2021 World Series of Poker

Event #62: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10108
Prize
$186,789
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$967,875
Entries
725
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
240,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
725
Players Left
113

Event #62: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Day 1 Completed

Tsugunari Toma Bags a Massive Stack on Day 1 of the $1,500 PLO8

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Tsugunari Toma
Tsugunari Toma

After a solid fifteen levels of play, Day 1 of Event #62: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better is completed. There were 725 total entries for this event with 113 players headed to Day 2.

Leading the field into Day 2 is Japan's top live poker tournament earner Tsugunari Toma (1,076,000 chips) who bagged an astonishing million-plus chip stack. To put this into perspective, Toma bagged nearly triple that of his nearest competition in Steve Chanthabouasy, who bagged a healthy stack of 393,000.

From the middle to the end of the day, Toma was on cruise control. He found himself on the better end of almost every spot and used his tournament experience to bag up an impressive stack.

Event #62 Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts

RANKPLAYERCountryCHIP COUNTBig Blinds
1Tsugunari TomaJapan1,076,000179
2Steve ChanthabouasyUnited States393,00066
3Paul HolderUnited States380,00063
4Maury BarrettUnited States373,00062
5Michael TrivettUnited States342,00057
6Raymond HensonUnited States339,00057
7Sean RemzUnited States333,00056
8Nathan GambleUnited States328,00055
9Andrew YehUnited States318,00053
10Dustin DirksenUnited States314,00052

Others who bagged up healthy stacks at the end of the night include Mike Matusow (228,000 chips), Paul Holder (380,000 chips), and Nathan Gamble (328,000). Gamble added to his stack near the end of the night, which resulted in David Williams hitting the rail before the closing bell.

The players will return Tuesday at 2 p.m. local (PST) time and play 10 levels of 60 minutes each, with a 15-minute break after every two levels, and a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 21 (~8:30 p.m. local (PST) time).

Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued updates of this event, or join us live here at The Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino where cards will be back in the air on Tuesday at 2 p.m. local (PST) time.

Tags: David WilliamsMike MatusowTsugunari Toma

Day 2 Seat Draw

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
ROOMTABLESEATPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
Amazon4491Stephen MoreschiUnited States150,00025
Amazon4493Filippos StavrakisUnited States53,0009
Amazon4495Thida LinUnited States101,00017
Amazon4496Robert MizrachiUnited States149,00025
Amazon4497Maury BarrettUnited States373,00062
       
Amazon4501Benjamin ArmstrongUnited States68,00011
Amazon4502Tamon NakamuraJapan90,00015
Amazon4503Steve ChanthabouasyUnited States393,00066
Amazon4504Dorian GrantUnited States52,0009
Amazon4505Brian OrricoUnited States84,00014
Amazon4506Mike MatusowUnited States227,00038
Amazon4508Noomis JonesUnited States250,00042
       
Amazon4511Kathy LiebertUnited States29,0005
Amazon4513Scott StinsonUnited States156,00026
Amazon4514Colten YamagishiCanada40,0007
Amazon4515David LolisUnited States311,00052
Amazon4516James HongUnited States172,00029
Amazon4517Jesse DavidUnited States90,00015
Amazon4518Christoph CsikUnited States69,00012
       
Amazon4521Matthew KaplanUnited States112,00019
Amazon4522Wayne McgregorUnited States154,00026
Amazon4523Damjan RadanovUnited States156,00026
Amazon4524Nathaniel WiesnerUnited States189,00032
Amazon4525Angela JordisonUnited States187,00031
Amazon4527Kelly KimUnited States89,00015
Amazon4528Eric StameyUnited States110,00018
       
Amazon4531Lisa AhumadaUnited States188,00031
Amazon4532Keshava PersadUnited States65,00011
Amazon4533Roman HrabecMexico158,00026
Amazon4534Ivan ZhechevBulgaria100,00017
Amazon4535Sergio BensoItaly123,00021
Amazon4536Pin JiangUnited States140,00023
Amazon4537Donald MaloneyCanada142,00024
Amazon4538Cong TranUnited States89,00015
       
