Event #17: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day 1 Started
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #17: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,525,905
Entries
1,143
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
0
Entries
1,143
Players Left
394
Star-Studded Field Tries to Follow Amnon Filippi Into Winner's Circle When $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Begins Today
Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, with its propensity for split pots, is a game that requires patience.
Amnon Filippi knows all too well that, in poker, patience can be a virtue. For 17 years, despite more than 50 World Series of Poker cashes and $1 million in earnings, Filippi had to wait for his first bracelet. Filippi watched while friends such as J.C. Tran and Quinn Do racked up bracelets, wondering when it would finally be his turn. Then, after reaching heads-up in the $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better event at the 2022 WSOP against Matt Vengrin, Filippi had to wait again while the final table was extended to a fourth day.
Filippi proved it was worth the wait and could finally cross his name off the best players without a bracelet list. “I’m just glad to get it out of the way. I come from a crew of guys…they all have bracelets. Me and Nam Le were the last two of the Mohicans who don’t have bracelets so now I’m on the list of having one, I’ve got to go for another,” Filippi said following his victory. Now another crop of players will get their chance when Event #17: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better begins at 2 p.m. local time inside the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Past Results
| Year | Entries | Winner | Earnings | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,086 | Amnon Filippi | $252,718 | Matt Vengrin |
| 2021 | 607 | Connor Drinan | $163,252 | Travis Pearson |
| 2019 | 853 | Derek McMaster | $228,228 | Jason Berilgen |
| 2018 | 911 | Julien Martini | $239,771 | Kate Hoang |
| 2017 | 905 | Benjamin Zamani | $238,620 | Jared Hemingway |
This event usually attracts a star-studded field of mixed game specialists. In addition to Filippi and Vengrin, Matt Glantz and David Funkhouser also made the final table last year in a field of 1,086 entries. Shaun Deeb, Felipe Ramos, and Robert Mizrachi all made deep runs in what was a record-setting field for this event.
The players who take their shot today will begin with a 25,000 starting stack. Play on Day 1 consists of 15 40-minute levels, with a 15-minute break after every three levels. Late registration is open through the end of break after Level 9, which should come around 8:45 p.m.
PokerNews will be on hand as another large field fills up the Paris Ballroom today and everyone tries to do what Filippi did last year, outlast the field.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Limits: 200/400
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
Play is now underway with 570 players currently registered.
Notables in the Field
Level 1
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
Saia Fills Up to Crack Broadway
Level 1
Five players went to a flop of K♣Q♠J♣ when the cutoff bet and was called by Marc Saia in the small blind and the hijack.
The turn came the 10♦ and action checked around to the cutoff, who put out another bet, Only Saia called this time to see the K♦ river, where he led out with a bet.
The cutoff looked back at his hand before flicking in a call as Saia turned over K♠J♣A♦3♦ for a full house on the river. The cutoff flashed AxQx before mucking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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27,000 |
More Early Notables
Level 1
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Christian Scoops One Early
Level 1
On a board reading 7♦7♠4♥Q♠ in a multi-way pot, Jackson Christian led with a bet into his two opponents. After getting called in one spot, both players took a turn of 2♠.
With around 3,300 in the pot, both players checked through to showdown. Christian revealed the K♠3♠K♣2♣ for the second nut flush with no low, prompting his opponent to toss his cards toward the muck as the dealer pushed the pot his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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28,500 |
Packer Not Scared Off By Turn Raise
Level 1
Heads-up on a flop of 2♠K♦8♠, Scott Packer bet from the hijack and was called by an opponent in the small blind.
The turn came the 6♠ and Packer bet again. The small blind this time came back with a raise and Packer called to see the 4♠ river.
The small blind checked over to Packer, then quickly folded to another bet as Packer took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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26,000 |
Breakstone Makes Both Ends
Level 1
On a completed board of Q♠5♦6♣J♣8♠, first to act opted to check to the player in middle position who bet. Stewart Breakstone called from the button before the other player showed and the A♠A♣Q♥Q♣ for top set with no low.
Breakstone turned over the 7♥4♠3♠2♥, having made the eight-high straight and the 86 low to scoop the pot as the dealer pulled his opponent's cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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34,000
34,000
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34,000 |