Event #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

Jun 12, 2023

Redraw of the Final Three Tables

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Bets
138	1	James Chen (US)	United States	980,000	33
138	2	Kyle Ray	United States	200,000	7
138	3	Brad Ruben	United States	375,000	13
138	4	Johannes Becker	Germany	950,000	32
138	5	John Hennigan	United States	600,000	20
138	6	Alan Sternberg	United States	510,000	17
138	7	Yarron Bendor	United States	550,000	18
138	8	Bryce Yockey	United States	375,000	13

143	1	James Obst	Australia	525,000	18
143	2	Pascal Leyo	France	20,000	1
143	3	Aaron Kupin	United States	705,000	24
143	4	Zachary Freeman	United States	500,000	17
143	5	Erik Seidel	United States	820,000	27
143	6	Ben Lamb	United States	500,000	17
143	7	Jason Daly	United States	345,000	12
143	8	David Williams	United States	375,000	13

144	1	empty
144	2	Jose Luis Velador	Mexico	975,000	33
144	3	Christopher Stephan	United States	630,000	21
144	4	Robert Yass	United States	270,000	9
144	5	Sam Farha	United States	300,000	10
144	6	Jay Kerbel	United States	790,000	26
144	7	Damjan Radanov	United States	450,000	15
144	8	Kyle Cartwright	United States	850,000	28

Jun 12, 2023

Hochman, Barbero and Shak all Eliminated

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Jim Murray

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Corey Hochman, Nacho Barbero, and Dan Shak, all short stacks, were the victims of a flurry of eliminations after the money bubble burst. That has reduced the field to the last 23 hopefuls, who will be redrawing to the final three tables and finish the remainder of the level.

Tags: Corey Hochman Dan Shak Nacho Barbero

Jun 12, 2023

A Lot of Chops; One Scoop and One Bustout

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

With several players on fumes below two big bets, it was Dan Shak who got scooped over on table 144 when his aces were cracked by two pair and a low. The same table saw Christopher Stephan misread his cards as he declared queens up on the Q♣9♥2♣7♠A♥ river when he checked last to act.

Kyle Ray announced aces up for Stephan to table his cards and show the Q♦9♦7♦7♣. He then profusely apologised as he noticed the set of sevens and raked in the entire pot against Ray and Jay Kerbel.

In the meanwhile, Craig Chait saw his stack reduced to a mere 20,000 and he then chopped in a three-way pot with Bryce Yockey and Pascal Leyo.

All-in again shortly after for a severe short stack, Chait got looked up by Kyle Cartwright and Yockey. They checked down to the 9♠7♠2♠5♥3♦ river and Cartwright showed his A♥Q♥4♣3♥ for a wheel. The 10♠9♣4♥2♥ of Chait was no good and the A♣K♠8♥5♣ of Yockey earned no portion either.

Tags: Bryce Yockey Christopher Stephan Craig Chait Dan Shak Jay Kerbel Kyle Cartwright Kyle Ray Pascal Leyo

Jun 12, 2023

Seidel Scoops; Zappulla Next to Fall

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

With several players holding severe short stacks, James Obst and Bryce Yockey chipped up with the former earning a full scoop.

Erik Seidel also won a decent pot off John Hennigan when his A♠J♥5♥4♠ rivered the nuts on the K♠Q♦4♦5♠9♠ board to get one more bet from Hennigan.

The same table then saw the all-in of Paul Zappulla for one full bet only from the cutoff, earning calls from Alan Sternberg and Brad Ruben out of the blinds. Both active players checked to the K♦J♣2♦A♠K♣ river on which Sternberg check-folded to Ruben's bet.

In showdown, Ruben revealed the K♥9♣8♦7♥ for trips kings and Zappulla was eliminated with the A♥Q♠5♦3♠.

Tags: Alan Sternberg Brad Ruben Bryce Yockey Erik Seidel James Obst John Hennigan Paul Zappulla

Jun 12, 2023

James Chen Eliminated in Multi-Way Pot

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Jim Murray

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

James Chen (Taiwan) was all-in from the button after a late position raise by Yarron Bendor and James Chen (US) would also call from the small blind, creating a side pot between Chen (US) and Bendor.

