2022 World Series of Poker

Event #69: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aqj10
Prize
$1,246,770
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$6,368,975
Entries
683
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
641
Players Left
264

Kabbaj's Luck Nearly Expires in Big Clash With Franklin

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

Heads-up to the {a-Hearts}{6-Spades}{4-Clubs}{8-Clubs} turn, John Kabbaj bet the pot for more than 91,000 and that sent Ryan Franklin into the tank. He then pushed all-in for 120,000 and Kabbaj called to create a large pot.

Ryan Franklin: {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{9-Hearts}{7-Clubs}
John Kabbaj: {7-Spades}{6-Hearts}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts}

The {4-Hearts} on the river paired up Franklin and he scored a large double while Cody Rich jumped out of his seat in disgust, apparently saying he had pocket fours.

"There is an expiration date for luck," Dominykas Karmazinas chimed in with regards to Kabbaj, who was sent back to the drawing board.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Franklin us
Ryan Franklin
335,000
335,000
335,000
Cody Rich us
Cody Rich
215,000
5,000
5,000
John Riordan us
John Riordan
120,000
120,000
120,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Dominykas Karmazinas lt
Dominykas Karmazinas
95,000
-10,000
-10,000
John Kabbaj gb
John Kabbaj
75,000
-180,000
-180,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Cody RichDominykas KarmazinasJohn KabbajRyan Franklin

Mahmood Scores a Knockout

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

Heads-up to the {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{4-Hearts} turn, Ayaz Mahmood looked up a shorter stack and went into the showdown with {j-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} for a full house. He only needed to dodge two kings when the opponent flashed the {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}{k-Clubs}{x-}.

The cherry on top followed with the {j-Spades} river as the dealer added with a very dry voice" just quads" before pushing over the chips to Mahmood.

Player Chips Progress
Ayaz Mahmood us
Ayaz Mahmood
75,000
11,000
11,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ayaz Mahmood

More New Entrants in Latest Chip Counts

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Player Chips Progress
David Cabrera es
David Cabrera
305,000
145,000
145,000
Ashly Butler us
Ashly Butler
227,500
152,500
152,500
Patrick Leonard gb
Patrick Leonard
180,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Nir Cohen us
Nir Cohen
180,000
180,000
180,000
Matt Stout us
Matt Stout
153,000
28,000
28,000
Esther Taylor us
Esther Taylor
115,000
-30,000
-30,000
Stephen Moreschi gb
Stephen Moreschi
75,000
-1,000
-1,000
Dylan Linde us
Dylan Linde
65,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
62,000
62,000
62,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Brian Hastings us
Brian Hastings
61,000
61,000
61,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Nick Guagenti us
Nick Guagenti
60,500
60,500
60,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
60,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
55,000
55,000
55,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Jordan Spurlin us
Jordan Spurlin
46,200
-43,800
-43,800
Ben Diebold us
Ben Diebold
23,500
23,500
23,500
WSOP 1X Winner

Karadas Gets Some Chips Back

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

After the {9-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} turn had gone check, check, Konstantin Beylin also checked the {10-Spades} on the river while in the small blind. Tarkan Karadas bet 12,000 into a pot of around 35,000 from one seat over and Beylin mulled it over before he came along.

Karadas revealed the {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}{8-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} for a set of nines and that won the pot as Beylin mucked his cards. "The first pot I won in ages," Karadas bemoaned in table chat while he raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Konstantin Beylin us
Konstantin Beylin
85,000
7,000
7,000
Tarkan Karadas at
Tarkan Karadas
65,000
-45,000
-45,000

Tags: Konstantin BeylinTarkan Karadas

Plenty of Updated Counts

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
330,000
88,000
88,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Eduardo Bernal Sanchez co
Eduardo Bernal Sanchez
290,000
Thi Xoa Nguyen fr
Thi Xoa Nguyen
260,000
90,000
90,000
Anson Tsang hk
Anson Tsang
200,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Tommy Le us
Tommy Le
190,000
25,000
25,000
Defending Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
Tim Seidensticker us
Tim Seidensticker
165,000
-60,000
-60,000
Florin Haiduc ro
Florin Haiduc
150,000
34,000
34,000
Nino Ullmann de
Nino Ullmann
140,000
40,000
40,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Brandon Adams us
Brandon Adams
140,000
20,000
20,000
Miltiadis Kyriakides cy
Miltiadis Kyriakides
140,000
David Funkhouser us
David Funkhouser
130,000
35,000
35,000
Chris Fraser gb
Chris Fraser
130,000
40,000
40,000
Yuval Bronshtein il
Yuval Bronshtein
105,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
85,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Jan-Peter Jachtmann de
Jan-Peter Jachtmann
65,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Josh Arieh us
Josh Arieh
60,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Artem Maksimov us
Artem Maksimov
55,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
45,000
Vito Branciforte it
Vito Branciforte
30,000
-30,000
-30,000
Kunal Punjwani in
Kunal Punjwani
Busted
GGPoker
Martin Kabrhel cz
Martin Kabrhel
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
Busted
WSOP 6X Winner

