JJ Hazan recently entered Admiral Casino.
While most players are currently locking horns in the €500 Main Event Day 1b, there are some contestants in Day 1a of the €250 PLO Masters Main Event. Hazan is the founder of the PLO Masters, which runs in conjunction with the PartyPoker Tour, and he’s excited for his series of PLO tournaments to expand to Spanish Soil. I asked Hazan what it means to him that the PLO Masters have made it to Seville:
“It’s a challenge, because the PLO scene in Spain is not very big. That being said, 71 entries in yesterday’s €100 PLO Masters 4/5/6 were great. PartyPoker and the PLO Masters had predicted a maximum of 50 entries in that specific event, so it exceeded our expectations. Perhaps, the Spanish PLO scene is growing.”
Day 1a of the PLO Masters Main Event is currently on Level 3, featuring Blinds 100/300. Thirteen players out of the total 15 entries are still in the mix; late registration is still open, and Hazan himself is just about to enter the inaugural flight, perhaps with the mission to teach the Spaniards their way around four cards. That being said, it was a local player who knocked Hazan out of yesterday’s PLO Masters 4/5/6…
