Event #75: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-03-2023 22:26 UTC-7

Hoenig Takes Out Two

Josh Noy

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

Three-way action on the 2♥7♠J♠ flop saw a flurry of action at the table.

Eoghan O'Dea bet 130,000, representing much of his remaining stack. Ryan Hoenig then moved all in covering both opponents, with George Wang deciding to get his stack into the middle. O'Dea called and the hands were turned up.

George Wang: A♥Q♥4♣3♣
Eoghan O'Dea: A♠Q♠6♥2♠
Ryan Hoenig: A♣J♣J♥7♦

Hoenig's set of jacks was in the lead, fading his opponents' flush and low draws on the 9♣ turn and Q♦ river to score the double elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Hoenig	1,350,000 450,000	450,000
George Wang	Busted
Eoghan O'Dea	Busted

Tags: Eoghan O'Dea George Wang Ryan Hoenig

Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

07-03-2023 22:13 UTC-7

Tran Chips Up; Zektser Bubbles

Christian Zetzsche

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

Three hands on three separate tables took place at the same time and two of them were of particular interest.

Taylor Wilson flat-called a min-raise to 20,000 by Long Tran while on the button and they checked the 8♣7♣2♦ flop. On the 5♣ turn, Tran checked and Wilson bet 20,000. The check-raise to 100,000 followed and Wilson sigh-folded with the words, "I know you are so full of shit right now," before asking how much it would cost him to see Tran's hand.

Tran shook his head and raked in the chips.

One table over, the betting action was already completed and a duo waited to proceed with their showdown. Igor Zektser had potted in the cutoff to 35,000 with 18,000 behind. Stephen Deutsch groaned but then opted to gamble with the words, "Ah fuck it," as Zektser called it off.

"It is not a great hand, I am sure you are winning,"Deutsch had told Zektser who replied "let's keep it that way" while they were waiting for the other tables to finish.

Igor Zektser: A♣5♣4♠3♦
Stephen Deutsch: A♥Q♥Q♠5♥

Deutsch was surprised to find himself ahead and Zektser ended up drawing dead on the K♦2♦2♥10♥ turn to make the 10♦ river a formality, bursting the bubble after some half an hour of hand-for-hand mode.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Deutsch	1,120,000 130,000	130,000

Long Tran	730,000 180,000	180,000
Taylor Wilson	295,000 15,000	15,000
Igor Zektser	Busted

Tags: Igor Zektser Long Tran Stephen Deutsch Taylor Wilson

07-03-2023 22:06 UTC-7

Wilkerson Quarters Ramos

Josh Noy

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

Dylan Wilkerson checked the A♦8♥3♦ flop before Felipe Ramos moved his short stack into the middle. Dzmitry Urbanovich got out of the way and Wilkerson made the call.

Felipe Ramos: A♠K♦5♦4♠
Dylan Wilkerson: A♥5♠4♣3♥

Ramos was trailing Wilkerson's two pair, looking to complete a flush or a wheel while the two shared the same low. The Q♥ turn and 7♣ river changed nothing, leaving Ramos even shorter with just a quarter of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Wilkerson	375,000 100,000	100,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich	292,000 -68,000	-68,000
Felipe Ramos	50,000 -140,000	-140,000

Tags: Dylan Wilkerson Dzmitry Urbanovich Felipe Ramos

07-03-2023 21:56 UTC-7

Some Chip Changes on the Bubble

Christian Zetzsche

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

Hassan Kamel three-bet the pot against an open raise and a call, forcing snap folds to reveal the A♣K♣2♥.

Anton Smirnov raised to 20,000 and was called by Long Tran on the button, Vincas Tamasauskas as one of the two table short stacks defended the big blind. The trio headed to the Q♦10♣5♥ flop and Tamasauskas checked, Smirnov bet 25,000 and Tran was the only caller.

The K♦ followed on the turn and Smirnov check-folded to Tran's bet.

Over on table 144, Ryan Rapaski had aces twice to win minor pots off Dylan Wilkerson and Dzmitry Urbanovich.

Last but not least, Ryan Hoenig raised to 25,000 and Stephen Deutsch called from the next seat. They checked the Q♥7♣7♦ flop before Hoenig check-raised the 9♠ turn and forced a fold from Deutsch.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Deutsch	990,000 480,000	480,000

Ryan Hoenig	900,000 30,000	30,000
Hassan Kamel	850,000 50,000	50,000

Anton Smirnov	740,000 -10,000	-10,000
Ryan Rapaski	550,000 30,000	30,000
Long Tran	550,000 125,000	125,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich	360,000 -70,000	-70,000
Dylan Wilkerson	275,000 -5,000	-5,000
Vincas Tamasauskas	50,000 -75,000	-75,000
Ky Nguyen	45,000 -55,000	-55,000

Tags: Anton Smirnov Dylan Wilkerson Dzmitry Urbanovich Hassan Kamel Long Tran Ryan Hoenig Ryan Rapaski Stephen Deutsch Vincas Tamasauskas

07-03-2023 21:50 UTC-7

Wolff Loses Short Stack

Josh Noy

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

George Wolff was down to his last 11,000 chips in the big blind, facing Martin Zamani for his tournament life. Play was halted while the other tables completed their hands, with Wolff in front as the cards were tabled.

