Event #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-10-2023 19:52 UTC-7

Three Quarters for Ruben Against Brown

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

On the tail end of a heads-up pot to the A♥8♥6♦Q♣4♥ river, Brad Ruben was about to expose his cards when Andrew Brown insisted he had raised a bet. Ruben called and the cards were flipped over.

Brown's 5♥4♣3♦2♥ were the nut low and a flush but it only got a quarter of the pot, as Ruben had the J♣J♥3♥2♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Schwartz	130,000 34,500	34,500
Brad Ruben	95,000 25,000	25,000

Andrew Brown	52,000 -8,000	-8,000
Anthony Zinno	30,000 12,500	12,500

Matt Glantz	18,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Andrew Brown Brad Ruben

06-10-2023 19:47 UTC-7

Yoon Wins Urgently Needed Pot Without Showdown

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Patrick Leonard raised from under the gun and received four callers including Brian Yoon and Scott Bohlman. The bet by Yoon on the K♣9♣9♦ was only check-called by the small blind and the 6♣ turn was checked. The small blind checked again the 7♣ river and Yoon's bet took it down uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Leonard	75,000 -10,000	-10,000

Aaron Duczak	65,000 13,000	13,000
Brian Yoon	50,000 -8,000	-8,000

Scott Bohlman	50,000

Tags: Brian Yoon Patrick Leonard Scott Bohlman

06-10-2023 19:40 UTC-7

Assorted Counts in the Field

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	265,000 145,000	145,000

Luis Velador	180,000 50,000	50,000

George Wolff	163,000 33,000	33,000
Damjan Radanov	140,000 20,000	20,000
Jason Berilgen	120,000 40,000	40,000
Qinghai Pan	80,000
Shaun Deeb	80,000 -10,000	-10,000

Craig Chait	70,000 70,000	70,000
Phil Hui	70,000 10,000	10,000

Jen Harman	70,000 10,000	10,000

Dustin Dirksen	60,000 60,000	60,000
James Chen	60,000 60,000	60,000

James Obst	60,000 60,000	60,000

Nacho Barbero	60,000 60,000	60,000

Shirley Rosario	38,000 18,000	18,000
Chad Eveslage	21,000 -89,000	-89,000

Yingui Li	Busted

06-10-2023 19:33 UTC-7

Noori Eliminates Heartberg

Jim Murray

Level 8 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Jeremy Heartberg was all-in on a board of J♦7♠K♣ against Michael Noori and Benny Glaser.

Glaser and Noori were heads-up for the side-pot when Noori bet the K♥ turn, prompting Glaser to fold. The cards were tabled and Heartberg was shown the bad news.

Jeremy Heartberg: A♠Q♣3♣3♦
Michael Noori: K♦J♣10♦9♣

Heartberg was drawing dead to the kings full of jacks full-house of Noori.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Noori	51,000

Jeremy Heartberg	Busted

Tags: Benny Glaser Jeremy Heartberg Michael Noori

Level: 8

Limits: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 0

06-10-2023 19:27 UTC-7

Sammartino and Campbell Chop Barber's Chips

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Robert Campbell raised and was called by Andrew Barber as well as Dario Sammartino, the latter of which was in the big blind. They checked the 9♦4♦2♥ flop and Barber bet the 8♠ turn when checked to. All three checked again the K♠ river and Barber exposed the Q♣J♠6♣3♠.

Sammartino won the high pot with 7♣7♠6♠4♥ while Campbell had the low with the A♣J♦10♣6♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	110,000 40,000	40,000
Andrew Barber	102,000 -28,000	-28,000

Robert Campbell	25,000 -25,000	-25,000

John Monnette	15,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tags: Andrew Barber Dario Sammartino Robert Campbell

06-10-2023 19:24 UTC-7

Daly Scoops Multi-Way Pot

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Yueqi Zhu was involved from under the gun and another three players called his raise, The 9♣9♠4♠ flop checked to Jason Daly and he bet to earn two calls. The 6♥ turn was checked and Daly then received just one caller on the 5♦ river when he checked once more.

Daly tabled the 4♥3♥3♠2♠ for a straight and six-high low to earn the entire pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Daly	140,000 80,000	80,000

Yueqi Zhu	35,000 -55,000	-55,000

Tags: Jason Daly Yueqi Zhu

06-10-2023 19:17 UTC-7

Paz-Gutierrez Scoops Harder

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Two streets of action until the Q♠10♣2♥6♠ turn then led to the K♣ river on which Christian Harder and Jose Paz-Gutierrez both checked. Paz-Gutierrez tabled the A♥10♦6♦3♥ for tens and sixes, which won the pot as Harder sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Paz-Gutierrez	110,000 52,000	52,000
Allen Kessler	75,000 15,000	15,000
Christian Harder	55,000 -10,000	-10,000
Jerry Wong	50,000 -10,000	-10,000

Max Kruse	30,000 -40,000	-40,000

06-10-2023 19:15 UTC-7

Updated Counts and Casualties

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
James Chen (US)	210,000 15,000	15,000
Ben Lamb	145,000 50,000	50,000

Andrew Barber	130,000 1,000	1,000

Damjan Radanov	120,000 35,000	35,000
Ian Johns	120,000 60,000	60,000

Leonard August	115,000 20,000	20,000
Mike Matusow	110,000 17,000	17,000

Owais Ahmed	110,000 60,000	60,000

Max Pescatori	80,000

Dario Sammartino	70,000 15,000	15,000
Andrew Kelsall	60,000

Ismael Bojang	50,000 -5,000	-5,000

Mack Lee	40,000 10,000	10,000
Yingui Li	40,000 -15,000	-15,000
Shirley Rosario	20,000 -36,000	-36,000
John Monnette	20,000 -55,000	-55,000

Chris Sandrock	Busted
Viktor Blom	Busted
Esther Taylor	Busted
Tom McCormick	Busted

06-10-2023 19:07 UTC-7

Taylor Survives All-In

Jim Murray

Level 7 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

In a three-way pot that saw Esther Taylor all-in and Viktor Blom and James Chen battling for a side pot, the cards were tabled on a final board of J♣4♠6♣9♥8♠.

Esther Taylor: A♣Q♠7♥3♠
James Chen: A♠8♦6♠Xx
Viktor Blom: K♦K♣10♥3♣