Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 1 | 2021 World Series of Poker

11-03-2021 21:18 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Bleznick	60,000 60,000	60,000

Scott Seiver	60,000 60,000	60,000

Joao Vieira	60,000 60,000	60,000

Rok Gostisa	60,000 60,000	60,000
Dan Shak	60,000 60,000	60,000
Christopher Stephan	60,000 60,000	60,000

Monnette Folds to Vengrin

Josh Noy

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Matt Vengrin called a raise in the big blind from John Monnette, and the two saw a flop.

Monnette continued for 2,500 and Vengrin called to the turn. Vengrin then took the lead betting 6,000 and Monnette called to the river. Vengrin fired again for 15,000 and Monnette took a few moments before making the fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Vengrin	84,000 84,000	84,000

John Monnette	76,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: John Monnette Matt Vengrin

11-03-2021 21:26 UTC-8

Sammartino and Glaser Battle in the Blinds

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Adam Lamers

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The button limped in as did Dario Sammartino in the small blind. Benny Glaser raised to 4,000 in the big blind which got the button to fold but Sammartino called to see the flop of . Sammartino checked to Glaser who bet 2,000 and Sammartino called.

The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river. Sammartino jammed all in for 11,200 and Glaser had to think about it.

"Would you jam a straight here?" Glaser asked.

"Of course I would jam a straight. If I had a straight, I would jam," Sammartino replied.

Glaser opted to let his hand go and Sammartino raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	50,000 8,000	8,000

Dario Sammartino	25,500 34,500	34,500

Tags: Benny Glaser Dario Sammartino

11-03-2021 21:40 UTC-8

Henson Doubles Through Chait

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Josh Noy

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A three-way pot to the turn became a heads-up battle after Ray Henson moved all-in against a raise from Craig Chait.

Ray Henson:
Craig Chait:

The board was showing when the chips went in, with Chait ahead for the high with a full house and Henson in position for half the pot with the nut low hand. However, the river gave Henson a superior full house to scoop the pot and double up through Chait.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Henson	74,000 14,000	14,000

Craig Chait	24,500 35,500	35,500

Tags: Craig Chait Ray Henson

11-03-2021 21:49 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Adam Lamers

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Klein	183,000 31,000	31,000

Leif Force	169,000 78,000	78,000

Anatolii Zyrin	157,000 50,500	50,500

Matt Woodward	149,500 106,500	106,500
Justin Liberto	127,000

Tom Koral	122,500 95,500	95,500

Erik Seidel	107,000 19,000	19,000

Joshua Faris	103,000 25,500	25,500
Brandon Shack-Harris	98,500 5,000	5,000

Roland Israelashvili	94,000 41,000	41,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	94,000 5,000	5,000

Mark Gregorich	85,500 25,500	25,500
Robert Campbell	79,000 25,000	25,000

Yevgeniy Timoshenko	75,000 19,500	19,500
Joao Vieira	70,500 10,500	10,500

Ryan Hughes	64,000 40,800	40,800

Adam Hendrix	53,500 6,500	6,500

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

11-03-2021 21:53 UTC-8

Schulman In, Matusow Out

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Adam Lamers

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Mike Matusow was down to his last 6,300 chips when he raised to 3,500 in early position. Dan Shak was in the big blind and re-raised which got a snap-call from Matusow.

Matusow showed while Shak held . The flop came ace-high to give Shak a pair of aces and he also made the best low hand as well, sending Matusow to the rail on Day 1.

Just moments later, Nick Schulman entered the room and will be looking to defend his title.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Shak	112,000 52,000	52,000
Nick Schulman	60,000 60,000	60,000

Mike Matusow	Busted

Tags: Dan Shak Mike Matusow Nick Schulman

11-03-2021 22:08 UTC-8

Arieh Finds a Good Runout

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Adam Lamers

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Josh Arieh was heads-up with an opponent in what was turning out to be a big pot. The flop came and the two players got all of their chips in the middle for a little over 70,000 chips each.

Opponent:
Josh Arieh:

The turn card favored Arieh who made trip queens. The on the river ensured no low hand would be made and Arieh scooped the pot, eliminating his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	169,000 109,000	109,000

Tags: Josh Arieh

11-03-2021 22:13 UTC-8

Negreanu and Sinn Eliminated

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Josh Noy

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Justin Jones and Charles Sinn were all-in on the turn of a board, with both players noting that they couldn't get away from their hands.

Charles Sinn:
Justin Jones:

Sinn's set of kings were trailing the king-high straight of Jones, who improved even further to Broadway on the river to earn the pot. Jones slightly covered Sinn to eliminate him during Level 8.

At a nearby table, Daniel Negreanu was seen recapping his final hand for his vlog on his way out of the Amazon room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Jones	147,000 147,000	147,000
Charles Sinn	Busted
Daniel Negreanu	Busted

Tags: Charles Sinn Justin Jones

11-03-2021 22:30 UTC-8

Nut-Nut for Taylor

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Adam Lamers

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Esther Taylor limped in from under the gun which invited three other players to see a flop of . The blinds checked and Taylor tossed in a bet of 2,500 which only the button called.

The turn brought the and both players checked to the on the river. Taylor threw in a bet of 8,000 and her opponent contemplated for a minute but decided to fold. Taylor showed for the nut-high and the nut-low as she dragged in the pot.