George Wolff: K♣Q♠Q♣9♠
Martin Zamani: J♦7♥4♥2♦

Zamani connected with the 4♣4♦2♥ flop for trip fours, collecting a low on the 3♦ turn and improving to a full house on the 7♣ river. Wolff wished the table good luck as he exited just before the money.

Players are now on the direct bubble with 43 remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Zamani	635,000 110,000	110,000
George Wolff	Busted

Tags: George Wolff Martin Zamani

07-03-2023 21:40 UTC-7

Smirnov on Fire; Grundy on Tilt

Christian Zetzsche

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

Ben Grundy raised to 25,000 in the hijack and Taylor Wilson called in the cutoff. Anton Smirnov potted to 115,000 on the button and Grundy folded, visibly annoyed. Wilson called rather swiftly and checked the 6♥6♠3♣ flop after which Smirnov waved with his hands to see the stack of the table neighbour.

Once Wilson revealed what he had behind, Smirnov bet the pot for 280,000 and Wilson folded.

"I had ace-king-five-six, how tilting is that ... and I cannot call," Grundy groaned.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Smirnov	750,000 230,000	230,000
Taylor Wilson	280,000 -215,000	-215,000
Ben Grundy	130,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: Anton Smirnov Ben Grundy Taylor Wilson

07-03-2023 21:30 UTC-7

Negreanu Knocks Out Velador

Josh Noy

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

Play is now hand for hand after Daniel Negreanu took out Luis Velador just short of the money.

Negreanu's A♣J♠10♠4♥ turned a straight flush draw on the board showing 6♣Q♦Q♠9♠ and connected on the 6♠ to make a flush.

Velador's elimination leaves 44 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	610,000 85,000	85,000

Luis Velador	Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Luis Velador

07-03-2023 21:28 UTC-7

Kihara Chips Up; Grundy Gets Short

Christian Zetzsche

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

Christopher Vitch limped from the small blind and faced a pot-sized raise by Naoya Kihara in the big blind. After verifying the stack size of Kihara, Vitch came along to the A♣9♦7♥ flop and checked. Kihara bet the pot and Vitch snap-folded.

"Scared," Kihara said and Jeffrie Rine inquired "scared or skilled" from the other side of the table.

One table over, Ben Grundy bet the pot on the J♣10♠3♣5♥K♠ river to see Taylor Wilson call by sliding forward a stack of T-5,000 chips. Grundy instantly mucked his cards with a lot of force and dropped below 20 blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Holley	800,000 285,000	285,000
Christopher Vitch	635,000 5,000	5,000

Taylor Wilson	495,000 145,000	145,000
Dylan Weisman	465,000 -25,000	-25,000

Jeffrie Rine	348,000 128,000	128,000
Vladimir Belekhov	265,000 -115,000	-115,000
Naoya Kihara	257,000 -43,000	-43,000

Dan Heimiller	180,000 -20,000	-20,000

Ben Grundy	150,000 -110,000	-110,000

Tags: Ben Grundy Christopher Vitch Jeffrie Rine Naoya Kihara Taylor Wilson

07-03-2023 21:18 UTC-7

The Bubble is Drawing Closer

Christian Zetzsche

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

Another two players busted in Phillip Hui and Paul Tedeschi to reduce the field to the last 45 hopefuls with 42 of them making the money. One further all-in showdown took place in which Day 1 chip leader Michael Banducci was facing James Obst.

Obst raised on the button and called the pot-sized three-bet to 104,000 by Banducci in the big blind. They got it in after the Q♠5♥2♥ flop with Obst at risk.

James Obst: A♦Q♥J♥5♠
Michael Banducci: A♠A♣8♣7♣

The J♠ turn gave Obst a slight improvement for his hand but the 8♠ river ensured the split pot.

On the same table, Daniel Negreanu then raised for Randen Honigman to call and both invested one big blind on the Q♥Q♣6♠ flop. Negreanu checked the 2♠ turn to call a bet worth 70,000 before they checked the 6♥ river.

Negreanu tabled his A♣Q♠10♥4♦ and that won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hassan Kamel	800,000 100,000	100,000

Daniel Negreanu	525,000 161,000	161,000

Randen Honigman	490,000 35,000	35,000
Michael Banducci	275,000 -111,000	-111,000

James Obst	190,000 -80,000	-80,000

Paul Volpe	190,000 -82,000	-82,000

Calen McNeil	165,000 55,000	55,000

Luis Velador	75,000 -65,000	-65,000
Paul Tedeschi	Busted
Phillip Hui	Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu James Obst Michael Banducci Paul Tedeschi Phillip Hui Randen Honigman