Event #53: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 2 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-27-2018 17:25 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Jones	Busted
Alex Livingston	Busted

Sergey Altbregin	Busted
Jesse David	Busted
Justine Roders	Busted
Amnon Filippi	Busted

Samuel Ngai	Busted
Jason Faircloth	Busted
Sue Smith	Busted
Peter Levine	Busted
Gerald Cohen	Busted
Sloane Martin	Busted
James Buckner	Busted
Sergey Selin	Busted
Dorian Grant	Busted
Andreas Klatt	Busted

Cantu Doesn't Slow Down

Jan_Kores

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Brandon Cantu made it 8,000 in early position and the action folded around to the big blind Andrew Yeh who matched the price.

They saw the hit the felt and Yeh checked to Cantu who fired 15,000. Yeh didn't hesitate and called.

The turn filled the flush draw and missed the low draw. Yeh checked and Cantu dropped another shell, making it 25,000. Yeh folded after 20 seconds or so.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Cantu	210,000 -40,000	-40,000

Andrew Yeh	145,000 88,000	88,000

Tags: Brandon Cantu Andrew Yeh

06-27-2018 17:33 UTC-7

There were about 21,000 chips in the middle and the flop was out when we got to the table. Phil Hellmuth was in middle position and heads up against Bryce Yockey, who was on the button. Hellmuth bet 8,000, and after some consideration, Yockey called.

The hit the turn and Hellmuth jammed for 17,000. Yockey went into the tank for a bit and eventually folded, so Hellmuth took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Yockey	157,000 42,000	42,000

Phil Hellmuth	51,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Phil Hellmuth

06-27-2018 17:48 UTC-7

Big Scooper for Labat

Jan_Kores

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Picking up the action on the turn, big blind Donna Cooper checked and so did Peter Walsworth in middle position. His left-hand opponent Antoine Labat bet the maximum, making it 63,000. He had only about 10,000 more in his stack.

The action was on Cooper who contemplated for a while and it seemed that she was about to fold her hand just when she said, "OK, I call." Walsworth released his hand in a second and Cooper wanted to turn her cards up but the table reminded her that she wasn't all in yet.

The river fell and both players checked.

Cooper missed her draw with and Labat took down a large pot with . Walsworth observed the showdown and then sighed, saying that he'd scoop if they let him peel the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Labat	200,000 124,000	124,000
Peter Walsworth	47,000 30,100	30,100
Donna Cooper	15,000 -35,600	-35,600

Tags: Peter Walsworth Antoine Labat Donna Cooper

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 0

06-27-2018 17:55 UTC-7

Dudani Doubles Up

simkha

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Shiva Dudani was heads up against Quinn Do on a board with a substantial pot already brewing. The two players got the rest of the chips in the middle with Dudani at risk.

Shiva Dudani:
Quinn Do:

Dudani was drawing to the nuts in both directions but needed to improve against Do's kings to survive. The on the river gave Dudani both the nut flush and nut low, so he scooped the pot to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shiva Dudani	112,000 42,000	42,000
Raz Alon	110,000 81,100	81,100
Quinn Do	107,000 -23,000	-23,000

Tags: Quinn Do Shiva Dudani

06-27-2018 18:05 UTC-7

Pender's Shove Gets Through

Jan_Kores

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Jameson Painter opened to 10,000 in middle position two players accepted his bid: Joshua Pender in the small blind and Jeff Williams in the big.

The flop was and Pender decided to front-shove his 19,500. Williams folded rather quickly but Painter asked for a count. Then he took about 30 seconds and figured out that he wasn't ready to spin and let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jameson Painter	130,000 81,000	81,000
Jeff Williams	110,000 40,040	40,040
Joshua Pender	49,500 -25,500	-25,500

Tags: Joshua Pender Jameson Painter Jeff Williams

06-27-2018 18:12 UTC-7

Jackson Triples Through Elezra and Linde

simkha

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Paul Jackson was in the big blind and already had his stack in the middle against two other players when we got to the table: Eli Elezra in the small blind and Dylan Linde in the hijack.

The flop came and Elezra checked to Linde in the dry side pot. Linde bet the pot for 88,500, sending Elezra into the tank. After over three minutes, he ultimately folded.

"Worst laydown of my life," Elezra said.

Paul Jackson:
Dylan Linde:

Linde had flopped a wrap and his low draw was superior to Jackson's, but he needed to improve in order to win the pot. The on the turn and on the river were no help to Linde and Jackson scooped the pot with a pair of threes to triple up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Linde	146,000 70,000	70,000

Eli Elezra	135,000 73,000	73,000

Paul Jackson	88,500 67,100	67,100

Tags: Dylan Linde Eli Elezra Paul Jackson

06-27-2018 18:13 UTC-7

Hellmuth's Stack Halved by Yockey

Jan_Kores

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

With the lying on the flop, Phil Hellmuth was in the cutoff with 29,000 in chips stacked in front of him. Bryce Yockey, sitting under the gun, raised all in and Hellmuth called for about 30,000 more.

Hellmuth:
Yockey:

Both players had similar hands but Yockey hit the on the turn while the river gave the same low to both players. Yockey took three-quarters of the pot and Hellmuth sent him half of his belongings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Yockey	230,000 73,000	73,000

Phil Hellmuth	30,000 -21,000	-21,000

Tags: Phill Hellmuth Bryce Yockey

06-27-2018 18:16 UTC-7

Negreanu Felts Benson

Jan_Kores

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

We arrived when Daniel Negreanu and Gary Benson were all in on the turn with Negreanu's hand featuring for two pair while Benson hoped to catch up with his nut low draw. The river, however, was a and Negreanu claimed the whole pot with a boat.