2018 World Series of Poker

Event #42: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa98
Prize
$1,402,683
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$5,462,500
Entries
230
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
0

Deeb Checks Back a Flush

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

Shaun Deeb made it 150,000 to go on the button and Luis Velador called from the big blind. The flop came {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} and both players checked to the {2-Diamonds} on the turn.

Velador checked again and Deeb threw in a bet of 200,000. Velador wasn't going anywhere though as he called and the {6-Diamonds} completed the board. Velador checked one more time and Deeb knuckled the table as well. Deeb tabled {10-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} for two pair and a rivered flush to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
WSOP 6X Winner
3,600,000 400,000
Luis Velador mx
Luis Velador
WSOP 2X Winner
3,400,000 -200,000

Tags: Luis VeladorShaun Deeb

Updated Counts Outer Table

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

Jonathan Depa still hasn't really been actively involved in a hand and lost some chips while Jason Mercier and Bogdan Capitan are gaining traction once more. George Wolff claimed the blinds once to remain at around half a million while David Benyamine jumped back above a million after a hand with Ben Yu.

Benyamine raised to 120,000 in the cutoff and Yu called from the big blind. They checked down a board of {Q-Spades}{5-Hearts}{3-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{9-Hearts} and Yu had jack-high, Benyamine won the pot with {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{9-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
WSOP 4X Winner
5,000,000 -400,000
Scotty Nguyen us
Scotty Nguyen
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
2,025,000 25,000
Bogdan Capitan ro
Bogdan Capitan
1,700,000 50,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
WSOP 6X Winner
1,550,000 375,000
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
WSOP 1X Winner
1,300,000 -450,000
Jonathan Depa us
Jonathan Depa
825,000 -60,000
George Wolff us
George Wolff
500,000 90,000

Tags: Ben YuBogdan CapitanDavid BenyamineGeorge WolffJason MercierJonathan Depa

Deeb Makes Everything

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

On a flop reading {k-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}, Shaun Deeb got all of his chips in the middle against Ryan Tosoc. Deeb was the player at risk for 1,400,000 and had a huge combo draw.

Deeb turned over {q-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} for wrap and a flush draw. The turn brought the {a-Clubs} giving Deeb the best hand with a five-high straight and the river was the {10-Diamonds} to improve his hand to a flush. Deeb scored a big double up to swap stacks with Tosoc.

Player Chips Progress
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
WSOP 6X Winner
3,600,000 1,925,000
Ryan Tosoc us
Ryan Tosoc
WSOP 1X Winner
1,600,000 -1,800,000

Tags: Ryan TosocShaun Deeb

Level: 24

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 0

Koon Pressures Calderaro

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

James Calderaro raised to 125,000 from the hijack and Jason Koon put in a three-bet to 400,000 in the cutoff. The action folded back to Calderaro who called to see a flop of {a-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{2-Hearts}. Calderaro check-called a bet of 230,000 from Koon and the {7-Clubs} rolled off on the turn.

Both players tapped the table and the {7-Hearts} paired the board on the river. Calderaro checked for the third time and Koon slid in a sizeable bet of 900,000. Calderaro leaned back in his chair and eyed up Koon for over a minute before tossing his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
WSOP 1X Winner
4,100,000 700,000
James Calderaro us
James Calderaro
Defending Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
2,000,000 -500,000

Tags: James CalderaroJason Koon

Wolff Doubles Through Mercier

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Jason Mercier chipped up through Bogdan Capitan and the latter then lost a pot to Ben Yu. Capitan called a raise to 175,000 by Yu in the cutoff and checked his option in the big blind on the [Jd7c7s| flop. On the {3-Hearts} turn, Capitan bet 125,000 and Yu called before the {A-Spades} fell on the river. Capitan checked, Yu bet 425,000 and forced a fold.

George Wolff raised to 175,000 on the button with 60,000 behind and Mercier defended the big blind. On the {A-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{2-Spades} flop, Mercier checked and called the shove.

