleman.

On the next hand however, Monnette raises the button and gets called by Jake Liebeskind in the small blind.

They check the Diamond 4Diamond 2Club 2 flop, and on the Heart Q turn, Liebeskind check-calls a bet from Monnette.

On the Diamond K river, Liebeskind now bets and gets a call from Monnette. Liebeskind shows Club KHeart 6Club 3Heart 2 for flopped trips which turn into a full house and the winner.

Four players currently sit above a million chips with Coleman slightly leading the way, and Phillip Penn who was extremely short and all in not long before the final table right in contention.

Maxx Coleman – 1,650,000
John Monnette – 1,540,000
Phillip Penn – 1,460,000
Jake Liebeskind – 1,350,000

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