2021 World Series of Poker

Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak52
Prize
$484,791
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,939,600
Entries
210
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
117
Players Left
12

Laplante Bows Out

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Ryan Laplante
Ryan Laplante

Ryan Laplante raised to 12,000 on the button and Richie Allen called from the big blind. Both players put in 9,000 on the {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} flop and then another 28,000 on the {4-Hearts} turn.

The river was the {9-Spades} and Allen dropped in a stack of chips, enough to put Laplante to the test for his remaining 56,000 chips. Laplante thought for a couple of minutes before finally making the call. Allen showed {k-Spades}{j-Hearts}{10-Spades}{8-Diamonds} for a full house with no low available. Laplante quickly flashed pocket queens as his high hand before his cards hit the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Richie Allen
410,000
80,000
80,000
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Ryan Laplante
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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Force Survives All-in; Chops Up a Big One

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Leif Force
Leif Force

The hand was discovered on a completed board of {5-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} with Leif Force who was all-in and at-risk versus Damjan Radanov and Richard Sklar.

With the all-in, each hand involved was tabled and it was the {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{5-Clubs} for the nut diamond flush held by Sklar that won the high, while the {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{2-Hearts} for the nut low held by Force took down the low, and each bested the {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{k-Spades}{8-Hearts} held by Radanov.

With this hand Force survived his all-in, while Sklar chipped up to a comfortable 270,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Richard Sklar
270,000
215,000
215,000
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Leif Force
141,000
51,000
51,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Damjan Radanov
130,000
45,000
45,000

Liberto Doubles Up Israelashvili, Busts to Gross

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Justin Liberto limped in from middle position which invited Roland Israelashvili to come along from the cutoff and Anatolii Zyrin in the big blind. The flop came {q-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and Liberto threw in a bet of 21,000. Israelashvili called and Zyrin folded.

The turn brought the {4-Diamonds} and Liberto bet the pot. Israelashvili quickly stuck in his last 68,000 and turned over {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts}. Liberto was only playing for half the pot with {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{2-Spades}{2-Diamonds} and the {a-Spades} on the river even took that away.

Liberto was left with just 48,000 chips and was able to get it all in against Jeff Gross in the next hand. Liberto held {a-}{k-}{j-}{j-} against the {a-}{a-}{q-}{3-} of Gross. The board ran out clean for Gross who nearly doubled his stack while Liberto was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Roland Israelashvili
202,000
154,000
154,000
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Jeff Gross
120,000
61,500
61,500
Raise Your Edge
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Justin Liberto
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Anatolii ZyrinJeff GrossJustin LibertoRoland Israelashvili

Yu Wins One Against Johnson

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Ben Yu
Ben Yu

The action was picked up with Ben Yu who raised pre-flop to 21,000 and was called by Marco Johnson.

The dealer spread the flop of {5-Spades}{8-Spades}{8-Clubs} and both Yu and Johnson checked.

The turn card was the {6-Hearts} and the action went the same way.

The {a-Spades} completed the board and this time Yu fired off a bet of 35,000. Next, Johnson thought for a brief moment before he gently whirled his back to the dealer.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Yu
446,000
146,000
146,000
WSOP 4X Winner
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Marco Johnson
175,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 2X Winner

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Hachem Flops Trips and Holds

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Hernan Salazar opened to 15,000 in early position and Joe Hachem three-bet to 54,000 on his left. The action folded back to Salazar who made the call. The flop came {6-Hearts}{3-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and Salazar checked to Hachem who dropped in a stack of chips. Salazar called off his last 65,000 chips and the cards were tabled.

Hernan Salazar: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{4-Spades}
Joe Hachem: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{3-Hearts}

Hachem flopped trip threes which left Salazar drawing to running fours or a six for the high, or half the pot with a low. The {k-Hearts} on the turn and the {j-Spades} on the river were no help to Salazar who exited the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Joe Hachem
275,000
205,000
205,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
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Hernan Salazar
Busted

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Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Welborn Survives All-in; Doubles Through Radanov

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The action was picked up on a flop of {q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} with Thomas Welborn who had moved all-in and was called by Damjan Radanov.

The hands were tabled and it was the {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{5-Clubs} held by Radanov versus the {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{2-Spades} held by Welborn.

The dealer dealt the {5-Diamonds} turn card and Radanov remained ahead with one pair of aces, but Welborn had outs to a low and straight.

The river card was the {10-Hearts} and one of the aforementioned outs which Welborn catapulted to the winning hand with a rivered queen-high straight.

With that hand, Welborn survived his all-in and chipped up to 140,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Damjan Radanov
325,000
195,000
195,000
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Thomas Welborn
140,000
44,000
44,000

Schulman Calls Sternberg's Bluff

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Nick Shulman
Nick Shulman

Alan Sternberg opened to 19,000 in early position and Nick Schulman defended from the big blind. The flop came {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}{3-Clubs} and both players checked to the {4-Spades} on the turn.

Schulman led out with a bet of 12,000 and Sternberg called to see the {10-Hearts} on the river. Schulman checked this time and Sternberg threw in a bet of 20,000. Schulman agonized for over a minute before finally making the call. Sternberg announced "Just a three," before Schulman tabled {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} to claim the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Nick Schulman
330,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 5X Winner
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Alan Sternberg
187,000
-168,000
-168,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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