Event #25: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-12-2019 15:56 UTC-7

Updated Counts

Milko van Winden

Level 40 : 600,000/1,200,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Valden	29,600,000 4,200,000	4,200,000
Andrew Donabedian	21,700,000 950,000	950,000

Corey Wright	11,800,000 -1,700,000	-1,700,000

Todd Dreyer	8,100,000 -4,200,000	-4,200,000
Mihai Niste	6,700,000

Level: 41

Blinds: 800,000/1,600,000

Ante: 0

06-12-2019 16:13 UTC-7

Niste Doubles First Hand After Break

Yori Epskamp

Level 41 : 800,000/1,600,000, 0 ante

The players were moved to the Amazon Thunderdome stage during the break. In the first hand after the break, Mihai Niste got it all in for 6,700,000 against Andrew Donabedian.

Mihai Niste:
Andrew Donabedian:

The board came down and Niste doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Donabedian	15,000,000 -6,700,000	-6,700,000

Mihai Niste	14,200,000 7,500,000	7,500,000

Tags: Andrew Donabedian Mihai Niste

06-12-2019 16:20 UTC-7

Mihai Niste Eliminated in 5th Place ($50,732)

Milko van Winden

Level 41 : 800,000/1,600,000, 0 ante

Robert Valden raised to 4,500,000 from the cutoff and big blind Mihai Niste raised all in for about 12,000,000. Valden quickly called and they opened up.

Mihai Niste:
Robert Valden:

The board ran out and Valden hit two pair on the turn to take down the pot and crack Niste's aces.

Niste won $50,732 after his deep run in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Valden	42,000,000 12,400,000	12,400,000
Mihai Niste	Busted

Tags: Mihai Niste Robert Valden

06-12-2019 16:28 UTC-7

Wright Spikes River to Stay Alive

Yori Epskamp

Level 41 : 800,000/1,600,000, 0 ante

Start-of-the-day chip leader Corey Wright was down to 9,500,000 and raised it up first to act. Robert Valden reraised from the big blind to put Wright at risk and the latter got it in.

Corey Wright:
Robert Valden:

The flop and turn kept Valden way ahead, leaving only the queens, jacks, and eights as outs. The river was one of them, the , and he celebrated the double-up.

"Gutshot Corey strikes again!" his friends joked from the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Valden	32,800,000 -9,200,000	-9,200,000
Corey Wright	19,800,000 8,000,000	8,000,000

Tags: Corey Wright Robert Valden

06-12-2019 16:35 UTC-7

Dreyer Triples Up

Milko van Winden

Level 41 : 800,000/1,600,000, 0 ante

Robert Valden raised to 5,000,000 from the cutoff and button Corey Wright called. Todd Dreyer sat in the big blind and he pushed his last 5,700,000 to the middle. It was no surprise when both Valden and Wright called the extra 700,000.

The flop fell and Valden checked to Wright. He took over the betting initiative with a bet of 5,500,000 and Valden let go of his hand with the words ''I really hope you have it.''

Dreyer was actually the one in the lead with for two pair while Wright was trailing with .

The turn was the and the river the and Dreyer tripled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Valden	27,000,000 -5,800,000	-5,800,000
Todd Dreyer	17,100,000 9,000,000	9,000,000
Corey Wright	11,700,000 -8,100,000	-8,100,000

Tags: Corey Wright Robert Valden Todd Dreyer

06-12-2019 16:50 UTC-7

Dreyer Shoves on Valden

Yori Epskamp

Level 41 : 800,000/1,600,000, 0 ante

After a slow phase with nothing but walks and raise-and-take-its, there was a flop again when Todd Dreyer raised to 4,800,000 from the small blind and Robert Valden called from the big blind.

On an flop, Dreyer shoved all in for 8,300,000. Valden thought for minutes and eventually folded in disgust.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Valden	26,000,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000
Todd Dreyer	17,900,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Robert Valden Todd Dreyer

Level: 42

Blinds: 1,000,000/2,000,000

Ante: 0

06-12-2019 17:00 UTC-7

Dreyer's Patience is Paying Off

Milko van Winden

Level 42 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 0 ante

Todd Dreyer has been playing the waiting game for most of the final table. He tripled up moments ago and he just won a nice pot that put him in the second position.

Andrew Donabedian raised from the small blind to 6,000,000 and big blind Dreyer called. The flop fell and Dreyer called another 2,500,000 bet from Donabedian.

The turn was the and Donabedian checked to Dreyer this time. He announced all in but Donabedian quickly folded his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Valden	36,000,000 10,000,000	10,000,000
Todd Dreyer	24,000,000 6,100,000	6,100,000
Andrew Donabedian	16,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Corey Wright	12,500,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Andrew Donabedian Todd Dreyer

06-12-2019 17:07 UTC-7

Corey Wright Eliminated in 4th Place ($68,258)

Yori Epskamp

Level 42 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 0 ante

Corey Wright potted to 7,000,000 on the button, leaving himself with 8,500,000 behind. After some thought, Todd Dreyer elected to call from the big blind.

The flop was and Dreyer shoved all in. Wright took around ten seconds before calling it off.

Corey Wright:
Todd Dreyer:

Wright was in a deep hole against Dreyer's set and neither the turn nor river provided a miracle escape. The start-of-the-day chip leader finished in fourth place for a payday of $68,258.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Dreyer	47,400,000 23,400,000	23,400,000
Corey Wright	Busted

Tags: Corey Wright Todd Dreyer