Event #34: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-15-2023 12:42 UTC-7

"Bullocks" Says Himmelbrand

Claudio Elizalde

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Jason Bullock and Greg Himmelbrand were intertwined in an all-in pot preflop where they thought they had the same hand, but that's rarely the case in Omaha.

Jason Bullock: A♦A♣10♣4♥
Greg Himmelbrand: A♠A♥7♠3♣

Both players had aces with one suit and different danglers. The board came out no sweat, as they both flopped different wheel draws on 5♦Q♥2♠. The turn didn't change much when the 6♣ fell, but Bullock did make a wheel on the river when the 3♦ peeled.

Himmelbrand was left to do the accounting for how much of his stack was surrendered to Bullock and he promptly paid the man 667,000 from his stack, taking a huge hit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Bullock	1,335,000 620,000	620,000
Greg Himmelbrand	285,000 505,000	505,000

Tags: Greg Himmelbrand Jason Bullock

06-15-2023 12:40 UTC-7

Frederici's Jam on the Flop Gets Through

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Tyler Foran

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Eric Fields raised to 48,000 in the small blind before Seth Frederici three-bet the maximum of 144,000 in the big blind. Fields went into the tank for about two minutes before making the call.

The dealer fanned a flop of Q♦Q♣2♦ and once Fields checked, Frederici pushed his remaining 50,000 across the line, putting Fields in the tank once again.

Fields looked unsure of what to do, looking like he was going to fold multiple times during his one minute decision, and ultimately pitched the cards into the muck, sending the pot to Frederici.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Fields	815,000 335,000	335,000
Seth Frederici	353,000 647,000	647,000

Tags: Eric Fields Seth Frederici

06-15-2023 12:36 UTC-7

More Bustouts

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Kirk Brown

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Shah	Busted
Martin Carnero	Busted
Dwight Lemoine	Busted
Seamus Cahill	Busted
Karim Lehoussine	Busted
Kevin Gerhart	Busted

Ernest Stratmeyer	Busted
Max Stenberg	Busted

Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

06-15-2023 12:06 UTC-7

Break Time

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Tyler Foran

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Only 63 players remain as they hit their first 15-minute break of the day.

06-15-2023 12:05 UTC-7

Slobodskoy Gobbles Up Gabriel

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Kirk Brown

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

After losing a pot to Daniel Negreanu the previous hand for most of his chips, Thomas Gabriel moved all in the next hand for around 100,000 after a 30,000 open from Negreanu.

Then [Removed:499] decided that wasn't quite enough and raised the price of poker to 220,000.

"No! You're not supposed to do that, we're supposed to see a flop together!" Negreanu joked as he laid down his hand and the cards were tabled.

Thomas Gabriel: Q♣Q♦6♣9♠
[Removed:499]: A♣K♥K♣5♦

Gabriel was going to need some help to catch up to Slobodskoy's superior holding, but the runout of 6♥10♠4♠5x10♦ did not do it and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:499]	1,500,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Daniel Negreanu	1,000,000 285,000	285,000

Thomas Gabriel	Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Thomas Gabriel

06-15-2023 12:00 UTC-7

Haskell's Kings Fall and He Heads to the Payout Desk

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Tyler Foran

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Caleb Furth raised to 28,000 under the gun before Evan Haskell three-bet to a little over 100,000. The action folded back around to Furth and he put in another raise. Haskell called off his stack of about 120,000 and both hands were tabled.

Evan Haskell: K♦K♣J♥3♣
Caleb Furth: A♦6♠3♠2♦

The A♥8♠2♣ flop gave Furth the lead with two pair and Haskell couldn't catch up as the board completed with the Q♠ on the turn and the 5♠ on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Caleb Furth	603,000 485,000	485,000
Evan Haskell	Busted

Tags: Caleb Furth Evan Haskell

06-15-2023 11:48 UTC-7

Queen on the River Scores Liantonio Double Knockout

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Tyler Foran

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Giuseppe Liantonio raised to 33,000 under the gun and Brian McKain called off his remaining 32,000 followed by Michael Uguccioni, Hector Zayas, and Jarred Solomon, going five ways to the flop.

When the dealer fanned a flop of J♠7♠3♥, Solomon checked and Liantonio continued for 80,000. Uguccioni jammed his entire stack of 261,000 in the middle and the action folded back to Liantonio who made the call before all three live hands were on their backs.

Brian McKain: A♠10♠9♠8♦
Michael Uguccioni: J♣J♥9♥5♣
Giuseppe Liantonio: Q♠Q♦8♠8♣

All three players had a piece as McKain flopped a wrap and nut-flush draw, while Liantonio flopped a gutshot and flush draw to go with his overpair and Uguccioni flopped the nuts with top set.

The 7♣ paired the board, giving Uguccioni a full house but the Q♣ river improved Liantonio to queens full to eliminate both players and scoop a massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giuseppe Liantonio	700,000 98,000	98,000
Jarred Solomon	660,000 376,000	376,000
Hector Zayas	443,000 186,000	186,000
Michael Uguccioni	Busted
Brian McKain	Busted

Tags: Brian McKain Giuseppe Liantonio Hector Zayas Jarred Solomon Michael Uguccioni

06-15-2023 11:44 UTC-7

Dudani Knocks Down Tiny House Tom

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Kirk Brown

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

After Thomas "Tiny House Tom" Ulch made it 40,000 pre-flop and Shiva Dudani called, the two went to a flop of 6♠J♣K♥.

The two players then quickly got all the chips into the middle, with Ulch at risk.

Thomas Ulch: A♦Q♣A♣J♦
Shiva Dudani: A♥Q♦Q♥10♣

"Ah, I was afraid you had a hand like that," Ulch commented, referring to Dudani's wrap.

And without any sweat, the 9♠ came on the turn to give Dudani the nut straight and left Ulch drawing only to a ten to chop. The 2♠ on the river did not do it for him and he was sent to the rail while Dudani chipped up to 805,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shiva Dudani	805,000 11,000	11,000
Thomas Ulch	Busted

Tags: Shiva Dudani Thomas Ulch

06-15-2023 11:34 UTC-7

Let There Be An Ocean

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

On a flop reading 9♥K♦A♦, Daniel Negreanu called a small bet from Sultan Khair, who made mention of the cheap price. The turn brought the J♠ and again, Khair sized down and bet 40,000. Negreanu made the call and they saw the 6♥ on the river. This time, Khair bet 80,000, making mention of what a good price Negreanu was being given to call.

Negreanu, before folding, went on to say, "I would pay $100,000 [cash] to see one more card... I'm serious. I had the royal flush draw!" and he showed the J♦10♦ to prove it, mucking his hand. In the process he also revealed a 9x which prompted Khair to open his hand to reveal he only had an ace for top pair on the river. "Agh, I wasn't going to call you with jacks and nines..." said Negreanu.

Khair went on to say he would have happily taken the $100,000 to see a sixth card on the board, colloquially known as the ocean.