Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day 3 Started
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,588,600
Entries
169
Level
32
Limits
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
0
Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Bets | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 | 1 | Mike Matusow | 234,000 | 10 | United States |
| 800 | 3 | Dylan Linde | 240,000 | 10 | United States |
| 800 | 4 | Daniel Alaei | 240,000 | 10 | United States |
| 800 | 5 | Paul Volpe | 372,000 | 16 | United States |
| 800 | 7 | Mike Gorodinsky | 385,000 | 16 | United States |
| 800 | 8 | Jesse Martin | 479,000 | 20 | United States |
| 800 | 9 | Felipe Ramos | 401,000 | 17 | Brazil |
| 801 | 1 | Dustin Dirksen | 382,000 | 16 | United States |
| 801 | 2 | Eli Elezra | 858,000 | 36 | United States |
| 801 | 3 | Adam Coats | 617,000 | 26 | United States |
| 801 | 4 | Talon White | 269,000 | 11 | United States |
| 801 | 5 | Daniel Zack | 571,000 | 24 | United States |
| 801 | 6 | Chris Bjorin | 415,000 | 17 | Sweden |
| 801 | 7 | Viacheslav Zhukov | 293,000 | 12 | Russia |
| 801 | 8 | Kyle Miaso | 433,000 | 18 | United States |
| 802 | 1 | Per Hildebrand | 316,000 | 13 | Sweden |
| 802 | 2 | Lars Gronning | 260,000 | 11 | United States |
| 802 | 3 | Jonathan Depa | 343,000 | 14 | United States |
| 802 | 4 | Robert Mizrachi | 250,000 | 10 | United States |
| 802 | 5 | Nikolai Yakovenko | 390,000 | 16 | Russia |
| 802 | 6 | Scott Bohlman | 108,000 | 5 | United States |
| 802 | 9 | Steve Chanthabouasy | 609,000 | 25 | United States |
Two days are in the books in Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship, with the field set to play down to a final table of six today on Day 3.
The 169 entries have been trimmed down to just 22, all of whom have their eyes on the $417,921 first-place prize. The player who has gotten closest to amassing all of the chips at this point is three-time bracelet winner Eli Elezra. Elezra has shown off his chops in 2-7 triple draw and two stud variants in the past, but he has yet to capture gold in Omaha hi-lo. He has a leading stack of 858,000 going into the penultimate day.
However, as should be expected in any $10K championship, plenty of stiff competition remains. Jesse Martin, Chris Bjorin, Paul Volpe and Rob Mizrachi are among the bracelet winners remaining in the field.
Another still in the hunt is fan favorite Mike "The Mouth" Matusow. Though he totes one of the shortest stacks at present, he's sure to keep things lively at the table, and if he builds up some momentum, it could be a fun ride for everyone.
Matusow's 234,000 still represents about 10 big bets heading to 12,000/24,000 limits, and that's indicative of how the tournament remains fairly deep. The average stack is more than 15 big bets, which means there's plenty of play left for nearly everyone in the field.
The plan today is to play out one-hour levels until just six remain to play on the live streaming table tomorrow. Keep an eye here on PokerNews to see who those six will be.
Level: 21
Limits: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 0
Level 21
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Chris Bjorin raised on the button and Kyle Miaso called from the big blind.
The flop came down 
and Miaso checked over to Bjorin who bet. Miaso then check-raised and Bjorin called.
On the 
turn, Miaso led and Bjorin called. Miaso led again on the 
river and Bjorin called again.
"Nut, second," Miaso said. He showed his 
for a full house and the second best low. Bjorin looked at his hand for a few seconds before pitching it into the muck and Miaso took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
310,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
||
Level 21
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Eli Elezra defended big blind against an Adam Coats under-the-gun raise. Elezra check-called after the 
flop, then both players checked the turn. On the 
river, Elezra bet.
"Okay," Coats said with a sigh. "Pumping up the chip leader."
"Nut-nut, I think," Elezra said, showing 
.
Of course it wasn't quite that, but his nut low with a straight was good for the whole pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
925,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
||
|
500,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
Level 21
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Steve Chanthabouasy opened from the cutoff and found resistance from Lars Gronning in the small blind when Gronning raised. Action folded back to Chanthabouasy who raised again, and Gronning just called.
The flop was 
and Gronning checked then called a bet from Chanthabouasy. The turn was the 
and Gronning checked again. Chanthabouasy bet again and Gronning called once more.
On the 
river, Gronning checked for a third time and Chanthabouasy bet again. This time Gronning pitched his hand away. Chanthabouasy flashed his cards behind him to no one in particular, but didn't reveal his holdings to the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
160,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Level 21
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
World Poker Tour Commentator Tony Dunst joins [Removed:139] at the World Series of Poker.
The two chat about Tony's plans for the summer, and his excitement level for the WSOP. Tony dives into how this tournament series gives him a unique opportunity to interact not only with fans, but also friends in the poker community that he's known for a long time.
Tony discusses playing the Colossus with Phil Ivey. Yes, you read that right, Phil Ivey was playing a $565 buy-in tournament at the World Series of Poker.
Tony and Jeff also talk about the World Poker Tour's decision to move all of their televised final tables to the Esports Arena at the Luxor in Las Vegas.
Level 21
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Adam Coats opened with a raise and was called by Talon White in the hijack seat and Viacheslav Zhukov in the small blind.
The flop was 
and action checked over to White who put out a bet. Zhukov called before Coats put in a raise. White and Zhukov both called.
On the 
turn, action checked to Coats who bet again. White folded while Zhukov tagged along.
The river was the 
and Zhukov check-called one more bet. Coats showed 
for a straight and the nut low while Zhukov could only produce 
for the nut low as well. Coats collected three-quarters of the pot while Zhukov dropped to just over 200,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
590,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
210,000 |
Level 21
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
The board read 
and action went nuts between three players. Steve Chanthabouasy bet, Rob Mizrachi raised, and Scott Bohlman tanked awhile from the small blind before calling. Chanthabouasy raised again, Mizrachi called, and Bohlman raised. Chanthabouasy capped it and Bohlman was all in.
The river brought the 
and Chanthabouasy check-called.
Mizrachi held 
for a wheel and a flush, but Chanthabouasy matched his wheel with 
and Bohlman had 
for aces full on the high half. He took half of the pot while the others chopped the rest.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
540,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
290,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
|
230,000
122,000
|
122,000 |
|
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