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

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

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 15:29 UTC-7

Koppel Casts a Line And Lands Karp for the Scoop

Chris Land

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

Warren Karp raised in late position and got called by Jared Koppel in the small blind and the player in the big blind leading to a 8♣9♠3♦ flop.

Action checked to Karp who continued with a bet that only Koppel called, prompting the dealer to burn and turn the A♥. Koppel opted to lead into Karp, who called and headed to the 4♠ on the river.

Koppel led with a bet into Karp once more and again received a call before both players tabled their hands with the A♠K♠5♠2♠ scooping the pot versus the A♦A♣J♥5♦ of Karp.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Koppel	190,000 68,500	68,500
Warren Karp	105,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Jared Koppel Warren Karp

06-07-2023 15:31 UTC-7

Trerotola Scoops a Four-Way Pot

David Salituro

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

Four-handed on a board of K♠8♥7♣10♠, a player in the big blind bet and was called by Michael Russell and Joseph Trerotola in the hijack, while David Williams got out of the way.

The river came the 5♦ and action checked to Trerotola, who fired out a bet. The big blind called, while Russell folded.

"Straight with an ace-six," Trerotola said, turning over A♦6♦9♠9♣ for the high and the low and scooping the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Russell	230,000 -55,500	-55,500
Joseph Trerotola	150,000 59,500	59,500
David Williams	85,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: David Williams Joseph Trerotola Michael Russell

06-07-2023 15:39 UTC-7

Hill Sends Phillips to the Rail

Chris Land

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

Action folded to Paul Phillips in the small blind who came in for a raise. Robert Hill three-bet from the big blind and Phillips called off the remainder of his short stack.

Paul Phillips: Q♥Q♣9♦9♣
Robert Hill: J♣4♦3♠3♥

The board ran out 6♥5♠7♦K♦K♥, with Hill's flopped straight sending Phillips to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Hill	60,000 10,000	10,000
Paul Phillips	Busted

Tags: Paul Phillips Robert Hill

06-07-2023 15:46 UTC-7

Fitzhugh Applies Pressure

David Salituro

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

Scott Fitzhugh raised from the button and Federico Ottenio called in the small blind.

The flop came 10♥9♣2♦ and Fitzhugh continued with a bet. Ottenio called and both players checked the 5♠ turn.

The Q♦ fell on the river and Ottenio checked over to Fitzhugh, then folded to a bet as Fitzhugh approached 300,000 with that pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Fitzhugh	275,000 151,000	151,000
Federico Ottenio	155,000 116,000	116,000

Tags: Federico Ottenio Scott Fitzhugh

06-07-2023 15:47 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Daly	320,000 143,500	143,500

Ryan Scully	270,000 95,000	95,000
James Obst	260,000 155,000	155,000

Jeffery Mitseff	222,000
Kyle Cartwright	205,000 181,500	181,500

Long Nguyen	180,000 180,000	180,000
Luis Velador	180,000 62,500	62,500

Chris Tryba	180,000 76,000	76,000

Max Pescatori	175,000 45,000	45,000

Joao Simao Peres	152,000 46,000	46,000
Jermaine Reid	150,000 63,500	63,500

Benjamin Covington	120,000 33,500	33,500
Shaun Deeb	100,000 60,000	60,000

Brad Ruben	90,000 -8,000	-8,000

Jon Turner	55,000 -42,500	-42,500
Brandon Shack-Harris	30,000 -10,000	-10,000

Mike Matusow	Busted

Cutri Checks Dark, Takes Three Quarters Off Ono

David Salituro

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

Jojo Cutri raised from early position before Tomomitsu Ono three-bet in the cutoff. Cutri called once action folded back to him.

Cutri checked dark as the flop came Q♣5♦10♠. Ono tossed out a bet and Cutri called.

"Check again," Cutri said as he tapped the felt before the turn. Ono bet on the 7♣ and Cutri called.

Both players checked the 6♥ river and Cutri showed 5♣2♠4♣A♦ for a pair of fives and a low. Ono had K♣4♦2♥A♣ for the same low as Cutri took the high, while they split the low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomomitsu Ono	230,000 -10,000	-10,000
Joseph Cutri	70,000 41,000	41,000

Tags: Jojo Cutri Tomomitsu Ono

06-07-2023 16:05 UTC-7

Ho Sent Out By Doshi

David Salituro

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

John Ho and Paresh Doshi were heads-up on a board of A♦8♥4♦J♥6♠ when Ho got his last chips in. Doshi had him at risk with 2♣5♦4♥A♥.

Ho turned over K♠A♠3♠5♣ for top pair and a low, but Doshi's two pair and five-deuce low were in the lead as Ho headed for the exit, bringing the field down below 200 players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paresh Doshi	150,000 45,000	45,000
John Ho	Busted

Tags: John Ho Paresh Doshi

06-07-2023 16:08 UTC-7

Hess Gets Quartered; Left on Fumes

Chris Land

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

Eric Hess limped under the gun before seeing Abdullah Al-Shanti come in for a raise from the cutoff. The big blind called, as did Hess and three players headed to a flop of 5♦4♦2♣.

Action checked to Al-Shanti who continued with a bet and got called by both opponents to see the 2♥ land on the turn. Action checked to Al-Shanti once again who bet leading to a call from the big blind.

Hess decided it was time to raise for the rest of his chips and did just that, putting himself at risk. Al-Shanti decided to raise again himself and forced out the player in the big blind leading to a showdown with one card to come.

Eric Hess: A♦9♠7♦3♦
Abdullah Al-Shanti: A♥6♣3♣2♦

The A♣ river card filled up Al-Shanti, locking up the high while he and Hess shared the same low, giving Al-Shanti three-quarters of the pot and leaving Hess to collect the remainder.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abdullah Al-Shanti	290,000 184,500	184,500
Eric Hess	30,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: Abdullah Al-Shanti Eric Hess