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

06-20-2023 20:02 UTC-8

Vohra Doesn't Have a Bluffing Face

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Big O

Heads-up on a board of 9♠2♥4♥K♣, Raj Vohra bet 155,000 from the button and Steve Foutty called in the cutoff.

The river came the 9♣ and Foutty checked over to Vohra, who slid forward a bet of 180,000 this time.

"You deserve it. Are you bluffing this time," Foutty asked as he began tanking for several minutes. Vohra continued to sit silently starring at the board.

"This isn't the face of someone who's bluffing. This is the face of someone who has it," Foutty added before he decided to call.

Vohra turned over K♠K♦8♦7♠4♦ for a full house and Foutty mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raj Vohra	800,000 360,000	360,000

Steve Foutty	300,000 176,500	176,500

Tags: Raj Vohra Steve Foutty

06-20-2023 20:15 UTC-8

Mulla Scoops a Double

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Leonid Yanovski raised to 20,000 and was called by Sergio Martinez in the hijack. Uzair Mulla, in the cutoff, then reraised to 92,000, leaving himself about 12,000 behind, and Yanovski folded.

Martinez, though, snap-called and went to turn over his hand before being told Mulla was not yet all in. The flop came 10♦9♣3♣ and they got the rest of the chips in the middle.

Uzair Mulla: A♣9♦4♦3♥
Sergio Martinez: A♦A♠8♠5♠

Mulla had taken the lead with two pair and also made a low on the 7♣ turn and 8♣ river.

"Scoop," he cried out as he doubled up.

"Scoopy-doo," tablemate Maksim Pisarenko added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonid Yanovski	1,000,000
Uzair Mulla	230,000
Sergio Martinez	170,000 116,000	116,000

Tags: Leonid Yanovski Sergio Martinez Uzair Mulla

06-20-2023 20:22 UTC-8

Martinez Ousts Schinkoeth

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Chris Land

Level 22 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Action folded to Clifford Schinkoeth in late position who raised. Sergio Martinez three-bet from the big blind and Schinkoeth put the rest of his chips in to send both players to a runout with Schinkoeth at risk.

Clifford Schinkoeth: 10♣8♥3♥2♦
Sergio Martinez: A♠A♦K♠7♥

The board ran out 3♣A♥K♦10♦9♣, keeping Martinez firmly in the lead through the entire hand and sending Schinkoeth to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Martinez	575,000 405,000	405,000
Clifford Schinkoeth	Busted

Tags: Clifford Schinkoeth Sergio Martinez

06-20-2023 20:27 UTC-8

Zhu Doubles Off Taylor

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Big O

Xu Zhu was all in for his last 166,000 from early position and up against Thomas Taylor on the button.

Xu Zhu: A♠A♥9♣9♥3♣
Thomas Taylor: A♣K♠Q♥6♥2♠

The board ran out K♣4♣5♠4♦5♦ and Zhu ended up with two pair, aces and fives, to get a full double up and leave Taylor on a short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xu Zhu	325,000 180,000	180,000
Thomas Taylor	150,000 259,000	259,000

Tags: Thomas Taylor Xu Zhu

06-20-2023 20:39 UTC-8

Rine Gives Some to Le and Woods

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Allan Le reraised to 80,000 before the flop from the big blind and Jeffrie Rine called on the button.

The flop came K♠J♥4♥ and Le continued for 40,000. Rine called to the K♣ turn, where Le fired out another 55,000. Rine this time tossed his cards into the muck.

A few hands later, Rine raised to 28,000 and James Woods called in the big blind. The flop came 3♦4♦10♠ and Woods check-called a bet of 45,000.

Both players checked the 6♣ turn as the A♥ fell on the river. Woods now announced pot and Rine immediately tossed his cards away.

"I had it on the turn," Woods said, showing A♦4♠3♥2♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allan Le	560,000 110,000	110,000

James Woods	550,000 72,000	72,000
Jeffrie Rine	180,000 132,500	132,500

Tags: Allan Le James Woods Jeffrie Rine

Level: 23

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

06-20-2023 20:42 UTC-8

Knight Sheers Lamb, Leaves Him Bare

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Chris Land

Level 23 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

PokerNews picked up the action when a player not involved came up and said there was a "weird" hand going down at their table.

As relayed to us, action pre-flop was that Jesse Knight raised in the small blind and got called by Ben Lamb in the big blind.

The flop came A♣4♥4♠ and Knight checked to Lamb who tossed out a bet. Knight came back with a check-raise and Lamb called to send the pair to the A♥ turn.

Knight led this time and faced a raise from Lamb, which Knight called to see the A♦ fall on the river. Knight led with a bet that would have put Lamb all in and Lamb went into the tank.

PokerNews showed up after the river bet while Lamb tanked and while running through the hand, he could be heard saying, "This is a weird spot."

After 3 minutes or so, Lamb eventually released his hand, conceding the pot to Knight and leaving himself only 21,000 to work with.

The two immediately agreed that it was the "worst runout ever" as Knight showed Kx6xXxXx.

Lamb said that he had the Qx6x in his hand and would have lost either way which just goes to show how far above the rim the players are when events like this get deep.

Lamb, unfortunately, left the ultimate leveling war with next to nothing remaining and will be looking for a spot to double up in the immediate future.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Knight	440,000 403,500	403,500
Ben Lamb	21,000 219,000	219,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Jesse Knight

06-20-2023 20:46 UTC-8

Dirksen Gracious in Defeat

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Big O

Dustin Dirksen was all in for around 55,000 in the big blind and up against John Zable in the hijack.

Dustin Dirksen: Q♣Q♠6♦6♥3♥
John Zable: A♣J♦6♠5♦3♣

The board ran out 7♣3♠7♥K♣3♦ and Zable rivered a three to make trips and send Dirksen to the rail.

"Got me again," Dirksen said as he went around the table giving his former tablemates a fist pump.

"Nice playing with you guys. Go for the win," he added before heading to collect his payout.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Zable	420,000 35,000	35,000
Dustin Dirksen	Busted

Tags: Dustin Dirksen John Zable

06-20-2023 20:54 UTC-8

DeMaci Makes a Straight Flush on Foutty

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Steve Foutty reraised to 60,000 from the small blind and received three callers, including Chris DeMaci in the cutoff.

The flop came Q♣5♣9♣ and Foutty moved his last 160,000 in the middle. Only DeMaci called.

Foutty showed A♦Q♠J♣5♦, while DeMaci had A♣7♥4♣2♣. The 3♣ on the turn gave DeMaci a flush, but his hand only got better on the river when the dealer turned over the 6♣ as DeMaci made a straight flush.

"Is that a scoop," Foutty asked as he peered across the table at DeMaci's hand before mucking and heading for the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris DeMaci	900,000 450,000	450,000
Steve Foutty	Busted

Tags: Chris DeMaci Steve Foutty

06-20-2023 21:02 UTC-8

Livingston Bets Big on the River

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Big O

Heads-up on a board of 2♣J♣8♠3♠, Sterling Savill bet 46,000 from the hijack and Alex Livingston called in the cutoff.

The river came the 4♦ and Savill slowed down and checked. Livingston now fired out a bet of 90,000.

"You were so dead on the turn. Just smacked it," Savill told Livingston as he tanked for several minutes. The dealer then had to remind the two players not to discuss the hand with action pending.

"I didn't start it," Livingston replied. Savill then mucked, showing Livingston his A♣4♠. Livingston returned his cards face down and took the pot.