Event #45: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship Day 2 | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-24-2021 21:48 UTC-8

Maksimov Doubles Through Schaefer

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

On a flop of , the chips of Artem Maksimov and Brandon Schaefer went into the middle with the former at risk for 304,000.

Artem Maksimov:
Brandon Schaefer:

The turn was a blank and the river improved Maksimov to jacks and tens for the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artem Maksimov	770,000 255,000	255,000
Brandon Schaefer	220,000 260,000	260,000

Tags: Artem Maksimov Brandon Schaefer

10-24-2021 21:42 UTC-8

The Wall of Witz Grows Again

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Mike Patrick

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jonathan Witz's large stack had recently taken a few hits, but it's back over a million thanks to a recent hand with Brandon Schaefer.

On a turn board reading , Schaefer bet 55,000 and got called by Witz.

The river brought the and again Schaefer bet, this time for 115,000. Witz responded quickly with a raise to 300,000.

After a brief deliberation, Schaefer folded, awarding the healthy pot to Witz, whose stack is back near the top of the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Witz	1,080,000 590,000	590,000

Brandon Schaefer	480,000 209,000	209,000

Tags: Brandon Schaefer

10-24-2021 21:36 UTC-8

Heritsch gets Paid by Ireland

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Michael Heritsch defended the big blind and check-called a bet by Anderson Ireland on the flop. The turn went check, check, and Heritsch bet the river for 80,000. Ireland called and announced top twp but Heritsch had the nuts with the for the six-high straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Heritsch	475,000 85,000	85,000
Anderson Ireland	250,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Michael Heritsch Anderson Ireland

10-24-2021 21:35 UTC-8

Yanovski Knocks Out Ohel

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Josh Noy

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Randy Ohel was faced with a decision for all of his chips after a bet from Leonid Yanovski on the river.

The board showed and Yanovski bet enough to put Ohel all in, and Ohel said he needed to "trust himself" as he made the call. Yanovski turned over for a straight, and Ohel mucked as he wished the rest of the table good luck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonid Yanovski	1,065,000 310,000	310,000
Randy Ohel	Busted

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10-24-2021 21:29 UTC-8

Witz Pays Off Ausmus

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jonathan Witz had previously doubled with a rivered nut flush and now check-called a bet worth 60,000 on the river. His sole opponent Jeremy Ausmus tabled the as the winning hand as Witz sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	970,000 115,000	115,000

Jonathan Witz	490,000 210,000	210,000

Tags: Jeremy Ausmus Jonathan Witz

10-24-2021 21:28 UTC-8

Two Down in the Money

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick lost the remainder of his short stack soon after the bubble burst and Andrew Donabedian followed suit soon after to reduce the field to the final 46 contenders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	Busted

Andrew Donabedian	Busted

Tags: Andrew Donabedian Stephen Chidwick

10-24-2021 21:27 UTC-8

Linde Doubles Through Montgomery

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Mike Patrick

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

On a flop of , Dylan Linde put in his last 78,000 chips and got a call from Kyle Montgomery.

Dylan Linde:
Kyle Montgomery:

Linde had the better two pair and held after the and fell to complete the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Montgomery	780,000 155,000	155,000
Dylan Linde	190,000 30,000	30,000

10-24-2021 21:20 UTC-8

Matusow Doubles Again

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Josh Noy

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Shortly after doubling up, Mike Matusow was at risk again facing Nathan Zimnik.

Mike Matusow:
Nathan Zimnik:

Matusow's aces fell behind after the flop, and Zimnik maintained the lead with his set of kings on the turn. Matusow then got the help he needed on the to make a flush and climb over the 600,000 mark.