2018 World Series of Poker

Event #53: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day: 1
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Event Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Joseph Couden
Winning Hand
aq53
Prize
$244,370
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
935
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 935
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Bojang's Ace-Nine Is Good

Level 5 : 150/300, 0 ante
Ismael Bojang
Ismael Bojang

Ismael Bojang was in the small blind, three-betting to 2,700 over a 1,000 raise from the cutoff. He got called and the flop came {6-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}.

Bojang threw in his last 1,200 and his opponent called with {A-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}. Bojang showed {A-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{9-Spades}{8-Spades} and found himself ahead.

"Ace-nine is good? Oh my god!" he said in excitement.

The turn was the {6-Spades} and the {J-Clubs} river locked the pot for Bojang who scooped with aces and sixes with a nine kicker.

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Ismael Bojang
8,200
8,200
8,200
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner

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Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0

Ramos Chops One

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Five players saw a flop of {J-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{2-Spades} and Gabriel Ramos bet the pot for 1,000 from the small blind. Action folded around to the button and he raised to put Ramos to a decision for the remainder of his stack. He called to put himself at risk and the two players tabled their hands.

Gabriel Ramos: {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{3-Hearts}
Button: {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}

Ramos was ahead with aces and the nut-low draw and his opponent needed to improve in order to stack him. The {6-Hearts} on the turn gave Ramos the nut low but made his opponent's flush. After the {6-Spades} fell on the river, they split the pot.

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Gabriel Ramos
4,000

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Updated Chip Counts

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Randy Ohel
24,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Peter Neff
24,000
16,500
16,500
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Nathan Gamble
19,000
9,000
9,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
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Shirley Rosario
18,000
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David "ODB" Baker
16,500
9,500
9,500
WSOP 4X Winner
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Shaun Deeb
16,000
Team Lucky
WSOP 8X Winner
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Ari Engel
15,500
2,300
2,300
WSOP 2X Winner
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Connor Drinan
14,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Mike Ross
12,000
4,500
4,500
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Bryce Yockey
11,300
WSOP 2X Winner
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Barry Greenstein
9,500
500
500
WSOP 3X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Barny Boatman
9,500
2,000
2,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Kathy Liebert
8,500
300
300
WSOP 1X Winner
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Victor Ramdin
7,600
100
100
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Tom Koral
6,500
1,000
1,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
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PJ Cha
6,000
3,000
3,000
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Jon Turner
5,000
3,250
3,250
$25K Fantasy
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Marcel Luske
4,000
8,500
8,500

Shulman Felted

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Five players saw a flop of {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} and both blinds checked before the player under the gun bet 800. Allyn Shulman, who was on the button, was the only caller.

The turn brought the {7-Spades} and the under-the-gun player checked. Shulman bet 2,500 and her opponent called.

The {Q-Diamonds} hit the river and the under-the-gun player bet enough to put Shulman to a decision for the remainder of her stack, which was just over 6,000. She called and her opponent tabled {A-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for the nut flush and second-nut low. The dealer quickly swept away her {A-}{10-}{5-}{X-} and Shulman made her exit after the stacks had been verified.

Shulman exercised her option to re-enter and was just spotted sitting with a fresh stack.

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Allyn Shulman
7,500
1,700
1,700
WSOP 1X Winner

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Hastings Doubles

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Brian Hastings raised to 450 and two players joined him to the {10-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{4-Spades} flop. Hastings continued for 1,000 and a player on the button pumped the price to 2,200. Barry Werthman folded in the big blind and Hastings pushed all in for 2,975, earning a call.

Hastings: {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{6-Clubs}
Opponent: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{10-Spades}{6-Diamonds}

The {9-Spades} turn gave Hastings' rival a huge draw but the {7-Hearts} river was a blank and Hastings doubled his short stack.

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Brian Hastings
7,400
2,400
2,400
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once

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Werthman Holds Against Three Flush Draws and Three Nut Low Draws in a Crazy Four-Way All In

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Courtesy of Allen Kessler who came to our table to let us know about some crazy action happening on his table, we were able to see a four-way all-in situation develop following a flop of {7-Spades}{10-Clubs}{6-Spades}.

Eric Rodawig had bet 1,200, Brian Hastings made it 5,450 to go, then Barry Werthman moved all in. On top of that, Joseph Ebanks also put all his chips in and Rodawig was baffled by the situation in which he found himself. Eventually, he said, "Okay, I'm all in," and Hastings placed in his remaining hundreds in the middle as well. No less than 16 hole cards were turned up.

"I flopped the nuts," Werthman said while the other players all had an ace-deuce plus a spade draw in their respective hands:

Werthman: {K-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
Ebanks: {A-Spades}{9-Spades}{3-}{2-Hearts}
Rodawig: {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}{4-Spades}{2-Spades}
Hastings: {A-Clubs}{J-Spades}{10-Spades}{2-Clubs}

The {5-Diamonds} turn filled the low draw, then the {3-Clubs} river sealed the massive high-half of the pot for Werthman.

It took about five minutes to figure out all the logistics of side pots and chops, but the players helped the dealer to make everything right. Werthman walked away from the crazy all-in confrontation as the biggest beneficiary.

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Barry Werthman
17,000
17,000
17,000
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Joseph Ebanks
10,000
10,000
10,000
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Eric Rodawig
5,500
2,000
2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Brian Hastings
5,000
1,500
1,500
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once

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Force's Trips Are Good

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Leif Force raised to 400 from middle position and the player in the cutoff was the only caller.

The flop came {10-Hearts}{8-Spades}{7-Spades} and both players checked. The {8-Diamonds} fell on the turn, Force bet 525, and his opponent called.

The river brought the {J-Clubs} and both players checked. Force tabled {A-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} and his trip eights with an ace were good enough to win the pot.

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Leif Force
23,000
1,000
1,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0