2019 World Series of Poker

Event #45: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq76
Prize
$1,618,417
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$6,602,500
Entries
278
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
0

Hastings Busts to Martini

Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante
Brian Hastings
Brian Hastings

On a {5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} flop, Julien Martini checked to Brian Hastings who bet pot. Martini re-raised pot and Hastings was all in for around 200,000.

Julien Martini: {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}
Brian Hastings: {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{3-Spades}{2-Clubs}

"I thought I had ace-five," said Martini who would need to improve to eliminate Hastings. The turn was the {9-Hearts} but the river {6-Spades} improved him to two pair and Hastings was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
WSOP 4X Winner
700,000 36,000
Brian Hastings us
Brian Hastings
WSOP 6X Winner
Busted

Tags: Brian HastingsJulien Martini

Lamb Among Pre Dinner Casualties

Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante
Ben Lamb
Ben Lamb

Quan Zhou doubled through Adi Abugazal when his {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} hit a superior full house versus {a-Hearts}{7-Spades}{6-Spades}{2-Hearts} on a board of {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}. However, the Chinese High Roller would not make it to the dinner break as he was eliminated soon after by Dominykas Karmazinas.

One table over, Iaroslav Boiko ended up second-best to Erik Seidel and the next all in clash took place between Ben Lamb and Dylan Weisman. Lamb's cards were in the muck already and Weisman had the best hand in {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{q-Clubs}{10-Spades} on a board of {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{8-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Micah Smith us
Micah Smith
1,200,000 640,000
Gjergj Sinishtaj us
Gjergj Sinishtaj
800,000 20,000
Gavin Cochrane gb
Gavin Cochrane
800,000 130,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
750,000 520,000
Dylan Weisman us
Dylan Weisman
WSOP 1X Winner
750,000 370,000
Dominykas Karmazinas lt
Dominykas Karmazinas
650,000 290,000
Adi Abugazal il
Adi Abugazal
175,000 -285,000
Quan Zhou cn
Quan Zhou
Busted
Iaroslav Boiko ua
Iaroslav Boiko
Busted
Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: Adi AbugazalBen LambDominykas KarmazinasDylan WeismanErik SeidelIaroslav BoikoQuan Zhou

Deeb With the Baby Flush

Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante
Shaun Deeb
Shaun Deeb

Five players saw a flop of {7-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{10-Clubs} and it checked to Sam Snead who bet 50,000. Shaun Deeb was the only caller.

The turn was the {a-Clubs} and both players checked. The river was the {k-Diamonds} and Snead check-called a bet of 25,000 from Deeb.

"Flush," announced Deeb showing {2-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
WSOP 6X Winner
625,000 125,000
Sam Snead us
Sam Snead
378,000 -112,000

Tags: Sam SneadShaun Deeb

Beylin Busts in Three-Way All In

Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante
Brian Hastings
Brian Hastings

Andre Nyffeler raised to 35,000 and Brian Hastings three-bet to 120,000 on the button. Konstantin Beylin reluctantly called all in for 30,000 in the big blind ad Nyffeler double-checked the remaining stack of Hastings before making the call. On the {k-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop they got it in with Hastings at risk for 52,000.

Konstantin Beylin: {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}
Brian Hastings: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}{q-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Andre Nyffeler: {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{4-Diamonds}

The {9-Clubs} turn and {j-Spades} river kept Hastings in the lead and he scored a full double for Nyffeler.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Hastings us
Brian Hastings
WSOP 6X Winner
380,000 165,000
Andre Nyffeler us
Andre Nyffeler
250,000 250,000
Konstantin Beylin us
Konstantin Beylin
Busted

Tags: Andre NyffelerBrian HastingsKonstantin Beylin

Three Down on Table 417

Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante
Bryce Yockey earlier in the WSOP
Bryce Yockey earlier in the WSOP

Mike Krasienko had already been missing and he was joined on the rail by Bryce Yockey and Scott Baumstein.

Yockey was first to fall when John Racener opened to 20,000 on the cutoff and Wasim Korkis called on the button. Yockey three-bet to 85,000 in the small blind with around 100,000 behind and Racener called, Korkis folded.

On the {10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} flop, Yockey jammed and Racener called.

Bryce Yockey: {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}{7-Spades}{5-Clubs}
John Racener: {j-Clubs}{9-Spades}{8-Spades}{6-Spades}

The {a-Diamonds} turn improved Yockey to a pair of aces, but Racener made trips on the {8-Hearts} river.

