Level: 25
Blinds: 13,000/25,000
Ante: 0
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,229,850
Entries
911
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
0
Break With 17 Remaining
Level 24
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
There are 17 players remaining and they have been sent into a 15-minute break.
Daniel Buzgon Eliminated in 18th Place ($8,296)
Level 24
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Shortly before the break, Daniel Buzgon's tournament came to an end against Matt Woodward. Short-stacked, Buzgon got his final few chips in the middle.
Daniel Buzgon: 
Matt Woodward: 
The hands ran pretty similar in equity to start out, but it was Buzgon who took a big lead on the flop by flopping three pairs. The 
turn was safe for him but the on the river paired one of Woodwards better kickers.
Buzgon was off in 18th place and collected $8,296 as the other players went on break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
470,000
364,000
|
364,000 |
|
Busted |
Shulman Chops up a Profit
Level 24
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
In one of the last hands of the level, Jeff Shulman ended up all in and at risk against Julien Martini and Mack Lee. The duo checked the 
flop and the 
turn. After the 
river, one bet and a call followed and both Martini and Lee showed ace-jack for a straight.
Shulman had 
for a flush and scooped the high pot to chip up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Martini Puts Haack in Danger; Woodward Halved
Level 24
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
On a 
board, Brian Haack bet, William Kopp folded and Julien Martini called. On the 
river, Haack bet, Martini raised and Haack paid it off.
Martini rolled over 
for a wheel, Haack mucked and slipped 120,000.
At the other table, Matt Woodward and Tammer Ilcaffas were involved in a showdown. The board read 
and Ilcaffas had 
in front of him. Woodward stared at the board for more than ten seconds, but couldn't figure out any way to win and mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
||
|
450,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
120,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
|
106,000
-194,000
|
-194,000 |
Redraw of the Last Two Tables
Level 24
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
| Seat | Table 446 | Chip Count | Big Bets | Table 447 | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Wong | 105,000 | 3 | Chad Eveslage | 440,000 | 11 |
| 2 | Matt Woodward | 300,000 | 8 | Jeff Shulman | 65,000 | 2 |
| 3 | Kate Hoang | 560,000 | 14 | Julien Martini | 370,000 | 9 |
| 4 | Errol Massey | 190,000 | 5 | James Pursley | 470,000 | 12 |
| 5 | Daniel Buzgon | 190,000 | 5 | Christopher Roth | 300,000 | 8 |
| 6 | Chris Bjorin | 100,000 | 3 | Brian Haack | 295,000 | 7 |
| 7 | Brandon Ageloff | 200,000 | 5 | William Kopp | 380,000 | 10 |
| 8 | Denny Axel | 530,000 | 13 | Rafael Concepcion | 1,330,000 | 33 |
| 9 | Tammer Ilcaffas | 300,000 | 8 | Mack Lee | 450,000 | 11 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,330,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
560,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
530,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
470,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
450,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
440,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
||
|
380,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
||
|
|
370,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
300,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
300,000 | |
|
|
300,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
295,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
200,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
||
|
|
190,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
190,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
105,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
||
|
100,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
||
|
|
65,000
-67,000
|
-67,000 |
Bjorin Gets Some Back
Level 24
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
One last hand was still played before the imminent redraw and that one saw Chris Bjorin all in out of the big blind. Three other players were in the hand in Christopher Roth in the hijack, Kate Hoang in the cutoff and William Kopp on the button. At the end of the board 
Kopp and Roth remained in to play for the bigger side pot while Bjorin scooped the high pot with 
.
Roth had 
for a low and Kopp the .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
||
Robert Campbell Eliminated in 19th Place ($6,764)
Level 24
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Robert Campbell ended up all in and at risk with the 
and was called by Matt Woodward with the 
.
The 
flop brought the remainder of the chips in and Campbell was in prime shape to scoop the entire pot. The 
turn changed nothing much, but the 
river gave Woodward a winning flush to eliminate Campbell in 19th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
The Stacks Get Very Shallow
Level 24
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Robert Campbell chopped with chip leader Rafael Concepcion when his 
for the low and straight on the 
flop could not earn the full payout. Concepcion had 
for the full house and claimed half of the pot.
Danny Wong called a bet by Kate Hoang on the 
flop, then checked the turn. Hoang bet and Wong folded to drop down to 65,000 and into the small blind the next hand. Wong ended up all in for his last 5,000 after the turn, Chris Bjorin in the big blind called.
Danny Wong: 
Chris Bjorin:
The on the river ensured the double up for Wong, as Bjorin could not improve to a high hand and had the inferior low.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
710,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
185,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
145,000
-305,000
|
-305,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
130,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
Hoang Scoops Kopp
Level 24
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
In a three-way pot to the 
river, Chad Eveslage faced a bet by William Kopp and reluctantly folded. Kate Hoang was still to act and called to see Kopp roll over for a flush. Hoang had that beat with 
for the superior flush and scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
610,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
|
530,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
200,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
||