Event #63: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 2 | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-30-2022 23:35 UTC-7

Elezra Takes from Zack

Connor Richards

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Daniel Zack was in a three-way pot against Eli Elezra and Dustin Dirksen on a board of .

Zack fired a flop bet of 40,000 and only Elezra called. Zack checked on the turn and Elezra checked back. Zack checked once more on the river and Elezra announced "pot" for 170,000. Zack laid it down.

"When you check twice I know I'm good," Elezra said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eli Elezra	750,000 350,000	350,000

Daniel Zack	700,000 -60,000	-60,000

06-30-2022 23:29 UTC-7

Rheem Gets Big River Value from Zack

blaisebourgeois

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

With the pot at around 120,000 on a board, Daniel Zack, in the cutoff, put out a bet of 100,000.

Chino Rheem, on the button, fired back to the tune of 300,000. Zack deliberated for about two minutes before making the call.

Rheem tabled for the full house and took down the huge pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chino Rheem	1,100,000 -100,000	-100,000

Daniel Zack	760,000 -240,000	-240,000

Tags: Daniel Zack Chino Rheem

06-30-2022 23:27 UTC-7

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Matt Hansen

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

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06-30-2022 23:23 UTC-7

Defending Champion Arieh in the Chip Lead

blaisebourgeois

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Josh Arieh has eliminated Phil Ivey. In doing so, the defending champion of this event has surged into the lead with around 1,650,000.

However, his lead may not last for long as the table next to Arieh's has a plethora of huge stacks and have already been involved in some hefty pots together.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	1,650,000 550,000	550,000

Phil Ivey	Busted

Tags: Josh Arieh

06-30-2022 23:12 UTC-7

Seidensticker Sends Wattel Home

blaisebourgeois

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

In a pot worth 200,000, Tim Seidensticker sent Mike Wattel to the rail.

They were both all in on the flop on a flop. The board ran out .

In the early position vs. big blind battle, Seidensticker's made a straight on the river to scoop with a straight and a low to take his stack over 800,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Seidensticker	815,000 759,500	759,500
Mike Wattel	Busted

06-30-2022 22:52 UTC-7

Over 35% of the Tournament's Chips at One Table

blaisebourgeois

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

With 40 players remaining and the chip average at just under 440,000, table 141 has somehow attracted many of the big stacks in the room.

With an estimated 6,250,000 of the 17,040,000 chips in play, table 141 has roughly 37% of the total chips in play with five tables remaining.

It's also a star-studded table, with 10 WSOP bracelets shared between them.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seungjin Lee	1,300,000 300,000	300,000
Chino Rheem	1,200,000 850,000	850,000

Daniel Zack	1,000,000 390,000	390,000

Dustin Dirksen	1,000,000 -100,000	-100,000

Filippos Stavrakis	700,000

Eli Elezra	400,000 -50,000	-50,000

Andrew Brown	400,000 -550,000	-550,000
Yueqi Zhu	250,000 10,000	10,000

06-30-2022 22:48 UTC-7

Amin Axed by Arieh in Set-Over-Set

Connor Richards

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Rishi Amin was out of position in a heads-up pot against Josh Arieh on a board of .

Amin bet 125,000 and Arieh raised all in with a stack of around 450,000. Amin called with less.

Rishi Amin:
Josh Arieh:

Both players had flopped sets and Arieh had the best of it. The on the river didn't change things for Amin to be eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	1,100,000 970,000	970,000

Rishi Amin	Busted

Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

06-30-2022 22:40 UTC-7

Lee Frustrates Brown

blaisebourgeois

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Andrew Brown opened for 25,000 from the cutoff and Filippos Stavrakis called from the button. Seungjin Lee called from the big blind as well.

The flop came and Brown continued for 35,000. Stavrakis got out of the way and Lee raised to 85,000. Brown called.

The hit the turn and Lee fired again, this time for 130,000. Brown, who had about 420,000 behind, went deep into the tank and clearly expressed that he thought Lee was bluffing.

After a couple of minutes, Brown told Lee "I'll let you have this one, buddy" and sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seungjin Lee	1,300,000 300,000	300,000
Filippos Stavrakis	700,000

Andrew Brown	420,000 -530,000	-530,000

Tags: Andrew Brown Filippos Stavrakis Seungjin Lee

06-30-2022 22:30 UTC-7

Dirksen Shows an Ace

Connor Richards

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Filippos Stavrakis was in the small blind in a heads-up pot against Dustin Dirksen in the big blind on a board of .

Stavrakis checked on the flop and called a bet from Dirksen. Stavrakis checked again on the turn and Dirksen fired for 170,000. Stavrakis called.

Stavrakis checked a third time on the river and Dirksen moved all-in for over 400,000. Stavrakis went in the tank before folding.

"Show three red cards!" Eli Elezra asked Dirksen.

"I'll show one," Dirksen said before revealing the .

"Naked ace! It's a naked ace," Elezra speculated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dustin Dirksen	1,100,000 540,000	540,000

Filippos Stavrakis	700,000 397,000	397,000