2018 World Series of Poker

Event #11: $365 PLO GIANT Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aak10
Prize
$116,015
Event Info
Buy-in
$365
Prize Pool
$975,000
Entries
3,250
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
0

Balasubramanian Makes a Bigger Boat

Level 24 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Brett Faustman was all in for just over 300,000 and Srinivas Balasubramanian challenged him in the preflop contest.

"I'll need help," Faustman said while rolling over {A-Spades}{Q-Spades}{7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}.

"No, you're good for now," Balasubramanian replied, turning up {A-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}. "I just need a ten," he added.

He would catch two of them on the {7-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} board which gave him tens full at the same time as Faustman made sevens full.

Faustman was headed for payouts while Balasubramanian now guards one of the biggest stack in the room.

Player Chips Progress
Srinivas Balasubramanian us
Srinivas Balasubramanian
Day 2 Chip Leader
2,800,000 700,000
Brett Faustman us
Brett Faustman
Busted

Tags: Brett FaustmanSrinivas Balasubramanian

O'Flaherty Stacks Flack

Level 24 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Layne Flack
Layne Flack

A player in middle position raised, Andrew O'Flaherty called from the button, and Layne Flack called for 80,000 to put himself at risk from the big blind.

The flop came {Q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and the preflop raiser checked. O'Flaherty bet 300,000, the preflop raiser folded, and the two live players tabled their hands.

Andrew O'Flaherty: {J-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{8-Hearts}
Layne Flack: {10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{4-Clubs}

O'Flaherty had the best of it with his flush and Flack stood up to make his exit. The {5-Clubs} turn and {6-Spades} river changed nothing and O'Flaherty took the pot as Flack began to make his way to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew O'Flaherty ie
Andrew O'Flaherty
1,830,000 1,450,000
Layne Flack us
Layne Flack
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Busted

Tags: Andrew O'FlahertyLayne Flack

Urbanovich Trending Up

Level 24 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Dzmitry Urbanovich opened to 80,000 in a middle position and he found one caller out of the small blind.

Both players checked the {8-Hearts}{A-Hearts}{8-Spades} flop and Urbanovich fired 100,000 on the {5-Spades} turn. His opponent called and the {4-Clubs} river was checked by both players.

Urabnovich rolled over {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{10-Spades}{7-Diamonds}, beating {A-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} in the showdown. While Urbanovich won a small pot on that hand, he certainly scooped some bigger ones in the previous round, having increased his stack into 2.6 million.

Player Chips Progress
Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
2,600,000 1,200,000

Tags: Dzmitry Urbanovich

Level: 24

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 0

Some Recent Eliminations

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Eric Aasa us
Eric Aasa
Busted
John Gonzalez us
John Gonzalez
Busted
Alberto Sayde ca
Alberto Sayde
Busted
Ashley Locker gb
Ashley Locker
Busted
Amit Peled us
Amit Peled
Busted
Gerard Taylor us
Gerard Taylor
Busted
Robert Cheung ca
Robert Cheung
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Marc-Andre Yelle ca
Marc-Andre Yelle
Busted
Karl Akers us
Karl Akers
Busted
Gary Benson au
Gary Benson
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Andrew Klivan us
Andrew Klivan
Busted
Douglas Suyemoto us
Douglas Suyemoto
Busted
Jason Mcintosh us
Jason Mcintosh
Busted
John Agelakis ca
John Agelakis
Busted
Joseph Sanders us
Joseph Sanders
Busted
Ayaz Mahmood us
Ayaz Mahmood
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Tuyen Nguyen us
Tuyen Nguyen
Busted
Julio Belluscio ar
Julio Belluscio
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Sandeep Vasudevan us
Sandeep Vasudevan
Busted
Mark Larsen ca
Mark Larsen
Busted

Maryska Doubles Through Covert

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Michal Maryska
Michal Maryska

With the action picked up on the {5-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{A-Spades} flop, Michal Maryska jammed his last 190,000 and Robert Covert looked him up.

Maryska flopped two pair with {A-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Spades} and Covert had a only {K-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{10-Spades}{9-Hearts}.

The {10-Clubs} turn gave Covert some chance to deliver a bad beat but the {Q-Diamonds} river stayed with Maryska who doubled up with a superior two-pair hand.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Covert us
Robert Covert
1,050,000 -200,000
Michal Maryška cz
Michal Maryška
720,000 460,000

Tags: Michal MaryskaRobert Covert

Nitsche Eliminated by Cicchelli

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Dominik Nitsche
Dominik Nitsche

The player under the gun raised to 140,000, Dominik Nitsche called to put himself at risk from the cutoff for 125,000, Robert Cicchelli three-bet from the button, Brett Faustman called from the small blind, and the original raiser folded.

The flop came {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{6-Hearts} and both live players checked.

The turn brought the {A-Diamonds} and Faustman checked. Cicchelli bet what looked like 180,000 and Faustman folded.

Dominik Nitsche: {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{5-Spades}{4-Spades}
Robert Cicchelli: {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{7-Spades}

Cicchelli had a lock on the pot with the nut flush and top set and Nitsche had no hope of surviving. After the {9-Clubs} hit the river, Cicchelli took the pot and Nitsche made his exit.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Cicchelli ca
Robert Cicchelli
1,300,000 950,000
Brett Faustman us
Brett Faustman
620,000 -655,000
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
WSOP 4X Winner
Busted

Tags: Dominik NitscheRobert Cicchelli

Covert Sends One Packing

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Robert Covert made it 95,000 in early position and a player on the button called off for his last 65,000. The players in the blinds got out of the way, allowing a showdown.

Covert turned up {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and his rival revealed {K-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{J-Spades}{6-Diamonds}. The board of {8-Hearts}{9-Spades}{6-Hearts}{5-Spades}{9-Clubs} left the aces ahead and Covert soared to 1.25 million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Covert us
Robert Covert
1,250,000 725,000

Tags: Robert Covert