The flop rolled out 3♥5♥5♦. Chen (US) lead out and was called by Bendor. The turn2♣ checked through and Chen (US) would put out a bet on the 7♦ river, which was called by Bendor.

James Chen (Taiwan): 9♦8♠8♣7♠
James Chen (US): J♣J♦10♦8♦
Yarron Bendor: A♦Q♥10♣6♣

Chen (US) won the high with two pair jacks and fives and Bendor won the low with a seventy-six, eliminating Chen in 30th place.

Tags: James Chen Yarron Bendor

Jun 12, 2023

Berilgen Eliminated by Yockey

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Bryce Yockey bet the turn and river of the K♠K♦8♦2♣J♥ board and a seemingly confused Jason Berilgen called it down for the last of his chips. Yockey tabled his A♦J♦5♠4♦ and Berilgen bemoaned "I didn't even see the diamonds ... wait, you don't have a flush?!"

Berilgen then tabled his A♥Q♦8♥4♥ for inferior two pair and a missed low draw to become the second casualty in the money.

"I was in good shape then," he said on his way to the payout desk.

Tags: Bryce Yockey Jason Berilgen

Jun 12, 2023

Chanthabouasy Eliminated by Seidel

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Jim Murray

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

PokerNews caught up to the action as Steve Chanthabouasy was headed out the door after being eliminated by Erik Seidel.

The board read Q♣8♣5♠7♥4♦.

Steve Chanthabouasy: A♣A♠K♣10♥
Erik Seidel: A♥K♦7♦4♥

Seidel would make two pair to eliminate Chanthabouasy.

Tags: Erik Seidel Steve Chanthabouasy

Jun 12, 2023

Dzivielevski Eliminated by Becker

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

A cat with many lives on his severe short stack, Yuri Dzivielevski eventually got it in again when facing Johannes Becker as he check-called the 8♦4♣3♥ flop and then checked the Q♦ turn. Becker bet, and Dzivielevski had two T-25,000 chips behind, which he tossed into the middle.

There was some confusion about whether that was a call for a full bet of 30,000 or an all-in, to which Becker responded "I am fine with either way". Dzivielevski replied, "I want to go all-in," and so he did, creating the following showdown.

Yuri Dzivielevski: K♥7♥5♥3♣
Johannes Becker: K♠8♥5♣2♠

The A♥ on the river gave Becker the wheel, and Dzivielevski was knocked out in 32nd place.

Tags: Johannes Becker Yuri Dzivielevski

Jun 12, 2023

Berilgen Doubles Through Yockey

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Out of the big blind, Jason Berilgen was all-in with the 8♥5♣4♣2♥ and up against the A♥Q♥9♦8♣ of Bryce Yockey.

The board ran out Q♠8♦6♥3♠7♦ and Berilgen got the full double to almost four big bets.

Tags: Bryce Yockey Jason Berilgen

Jun 12, 2023

Chow Chops; Then Busts on the Bubble

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Michael Chow was all-in twice and survived the first hand to chip up slightly thanks to a chop while Yuri Dzivielevski was also on the verge of getting eliminated but escaped.

On a flop of J♦4♥3♦, the Brazilian was all-in for 65,000 total and looked up by Corey Hochman.

Yuri Dzivielevski: A♠K♠Q♠2♦
Corey Hochman: A♦J♣10♦2♥

The K♥ turn propelled Dzivielevski into the lead but the 5♥ river gave both a wheel for the full chop.

Chow then limped in and the action continued to a three-way flop of Q♣7♣4♥ on which Kyle Cartwright checked, as did Craig Chait. Chow bet and received two calls.

Cartwright bet the 10♣ turn and Chait folded while Chow called all-in for the last 25,000 chips he had behind.

Michael Chow: A♦J♠6♦3♠
Kyle Cartwright: A♠K♥5♣3♣