Shortly after, the flop showed {k-Spades}{10-Clubs}{8-Spades} and Baumstein was all in with the {a-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{3-Spades} for the straight and flush draw. Korkis called with {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} for middle set. The {q-Hearts} turn and {3-Diamonds} river run out failed to improve Baumstein and he also headed to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Wasim Korkis us
Wasim Korkis
1,320,000 870,000
John Racener us
John Racener
WSOP 1X Winner
450,000 160,000
Bryce Yockey us
Bryce Yockey
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Mike Krasienko us
Mike Krasienko
Busted
Scott Baumstein us
Scott Baumstein
Busted

Tags: Bryce YockeyJohn RacenerMike KrasienkoScott BaumsteinWasim Korkis

Lamb Doubles Through Velador

Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante
Ben Lamb
Ben Lamb

"You're counting out way too much," said Ben Lamb who had just doubled through Luis Velador.

"I'm dizzy!" said Velador in response who had held {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}{j-Hearts}{9-Spades} against Lamb's {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}

"I thought I was drawing dead after the window card," said Lamb with the board reading {5-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{10-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} with him turning two pair to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Luis Velador mx
Luis Velador
WSOP 2X Winner
400,000 -90,000
Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
WSOP 2X Winner
180,000 105,000

Tags: Ben LambLuis Velador

Clock Called on Sammartino

Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

The board read {10-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{10-Spades}{9-Clubs} and John Riordan bet 150,000 into a pot of around 200,000. Action was on Dario Sammartino who had steadily been chipping up all day.

Eventually Riordan called the clock on the Italian who looked on nonplussed as he was counted down and the clock hit zero and his hand was dead.

Riordan is now closing in on a million chips with 92 players remaining according to the tournament clock.

Player Chips Progress
John Riordan us
John Riordan
WSOP 2X Winner
940,000 230,000
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
880,000 -20,000

Tags: John RiordanDario Sammartino

Assorted Counts

Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
900,000 195,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
800,000 300,000
Gjergj Sinishtaj us
Gjergj Sinishtaj
780,000 520,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
WSOP 1X Winner
750,000 600,000
Sam Snead us
Sam Snead
700,000 60,000
Robert Mizrachi us
Robert Mizrachi
WSOP 4X Winner
700,000 362,500
Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis
WSOP 1X Winner
650,000 440,000
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
WSOP 6X Winner
630,000 30,000
James Chen tw
James Chen
WSOP 1X Winner
520,000 520,000
Esther Taylor us
Esther Taylor
520,000 275,000
Matt Giannetti us
Matt Giannetti
400,000 180,000
Quan Zhou cn
Quan Zhou
350,000 105,000
Joe Hachem au
Joe Hachem
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
350,000 160,000
Leif Force us
Leif Force
WSOP 1X Winner
330,000 330,000
Alex Rocha us
Alex Rocha
310,000 -80,000
Ajay Chabra us
Ajay Chabra
290,000 290,000
Joseph Sanders us
Joseph Sanders
100,000 -48,000
Andrew Ige us
Andrew Ige
Busted
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Toilet Humour with Dominykas Karmazinas

Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante
Dominykas Karmazinas
Dominykas Karmazinas

High Rollers are usually eerily quiet and serious places, but every so often they are punctuated by the laughter and frivolity of a select few players. Everyone's seen the way the ice-cold atmosphere at the tables can melt if, for example, a character like Jean-Robert Bellande .

Well the $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller has one in the shape of Dominykas Karmazinas who has been regaling his table with stories and jovial conversation.

One such story concerned a poker player who had an unfortunate incident with some chips whilst in the bathroom.

"He had two $1,000 chips fall into the toilet while he was on it," said Karmazinas. "And $15,000 slide under the other cabin next door.

"He had to decide what to do, because if he stood up then the $2,000 got flushed because it flushes automatically. But someone might come into the next door and take his money."

The table, including Sean Winter, listened intently to the culmination of the story. Apparently, the player in question had reached into the toilet bowl to retrieve his chips before grabbing his chips from next door.

"He was washing his hands for 30 minutes!" said Karmazinas.

Player Chips Progress
Dominykas Karmazinas lt
Dominykas Karmazinas
360,000 -90,000

Tags: Dominykas KarmazinasSean Winter