Cheong Chips Up Further

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

On the tail end of a heads-up pot involving Joseph Cheong, the latter bet the {q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} river for 18,000. His sole remaining opponent went into the tank and folded while Cheong then exposed his {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} for a flush.

"Oh, I thought he called, Cheong said while glancing up from his massage before he grabbed the chips and added them to the growing tower.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
185,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Joseph Cheong

Some Updated Counts and Eliminations

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
242,000
166,000
166,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Vivian Saliba br
Vivian Saliba
171,500
104,500
104,500
888poker
Dylan Weisman us
Dylan Weisman
168,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 1X Winner
David Funkhouser us
David Funkhouser
95,000
15,000
15,000
David Coleman us
David Coleman
65,000
-30,000
-30,000
Scott Blumstein us
Scott Blumstein
63,600
-6,400
-6,400
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser
62,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Mike Gorodinsky us
Mike Gorodinsky
60,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Martin Kabrhel cz
Martin Kabrhel
54,200
-2,800
-2,800
WSOP 2X Winner
Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra
52,000
-8,000
-8,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Jared Bleznick us
Jared Bleznick
Busted
PJ Cha us
PJ Cha
Busted

Negreanu Eliminated by Valden in Huge Pot

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

Daniel Negreanu's seat was recently seen empty, with confirmation coming from his former tablemates that he busted in a huge pot with Robert Valden.

As told by the table, Valden raised to 2,000 under the gun and was called by Negreanu to his immediate left, David "ODB" Baker in the small blind, and the player in the big blind.

On a {k-}{j-}{8-} rainbow flop, action was checked to Valden who bet 5,000. Negreanu then raised to 20,000 and the blinds folded.

Valden then made it 69,000 and Negreanu went all in for approximately 130,000. Valden called to put Negreanu at risk.

Valden had {k-}{k-}{10-}{2-}, while Negreanu had {a-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}. The turn and river came {q-}{q-}, ending Negreanu's night with a set-over-set cooler.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Valden us
Robert Valden
304,000
304,000
304,000
David "ODB" Baker us
David "ODB" Baker
64,500
-500
-500
WSOP 3X Winner
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
Busted

Tags: Daniel NegreanuRobert Valden

Laplante Bounces Back With a Triple Up

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

Following an open raise to 2,500 and two calls, Ryan Laplante moved all-in for the last 13,900 and then saw two bigger stacks behind get their chips in. While everything was happening, Igor Zektser joked around what a setup hand it was as the cards had been turned over while Zak Laikin claimed Zektser would be "labeled as the other player in the hand".

Laplante and his {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{7-Spades}{5-Diamonds} were up against the {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{7-Clubs} of Michael Duek and {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}{9-Spades}{9-Clubs}. The {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{4-Spades} board instantly provided aces full and Laplante leaped back into contention while Duek felted the other player.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Duek ar
Michael Duek
120,000
120,000
120,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Zak Laikin us
Zak Laikin
55,000
55,000
55,000
Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
42,000
600
600
WSOP 1X Winner
Igor Zektser us
Igor Zektser
40,000
40,000
40,000

Tags: Igor ZeksterRyan LaplanteZak LaikinMichael Duek

Bohlman Chips Back Up

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

Eric Lescot raised to 3,000 in the cutoff and was called by Scott Bohlman on the button and Tong Li in the big blind. The {j-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{8-Diamonds} flop was checked by all and Li check-folded the {4-Hearts} turn when Lescot bet and Bohlman called.

After the {6-Clubs} river, both checked and Lescot tabled the {a-Spades}{k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{j-Spades} for a pair of kings. Bohlman had that beat with the {a-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{7-Clubs} for two pair and won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Bohlman us
Scott Bohlman
80,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Tong Li cn
Tong Li
75,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Eric Lescot be
Eric Lescot
50,000

Tags: Eric LescotTong LiScott Bohlman