Amazon4541Jean-Philippe PiquetteCanada95,00016
Amazon4542Robert MatherUnited States155,00026
Amazon4543Charles CoultasUnited States254,00042
Amazon4545Edward HanUnited States255,00043
Amazon4546Ben TangUnited States42,0007
Amazon4547Khalid ZoudoUnited States98,00016
Amazon4548Richie AllenUnited Kingdom126,00021
       
Amazon4551Andrew YehUnited States318,00053
Amazon4552Danny ChangUnited States127,00021
Amazon4553Ted LevaUnited States103,00017
Amazon4554Jason SternUnited States67,00011
Amazon4555Barth MeliusUnited States213,00036
Amazon4556Sterling LopezUnited States173,00029
Amazon4557Michael DreeseUnited States161,00027
Amazon4558Scott FitzhughUnited States183,00031
       
Amazon4561Ari OxmanUnited States246,00041
Amazon4563Andreas HoleNorway118,00020
Amazon4564Thomas DoehUnited States174,00029
Amazon4566Daniel WeinmanUnited States168,00028
Amazon4567Wendy WolfUnited States95,00016
Amazon4568Yuebin GuoUnited States105,00018
       
Amazon4571James KaramanisUnited States100,00017
Amazon4572Pj ChaUnited States100,00017
Amazon4573Peterpaul ShakerUnited States209,00035
Amazon4574Hernan SalazarUnited States181,00030
Amazon4575Paul HolderUnited States380,00063
Amazon4576Scott BaumsteinUnited States145,00024
Amazon4577Rebecca ThompsonUnited States13,0002
Amazon4578Mark BirdsallUnited States173,00029
       
Amazon4581Adrian JimenezUnited States131,00022
Amazon4582Jared HemingwayUnited States58,00010
Amazon4583Geoffrey TomesUnited States150,00025
Amazon4584Zachary GrunebergUnited States109,00018
Amazon4585Jeffrey KostyniukCanada128,00021
Amazon4586Kevin GerhartUnited States188,00031
Amazon4587Adam StoneUnited States232,00039
Amazon4588Tsugunari TomaJapan1,076,000179
       
Amazon4591Peter LevineUnited States46,0008
Amazon4592Ari EngelUnited States245,00041
Amazon4593John ReissUnited States97,00016
Amazon4594Joseph HaddadUnited States120,00020
Amazon4595Michael TannenbaumUnited States76,00013
Amazon4596Artur SaakyantsRussia242,00040
Amazon4597Chip JettUnited States157,00026
Amazon4598Dustin DirksenUnited States314,00052
       
Amazon4601Adam OwenUnited Kingdom186,00031
Amazon4602Jerry WongUnited States148,00025
Amazon4603John FauverUnited States199,00033
Amazon4604Raymond HensonUnited States339,00057
Amazon4605Michael TrivettUnited States342,00057
Amazon4606Jay HongUnited States157,00026
Amazon4607Sean RemzUnited States333,00056
Amazon4608Calen McNeilCanada150,00025
       
Amazon4611Leonard AugustUnited States113,00019
Amazon4612Adam FarberUnited States51,0009
Amazon4613Maxx ColemanUnited States188,00031
Amazon4614James McwhorterUnited States79,00013
Amazon4615Alexandr OrlovRussia126,00021
Amazon4617Ariel SheferUnited Kingdom208,00035
Amazon4618Peter FerderberUnited States91,00015
       
Amazon4621Christian HarderUnited States190,00032
Amazon4622Senovio Ramirez IIIUnited States224,00037
Amazon4623Kuhn KeenanUnited States40,0007
Amazon4624Andrew KelsallUnited States98,00016
Amazon4627Jeremy SussmanUnited States60,00010
Amazon4628John ReadingUnited States107,00018
       
Amazon4631Derek McMasterUnited States140,00023
Amazon4633James TianUnited States175,00029
Amazon4634Jorge LeonUnited States227,00038
Amazon4635Nathan GambleUnited States328,00055
Amazon4637Jason StraziusoUnited States91,00015
Amazon4638Dylan WilkersonUnited States91,00015
       
Amazon4641Michael MoedUnited States212,00035
Amazon4642David SimpsonUnited States59,00010
Amazon4643Ngoc Nguyen (Long)United States47,0008
Amazon4644Walter RodriguezMexico116,00019
Amazon4645Bryant BustamanteUnited States91,00015
Amazon4646Frankie O'DellUnited States205,00034
Amazon4648Mariia LevseievaUnited States145,00024

