Event #53: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 2 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-27-2018 23:24 UTC-7

Stockfish Can't Call

simkha

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Jason Stockfish raised to 26,000 from middle position, Nathan Gamble three-bet to 93,000 from the hijack, and Stockfish called.

The flop came and Stockfish checked. Gamble bet 100,000, sending Stockfish into the tank. After about a minute, he ultimately folded and Gamble took the pot to chip up.

"Could have gotten it in pre," Stockfish said as Gamble stacked his newly-acquired chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nathan Gamble	415,000 125,000	125,000

Jason Stockfish	390,000 -110,000	-110,000

Tags: Jason Stockfish Nathan Gamble

06-27-2018 23:17 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Couden	720,000 440,000	440,000
Lee Armstrong	580,000 19,000	19,000
Jason Stockfish	500,000 4,000	4,000
Garrett Garvin	460,000 67,000	67,000
Paul Sokoloff	365,000 365,000	365,000
Brad Albrinck	360,000 10,000	10,000
Bryce Yockey	325,000 -5,000	-5,000

Quinn Do	290,000 198,000	198,000

Nathan Gamble	290,000 47,000	47,000

Andrew Yeh	275,000 -95,000	-95,000

Anton Grinkevich	240,000 55,000	55,000
Eli Elezra	230,000 -20,000	-20,000

Bruno Fitoussi	230,000 -34,000	-34,000
Dustin Pattinson	230,000 -5,000	-5,000
Daniel Negreanu	225,000 55,000	55,000

Mike Matusow	210,000 -18,000	-18,000

Gregory Jamison	190,000 -20,000	-20,000
Kim Kallman	185,000 35,000	35,000
Sergio Benso	170,000 85,000	85,000
Kyle Emerson	160,000 160,000	160,000
Brandon Cantu	145,000 -65,000	-65,000

Michael Kechkaylo	120,000 94,200	94,200
Mihails Morozovs	110,000
Shiva Dudani	100,000 -147,000	-147,000
Abdel Hamid	80,000 -24,000	-24,000

Lee Watkinson Eliminated in 27th Place ($6,927)

simkha

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Action folded around to the blinds and Lee Watkinson raised from the small. Jason Stockfish three-bet from the big and Watkinson called to put himself at risk.

Lee Watkinson:
Jason Stockfish:

Stockfish had the preflop advantage and Watkinson needed to improve to survive. The board ran out and Stockfish scooped with aces up and a live deuce to end Watkinson's tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Stockfish	496,000 101,000	101,000
Lee Watkinson	Busted

Tags: Jason Stockfish Lee Watkinson

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 0

06-27-2018 23:06 UTC-7

Redraw for the Final Three Tables

Jan_Kores

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Seat	Table 417	Table 418	Table 419
1	Andrew Yeh	Nathan Gamble	Bruno Fitoussi
2	Anton Grinkevich	Brandon Cantu	Lee Armstrong
3	Abdel Hamid	Bryce Yockey	Sergio Benso
4	Daniel Negreanu	Michael Kechkaylo	Gregory Jamison
5	Mike Matusow	Kim Kallman	Kyle Emerson
6	Shiva Dudani	Mihails Morozovs	Chris Conrad
7	Robert Campbell	Lee Watkinson	Joey Couden
8	Quinn Do	Jason Stockfish	Dustin Pattinson
9	Eli Elezra	Brad Albrinck	Garrett Garvin

06-27-2018 22:55 UTC-7

Yockey Eliminates Guagenti

Jan_Kores

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

On the flop of , Bryce Yockey shoved over Nick Guagenti's 55,000-bet and Guagenti called. Yockey had 165,000 total and Guagenti was slightly covered.

Bryce Yockey:
Guagenti:

The turn and river favored Yockey who finished with a straight while Guagenti missed his nut low draw. He was eliminated in 28th place and the tournament staff halted further action as the remaining players were redrawn to the last three tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Yockey	330,000 170,000	170,000

Nick Guagenti	Busted

Tags: Bryce Yockey Nick Guagenti

06-27-2018 22:54 UTC-7

Grinkevich Eliminates Levi

simkha

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Anton Grinkevich raised from the button and David Levi moved his short stack into the middle from the small blind. Grinkevich called to put Levi at risk and the two players tabled their hands.

Anton Grinkevich:
David Levi:

Levi had the preflop advantage and Grinkevich needed to improve in order to win the pot. The board ran out to give Grinkevich queens up, so he took the pot to send Levi to the cage.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Grinkevich	185,000 157,600	157,600
David Levi	Busted

Tags: Anton Grinkevich David Levi

06-27-2018 22:49 UTC-7

Negreanu Cracks Mankin's Aces

Jan_Kores

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Daniel Negreanu was in the big blind, facing Erle Mankin's pot-sized raise out of the hijack. Negreanu called the extra 20,000 and then potted the flop for 60,000. Mankin had fewer than that behind and called for all his chips.

Negreanu had for a wrap and Mankin opened .

The turn gave Negreanu a straight and Mankin needed a ten to outdraw him with a Broadway. The river card was the and Negreanu finished with queens full of eights, eliminating Mankin short of the last three tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	170,000 83,000	83,000

Erle Mankin	Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Erle Mankin

06-27-2018 22:42 UTC-7

Negreanu Calls for Jack or a Ten, Can't Squeeze More than a Chop

Jan_Kores

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Mihails Morozovs potted from an early position and Daniel Negreanu pushed all in for about 75,000 in the hijack. Morozovs called and they learned that they held very similar hands.

Morozovs:
Negreanu:

The dealer rolled over the flop, followed by the turn.

"Jack or a ten!" Negreanu cheered, trying to inspire the dealer to provide a scooper.

But the appeared instead and Morozovs and Negreanu chopped the blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mihails Morozovs	110,000 10,000	10,000
Daniel Negreanu	87,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Mihails Morozovs

06-27-2018 22:42 UTC-7

Some Updated Chip Counts

simkha

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Lee Armstrong	561,000 123,000	123,000
Jason Stockfish	395,000 15,000	15,000
Garrett Garvin	393,000 71,000	71,000
Andrew Yeh	370,000 8,000	8,000

Christopher Conrad	350,000 -17,000	-17,000
Bruno Fitoussi	264,000 39,000	39,000
Eli Elezra	250,000

Nathan Gamble	243,000 85,000	85,000

Mike Matusow	228,000 -32,000	-32,000

Bryce Yockey	160,000 -228,000	-228,000

Erle Mankin	112,000 -58,000	-58,000
Daniel Negreanu	87,000 4,000	4,000