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

Colpoys and Rapaski Find Favorable Runouts

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

A completed board of {j-Hearts}{5-Spades}{4-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} was spread across the table with Dan Colpoys and Dustin Dirksen heads-up in the blinds. Colpoys turned over {10-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} for jack-high straight and the third low. Dirksen tabled {7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{2-Spades} to chop the low hand. Colpoys collected three-quarters of the 270,000 chip pot.

At another table, Anthony Ajlouny and Ryan Rapaski went heads-up to a flop of {10-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}. Rapaski fired out a bet from the small blind and Ajlouny pushed all in for just a few chips more.

"I've got nothing. I was just firing away," Rapaski announced as he still made the call. Rapaski turned over {a-Clubs}{7-Spades}{4-Clubs}{3-Spades} and was up against a set of nines of Ajlouny with {k-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}.

The {2-Spades} landed on the turn which got Rapask's hopes up. "That's a good turn card." The river was the {3-Clubs} and Rapaski made a wheel to eliminate Ajlouny.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Colpoys us
Dan Colpoys
415,000 145,000
Ryan Rapaski us
Ryan Rapaski
290,000 108,000
Dustin Dirksen us
Dustin Dirksen
175,000 -25,000
Anthony Ajlouny us
Anthony Ajlouny
Busted

Tags: Dan ColpoysDustin Dirksen

Kupin Takes One Down

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The hand was discovered on a completed board of {5-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{6-Spades} with Aaron Kupin who had led out with a bet of 42,000 chips and Matt Vengrin decided to think it over a bit.

After Vengrin thought it over for a couple of minutes, he opted to fold, and Kupin was awarded the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Kupin us
Aaron Kupin
280,000 129,000
Matt Vengrin us
Matt Vengrin
108,000 -37,000

Tags: Matt Vengrin

Coultas Gets the Fold from Vengrin

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Charlie Coultas
Charlie Coultas

The hand was discovered on a board of {10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} with Matt Vengrin who led out a bet of 20,000 chips and was raised to 320,000 by Charles Coultas.

This sent Vengrin deep into the tank, but he eventually found the fold, and Coultas was pushed the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Charles Coultas us
Charles Coultas
320,000 243,000
Matt Vengrin us
Matt Vengrin
145,000 15,000

Tags: Matt Vengrin

Esposito Sends One to the Rail

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

John Esposito was heads-up with an opponent on a flop of {10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}. After a bet and a couple of raises, the two players got all of their chips in the middle. Esposito showed {a-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{3-Spades}{2-Diamonds} for the nut-low draw while his opponent held {k-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for a pair and flush draw.

The {9-Clubs} on the turn was a brick and changed nothing but the {6-Diamonds} on the river gave Esposito everything. He made a straight and the nut-low and sent his opponent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
John Esposito us
John Esposito
WSOP 1X Winner
445,000 95,000

Tags: John Esposito

PokerNews Podcast: Doyle Brunson Returns, Ivey Reveals if He’ll Be at WSOP

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
PokerNews Podcast
PokerNews Podcast

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Jeff Platt and Chad Holloway come to you from the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP)!

They highlight Doyle Brunson's much-bantered return to the WSOP since his last event in 2018, and also offer an audio clip from Phil Ivey discussing whether or not he'll be at the WSOP this year. Chad then talks about partying with Ivey at the launch party for his NFT while Jeff offers a 2021 WSOP Player of the Year update.

Toss in bracelet winner interviews with Shaun Deeb, Brian Rast, Darrin Wright, Farzad Bonyadi, Nicholas Julia, and Gershon Distenfeld, and it's a must-listen episode of the PokerNews Podcast. Speaking of Distenfeld, find out how and why he donated all his $204,000 in winnings to charity.

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

Glaser Pays Off Hellmuth

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

Three players saw a flop of {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and the action checked around to the {9-Hearts} on the turn. Benny Glaser led out with a bet of 16,000 from the big blind and was called by Phil Hellmuth in middle position.

The river brought the {k-Diamonds} and Glaser checked this time. Hellmuth paused for a moment before splashing in a bet of 26,000. Glaser called and Hellmuth turned over {a-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} for a nine-high flush to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
141,000 17,000
Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser
WSOP 5X Winner
84,000 -64,000

Tags: Benny GlaserPhil Hellmuth

Updated Chip Counts

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Brian Hastings us
Brian Hastings
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 6X Winner
644,000 135,000
Alan Sternberg us
Alan Sternberg
WSOP 1X Winner
355,000 10,000
John Esposito us
John Esposito
WSOP 1X Winner
350,000 80,000
Leif Force us
Leif Force
WSOP 1X Winner
242,000 62,000
Dustin Dirksen us
Dustin Dirksen
200,000 95,500
Chip Jett us
Chip Jett
166,000 -134,000
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
WSOP 4X Winner
150,000 27,000
Justin Liberto us
Justin Liberto
WSOP 1X Winner
121,000 -59,000
Jason Riesenberg us
Jason Riesenberg
115,000 10,500
Yuval Bronshtein il
Yuval Bronshtein
WSOP 2X Winner
95,000 -70,000
Benjamin Miner us
Benjamin Miner
90,000 -87,500
Robert Mizrachi us
Robert Mizrachi
WSOP 4X Winner
90,000 44,000
Corey Hochman us
Corey Hochman
46,000 -29,500
James Morse us
James Morse
Busted
Derek McMaster us
Derek McMaster
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WSOP 4X Winner
Busted

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000