Event #50: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship Day 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-21-2023 22:30 UTC-7

Scott Seiver Sent to the Rail

Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was picked up on the flop with the board showing 2♠4♦Q♦ and Scott Seiver already all in and at risk against Joseph Liberta.

Scott Seiver: Q♥6♣5♠4♠
Middle Position: A♠K♦10♦9♥

The rest of the board ran out 3♦J♣. Seiver had improved from two-pair to a straight on the turn but it was no good against his opponent's turned king-high flush and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Liberta	96,500 96,500	96,500
Scott Seiver	Busted

Tags: Scott Seiver Joseph Liberta

06-21-2023 22:09 UTC-7

Lin Sees One Off

Calum Grant

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Ren Lin opened to 3,000 from the button, prompting defending champion Sean Troha to fold from the small blind. The big blind called out of his short stack to see the K♥7♣3♥ flop.

The big blind jammed for around 8,000 and Lin quickly called.

Big Blind: Q♠6♥5♦3♣
Ren Lin: 7♦7♠6♦5♠

The big blind was drawing to a chop or running queens but the 8♦ turn 5♣ runout confirmed the pot for Lin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Troha	103,200

Ren Lin	57,000

Tags: Ren Lin Sean Troha

06-21-2023 21:07 UTC-7

Brewer Gives Rheem His Footlong

Calum Grant

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Chino Rheem limped in from under the gun as did Bryan Micon on his direct left. Chris Brewer tagged along from middle position before the small blind completed and the big blind checked.

Action checked all the way down to showdown for the final board to read A♥9♥3♥A♦5♠.

"I win," said Rheem as he tabled his Q♥Q♦5♥2♦ for a flopped flush. His opponents mucked, and he took in the pot.

As the hand was playing out, Brewer had a couple of footlong subways delivered to his table and was kind enough to give Rheem one of the sandwiches.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Brewer	155,000 15,000	15,000

Bryan Micon	60,000 60,000	60,000
Chino Rheem	43,600 -16,400	-16,400

Tags: Bryan Micon Chris Brewer

06-21-2023 19:13 UTC-7

Castillo Doubles Through Seidel; Winter Building a Stack

Calum Grant

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Erik Seidel opened to 1,800 from the cutoff and was called by the button. Jose Castillo squeezed from the small blind to 6,800 and only Seidel called.

Castillo made a pot-size bet on the 10♦7♣4♦ flop, and Seidel called. Castillo then moved all in for 28,300 on the 4♠ turn. Seidel thought about it for a few moments before calling.

Jose Castillo: A♣J♦10♣9♦
Erik Seidel: 7♦6♠6♣5♦

Castillo was ahead with his tens and fours, while also dominating Seidel's flush draw. The 5♠ river kept Castillo ahead and he raked in the pot.

Sean Winter is also at the table is one of the few players with a stack that breaches the 200,000 mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Winter	201,000 201,000	201,000

Jose Castillo	104,000 104,000	104,000
Erik Seidel	63,500 63,500	63,500

Tags: Erik Seidel Jose Castillo Sean Winter

06-21-2023 18:22 UTC-7

Zech Rivers Full House to Double

Calum Grant

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Quirin Zech just dragged in a huge pot which saw him double up through an opponent.

He briefly recapped the hand to PokerNews.

The hijack opened to 1,400 and was called by the button. Zech called from the small blind before the big blind announced, "pot."

The hijack called and the button got out of the way. Zech then four-bet to 29,000 which pushed out the big blind but the hijack called once more.

Stacks got in on the 10♠3♣2♥ flop with Zech narrowly covered.

Quirin Zech: A♠A♣4♥9♣
Hijack: J♣10♣6♦5♦

Zech was ahead with his pair of aces but his opponent improved to trips to take the lead on the 10♦ turn. Zech had one foot out of the door but the A♦ river caused the table to explode as it gave Zech a full house to seal the checkmark.

