Event #53: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-26-2018 21:47 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Stockfish	85,000 1,000	1,000
Phil Hellmuth	67,000 2,000	2,000

Mike Matusow	64,000 17,000	17,000

Sasha Liu	63,000 53,800	53,800
Nathan Gamble	49,000

Igor Sharaskin	48,000 6,000	6,000
Erik Seidel	47,300 1,700	1,700

Daniel Negreanu	46,500 13,500	13,500

Dylan Linde	45,000 28,000	28,000

John Racener	34,800 4,500	4,500

Kyle Bowker	25,000

Randy Ohel	20,900 4,600	4,600

Allyn Shulman	18,000 400	400

Joseph Cheong	17,800

Orlando Romero	9,000 11,000	11,000
Leif Force	Busted

Scott Clements	Busted

Mike Leah	Busted

Allen Kessler	Busted
Scott Davies	Busted

Player	Chips	Progress
Kate Hoang	5,000 37,000	37,000

Payouts Confirmed

Jan Kores

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

The $1,500 PLO8 event drew 935 entries, beating last year's number by 105 registrations due to an instalment of a single re-entry option. The $1,262,250 will be shared by the top 141 finishers with the winner banking $244,370. Go to the "Payouts" tab to find out the full payout structure.

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 0

06-26-2018 21:30 UTC-8

Davies Gets Three-Quarters

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Level 9 : 400/800, 0 ante

Scott Davies was in the hijack and got his short stack in before the flop against the player to his right.

Scott Davies:
Opponent:

Davies found himself trailing his opponent's aces and needed help from the deck to survive. The board ran out to give Davis a six-high straight and both players the nut low, so Davies took three-quarters of the pot. The bracelet winner still has his work cut out for him with just over eight big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Davies	6,500

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06-26-2018 21:14 UTC-8

Greene Doubles Up

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Level 9 : 400/800, 0 ante

When we got to the table the complete board of was already out and the cards were on their backs. Dave Greene told us that action had limped around preflop, his opponent had bet 3,000 on the flop from the big blind, and Greene called from the cutoff. The rest of the chips quickly went in on the turn.

Dave Greene:
Opponent:

Greene had the lead with the nut straight but his opponent had room to improve with a spade, queen, or jack on the river. The was the final card, which changed nothing, so Greene took the pot to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dave Greene	38,000 17,000	17,000

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06-26-2018 21:05 UTC-8

Negreanu & Stockfish Chop One Up

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Level 9 : 400/800, 0 ante

Jason Stockfish raised to 2,500 from early position, Daniel Negreanu three-bet the pot from the cutoff for 8,700, and Stockfish called.

The flop came and the two players got stacks in the middle in a flurry of activity.

Jason Stockfish:
Daniel Negreanu:

Negreanu had the advantage with aces and the nut-low draw and Stockfish needed help to get a piece of the pot. The on the turn gave Stockfish a straight and made Negreanu's nut low. After the fell on the river, the two players split the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Stockfish	84,000 16,000	16,000
Daniel Negreanu	33,000 9,500	9,500

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Jason Stockfish

06-26-2018 21:03 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Jan Kores

Level 9 : 400/800, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Eli Elezra	105,000 39,000	39,000

Phil Hellmuth	65,000 30,000	30,000

Jeremy Harkin	65,000 44,000	44,000

Igor Sharaskin	54,000 11,000	11,000
Nathan Gamble	49,000 17,000	17,000

Erik Seidel	49,000 13,000	13,000

Mike Matusow	47,000

Bruno Fitoussi	46,000 2,000	2,000
Shirley Rosario	38,000 18,000	18,000
Victor Ramdin	36,000 28,400	28,400
Daniel Negreanu	32,000 8,500	8,500

Chris Ferguson	30,500 9,500	9,500

Barry Greenstein	17,500 12,500	12,500

Andreas Klatt	17,000
Mike Leah	13,500 7,500	7,500

Mike Wattel	11,000 4,400	4,400

Ismael Bojang	9,500 3,800	3,800

Marcel Luske	Busted
Frank Kassela	Busted

Scott Bohlman	Busted

06-26-2018 20:53 UTC-8

Watson Rivers a Double Up

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Level 9 : 400/800, 0 ante

Mike Watson was all in for 6,700, racing with against .

The flop didn't look good for him and the turn stood with his opponent. Watson, however, binked the river as the gave him a superior full house.

"Are you serious?" Watson's rival said in frustration.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	16,000 6,500	6,500

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06-26-2018 20:41 UTC-8

Engel Quartered by Shane

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Jan Kores

Level 9 : 400/800, 0 ante

David Shane raised to 1,600 in the hijack and Ari Engel made it 6,000 on the button. Shane called and they went heads-up to the flop where Shane check-shoved for 27,500. Engel had him just about covered and called.

David Shane:
Ari Engel:

Both players had a nut low draw and they filled up. However, Shane hit a flush to win the high half of the pot and Engel had to concede three-quarters of the pot.