Event #45: $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-20-2023 22:14 UTC-8

Schwartz All In Blind

David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Big O

Michael Schwartz was forced all in from the big blind as Martin Zamani raised to 40,000 under the gun and was called by Thomas Taylor and Zhen Cai.

The flop came 8♠8♦5♦ and action checked to Cai on the button, who bet 100,000. Both Zamani and Taylor quickly folded.

Schwartz turned over K♦J♦9♥7♦3♠, while Cai had A♠9♣8♥3♦2♥ for trip eights. The board ran out J♥Q♥ and Cai sent Schwartz to the rail.

At the same time on another table, Philip Sternheimer and Michael Lim were both eliminated on the same hand by Carlos Guerrero, who has now climbed above 1,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhen Cai	1,200,000 960,000	960,000
Carlos Guerrero	1,100,000 520,000	520,000
Martin Zamani	1,000,000 35,000	35,000

Thomas Taylor	380,000 230,000	230,000
Philip Sternheimer	Busted

Michael Lim	Busted
Michael Schwartz	Busted

Tags: Carlos Guerrero Martin Zamani Michael Lim Michael Schwartz Philip Sternheimer Thomas Taylor Zhen Cai

06-20-2023 22:14 UTC-8

Deeb Shows Vaughan the Door

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Chris Land

Level 24 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Big O

Jose Vaughan raised under the gun to 28,000. Action folded to Shaun Deeb who three-bet to 102,000 from the cutoff.

The button and blinds got out of the way and Vaughan four-bet the rest of his chips and got a quick call from Deeb to set up a runout with Vaughan at risk.

Jose Vaughan: A♥K♠K♠10♥2♠
Shaun Deeb: A♦A♠J♦5♣4♦

The board ran out 2♦5♥10♦9♣9♦, giving Deeb the nut flush and the entire pot as Vaughan headed toward the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	1,170,000 390,000	390,000

Jose Vaughan	Busted

Tags: Jose Vaughan Shaun Deeb

06-20-2023 22:22 UTC-8

Gatta Doubles Off Al-Keliddar

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Nelio Gatta moved all in for his last 260,000 from the button and Yaser Al-Keliddar had him at risk in the cutoff.

Nelio Gatta: A♦A♠K♠4♠
Yaser Al-Keliddar: A♥J♦10♥2♣

"Oh, oh, that's bad," Al-Keliddar said as the flop came Q♣J♠Q♦, giving Gatta two pair.

The turn came the 8♦. "That's really bad," Al-Keliddar added. Gatta sealed the double up on the 2♦ river as Al-Keliddar was knocked down to a short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nelio Gatta	520,000 473,000	473,000
Yaser Al-Keliddar	60,000 4,500	4,500

Tags: Nelio Gatta Yaser Al-Keliddar

06-20-2023 22:30 UTC-8

Kostly Turn for Yanovski

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Chris Land

Level 24 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

PokerNews heard yelling from across the room and rushed over to try and catch the action. Thankfully, Leonid Yanovski was there to relay what had happened.

Leonid Yanovski raised and quickly saw Nick Kost three-bet pot. Yanovski called and the flop came 5x7x9x rainbow.

All the money went in on the flop and both players turned their cards up prepared to watch two cards peel off.

Leonid Yanovski: Ax8x6x2x
Nick Kost: AxJx8x2x

Kost needed help with well over a million chips in the middle and that help wasted no time materializing in the form of a 10x hitting the turn to give him the nut straight.

Yanovski would need a card to give him a low just to recoup a quarter of the pot but when a Kx fell on the river, Yanovski was sent to the rail as Kost rocketed up the chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Kost	1,900,000 1,240,000	1,240,000

Leonid Yanovski	Busted

Tags: Leonid Yanovski Nick Kost

06-20-2023 22:31 UTC-8

Leffingwell Triples Up

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Big O

William Leffingwell was all in for 100,000 from the big blind, Alexander Hoff moved his last 280,000 in from the cutoff, and Ricky Moseley called having both players covered.

William Leffingwell: A♣J♠9♣7♥2♦
Alexander Hoff: A♥K♦9♥6♣4♠
Ricky Moseley: A♠A♦Q♦8♣6♦

Moseley was ahead of both all-in opponents with his aces as the flop came 10♣8♥Q♥. Leffingwell flopped a straight and stayed in front on the 7♣ turn and 9♠ river to secure the triple up.

Hoff and Moseley were left with lesser straights and split up the side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ricky Moseley	330,000 60,000	60,000
William Leffingwell	300,000 171,500	171,500

Alexander Hoff	185,000 64,500	64,500

Tags: Alexander Hoff William Leffingwell Ricky Moseley

06-20-2023 22:37 UTC-8

Koral Next to Fall

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Tom Koral was under the gun and moved his last 85,000 in the middle as Jesse David called in the cutoff to put him at risk.

Tom Koral: A♦7♣3♦2♦
Jesse David: A♥A♠9♥3♠

The flop came J♦K♥J♥ as David made two pair. The 8♦ fell on the turn and Koral was left hoping to complete a flush draw.

"It's not over yet," David said, but it soon would be when the harmless 5♣ fell on the river to send Koral to the exit.

Brandon Shack-Harris also hit the rail at the same time on another table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse David	680,000 610,000	610,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	Busted

Tom Koral	Busted

Tags: Brandon Shack-Harris Jesse David Tom Koral

06-20-2023 22:44 UTC-8

Cheers For Guerrero

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Three-handed on a flop of 3♣Q♣K♠, Carlos Guerrero bet and was called by Leif Force and Lawrence Brandt.

Guerrero bet again on the A♠ and Force folded this time. Brandt, though, stuck around to the 5♠ river where both players checked.

Guerrero turned over A♣J♣10♠4♠ for the rivered flush and Brandt mucked his hand. Guerrero then posed for pictures sitting behind his massive stack while hoisting up two beer glasses in his hands.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Guerrero	1,300,000 200,000	200,000
Leif Force	700,000 220,000	220,000

Lawrence Brandt	260,000 340,000	340,000

Tags: Carlos Guerrero Lawrence Brandt Leif Force

06-20-2023 22:50 UTC-8

Vohra Bets Every Street and David Finds A Fold

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Chris Land

Level 24 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Jesse David raised under the gun and got called by the small blind and Raj Vohra in the big blind leading to a 7♣J♠8♣ flop.

The small blind checked and Vohra tossed out a bet. Both David and the small blind called and all three players headed to a 9♥ turn card.

The small blind checked to Vohra again and again, Vohra tossed out a bet. David called and the small blind folded before the dealer put the 9♠ out on the river.

It was more of the same from Vohra as he bet again and David, after looking at his cards and the completed board for about 30-seconds, tossed his cards into the muck.

Vohra showed the 10♣8♠, jokingly saying he had the straight flush as the pot was pushed in his direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raj Vohra	715,000 85,000	85,000

Jesse David	520,000 160,000	160,000

Tags: Jesse David Raj Vohra

06-20-2023 22:53 UTC-8

DeMaci Gets Three Streets in a "Stupid Game"

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Three-handed on a flop of J♣9♥5♣, Chris DeMaci bet and both Alex Livingston and Jesse David called.

The turn came the 10♦ and DeMaci fired out another bet. Both opponents called once more to see the 3♠ river.

DeMaci now bet for the third time and Livingston mucked. "That last called just made me put in more chips," David lamented as he made a reluctant call.

DeMaci turned over Q♣8♣ for the turned straight and David flashed 3♦3♣ before mucking.

"Stupid game," he muttered after the hand.

"Notice how nobody disagreed with you," DeMaci replied.