Event #69: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship Day 1 | 2022 World Series of Poker

07-02-2022 17:39 UTC-7

Kurtzman Sends a Player to the Rail

Mike Patrick

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

After a series of pot-sized raises went into the middle before the flop, leading to a 50,000 plus chip pot, Eric Kurtzman called a bet for his opponent's last 4,000 or so on a flop.

Opponent:
Eric Kurtzman:

The board ran out with the and , and Kurtzman's king-high straight bested his opponent's nine-high straight to win the healthy pot and boost his stack toward the 100,000 mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Kurtzman	96,000 96,000	96,000

Tags: Eric Kurtzman

07-02-2022 17:38 UTC-7

Assorted Counts in the Field

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tsugunari Toma	110,000 48,000	48,000

Brandon Adams	105,000 -5,000	-5,000

John Kabbaj	90,000 90,000	90,000

Charles Sinn	85,000 15,000	15,000
Ehsan Amiri	70,000 10,000	10,000
Dominykas Karmazinas	67,000 7,000	7,000
Naor Slobodskoy	65,000
Oliver Weis	60,000 60,000	60,000
Andreas Klatt	55,000 55,000	55,000
Fraser MacIntyre	45,000 45,000	45,000
Bryce Yockey	20,000 -32,000	-32,000

07-02-2022 17:36 UTC-7

Morris Takes It With a Flop Raise

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Sasha Liu limped from under the gun once more and Arthur Morris raised to 1,000, which was called four ways as Christian Heich, the small blind and Luis Velador as well as Liu all came along. The flop was checked to Liu and she bet 3,000.

Morris then raised it up to 13,000 and all opponents including Liu folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arthur Morris	75,000 75,000	75,000

Sasha Liu	67,000 3,000	3,000
Christian Heich	58,000 58,000	58,000
Luis Velador	45,000 -13,000	-13,000

Tags: Arthur Morris Christian Heich Luis Velador Sasha Liu

07-02-2022 17:20 UTC-7

Weisman Chips Up (Without) Showdown

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

On the tail end of a heads-up pot just before the break, the board showed . There were some 22,600 in the middle and Dylan Weisman made what appeared to be a pot-sized bet against Michael Zhan that eventually got through.

Weisman was "feeling bad" according to the table chat to not show any of the cards and eventually revealed the before raking in the pot with a big smile on the face.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nino Ullmann	100,000

Dylan Weisman	97,000 14,000	14,000

Michael Zhan	55,000

Tags: Dylan Weisman Michael Zhan

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

07-02-2022 17:06 UTC-7

A Few More Counts and New Entries

Mike Patrick

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Funkhouser	126,000
Brandon Adams	110,000 30,000	30,000

Cliff Josephy	100,000 15,000	15,000

Anson Tsang	70,000 500	500

Matt Stout	60,000
Felipe Ramos	60,000

Mike Watson	54,600 600	600
Nacho Barbero	49,800 -10,200	-10,200

Frank Kassela	34,700 -25,300	-25,300

Vivian Saliba	33,400 -26,600	-26,600

07-02-2022 17:03 UTC-7

First Break of the Day

Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

Out of a field of 405 entries, which is already larger than the attendance of the previous year, some one dozen contenders have been eliminated so far. All others have now been sent on a scheduled 15-minute break.

07-02-2022 17:01 UTC-7

Liu Loses a Small Pot

Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

Sasha Liu limped in and the small blind then pulled one of his chips back before he all but string-bet to 1,200 total. Liu complained about that and the floor was called while both traded some words about a potential slowroll in the previous hand they played against each other.

Ultimately, the raise stood and Liu called as they headed to the flop. The small blind continued for 1,300 and Liu sent her cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sasha Liu	64,000 64,000	64,000
Luis Velador	58,000 -2,000	-2,000

Francisco Baruffi	48,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: Sasha Liu

07-02-2022 16:58 UTC-7

Assorted Counts and New Entries

Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Cliff Josephy	85,000 25,000	25,000

Dermot Blain	73,000 13,000	13,000
Scott Eskenazi	64,000 64,000	64,000
Leonid Yanovski	62,000 2,000	2,000
Anthony Zinno	62,000 62,000	62,000

Tsugunari Toma	62,000 62,000	62,000

Eoghan O'Dea	61,000 61,000	61,000
Michelle Chin	60,000 60,000	60,000
Sebastian Trisch	60,000 60,000	60,000
Konstantin Beylin	60,000 60,000	60,000
Adam Hendrix	60,000 60,000	60,000

Christopher Trang	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jeff Hakim	60,000 60,000	60,000
Frank Koopmann	54,000 54,000	54,000
Scott Smile	48,000 -12,000	-12,000
Tamon Nakamura	36,000 -22,000	-22,000

07-02-2022 16:54 UTC-7

Kornuth Battles a Clickback

Mike Patrick

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

After Chance Kornuth raised to 800 in the cutoff, the player in the small blind three-bet to 1,500.

Kornuth quickly called to see a flop of .

The small blind now checked and Kornuth didn't hesitate to put forward a bet of 3,000. The small blind folded, and the small pot went to the three-time bracelet winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	61,000 -3,500	-3,500

Tags: Chance Kornuth