Event #87: $2,500 Mixed Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-14-2023 21:06 UTC-7

Bakes Cooking Up A Stack

Liam Gannon

Level 17 : Limits 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Action was picked up on the turn in a hand between John Holley in early position and David "Bakes" Baker in the hijack.

On the 8♦4♥3♥K♥ board, Holley checked over to Baker who bet and Holley called, checking the river dark.

The river 3♠ saw Baker bet and Holley sighed putting in a reluctant call. Baker turned over A♠10♥6♦2♥ for the nut low and a flush which was good for the pot and Baker added to his growing stack.

A few hands later, Holley was eliminated and at another table Andrew Barber was eliminated as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
David "Bakes" Baker	529,000 114,000	114,000

John Holley	Busted
Andrew Barber	Busted

Tags: David Baker John Holley

07-14-2023 21:06 UTC-7

Korn Takes From Lazarou

Geoff Paul

Level 17 : Limits 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Vasili Lazarou raised preflop from the button before calling the third bet of Andres Korn from the small blind.

The 10♠Q♠7♥ saw no bets come in the middle. The 3♠ turn and 8♣ river each saw Korn bet, with Lazarou coming along each time.

Korn turned over A♣J♦7♦2♠ for a pair of sevens with an eight-seven-three low. That was good to scoop the pot, as Lazarou showed his J♠4♣4♠2♣ for a pair of fours with an eight-seven-four low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Korn	299,000 29,000	29,000

Vasili Lazarou	160,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tags: Andres Korn Vasili Lazarou

07-14-2023 20:58 UTC-7

Pre and Post-Dinner Eliminations

Frank Visser

Level 17 : Limits 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Jamieson	Busted
Dr Frank Gulino	Busted
Angela Jordison	Busted
Joshua Rhodes	Busted
Joe Ford	Busted
Jason Stockfish	Busted

07-14-2023 20:53 UTC-7

Li Chops to Survive; Alba Left Short

Geoff Paul

Level 17 : Limits 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Benjamin Miner: XxXx/Q♦5♣A♥4♠/Xx
Yingui Li: XxXx/A♠6♥2♠5♠/Xx
Jorge Alba: XxXx/6♣8♣5♥4♥/Xx

Action was joined on fifth street, with Li all in. Miner bet, with Alba calling. Sixth street saw both Li and Miner check.

Miner bet on seventh street, and Alba called. Miner flipped over Q♥3♠2♣ and announced his wheel. Alba turned over A♦3♥3♣ for a pair of threes with a six-five low, which was no good. Li showed Q♠K♠J♦ to remain in with a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Miner	142,000 30,000	30,000
Yingui Li	47,000 17,000	17,000

Jorge Alba	18,000 -72,000	-72,000

Tags: Benjamin Miner Jorge Alba Yingui Li

07-14-2023 20:50 UTC-7

Big Batch of Chip Counts from the Field

Frank Visser

Level 17 : Limits 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Blaz Zerjav	422,000
David "Bakes" Baker	415,000 305,500	305,500

Peter Brownstein	415,000 304,000	304,000
Nick Pupillo	411,000 -70,000	-70,000

Xixiang Luo	375,000 -40,000	-40,000
Ashish Gupta	344,000 200,400	200,400
Gina Hecht	333,000 298,100	298,100
Jonah Seewald	331,000 239,800	239,800
Eric Rabl	325,000 233,500	233,500
John Esposito	320,000 40,000	40,000

Robert Michener	317,000 206,400	206,400
Ronald Fast	303,000 194,800	194,800
Paul Zappulla	289,000 228,000	228,000
Dan Heimiller	265,000 -7,500	-7,500

Brad Ruben	265,000 206,600	206,600

Nathan Gamble	258,000 131,000	131,000

Timothy Frazin	254,000 15,000	15,000
Zachary Vigil	248,000 100,000	100,000
Karina Jett	246,000 -54,000	-54,000
Todd Brunson	243,000 147,500	147,500

Alex Livingston	243,000 143,000	143,000

Ryan Miller	219,000 137,000	137,000

Sean Troha	216,000 22,000	22,000

Itsuko Yoroi	212,000 -44,000	-44,000
Danny Chang	210,000 3,000	3,000

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07-14-2023 20:39 UTC-7

Players Return

Liam Gannon

Level 17 : Limits 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

The final 88 players have come back from dinner break with the intention to play four more levels.

Level: 17

Omaha: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud: 3,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits, 2,000 Ante

07-14-2023 19:39 UTC-7

Dinner Time!

Geoff Paul

Level 16 : Limits 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Players are now being sent on a 60-minute dinner break. They will return at approximately 8:40 p.m. local time to play four more levels before bagging for the night.

During this dinner break, tournament staff are coloring up and racing off the purple 500-denomination chips.

07-14-2023 19:38 UTC-7

Geyser Scoops Brooks

Frank Visser

Level 16 : Limits 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Daniel Geyser: XxXx/2♠8♣6♥6♠/Xx
Micah Brooks: XxXx/3♥Q♣8♥5♣/Xx

Daniel Geyser brought in and Micah Brooks completed. The action folded back to Geyser and he made the call. Brooks then check-called on fourth and fifth street before Geyser was first to act on sixth street.

He opted for a bet and Brooks still called. Brooks called one more bet on seventh street and Geyser announced "Aces up and an eight," and showed down A♥A♦7♥

"Wow," Brooks responded, as he tabled his Q♠5♦3♦ for an inferior two pair, awarding the pot to Geyser.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xixiang Luo	415,000 227,000	227,000
Karina Jett	300,000 43,000	43,000
Dan Heimiller	272,500 205,500	205,500

Daniel Geyser	215,000 141,800	141,800
Micah Brooks	190,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Daniel Geyser Micah Brooks

07-14-2023 19:35 UTC-7

Frazin Only Plays the Nuts

Geoff Paul

Level 16 : Limits 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

With the flop showing 7♦Q♣Q♠, Blaz Zerjav bet from the small blind. Timothy Frazin, the big blind, tossed in a raise. Zerjav made the call, and heads-up action continued.

The 8♣ turn saw Zerjav check-call a bet from Frazin. Frazin bet again after Zerjav checked the K♠ river, but this time Zerjav found a fold.

"Is that good?" asked Frazin, showing a Q♦. "Is that good?" he asked again, showing the K♣ for a full house. "I only play the nuts," he told the table. "Nobody believes me!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Blaz Zerjav	422,000 -38,000	-38,000
Timothy Frazin	239,000 49,000	49,000

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Timothy Frazin