Event #17: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-07-2023 15:26 UTC-7

Freedman Flops a Set to Double Off Augustine

David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Peter Augustine raised from the button and Wendy Freedman called in the big blind.

The flop came K♦J♦10♥ and Freedman led out with a bet for her last chips. Augustine called.

Wendy Freedman: A♠J♥J♣5♣
Peter Augustine: A♣9♠A♥9♦

Freedman was ahead with her set of jacks as the board came 5♠9♥, leaving Augustine to pay her off with his cracked aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Augustine	70,000 -110,000	-110,000
Wendy Freedman	40,000 -33,000	-33,000

Tags: Peter Augustine Wendy Freedman

06-07-2023 15:23 UTC-7

Big Stacks Collide as Anselmini Bests Shakerian

David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Adel Shakerian, the start-of-day chip leader, three-bet on the button and was called by Joseph Anselmini.

The flop came 8♠7♥3♦ and Shakerian continued with a bet. Anselmini called and both players checked the 7♠ turn.

The river came the 7♣ and Anselmini led out. Shakerian quickly called and Anselmini turned over 7♦2♠A♣9♥ for quads to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Anselmini	305,000 278,500	278,500
Adel Shakerian	180,000 -59,000	-59,000

Tags: Adel Shakerian Joseph Anselmini

Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000-6,000
Limits: 6,000-12,000

06-07-2023 15:05 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Brendan Taylor	Busted

Yongqin Dano	Busted
Adam Kerbel	Busted
Justin Liberto	Busted

Sami Hamid	Busted
Ben Ross	Busted
Vincent Calicchia	Busted
Ren Lin	Busted

Elise Rosen	Busted
Curtis Phelps	Busted
Peiwen Wang	Busted
Michael Chearney	Busted
Michael Lee	Busted
Tom Zambito	Busted
Dzmitry Urbanovich	Busted
Tony Ma	Busted

Anthony Lamps	Busted
James Hoeppner	Busted
Alex Foxen	Busted

Ken Aldridge	Busted

Barry Greenstein	Busted

Joshua Spink	Busted
Leonard Deloteus	Busted
Clifford Ziff	Busted
Rex Lloren	Busted

First Break of the Day

David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Players are now on the first 15-minute break of Day 2.

The tournament clock currently shows 272 players remaining.

06-07-2023 14:59 UTC-7

Ivanov Scoops, Deeb Multi-Tasking

David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Stanislav Ivanov raised from the cutoff and was called by Shaun Deeb on the button and big blind Zachary Hatcher.

The flop came 2♠J♠7♠ and Ivanov continued with a bet. Both Deeb and Hatcher called to the 6♥ turn, where Ivanov bet again.

Only Hatcher called this time, and he called another bet on the Q♦ river.

Ivanov turned over A♣Q♥3♠Q♣ for a set and a low to scoop the pot.

Deeb has been running back and forth between this event and another taking place in a different section of the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislav Ivanov	230,000 187,000	187,000
Zachary Hatcher	75,000 -15,000	-15,000
Shaun Deeb	40,000 -18,500	-18,500

Tags: Shaun Deeb Stanislav Ivanov Zachary Hatcher

06-07-2023 14:49 UTC-7

Jimerson Riding Down, McCormick Doubles

David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Matthew Jimerson and Tomomitsu Ono were heads-up on a board of K♠9♥2♠10♥ when Ono bet from the hijack.

Jimerson put in a raise in the big blind as action went back on Ono, who tanked for a moment before reraising. Jimerson quickly gave up his hand as the man known as "the elevator" dropped down to 35,000 from the 106,500 he began the day with.

The next hand at this table, Tom McCormick raised from under the gun, then called when Arne Pederson reraised.

The flop came J♣10♦8♣ and McCormick check-called a bet. McCormick led out on the Q♠ turn, Pederson raised, and McCormick called all in.

"Nuts," McCormick said, turning over A♦K♠ for the straight. Pederson had A♠Q♦A♣Q♥ for a set as the A♥ river wasn't enough for him to take out McCormick.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomomitsu Ono	240,000 92,000	92,000
Arne Pederson	110,000 -500	-500
Tom McCormick	80,000 43,500	43,500
Matthew Jimerson	35,000 -71,500	-71,500

Tags: Arne Pederson Matthew Jimerson Tom McCormick Tomomitsu Ono

06-07-2023 14:37 UTC-7

Matusow Survives the River to Double

David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Mike Matusow bet from middle position on a flop of J♥J♣4♦ and was called by Craig Fishman in early position.

The turn came the 5♠ and Matusow bet his last chips. Fishman called to put him at risk.

"One time," Matusow said as he turned over J♦5♦10♦A♦ for a full house. Fishman was on a low draw holding 8♦2♦K♣A♥.

The river came the 10♥ and Fishman missed his low as Matusow gave a fist pump as he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	52,000 32,000	32,000

Craig Fishman	15,000 -39,000	-39,000

Tags: Craig Fishman Mike Matusow

06-07-2023 14:35 UTC-7

All In On the Turn, Chopped On the River

Chris Land

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

On a board of 4♣J♦A♠, Joseph Hoffman bet out into Andrew Kerstine only to see Kerstine come back with a raise of his own.

Hoffman put in the flop three-bet before Kerstine called to see the A♣ turn card. Hoffman bet, putting himself all in and was called by Kerstine.

Joseph Hoffman: 5♣4♠4♥2♣
Andrew Kerstine: A♦10♥7♥3♦

The river came the 7♠, chopping the pot with Hoffman taking the low and Kerstine's hand good for the high.

Elsewhere in the room, Ronald Halperin has asked that we made a special mention of how dearly he misses his daughter while here at the 2023 World Series of Poker.

With how much of a family the poker community is, it's easy to forget that many of us take time away from our families to chase the poker dream in the desert for seven weeks each summer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Kerstine	110,000 85,000	85,000
Joseph Hoffman	30,000 -54,500	-54,500

Tags: Andrew Kerstine Joseph Hoffman Ronald Halperin

06-07-2023 14:31 UTC-7

A Round of Chip Counts

David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Charles Witherspoon	200,000
Hao Zhang	190,000 161,000	161,000
Peter Augustine	180,000 120,500	120,500
Mike Thorpe	170,000 123,500	123,500
Ismael Bojang	170,000 25,000	25,000

Gabe Ramos	160,000
Ihab Ali	150,000 61,500	61,500
Phil Hellmuth	70,000 25,000	25,000

Nathan Gamble	50,000 -45,000	-45,000

Mike Matusow	20,000 -48,500	-48,500