Event #50: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

Jun 23, 2023

Ziegelbecker Gets There with a Wrap to Eliminate Verenko

Tyler Foran

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

With about 300,000 already in the middle the flop read A♦10♥8♠ and Oswin Ziegelbecker pushed a stack and a half of red chips across the line. Roman Verenko was the only opponent in the hand and took some time before calling off the rest of his stack of about 75,000.

Roman Verenko: Q♣Q♥5♥4♥
Oswin Ziegelbecker: K♠J♣9♥7♣

Verenko's queens were the best hand at the time but he wasn't able to fade the wrap of Ziegelbecker as the board completed with the J♥ turn and A♠ river.

Tags: Oswin Ziegelbecker Roman Verenko

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

Jun 23, 2023

Morris Rivers Trip Nines

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Tyler Foran

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Arthur Morris limped under the gun and Kosei Ichinose raised to 40,000 from a couple of spots to his left. Both Christoph Cannuli and George Abi-Zeid called in the blinds, as well as Morris.

The flop of Q♥9♠4♦ was checked through by all players and the 3♠ hit the turn.

The action checked to Ichinose once more before he pushed out a bet of 65,000 and only Morris called.

The 9♥ paired the board on the river and Morris checked before Ichinose checked back.

Morris tabled 9♦8♠8♥6♥ for trip nines and Ichinose was in the motion of mucking as Morris asked if just a nine was good. Ichinose flashed [ahksqsx], letting him know it wasn't as the dealer pushed the pot to Morris.

Tags: Arthur Morris Christoph Cannuli George Abi-Zeid Kosei Ichinose

Jun 23, 2023

Garza's Chipping Up

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Ollie Garland

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Ap Garza limped in from the small blind and Allan Le in the big blind checked his option.

The flop came 7♦Q♠2♠. Garza took the lead for 18,000 and Le called.

The A♥ on the turn saw another bet from Garza for 50,000. Again, Le didn't go anywhere.

The 4♣ on the river saw one last bet from Garza, this time for 184,000. Le took some time to evaluate his options before finally deciding to call.

Garza tabled J♠8♦5♠3♦ for a rivered straight. This pot has helped Garza solidify himself as one of the largest stacks going into the last level of the day.

Tags: Allan Le Ap Garza

Jun 23, 2023

Hoban Gets One Through

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Arie Ori Miller bet 40,000 from middle position and Frederick Hoban defended his big blind.

Both players checked the 10♥10♠5♦ flop. On the 7♦ turn Hoban bet 40,000 and received a call from Milleer.

Hoban fired again on the J♥ river, this time for 160,000. Miller went into the tank for approximately two minutes before mucking his hand.

Hoban showed Q♠7♣6♠6♥ for a bluff and scooped the pot.

Tags: Arie Ori Miller Frederick Hoban

Jun 23, 2023

Wang Over Flushes Mulla

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Tyler Foran

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

On a completed board of K♣Q♣4♥A♦6♣ and about 50,000 in the middle, David Wang checked to Uzair Mulla who put out a bet of 35,000. Wang dropped a stack of greens across the line for a pot-sized raise and Mulla took a few moments before sigh-calling off his stack of about 120,000.

Wang tabled Q♦J♣8♣4♠ for a jack-high flush and Mulla exited the table as he showed A♠9♣7♠5♣ for a smaller flush.

Jun 23, 2023

Konstas Finds the Double

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Ollie Garland

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

William Kopp raised under the gun to 45,000. Ioannis Angelou Konstas in the hijack three-bet to 130,000 and Kopp called.

The flop came Q♣5♠K♦. Kopp checked the action to the preflop aggressor, which prompted Konstas to make a pot-sized bet of 320,000. Kopp retaliated by putting Konstas all in for the rest. Konstas called.

Ioannis Angelou Konstas: A♦A♥Q♥6♠
William Kopp: Q♦J♥10♣9♥

The turn and river came 8♥ and 2♠ respectively earning Konstas the full double up.

Tags: Ioannis Angelou Konstas William Kopp

Jun 23, 2023

Kwan Lau Sends Ibanez Out

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Tyler Foran

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

On the A♣J♦8♦ flop Johann Ibanez jammed for his last 158,000. Ka Kwan Lau was the only opponent in the hand and after asking for a count he made the call.

Johann Ibanez: A♠Q♥Q♣7♠
Ka Kwan Lau: K♦J♣5♦4♣

Kwan Lau had flopped a pair of jacks and a flush draw and the 10♥ turn and J♠ river improved him to trip jacks as Ibanez was sent to the payout desk.

Tags: Johann Ibanez Ka Kwan Lau

Jun 23, 2023

Chip and a Chair for Konstas

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Jay Harwood bet 35,000 from early position and received calls from Peng Shan in middle position and Venkata Chita in the cutoff. Ionnis Angelou Konstas announced "pot" and bet 183,000. Harwood and Shan folded leaving players heads up. Chita moved all in with a covering stack and Konstas made the call to put himself at risk.

Ioannis Angelou Konstas: A♠K♠J♥J♣
Venkata Chita: K♦Q♠10♠9♦

The board ran out K♣7♣4♠4♣8♣. Both players had two-pair, Kings and Fours but Konstas had the best kicker with an ace to take down a key pot. Chita was left short-stacked and would bust out shortly after.

Konstas mentioned after the hand that he was down to a single yellow 1,000 chip earlier in the tournament when the big blind was 2,500. He has increased his stack more than twenty fold since then.

Tags: Ioannis Angelou Konstas Jay Harwood Peng Shan Venkata Chita

Jun 23, 2023