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

Jun 11, 2023

Chow Doubles Through Williams and Leyo

Jim Murray

Level 16 : Limits 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Pascal Leyo raised from late position and was called by Michael Chow in the small blind and David Williams in the big blind.

The flop came A♠6♥2♣ and Chow, first to act, put in the remainder of his short stack. Williams and Leyo both called.

Michael Chow: 6♣4♣3♥2♥
Pascal Leyo: A♣10♠7♠5♣
Williams: XxXxXxXx

The final board ran out A♠6♥2♣4♥4♦ giving Chow a full house and a sixty-four low. Enough to beat both Leyo and Williams out of the high and the low.

Tags: David Williams Michael Chow Pascal Leyo

Jun 11, 2023

Bubble Action Underway

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Limits 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Several players have dropped into the danger zone including Yuri Dzivielevski, while Johannes Becker leaped into the lead with two scoops on his table.

Over on table 144, Dan Shak also had a short stack behind in three-way action when he bet the 10♠9♦9♣ flop. Robert Yass folded and Nacho Barbero called. They checked down the 6♠ turn and 7♣ river as Shak announced aces, exposing the A♣A♥4♣3♠.

"You win," Barbero declared and checked his cards again ... then said with a dry voice "oh wait, I have a straight" while sliding the cards into the muck.

"Where are my aces, everybody else gets them but I don't," Sam Farha begrudgingly inquired as he, too, had become a short stack.

Tags: Johannes Becker Dan Shak Nacho Barbero Robert Yass Sam Farha Yuri Dzivielevski

Jun 11, 2023

Hochman Doubles Through Velador to Stay Alive

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Jim Murray

Level 16 : Limits 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

In a battle of the blinds, Luis Velador bet enough from the small blind on a 5♥3♥10♣ flop to put Corey Hochman all-in from the big blind.

Corey Hochman: K♣J♥9♥7♣
Luis Velador: A♠8♥7♥2♣

The board ran out the 10♥ and Q♣ completing the higher flush for Hochman and keeping his tournamnet life alive.

Tags: Corey Hochman Luis Velador

Jun 11, 2023

Zappulla Chops Again; Williams Scoops Leyo

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Limits 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

A total of 84,000 chips go from Pascal Leyo to David Williams when the latter has A♦A♠4♥3♠ for a set of aces and the nut low on the A♥6♣2♥J♥8♠ board, which beat the A♣9♠7♣3♥ of Leyo.

Steve Chanthabouasy tried to knock out Paul Zappulla when he got it in with the A♣Q♣5♣2♣ on the A♥10♦3♥ flop for Zappulla to look him up holding with the A♦A♠K♥10♥ for the top set. Chanthabouasy needed a four to scoop but the 5♠ turn and 8♠ river gave him a live eight for the low to chop, at least.

Tags: David Williams Pascal Leyo Paul Zappulla Steve Chanthabouasy

Jun 11, 2023

Stephan Scoops to Stay Alive

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Jim Murray

Level 16 : Limits 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Christopher Stephan was all-in on the big blind after a raise from Jay Kerbel.

Stephan: A♣A♠7♦2♥
Kerbel: A♦Q♦Q♥8♥

Stephan's hand held up on the 6♠4♦3♥5♣6♥ runout for a six-high straight for the high, and a wheel for the low.

Tags: Christopher Stephan Jay Kerbel

Jun 11, 2023

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Matt Hansen

Level 16 : Limits 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

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Jun 11, 2023

Yockey Doubles Through Chow

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Limits 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Bryce Yockey was all-in for a mere 42,000 on the button and earned a call from Michael Chow in the hijack.

Bryce Yockey: A♦10♣9♦2♦
Michael Chow: K♣K♠4♥2♣

The board ran out A♣5♦2♠10♥10♠ and Yockey made tens full of aces for a full double.

Tags: Michael Chow Bryce Yockey

Jun 11, 2023

Zappulla Left Short in Three-Way Chop

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Limits 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Paul Zappulla was the next short stack to get the chips into the middle and he was up against Alan Sternberg and Brad Ruben.

On a board of J♣10♥5♥4♣3♣, the A♦6♥3♠2♥ made the nut low and a six-high straight, yet he had to chop the low with Ruben and his A♠K♥8♠2♠. Sternberg's A♣9♠8♣3♦ made the nut flush to win the high portion of the pot.

Tags: Alan Sternberg Brad Ruben Paul Zappulla

Jun 11, 2023

Shak Doubles Through Farha

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Jim Murray

Level 16 : Limits 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

The cards were on their backs and the board read 10♦2♥9♦10♥J♥.

Dan Shak: A♠10♠8♣7♦
Sam Farha: A♥A♣8♠4♦

Shak would crack Farha's aces with a rivered jack-high straight to double up.

Tags: Dan Shak Sam Farha

Jun 11, 2023

Montgomery Escapes Again

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Limits 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Yarron Bendor earned three quarters of James Chen (US) and then was involved in a three-way pot that had Kyle Montgomery all-in and at risk. He was up against Bendor and Jason Daly, the latter of which check-folded the Q♣8♠8♥5♠ turn to a bet by Bendor.

"I think I am in big trouble here, do you have a big pair again? Aces?" Montgomery asked prior to the showdown and was then puzzled.

Kyle Montgomery: J♣J♠4♣2♠
Yarron Bendor: A♦9♦9♥3♣