Event #42: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-23-2018 14:50 UTC-7

Yu Takes It with a River Bet

Chad Holloway

Level 28 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante

Ben Yu limped from the small blind and Scotty Nguyen checked his option from the big.

Yu check-called a bet of 225,000 on the flop before both players checked the turn.

When the completed the board on the river, Yu led out for 400,000 and Nguyen folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Yu	7,900,000	600,000
Scotty Nguyen	4,100,000	-500,000

Tags: Ben Yu Scotty Nguyen

06-23-2018 14:58 UTC-7

The Action Slows Down

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante

Jason Koon limped in from the small blind and Ben Yu checked his option in the big blind. The flop came and Koon checked, Yu checked back. Koon also checked the on the turn and Yu's bet of 225,000 ended the hand right there.

James Calderaro raised first to act to 400,000 and was called by Shaun Deeb in the big blind. There was no betting action on the flop or the turn. The turn brought a bet of 280,000 by Deeb and Calderaro folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	9,700,000	200,000
Ben Yu	7,900,000
Scotty Nguyen	4,600,000	500,000
James Calderaro	4,500,000	-600,000
Jason Koon	2,100,000	-225,000

Tags: Ben Yu James Calderaro Jason Koon Shaun Deeb

06-23-2018 15:06 UTC-7

Deeb's Aggression Leaves Nguyen Short

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante

Scotty Nguyen raised to 460,000 on the button and Shaun Deeb three-bet for the size of the pot in the small blind, making it 1,540,000 to go. Nguyen called and the flop came . Deeb bet the pot and Nguyen had just shy of that behind to be sent into the think tank. After careful consideration, Nguyen folded and was sent all the way down to 20 big blinds, while Deeb further increased his lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	11,400,000	1,700,000
Scotty Nguyen	3,100,000	-1,500,000

Tags: Scotty Nguyen Shaun Deeb

06-23-2018 15:22 UTC-7

Jason Koon Eliminated in 5th Place ($295,606)

Chad Holloway

Level 28 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante

On Hand #31 of the final table, Shaun Deeb raised to 320,000 from the button and then called when Jason Koon three-bet to 1.04 million.

Koon then moved all in for his last 900,000 on the flop and Deeb snap-called.

Deeb:
Koon:

Koon held an overpair but Deeb had flopped two pair to take the lead. The turn gave Koon a bunch of straight outs but the river was not one of them. Deeb's two pair held and Koon was eliminated in fifth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Koon	Busted

Tags: Jason Koon Shaun Deeb

06-23-2018 15:26 UTC-7

Big Showww: James Calderaro Looks for Back-to-Back $25K PLO Titles

Webjoker

Level 28 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante

Making a final table in any WSOP event is a long-odds investment. A $25,000 event with plenty of top players makes it even tougher. Getting that deep requires long days, deep focus, plenty of skill, and an occasional lucky break.

James Calderaro (aka The Big Showww Caldo) has not only done that in the $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha tournament, but has a chance to win the title two years in a row.

We spoke to Calderaro right before play got underway today. Read the article on the PokerNews homepage.

Tags: James Calderaro

06-23-2018 15:26 UTC-7

Small Pot for Nguyen

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante

Shaun Deeb raised to 320,000 in the cutoff and James Calderaro called on the button, as did Ben Yu in the big blind. The flop fell and the action checked to Calderaro, who bet 500,000. That ended up winning the pot without showdown.

Deeb raised to 320,000 first to act the very next hand and Scotty Nguyen called in the big blind to see a flop of . Nguyen checked and Deeb checked back to head to a turn of . Again both checked and did so again on the river.

Nguyen was first to show and turned over the , which ended up winning the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	12,200,000	800,000
Ben Yu	7,500,000	-400,000
James Calderaro	4,800,000	300,000
Scotty Nguyen	4,300,000	1,200,000

Tags: Ben Yu James Calderaro Scotty Nguyen Shaun Deeb

06-23-2018 15:31 UTC-7

First Break of the Day

Chad Holloway

Level 28 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante

The final four players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.

In the last hand of the level, Shaun Deeb limped in from the small blind and James Calderaro raised to 460,000 from the big blind, which Deeb called. On the flop both players checked and Deeb check-folded the turn to a bet worth 525,000 by Calderaro.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	11,525,000	-675,000
Ben Yu	7,805,000	305,000
James Calderaro	5,300,000	500,000
Scotty Nguyen	4,220,000	-80,000

Tags: James Calderaro Shaun Deeb

Level: 29

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 0

06-23-2018 15:47 UTC-7

Are Germans Better at Poker or Soccer?

SashaSalinger

Level 29 : 100,000/200,000, 0 ante

Every four years the World Cup coincides with the World Series of Poker. Sasha Salinger heads to the Hofbrauhaus with poker players Marvin Rettenmaier, Niall Ferrell, Steven Chu, Ankush Mandavia, Rainer Kempe, Jeremy Menard and others! What is the atmosphere like in an authentic German beer hall? Who is getting drunk and taking shots?

06-23-2018 15:51 UTC-7