His opponent was very frustrated with the runout and had to take a lap before returning to the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quirin Zech	133,000

Tags: Quirin Zech

06-21-2023 17:07 UTC-7

Barbero Eliminates Kalas

Ollie Garland

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Both Nacho Barbero and Kane Kalas were looking at a board of 8♣Q♥5♣.

Kalas in the small blind checked the action over to Barbero who bet out for 3,000. Kalas raised to 13,000 and Barbero responded by shoving all in. Kalas called.

Kane Kalas: A♣J♣10♠8♦
Jose Ignacio Barbero: Q♦Q♠8♥4♥

The turn and river came the 6♥ and the 10♥ respectively.

Barbero's top set improved to a flush by the river and sent Kalas to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	120,000 60,000	60,000

Kane Kalas	Busted

Tags: Jose Ignacio Barbero Kane Kalas Nacho Barbero

06-21-2023 16:44 UTC-7

Small Rebate for Madsen

Calum Grant

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

After being reduced to crumbs by Marc Hollander, Jeff Madsen was all-in the following hand.

The action began with the cutoff making it 700. Hollander called from the button and the small blind called. Madsen put in his last 1,600 from the big blind which prompted the cutoff to repop it to 6,200. Hollander and the small blind got out of the way.

Jeff Madsen: A♦J♥4♣3♥
Cutoff: A♥K♠Q♠7♥

Madsen stayed behind following the A♣9♥5♦ flop but he had two-pair outs as well as a wheel draw. The 8♥ turn changed nothing but the 3♣ river gave Madsen two pair and he breathed some life back into his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Madsen	4,900 3,300	3,300

Tags: Jeff Madsen

06-21-2023 16:40 UTC-7

'The Artist' Bets Big With Air

Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action was picked up with players heads up on the flop and the board reading 10♥Q♥A♦. Hustler Casino Live's Wesley Fei bet 2,200 from the small blind and received a call from his opponent on the button.

Wesley bet again for 6,500 on the 10♠ turn and once again was called by his opponent.

The river was the K♠. Wesley fired a pot-sized bet of 24,600 that sent his opponent deep into the tank.

After about 90 seconds the player on the button made the fold, and Wesley instantly slammed 9♣7♣8♠4♣ for a bluff with absolutely nothing on the river.

"Four black, high card nine!" Wesley proudly exclaimed.

"Nice hand," his opponent responded as Wesley scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wesley Fei	72,600 12,600	12,600

Tags: Wesley Fei

06-21-2023 16:32 UTC-7

Madsen Runs into a Straight

Calum Grant

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Jeff Madsen made it 1,100 from under the gun and called when Marc Hollander made it 3,600 from the small blind.

Hollander check-raised to 5,000 on the on the 10♣9♦7♥ flop after Madsen bet 300. Madsen went deep into the tank before reraising to 20,600. Hollander quickly moved all in for 42,400 and Madsen called as the slightly bigger stack.

Marc Hollander: A♥A♦8♥6♣
Jeff Madsen: K♦J♦10♦9♥

Hollander had flopped second-nut straight while Madsen had top two pair as well as double-gutter.

The 4♠ turn and Kx river kept Hollander ahead to leave Madsen on fumes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Hollander	90,000 90,000	90,000
Jeff Madsen	1,600 1,600	1,600

Tags: Jeff Madsen Marc Hollander

06-21-2023 15:36 UTC-7

Starostin Up Early After Four-bet Pot

Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

A player in the hijack raised to 500 and was three-bet to 1,800 by Ivan Starostin on the button. A player in the big blind four-bet to 6,000, folding out the original raiser in the hijack. Starostin made the call and the players were heads up with 12,300 in the pot in the very first hand of the tournament.

Both players checked the 9♠8♥5♥ flop leading to the 6♦ on the turn. The player in the big blind check-called an 8,000 bet from Starostin.

The river was the 4♥ and the player in the big blind checked again. Starostin fired a bet of 22,000, sending his opponent deep into the tank.

After about two minutes, the clock was called and the player in the big blind folded soon after, resulting in Starostin taking down a nice pot in his first hand of play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Starostin	74,300 74,300	74,300

Tags: Ivan Starostin