2019 World Series of Poker

Event #52: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kqq10
Prize
$1,086,967
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$4,869,200
Entries
518
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
0

"This Is MAGA Country!"

Level 1 : 100/200, 0 ante
Loren Klein after winning bracelet #4
Loren Klein after winning bracelet #4

Defending champion Loren Klein, who just won a WSOP gold bracelet for the fourth consecutive year in Event #43: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet, raised to 600 from the cutoff, and the button called. The small blind three-bet to 2,600, and both Klein and the button called.

Action checked to the button on a {7-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} flop, and he bet 3,000. Only Klein called.

Klein checked the {q-Clubs} turn, and the button bet 11,800. Klein tanked for a minute before saying, "Raise pot." The total was 49,400, and Klein had around 10,000 left behind. The button elected to fold, and Klein said, "This is MAGA country!" as he raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Loren Klein us
Loren Klein
Defending Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
84,400 24,400

Tags: Loren Klein

Shack-Harris Fills Up and Frustrates a Foe

Level 1 : 100/200, 0 ante
Brandon Shack-Harris in a previous event
Brandon Shack-Harris in a previous event

A player in middle position bet 2,000 into a pot 3,400 with a {10-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{9-Clubs}{3-Clubs} board on the felt. Brandon Shack-Harris, who won this very event back in 2016, raised to 6,200 from the cutoff. His opponent came back with a three-bet to 22,100, and Shack-Harris called.

The middle position player checked the {10-Spades} river, and Shack-Harris bet 28,000. His opponent, who had 31,000 left in his stack, tanked for three minutes before making the call.

"Full house," Shack-Harris said before tabling {k-Clubs}{j-Spades}{10-Hearts}{5-Clubs}. His opponent stood up, looking frustrated with the board, then arced his cards high in the air, still in hand, before slamming them down on the felt face-down.

Player Chips Progress
Brandon Shack-Harris us
Brandon Shack-Harris
WSOP 2X Winner
110,000 50,000
Kahle Burns au
Kahle Burns
WSOP 2X Winner
60,000
David Williams us
David Williams
WSOP 1X Winner
60,000

Tags: Brandon Shack-Harris

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Small One for Liu

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante
Sasha Liu from an earlier event
Sasha Liu from an earlier event

Sasha Liu sat in middle position when Cole Jackson raised under the gun to 600. She called and the other players at the table got out of the way, including 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event winner Joe Hachem.

The {q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} flop was dealt and both players checked. The turn was the {k-Spades} and Jackson bet 1,100. Liu called again and the river was the {q-Hearts}.

Both checked and Jackson quickly showed {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{x-}{x-} while Liu won the hand with {j-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{x-}{x-}.

Player Chips Progress
Sasha Liu us
Sasha Liu
85,000 25,000
Cole Jackson us
Cole Jackson
55,000

A Round of Chip Counts

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Mason Reagan us
Mason Reagan
135,000 17,000
Brandon Shack-Harris us
Brandon Shack-Harris
WSOP 2X Winner
105,000 -5,000
Loren Klein us
Loren Klein
Defending Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
93,000 8,600
Ryan D'Angelo us
Ryan D'Angelo
WSOP 1X Winner
88,500 88,500
Sasha Liu us
Sasha Liu
85,200 200
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
WSOP 1X Winner
83,500 16,500
Jose Barbero ar
Jose Barbero
78,200 18,200
Ayaz Mahmood us
Ayaz Mahmood
WSOP 1X Winner
78,000 18,000
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
WSOP 4X Winner
73,000 13,000
Roman Valerstein us
Roman Valerstein
70,000 10,000
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
68,600 8,600
Rep Porter us
Rep Porter
WSOP 3X Winner
67,000 16,000
Jorryt van Hoof nl
Jorryt van Hoof
64,500 4,500
John Beauprez us
John Beauprez
WSOP 1X Winner
63,200 3,200
Tony Miles us
Tony Miles
62,000 62,000
Brian Hastings us
Brian Hastings
WSOP 6X Winner
61,000 1,000
Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
WSOP 1X Winner
54,100 -5,900
Vivian Saliba br
Vivian Saliba
53,000 -7,000
Jared Bleznick us
Jared Bleznick
41,000 -19,000

Yockey Raises, Takes It

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

A player in the hijack bet 1,300 into a pot of 2,000 facing a {7-Spades}{a-Hearts}{8-Spades} board, and the cutoff raised to 4,600.

Bryce Yockey, who won his lone WSOP bracelet in the 2017 $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship, cut out a three-bet to 14,000 and tossed it in the pot, quickly chasing off the hijack. The cutoff didn't take much longer to get out of the way as well, and Yockey took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Bryce Yockey us
Bryce Yockey
WSOP 1X Winner
72,000 72,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey

Laplante and Barbero Mix It Up

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

Ryan Laplante, who owns a WSOP bracelet from 2016's Event #12: $565 Pot Limit Omaha, checked a {j-Clubs}{2-Spades}{j-Hearts} flop in the big blind, and Jose "Nacho" Barbero bet 1,200 from under the gun. An opponent in the cutoff called, as did Laplante.

Action checked through the {a-Diamonds} turn, and Laplante checked the {a-Hearts} river. Barbero bet 4,200 and the cutoff quickly folded. Laplante took a few beats before folding as well.

"Awful turn card," Laplante told Barbero after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Jose Barbero ar
Jose Barbero
78,000 -200
Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
WSOP 1X Winner
62,000 2,000

Tags: Jose BarberoRyan Laplante

Liu Ousts Hachem

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante
Sasha Liu in a previous event
Sasha Liu in a previous event

Sasha Liu checked a {7-Spades}{6-Spades}{2-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} board from the big blind, and 2005 WSOP Main Event champ Joe Hachem bet 18,000 from the cutoff. Liu potted it to put Hachem in for his last 33,000, and he called after a moment in the tank.

Joe Hachem: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{3-Spades}
Sasha Liu: {10-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}

Liu's eight-high straight was ahead of Hachem's seven-high straight, but Hachem could still hit a spade to avoid elimination. The {q-Hearts} river was safe for Liu, and Hachem wished her luck as he exited the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Sasha Liu us
Sasha Liu
140,000 54,800
Joe Hachem au
Joe Hachem
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Joe HachemSasha Liu