2019 World Series of Poker

Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aaq7
Prize
$228,228
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,151,550
Entries
853
Level Info
Level
32
Limits
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
0

Nice Runout for Varga Against Pharo

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Steven Varga opened, Mark Pharo pushed in three-bets and Varga moved all in. Pharo called and the two turned over their hands with Varga at risk.

Varga: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}
Pharo: {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{2-Spades}

The board ran out {q-Clubs}{3-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{2-Diamonds} and Varga scooped the pot with his double nut hand, doubling through Pharo.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Pharo us
Mark Pharo
165,000
152,300
152,300
Steven Varga us
Steven Varga
50,000
26,500
26,500

Tags: Steven VargaMark Pharo

Butcher Gets Three-Quartered

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Andrew Chapman raised to two bets from middle position and Bradley Butcher called from the button. Both blinds got out of the way and the {a-Spades}{7-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} flop was dealt.

Chapman bet and he was called by Butcher and the {q-Clubs} turn was dealt. Chapman fired 10,000 this time and Butcher called again. The {2-Diamonds} river completed the board and Butcher called another bet of 10,000.

Chapman turned over {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{3-Spades} and Butcher showed {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{3-Clubs}. Both players had the same low hand but Chapman took the high with top two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Chapman us
Andrew Chapman
69,000
9,400
9,400
Bradley Butcher us
Bradley Butcher
64,000
-54,000
-54,000

Tags: Bradley ButcherAndrew Chapman

Assorted Chip Counts Before Break

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
John Esposito us
John Esposito
245,000
121,000
121,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Curtis Phelps us
Curtis Phelps
245,000
180,000
180,000
Clifford Schinkoeth us
Clifford Schinkoeth
235,000
170,800
170,800
Tom McCormick us
Tom McCormick
230,000
203,800
203,800
Todd Gozur us
Todd Gozur
225,000
198,000
198,000
Tony Cousineau us
Tony Cousineau
195,000
173,000
173,000
Kathy Chang us
Kathy Chang
170,000
158,400
158,400
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
170,000
46,000
46,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Danny Chang us
Danny Chang
170,000
28,000
28,000
David Bach us
David Bach
165,000
103,000
103,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
160,000
127,000
127,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Rick Fuller us
Rick Fuller
135,000
79,000
79,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Scott Abrams us
Scott Abrams
130,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Patrick Leonard gb
Patrick Leonard
115,000
73,000
73,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Calen McNeil ca
Calen McNeil
90,000
46,000
46,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Break Time

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

The remaining 77 runners will now be taking their last 15-minute break of the night.

In the Money Eliminations

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Philip Long gb
Philip Long
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
William Brock us
William Brock
Busted
Owais Ahmed us
Owais Ahmed
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
John Rodriguez us
John Rodriguez
Busted
Vladislav Tinchev de
Vladislav Tinchev
Busted
Robert Slezak us
Robert Slezak
Busted
Matt Gregoire us
Matt Gregoire
Busted
Shannon Petluck us
Shannon Petluck
Busted
Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra
Busted
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Scott Bohlman us
Scott Bohlman
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Alan Sternberg us
Alan Sternberg
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Nick Kost us
Nick Kost
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
William Mahan us
William Mahan
Busted
Barry Rosenbloom us
Barry Rosenbloom
Busted
Dan Heimiller us
Dan Heimiller
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
James Woods us
James Woods
Busted

Level: 19

Limits: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 0

Benyamine Taken Down by Barber

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
David Benyamine
David Benyamine

Andrew Barber put in a raise from early position and David Benyamine put his last 19,000 in the middle from late position. Barber called to put him at risk and they opened up.

David Benyamine: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{3-Clubs}
Andrew Barber: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}

The board ran out {k-Clubs}{9-Spades}{7-Hearts}{8-Spades}{4-Hearts} and Barber took down Benyamine with two pair and the nut low.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Barber us
Andrew Barber
92,000
58,000
58,000
WSOP 1X Winner
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Andrew BarberDavid Benyamine

Johnson Three-Quarters Alrbregin

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Cliff Schinkoeth, Sergey Altbregin and Stephen Johnson all put in three bets before the flop. The dealer spread out {7-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}, action checked to Johnson, he bet and both of his opponents check-called.

The {9-Clubs} arrived on the turn and everyone checked to the {3-Spades} on the river. Action checked round to Alrbregin, who bet and instantly to his left Johnson threw in three.

Only Alrbregin called the bet, tabling {a-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} for the nut low a pair of ducks. Johnson turned over {a-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} for the same low but a pair of sixes for a better high hand, taking three-quarters of the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Johnson us
Stephen Johnson
160,000
25,000
25,000
Sergey Altbregin ru
Sergey Altbregin
120,000
58,000
58,000

Tags: Sergey AltbreginStephen Johnson

Stockfish Pulls Somes Piles from Bach

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

The flop showed {8-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{9-Hearts}, David Bach checked to Jason Stockfish who pushed in a bet and Bach called. The {q-Diamonds} peeled off on the turn and Bach check-called another bet from Stockfish.

The river came down a {2-Hearts}, Bach check-called another bet and Stockfish tabled {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{6-Spades} for a pair of aces with a six low. Bach mucked his cards and Stockfish added another pot to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Stockfish us
Jason Stockfish
240,000
154,500
154,500
David Bach us
David Bach
95,000
-70,000
-70,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: David BachJason Stockfish

McHugh Makes Tyson Fold

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Christopher McHugh raised to 12,000 from early position and he was called by Stephen Tyson from the small blind.

The flop was dealt {q-Spades}{j-Hearts}{9-Hearts} and both players checked. The turn was the {10-Spades} and Tyson check-called a bet from McHugh.

The river was the {10-Diamonds} and McHugh lead out on the river for 12,000 and Tyson told McHugh he was in pain. He folded with the words ''I really hope you're not getting me off a chop''.

Player Chips Progress
Christopher McHugh us
Christopher McHugh
80,000
59,000
59,000
Stephen Tyson us
Stephen Tyson
67,000
41,100
41,100

Tags: Christopher McHughStephen Tyson