Event #34: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-14-2023 20:40 UTC-8

Chip Counts and Bust Outs; Josh Arieh Leads

Claudio Elizalde

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	1,550,000 350,000	350,000

Ari Engel	245,000 87,000	87,000

Daniel Negreanu	240,000 55,000	55,000

Tyler Brown	186,000 16,000	16,000

Ben Lamb	155,000 49,000	49,000

Maurice Hawkins	110,000 43,000	43,000
Kevin Gerhart	95,000 95,000	95,000

Angela Jordison	90,000 14,000	14,000

Sean Shah	52,000 52,000	52,000
Ryan LaPlante	47,000 137,000	137,000

Fernando Habegger	Busted
Praise Ogwa	Busted
Justin Lapka	Busted

06-14-2023 20:29 UTC-8

The Bubble Approaches

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Ryan Gray

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Play is slowing down as players try to hold on for the money bubble to burst.

06-14-2023 20:14 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Ho	283,000 42,000	42,000

Negreanu Knows All The Angles

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu had spiraled down a bit after dinner and when the action picked up on a board reading 8♦3♥J♥J♠, Negreanu had placed an all-in bet for his last 78,000. His opponent was thoughtful with his decision.

"Fine, I'll pay you off," the opponent said, calling.

"You have a jack, right?"

"Yah and you have eights?"

"Oh, you betcha, what do I need to dodge?"

Daniel Negreanu: 7♣8♣8♠10♠
Opponent: A♦K♣K♥J♦

Negreanu had a full house but his opponent was drawing to a jack, king or an ace. Negreanu pulled his phone out to properly document the moment but put it back on the rail after the 2♣ fell.

The two players went on to discuss the obligation to call there, how having a pair in the hole kills some of the opponent's outs, and how Negreanu may have still jammed there with a hand like 9x10xJxQx. Another opponent at the table summed it up, "That's a cooler there, nothing you can do!".

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	185,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

06-14-2023 20:03 UTC-8

Haskell Sends One Out with a Straight

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Tyler Foran

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

On the K♥9♦4♣3♣ turn, Evan Haskell was faced with a pot-sized bet of 49,000 and went deep into the tank before making the call.

The 7♥ landed on the river and Haskell bet the maximum and his opponent quickly called off his remaining stack of 51,000.

Haskell tabled Q♥9♠6♠5♥ for the nut-straight on the river and his opponent showed A♦K♣Q♣9♣ for top two as he exited the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Evan Haskell	390,000 390,000	390,000

Tags: Evan Haskell

06-14-2023 19:49 UTC-8

Weisman Chips Up

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

On a board reading 10♦4♣7♥, Dylan Weisman was facing a bet of 8,000 from the player on the button, which Weisman raised to 22,000. After some thought, his opponent made the call.

The turn brought the 3♦ and Weisman now led for a pot sized bet of 63,000. His opponent went into the tank and counted their chips, revealing they only had 65,000 behind. He mucked his hand and as the dealer pushed the chips to Weisman, a player not in the hand chirped up, "Nice bluff!". Weisman's only response was shooting a sharp glance.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Weisman	179,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Dylan Weisman

06-14-2023 19:48 UTC-8

Ahuja Takes it on the River

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Tyler Foran

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Five players limped to see the 9♠2♠2♣ flop and the action checked to Maurice Hawkins who dropped a bet of 5,000 across the line. Both the button and Ankit Ahuja made the call.

The 7♦ hit the turn and Ahuja check-called a bet of 20,000 from the button, while Hawkins surrendered the pot.

The 2♦ completed the board and Ahuja took the lead, firing a bet of 25,000 and the button instantly released his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maurice Hawkins	153,000 25,000	25,000
Ankit Ahuja	141,000

Tags: Maurice Hawkins Ankit Ahuja

06-14-2023 19:46 UTC-8

Coon Has the Goods

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Ryan Gray

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

A middle-position player went all in and Ryan Coon called from the cutoff.

Middle Position: K♣K♦10♠8♠
Ryan Coon: A♠K♠A♣Q♣

The middle-position player's avenues to an upset were most likely to be in straights, spades, or the case king, but the 5♦3♥9♣ flop provided no help toward those hands. A 9♠ turn left only the king as a desperate hope, and it was not fulfilled on a Q♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Coon	104,000 104,000	104,000

Tags: Ryan Coon

06-14-2023 19:33 UTC-8

Some Big Stacks Around the Room

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Tyler Foran

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	616,000

Matthew Perry	506,000
Terry Gonzaga	430,000
[Removed:499]	390,000 146,000	146,000
Eric Fields	381,000 166,000	166,000
William Rector	365,000
Kyle Ho	325,000 205,000	205,000
Scott Ruddell	306,000