Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 0
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #53: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day: 3
Time for a Break
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Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
The remaining nine players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,225,000 | 75,000 |
|
1,215,000 | -115,000 |
|
1,035,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
940,000 | -260,000 |
|
780,000 | 30,000 |
|
540,000 | -60,000 |
|
530,000 | 15,000 |
|
500,000 | 84,000 |
|
277,000 | 41,000 |
Elezra and Matusow Chop
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Mike Matusow raised to 70,000 in a middle position, earning calls from button Eli Elezra and small blind Dustin Pattinson.
The 
flop was checked and Matusow potted the 
turn, making it 234,000. Elezra asked how much did Matusow have left and it was 65,000. Then he raised, getting rid of Pattinson. Matusow called off and both players knew they were chopping as Matusow had the 
while Elezra turned up 
.
The river was the 
and Matusow and Elezra pulled their bets back.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
416,000 | -14,000 |
Nathan Gamble Eliminated in 10th Place ($13,429)
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
The action went five-ways to a 
flop. Nathan Gamble moved all in for 45,000 and got looked up by Eli Elezra and Dustin Pattinson.
Both players checked the 
on the turn and Pattinson folded to the 
when Elezra bet 75,000 on the river.
Elezra tabled the 
for a straight and six-low while Gamble's 
was nowhere near strong enough for either pot.
Gamble's impressive run for back-to-back titles ended in 10th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
750,000 | 170,000 |
|
Busted |
Negreanu Keeps Doubling
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Down to 19,000 when the 10-handed final table started, Daniel Negreanu was one foot out of the door but a streak of doubles saw him catapult his stack to 236,000.
The latest came when Mike Matusow raised to 60,000 in the first position. Negreanu was in the middle and said: "Mike Matusow raises under the gun? Then I'm all in."
Matusow called off with 
and Negreanu was ahead with 
.
The flop, however, pushed the odds in Matusow's favor as the 
hit the felt. But the turn gave Negreanu a flush and Matusow couldn't finish with a boat to eliminate Negreanu. The river bricked his low draw as well and Negreanu scooped the whole pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
430,000 | -65,000 |
|
|
236,000 | 136,000 |
Another Double for D-Negs
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Kim Kallman opened and Daniel Negreanu called all in for 32,000.
Kim Kallman:
Daniel Negreanu: 
The board ran out 
and with no low qualifying, Negreanu scooped a double with a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,025,000 | -75,000 |
|
|
100,000 | 65,000 |
Negreanu Survives for Another Orbit
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Mike Matusow raised to 50,000 in the hijack and the action folded to big blind Daniel Negreanu who called for all his chips.
Matusow:
Negreanu: 
The board ran out 
and Negreanu finished with a low to chop the pot with Matusow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
495,000 | 115,000 |
|
|
35,000 | -3,000 |
Negreanu Doubles with the Nut-Low
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Daniel Negreanu moved all in for 19,000 under the gun and got called by Bruno Fitoussi, Chris Conrad, and Kim Kallman. The three players checked down a 
side pot and Negreanu tabled the 
to take the low pot while Conrad captured the high pot with the 
. Fitoussi made the low for the side pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000 | 19,000 |
Couden Rivers Broadway
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Eli Elezra limped in from middle position and Joey Couden called in the hijack. Gregory Jamison and Mike Matusow joined the action from the blinds and they went four-way to the flop.
Elezra fired 80,000, getting a call from Couden and folds from Jamison and Matusow.
The turn was checked by Elezra and Couden bet 200,000. Elezra didn't hesitate and quickly matched the price.
They made it to the river where both players tapped and Elezra showed 
for a set of jacks. Couden, however, rolled over 
for a rivered Broadway. Elezra slammed the felt in disappointment.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,330,000 | 430,000 |
|
|
580,000 | -300,000 |
Final Table Chip Counts
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000 | 392,000 |
|
|
1,150,000 | 75,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 | |
|
|
900,000 | 22,000 |
|
|
880,000 | 115,000 |
|
|
600,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
515,000 | -27,000 |
|
|
475,000 | 314,000 |
|
|
380,000 | 90,000 |
|
|
19,000 |