Event #62: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 1 | 2021 World Series of Poker

11-01-2021 19:56 UTC-7

Bakhtiari Eliminates Two Players with King-high

DougChase

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

The hand was discovered as Kevon Bakhtiari was being awarded a massive pot. Here are the hands and action as described by the table immediately afterwards.

Board:

Kevon Bakhtiari:
Alfredo Aquino:
Walter Rodriguez:

All of the money went in on the flop with zero pairs held between the three players. A multitude of flush draws and low draws were in the mix.

The dealer placed the brick turn and river, which double paired the board, and all draws missed. That left the for king-high held by Bakhtiari as the winner which eliminated both Aquino and Rodriguez while Bakhtiari catapulted to 195,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevon Bakhtiari	195,000
Alfredo Aquino	Busted
Walter Rodriguez	Busted

11-01-2021 19:59 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

DougChase

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	102,000 77,900	77,900

Michael Dreese	70,000
Craig Chait	65,000
Kevin Gerhart	60,000 28,000	28,000

Qinghai Pan	40,000
Allen Kessler	35,000 10,000	10,000
Max Pescatori	30,000

David Levi	25,000
Noah Boeken	24,500
James Woods	16,000 -6,000	-6,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

11-01-2021 20:40 UTC-7

McMaster Triples Up Through Turner and Woods

DougChase

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The hand was discovered on a completed board of and the three remaining players held:

Derek McMaster:
Jon Turner:
James Woods:

After all the dust had settled, it was the club flush held by McMaster that was the winner, and he secured a triple up and more.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek McMaster	35,000 35,000	35,000

Jon Turner	23,000 12,000	12,000
James Woods	4,200 -11,800	-11,800

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

11-01-2021 20:51 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

DougChase

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevon Bakhtiari	172,000 -23,000	-23,000
Kathy Liebert	60,000 60,000	60,000

Qinghai Pan	45,000 5,000	5,000
Peter Ferderber	44,000 1,000	1,000
Chip Jett	42,000 17,000	17,000
Jake Schwartz	35,000 13,000	13,000
Ted Lawson	33,000 -2,000	-2,000

Scott Munro	30,000 30,000	30,000
Maria Ho	27,000 2,000	2,000
Minh Trinh	22,000 22,000	22,000
Robert Mizrachi	21,000 21,000	21,000

Eric Seidel	17,000 17,000	17,000

11-01-2021 21:19 UTC-7

Kurshumi Doubles Through Munro

DougChase

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

This hand was discovered a completed board of with Ardit Kurshumi who was all-in versus Scott Munro.

The hands were tabled and it was the for a set of treys held by Kurshumi that bested the for one pair of treys held by Munro, and the former secured a double-up and then some.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ardit Kurshumi	46,000
Scott Munro	5,000 -25,000	-25,000

11-01-2021 21:30 UTC-7

Break Time

DougChase

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The remaining players have been sent on a 15-minute break. During this break, the tournament staff will color up the brown 100 denomination chips and remove them from the tournament. Late registration will close at the end of this break. Play will resume at approximately 9:45 local (PST) time.

11-01-2021 21:36 UTC-7

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Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

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Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500