2018 World Series of Poker

Event #19: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 3
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj95
Prize
$181,790
Event Info
Buy-in
$565
Prize Pool
$1,209,500
Entries
2,419
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0

Level: 30

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 0

Heroux Double-Barrels Varnell

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Maxime Heroux raised to 180,000 in the cutoff and Craig Varnell defended big blind. The flop came {2-Spades}{5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} and Varnell check-called 100,000. On the {3-Spades} turn, he checked and Heroux slid in a two-handed bet of 280,000. Varnell tanked awhile and folded, saying he had a straight draw.

Meanwhile Jonathan Duhamel has gotten a raise and a three-bet shove through to help himself climb out of the basement.

Player Chips Progress
Maxime Heroux ca
Maxime Heroux
Day 2 Chip Leader
2,150,000 360,000
Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
WSOP 1X Winner
1,750,000 -450,000
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
WSOP 3X Winner
825,000 285,000

Tags: Maxime HerouxCraig Varnell

Mehmood Check-Jams

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Maxime Heroux raised to 150,000 from middle position and Omar Mehmood called from the small blind.

The flop came {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Spades} and Mehmood checked. Heroux bet 300,000 and Mehmood check-raised all-in for 895,000. After asking the dealer to verify the bet and spending about half a minute in the tank, Heroux folded and Mehmood took the pot to chip up substantially.

Player Chips Progress
Maxime Heroux ca
Maxime Heroux
Day 2 Chip Leader
1,790,000 35,000
Omar Mehmood us
Omar Mehmood
1,525,000 810,000

Tags: Maxime HerouxOmar Mehmood

Zimmerman Doubles Through Heroux

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Seth Zimmerman
Seth Zimmerman

Maxime Heroux raised in the small blind and Seth Zimmerman called in the big. It came {9-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{8-Spades} and Heroux slid in about 300,000, snap-calling when Zimmerman shoved for 650,000.

Maxime Heroux: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
Seth Zimmerman: {j-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{9-Hearts}

Zimmerman stood up but he got there right away when the {7-Diamonds} hit. However, Heroux picked up the nut flush draw to go with his top set. The river was {q-Hearts}, ensuring a double for Zimmerman, who let out a huge sigh of relief and clapped hands with one of his tablemates.

"I don't know how you guys do this for a living," he said with a laugh.

Player Chips Progress
Maxime Heroux ca
Maxime Heroux
Day 2 Chip Leader
1,755,000 -825,000
Seth Zimmerman us
Seth Zimmerman
1,660,000 640,000

Tags: Maxime HerouxSeth Zimmerman

Lipiner Doubles Through Duhamel

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Jason Lipiner
Jason Lipiner

Action folded to Jonathan Duhamel on the button and he raised to 150,000. Jason Lipiner made a pot-sized three-bet from the big blind, Duhamel four-bet, and Lipiner called to put himself at risk.

Jonathan Duhamel: {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{9-Spades}
Jason Lipiner: {A-Clubs}{J-Spades}{J-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}

Lipiner had the preflop advantage and Duhamel needed to improve in order to stack him. The board ran out {A-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{8-Clubs} and Lipiner took the pot to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Lipiner us
Jason Lipiner
1,130,000 280,000
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
WSOP 3X Winner
540,000 -875,000

Tags: Jason LipinerJonathan Duhamel

Varnell Takes the First Two

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Craig Varnell opened for a raise in the cutoff and won the pot without contest.

The next hand, Varnell opened for 200,000 and Jonathan Duhamel defended his big blind. The flop came {2-Clubs}{4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}. Duhamel checked and Varnell bet 320,000. Duhamel folded and Varnell threw the {4-Clubs} in.

Player Chips Progress
Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
WSOP 1X Winner
2,200,000 630,000

Tags: Craig VarnellJonathan Duhamel

Level: 29

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 0