Event #71: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-01-2023 23:21 UTC-7

Eelis Parssinen Eliminated in 12th Place ($126,801)

Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Elias Harala raised to 500,000 from under the gun and fellow Fin Eelis Parssinen just called from the big blind, having only 200,000 left behind.

"Don't spoil," Parssinen pleaded while holding his cap in front of the 6♦7♥9♦ flop. He then put the rest of the chips in and Harala made the call.

Eelis Parssinen: J♣8♠9♦3♥
Elias Harala: A♣J♠10♣8♣

Harala had flopped a straight and Parsinnen would need a ten to chop the pot, or hit a runner-runner full house. However, when the 2♠ turn and A♥ river completed the board, he was confirmed to be eliminated by his fellow countryman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elias Harala	6,370,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Eelis Parssinen	Busted

Tags: Eelis Parssinen Elias Harala

07-01-2023 22:42 UTC-7

Matthew Wantman Eliminated in 13th Place ($126,801)

Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Tyler Smith raised to 400,000 from middle position. The action then folded to Matthew Wantman in the small blind who three-bet to 1,360,000, around half of his remaining stack.

"All in", said Smith, who still played heaps of chips. Wantman instantly put in the extra chips and made the call.

Matthew Wantman: A♣K♦J♣7♥
Tyler Smith: A♦A♠K♠2♠

Smith's aces flopped two pair on 5♦Q♦5♠, solidifying his lead. Wantman was dead when the 4♥ turn arrived, and he took his payout voucher as the 2♣ river hit the felt.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Smith	15,500,000 2,500,000	2,500,000

Matthew Wantman	Busted

Tags: Matthew Wantman Tyler Smith

07-01-2023 21:33 UTC-7

Anton Morgenstern Eliminated in 17th Place ($103,093)

Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Anton Morgenstern only had a few big blinds left after the dinner break, and they went in on the very first hand. He open-jammed for 375,000 from under the gun and Pakinai Lisawad rejammed from the hijack for 1,020,000.

Chip leader Tyler Smith was in the small blind and four-bet pot, putting the remaining player Adam Hendrix in the big blind also at risk if he would make the call. However, a four-way all-in was averted as Hendrix folded his hands after utilizing sever time bank extensions. Thus, the three other players showed down.

Anton Morgenstern: A♥A♣10♣8♠
Pakinai Lisawad: J♥10♦9♥8♦
Tyler Smith: K♥K♦4♣3♠

Morgenstern had the aces but immideately got outflopped by Smith on 9♣4♦3♥. The two pair of Smith remained strong on the 6♠ turn, but the 10♠ river brought Lisawad a higher two pair.

Lisawad ended up taking the entire pot down and more than doubled up. Meanwhile, Morgenstern was eliminated as the last player before the final two table redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Smith	13,700,000 -600,000	-600,000

Pakinai Lisawad	2,655,000 1,655,000	1,655,000
Adam Hendrix	850,000 -350,000	-350,000
Anton Morgenstern	Busted

Tags: Adam Hendrix Anton Morgenstern Pakinai Lisawad Tyler Smith

07-01-2023 20:18 UTC-7

Bogdan Capitan Eliminated in 21st Place ($96,649)

Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Bogdan Capitan got his 775,000 stack in against Isaac Haxton preflop and was at risk.

Bogdan Capitan: A♥K♦K♣3♦
Isaac Haxton: 10♦9♠9♣6♣

Capitan was ahead with his kings, but Haxton flopped a set on A♠9♦5♠. The 10♥ turn gave Haxton a full house and the 7♥ river saw Capitan sail away in 21st place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	4,600,000 980,000	980,000

Bogdan Capitan	Busted

Tags: Bogdan Capitan Isaac Haxton

07-01-2023 19:59 UTC-7

Frank Crivello Eliminated in 22nd Place ($96,649)

Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Frank Crivello raised to 250,000 from middle position and received a call from big stack Jesse Lonis. The flop fell 10♥9♣8♦ and the rest of Crivello's chips went into the middle, looked up by Lonis.

Frank Crivello: 8♣7♥6♥4♠
Jesse Lonis: Q♣J♣J♦6♣

Both players flopped a straight, but Lonis had the nuts while Crivello only had the bottom end. With only a runner-runner outs as an option to survive, the board bricked out and Crivello was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Lonis	7,600,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Frank Crivello	Busted

Tags: Frank Crivello Jesse Lonis

07-01-2023 15:50 UTC-7

Lamb Led to the Slaughter

Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The action was caught once all the cards had already been dealt. Ben Lamb had gone all-in at some point and Danny Hannawa was the one that put him at risk.

Ben Lamb: Q♠Q♣J♠J♦
Danny Hannawa: A♠A♣9♦Xx

The completed board read K♥4♥8♠9♠7♥ and Lamb had received no help to crack Hannawa's aces. He left the tournament area as his table was getting ready to break afterward.

Isaac Haxton was also at the now broken table and he was seen leaving with nearly a million chips in his rack.