"I have a wrap," Mercier announced and tabled {10-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}. Wolff was ahead with the {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{8-Spades}. The {4-Diamonds} turn and {3-Diamonds} river were blanks and Wolff doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
WSOP 4X Winner
5,400,000 150,000
Bogdan Capitan ro
Bogdan Capitan
1,650,000 -550,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
WSOP 6X Winner
1,175,000 475,000
George Wolff us
George Wolff
410,000 105,000

Tags: Ben YuBogdan CapitanGeorge WolffJason Mercier

Martin Kozlov Eliminated in 14th Place ($63,350)

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Martin Kozlov
Martin Kozlov

The action folded to Jason Koon on the button who raised it up to 135,000. Ryan Tosoc called in the small blind and Martin Kozlov also called in the big blind. The flop fell {8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and Tosoc checked to Kozlov who pushed all in for 185,000. Koon called and Tosoc got out of the way.

Jason Koon: {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
Martin Kozlov: {a-Hearts}{8-Spades}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts}

Kozlov found an ideal flop, hitting three pair and had Koon in some trouble. The turn brought the {9-Clubs} giving Koon some more outs and the river was the {9-Spades}. Koon went runner-runner trip nines to counterfeit Kozlov's two pair and eliminate him in 14th place.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
WSOP 1X Winner
3,400,000 500,000
Martin Kozlov au
Martin Kozlov
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Jason KoonMartin KozlovRyan Tosoc

Benyamine Doubles Through Wolff

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
David Benyamine
David Benyamine

On the outer table, David Benyamine raised to 175,000 in the hijack and George Wolff called on the button. Jason Mercier in the big blind asked for Benyamine's stack size and whether or not Wolff covered him, then called.

The flop came {10-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} and Mercier checked, Benyamine moved all in for 600,000 and Wolff shoved over the top, Mercier quickly folded.

David Benyamine: {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{2-Hearts}
George Wolff: {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{5-Spades}

Benyamine was in need of an ace or four to avoid the elimination and he immediately got there thanks to the {A-Diamonds} turn, the {K-Hearts} river was a blank and Wolff was left short.

Player Chips Progress
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
WSOP 1X Winner
1,750,000 950,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
WSOP 6X Winner
700,000 25,000
George Wolff us
George Wolff
305,000 -845,000

Tags: David BenyamineGeorge WolffJason Mercier

Velador Wins a Five-Way Pot

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

After Ryan Tosoc limped in from under the gun, a total of five players saw a flop of {6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs} in a limped pot. The action checked around to Luis Velador on the button who bet 125,000. James Calderaro called from the small blind and Jason Koon called from the big blind.

The turn brought the {q-Clubs} and both of the blinds checked to Velador again who bet 450,000. Calderaro thought for a minute before laying his hand down and Koon's cards quickly followed them to the muck, allowing Velador to rake in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Luis Velador mx
Luis Velador
WSOP 2X Winner
3,600,000 -90,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
WSOP 1X Winner
2,900,000 475,000
James Calderaro us
James Calderaro
Defending Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
2,500,000 100,000

Tags: James CalderaroJason KoonLuis VeladorRyan Tosoc

Yu Pulls Further Away; Mercier Gets Short

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

On a three-way flop of {K-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{4-Spades}, Bogdan Capitan checked out of the big blind and George Wolff did so as initial preflop raiser. Ben Yu bet and that won the pot.

David Benyamine then defended his big blind to a min-raise by Wolff and check-folded the {K-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} flop to Wolff's continuation bet.

Jason Mercier raised to 100,000 in the hijack and Bogdan Capitan three-bet the pot to 350,000 on the button. Mercier gave it some thought and folded, asking Capitan if he had two kings.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
WSOP 4X Winner
5,250,000 175,000
Bogdan Capitan ro
Bogdan Capitan
2,200,000 -60,000
George Wolff us
George Wolff
1,150,000 50,000
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
WSOP 1X Winner
800,000 -280,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
WSOP 6X Winner
675,000 -300,000

Tags: Ben YuBogdan CapitanDavid BenyamineGeorge WolffJason Mercier