Event #63: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 2 | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-30-2022 22:40 UTC-7

Lee Frustrates Brown

blaisebourgeois

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Andrew Brown opened for 25,000 from the cutoff and Filippos Stavrakis called from the button. Seungjin Lee called from the big blind as well.

The flop came and Brown continued for 35,000. Stavrakis got out of the way and Lee raised to 85,000. Brown called.

The hit the turn and Lee fired again, this time for 130,000. Brown, who had about 420,000 behind, went deep into the tank and clearly expressed that he thought Lee was bluffing.

After a couple of minutes, Brown told Lee "I'll let you have this one, buddy" and sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seungjin Lee	1,300,000 300,000	300,000
Filippos Stavrakis	700,000

Andrew Brown	420,000 -530,000	-530,000

Tags: Andrew Brown Filippos Stavrakis Seungjin Lee

06-30-2022 22:01 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Ivens	630,000 130,000	130,000

Brown Busts Negreanu

Connor Richards

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

Daniel Negreanu was in a three-way pot against Eli Elezra and Andrew Brown on a board of with around 210,000 in the middle.

Negreanu put out a pot-sized turn bet and Elezra folded before Brown raised all in. Negreanu called off as the effective stack before pulling out his phone to film the runout.

"Better get this for the vlog," he said. "What do you got over there?"

Daniel Negreanu:
Andrew Brown:

Brown had top two pair while Negreanu was looking for a heart or paint cards to make a straight. He couldn't improve as the river brought the for Brown to scoop the massive pot and for Negreanu to hit the rail with the money bubble approaching.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Brown	950,000 480,000	480,000
Eli Elezra	450,000 -50,000	-50,000

Daniel Negreanu	Busted

06-30-2022 20:21 UTC-7

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Matt Hansen

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

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06-30-2022 20:18 UTC-7

Lee Eliminates Baker

blaisebourgeois

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

With Andrew Brown already in for 60,000 in middle position, David Baker was all in for 155,000 from hijack and Seungjin Lee had potted on the button.

Brown contemplated his decision for a couple of minutes before eventually laying his hand down.

David Baker:
Seungjin Lee:

The board ran out and Baker was eliminated, sending Lee to nearly a million in chips.

When Brown was asked whether or not he would have won, he said no.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seungjin Lee	950,000 200,000	200,000
Andrew Brown	470,000 50,000	50,000
David Baker	Busted

Tags: Andrew Brown David Baker Seungjin Lee

06-30-2022 20:08 UTC-7

Zack Forces Ahmed into Six-Minute River Tank, Takes Down Pot

blaisebourgeois

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

With 172,000 in the middle having bet pot on the flop and half-pot on the turn, 2022 World Series of Poker Player of the Year leader Daniel Zack forced Owais Ahmed all in for his last 73,000 on a board.

Ahmed then went into the tank for a grueling six minutes before eventually laying his hand down.

Zack has already won two WSOP bracelets, made four final tables, and earned 10 cashes this year alone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Zack	530,000 80,000	80,000

Owais Ahmed	73,000 -106,000	-106,000

Tags: Daniel Zack Owais Ahmed

06-30-2022 19:29 UTC-7

Chidwick Eliminated by Lee

Connor Richards

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

Seungjin Lee opened to 15,000 from under the gun and Stephen Chidwick three-bet pot as the player next to act. The action folded Lee, who re-potted to put Chidwick all in. Chidwick made the call.

Stephen Chidwick:
Seungjin Lee:

The flop landed to give Lee a full house and have Chidwick drawing dead for the high. The board finished out for Chidwick to be eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seungjin Lee	750,000 280,000	280,000
Stephen Chidwick	Busted

06-30-2022 18:58 UTC-7

Brown Wins River Clash of Full Houses

blaisebourgeois

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

With the board reading , Yueqi Zhu put in a pot-sized bet of 30,000 from the big blind.

Andrew Brown re-potted it to 90,000 and Zhu went into the tank for a couple of minutes before shrugging his shoulders and making the call.

Brown announced "nines full of queens" and flipped over . A few seconds later, Eli Elezra asked about Zhu's hand and Zhu claimed "nines full."

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Brown	420,000 -30,000	-30,000
Yueqi Zhu	240,000 132,000	132,000

Tags: Andrew Brown Yueqi Zhu

06-30-2022 17:16 UTC-7

Hughes Continues Dominant Performance

blaisebourgeois

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

Ryan Hughes, David Benyamine, and Joshua Faris were in a three-way all in on a board.

David Benyamine:
Joshua Faris:
Ryan Hughes:

Hughes would win the high with the nut straight while Benyamine and Faris were quartered, having to chop the nut low.

Hughes, who came into the day as the chip leader, is now flirting with the million-chip mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Hughes	975,000 475,000	475,000

Joshua Faris	240,000 29,500	29,500
David Benyamine	110,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: David Benyamine Ryan Hughes

06-30-2022 15:35 UTC-7

Laplante Flops Ace-High Flush, Gets Paid

blaisebourgeois

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The pot had swelled to around 50,000 on the river and Ryan Laplante put out a pot-sized bet.

Joshua Faris deliberated for around two minutes before finally making the call.

Laplante flipped over for the ace-high flush, though saying he had the nuts.

Afterwards, his tablemates jokingly reminded him that he, in fact, did not have the nuts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Laplante	206,500 117,500	117,500

Joshua Faris	100,000 -110,500	-110,500

Tags: Ryan Laplante