Event #69: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship Day 2 | 2022 World Series of Poker

07-03-2022 23:54 UTC-7

Rapid All-In Showdowns in Quick Succession

Christian Zetzsche

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

On a board of , Peter Brooks made jacks full of kings and Roee Shalom called down with what appeared to have been according to other players at the table.

Trevor Hebert was the next to fall and right after, followed by Abdullah Faiz. The latter was all-in with a short stack and joked "I need an ace" when he got it in with the ... . Ronald Keijzer was well behind with the which caused some confusion on the table as to why Faiz would need an ace.

Sure enough, the board ran out and Keijzer made sevens full of kings.

Badr Imejjane saw his stack reduced to fumes when Thair Kallabat flopped trips and rivered a flush with the on a board of .

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronald Keijzer	1,100,000 132,000	132,000

Peter Brooks	1,075,000 40,000	40,000
Thair Kallabat	785,000 510,000	510,000
Badr Imejjane	30,000 -222,000	-222,000
Roee Shalom	Busted
Trevor Hebert	Busted
Abdullah Faiz	Busted

Tags: Abdullah Faiz Badr Imejjane Peter Brooks Roee Shalom Ronald Keijzer Trevor Hebert

07-03-2022 23:55 UTC-7

Benson Eliminated by Hubbard

Christian Zetzsche

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

Stephen Hubbard defended the big blind and then got it in against William Benson on a flop of .

The of Hubbard had the nut flush draw against Benson with the and instead of spiking another diamond, he got there with the turn and river for a straight instead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Hubbard	850,000 300,000	300,000
William Benson	Busted

Tags: Stephen Hubbard William Benson

07-03-2022 23:57 UTC-7

Salazar Busts Cox and Sammartino

Christian Zetzsche

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

Towards the end of the level, the pace of all-in showdowns picked up again with the next three-way contest getting all the chips in before the flop between Aden Salazar, Dario Sammartino, and Michael Cox.

Michael Cox:
Dario Sammartino:
Aden Salazar:

The board ran out and Salazar spiked the nut flush on the river to knock out the two shorter stacks.

"I would have flopped a set as well, I had tens," the runaway chip leader Michael Duek mentioned in table chat. Salazar had been hot on his heels not that long ago but is now in the middle of the pack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Duek	2,650,000 400,000	400,000

Aden Salazar	705,000 -815,000	-815,000
Dario Sammartino	Busted

Michael Cox	Busted

Tags: Aden Salazar Dario Sammartino Michael Cox Michael Duek

07-04-2022 00:00 UTC-7

Final Break of the Night

Mike Patrick

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

62 players remain in the field as the final break of the night has been reached.

Upon their return, the remaining players will do battle for two more levels before bagging for the night.

07-04-2022 00:12 UTC-7

Eliminations in 64th to 71st Place ($20,059)

Mike Patrick

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Roee Shalom	Busted
Trevor Hebert	Busted
Abdullah Faiz	Busted
William Benson	Busted
Tim Grau	Busted
Michael Cox	Busted
Dario Sammartino	Busted

Jared Jaffee	Busted

Level: 19

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

07-04-2022 00:18 UTC-7

McCormick Among the Casualties Before the Break

Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Badr Imejjane and Tom McCormick were eliminated prior to the break and the latter eventually saw his short stack grind come to an end. With a severe short stack, he got it in from the small blind with the and was up against the of David Coleman in the cutoff.

The board ran out and Coleman made a king-high straight.

"I didn't need that queen," McCormick said with a smile on the face and grabbed the queen of the board to turn it over.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Coleman	475,000 -75,000	-75,000

Badr Imejjane	Busted
Tom McCormick	Busted

Tags: Badr Imejjane David Coleman Tom McCormick

07-04-2022 00:26 UTC-7

Kabbaj More Than Doubles in Huge Pot

Mike Patrick

Level 19 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

After Patrik Jaros raised to 30,000 in early position and was called by Ronald Keijzer in the middle position, John Kabbaj raised the size of the pot.

Jaros called, but then Keijzer raised again for approximately 675,000. Kabbaj committed the last of his 100,000 or so chips and Jaros opted to cut his losses and fold.

John Kabbaj:
Ronald Keijzer:

Kabbaj would need a king, hearts, or some kind of straight to survive, and that help came right on the flop. The turn filled Kabbaj up and the river changed nothing to give the Brit a huge pot and get him healthy again for the home stretch of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Kabbaj	775,000 300,000	300,000

Ronald Keijzer	700,000 -400,000	-400,000

Patrik Jaros	675,000 305,000	305,000

Tags: John Kabbaj Patrik Jaros Ronald Keijzer

07-04-2022 00:34 UTC-7

Tekle Doubles Through Alsaadi

Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Joining the action on the turn, Tesfaldet Tekle checked out of the big blind and then called a bet worth 100,000 by Asem Alsaadi on the button. He then checked the on the river and Alsaadi moved all-in with the covering stack.

"He put me all-in?" Tekle verified with the dealer, who then tossed the all-in button to Alsaadi. After some thirty seconds, Tekle called and the cards were revealed. Alsaadi tabled the for the wheel but Tekle had that beat with the for a full house.

They discussed the hand and it was revealed that a trey had been exposed. "I had a trey," Oshri Lahmani chimed in while Kristopher Tate mentioned he would have also made a full house on the river as well.

"I wish you would have called faster," Alsaadi joked in table chat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tesfaldet Tekle	1,150,000 870,000	870,000
Thair Kallabat	830,000 45,000	45,000
Oshri Lahmani	550,000 120,000	120,000
Kristopher Tate	430,000 200,000	200,000
Asem Alsaadi	230,000 -180,000	-180,000

Tags: Asem Alsaadi Kristopher Tate Oshri Lahmani Tesfaldet Tekle

07-04-2022 00:36 UTC-7

Nehorayan Nears Two Million

Mike Patrick

Level 19 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

After Robert Nehorayan opened to 40,000, Stephen Hubbard three-bet to 170,000. Nehorayan then four-bet the size of the pot, and Hubbard chose to commit his remaining 450,000 chips as well.

Stephen Hubbard:
Robert Nehorayan:

Hubbard's Kings had run into Nehorayan's aces and the runout couldn't save him, ending his night and sending a 1,000,000+ chip pot to Nehorayan.