End of Day 1 Chip Counts (full)

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Tsugunari Toma jp
Tsugunari Toma
1,076,000 546,000
Steve Chanthabouasy us
Steve Chanthabouasy
393,000 393,000
Paul Holder us
Paul Holder
380,000 380,000
Maury Barrett us
Maury Barrett
373,000 373,000
Michael Trivett us
Michael Trivett
342,000 2,000
Raymond Henson us
Raymond Henson
339,000 339,000
Sean Remz us
Sean Remz
333,000 333,000
Nathan Gamble us
Nathan Gamble
WSOP 2X Winner
328,000 -12,000
Andrew Yeh us
Andrew Yeh
WSOP 1X Winner
318,000 318,000
Dustin Dirksen us
Dustin Dirksen
314,000 -11,000
David Lolis us
David Lolis
311,000 311,000
Edward Han us
Edward Han
255,000 255,000
Charles Coultas us
Charles Coultas
254,000 254,000
Noomis Jones us
Noomis Jones
250,000 250,000
Ari Oxman us
Ari Oxman
246,000 -65,000
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
WSOP 2X Winner
245,000 245,000
Artur Saakyants us
Artur Saakyants
242,000 242,000
Adam Stone us
Adam Stone
232,000 232,000
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
WSOP 4X Winner
227,000 -28,000
Jorge Leon us
Jorge Leon
227,000 227,000
Senovio Ramirez III us
Senovio Ramirez III
224,000 224,000
Barth Melius us
Barth Melius
213,000 28,000
Michael Moed us
Michael Moed
212,000 212,000
Peterpaul Shaker us
Peterpaul Shaker
209,000 209,000
Ariel Shefer gb
Ariel Shefer
208,000 208,000

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Three More hands

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The tournament director has instructed the dealers to complete the hand that they are on and deal three more hands. After that, the remaining players will bag and tag for Day 2.

Please stay tuned to PokerNews for a recap of the day coming your way soon.

Gamble Eliminates Williams

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Nathan Gamble
Nathan Gamble

David Williams opened with a raise from early position to 15,000 and was re-raised pot to 53,000 by Nathan Gamble. The action folded back around to Williams who moved all-in for 156,000 total and Gamble called.

David Williams: {a-Spades}{a-}{k-}{9-Spades}
Nathan Gamble: {a-Diamonds}{k-}{4-}{2-Diamonds}

The dealer spread the flop of {3-}{6-}{6-} followed by the {5-} turn to lock up the low for Gamble while improving his high hand to a straight.

The river card {2-} sealed the deal for Gamble who scooped with a six-high straight alongside a wheel for the nut-low, and Williams was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Nathan Gamble us
Nathan Gamble
WSOP 2X Winner
340,000 215,000
David Williams us
David Williams
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: David Williams

Matusow Gets the Fold from Opponent

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Mike Matusow
Mike Matusow

Mike Matusow raised the pot to 23,000 chips pre-flop from an early position and was called by one opponent.

The dealer spread the flop of {j-Clubs}{10-Spades}{10-Clubs} and his opponent checked and Matusow fired out another 25,000 chips. His opponent headed into the tank for a few, but he eventually opted to call, and Matusow was awarded the pot.

"I had aces," mentioned Matusow as he stacked his newfound chips.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
WSOP 4X Winner
255,000 40,000

Tags: Mike Matusow

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Fitzhugh Eliminates Opponent

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The action was discovered on a flop of {a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{9-Hearts} with Andrew Kelsall who faced a pot-sized bet from Scott Fitzhugh, with another opponent already all-in. After he tanked for a bit, Kelsall eventually opted to fold, and it was heads-up the rest of the way.

The hands were tabled and it was the {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{6-Spades} held by Fitzhugh that was in the lead against the {q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{5-Clubs}.

The dealer placed the turn card {2-Diamonds} and that gave Fitzhugh's opponent a few more low outs.

The river card, however, was the {9-Diamonds} and that secured the win for Fitzhugh, which in-turn eliminated his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Kelsall us
Andrew Kelsall
WSOP 1X Winner
105,000
Scott Fitzhugh us
Scott Fitzhugh
100,000