2023 World Series of Poker

Event #75: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j654
Prize
$598,613
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,576,100
Entries
277
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
247
Players Left
116

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Break Time

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Players have reached the first 15-minute break of the day.

The tournament clock currently shows 142 entries at the end of Level 2, halfway to last year's record total.

Blom Bets Big

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

With the board showing Q4QK, Viktor Blom was heads up and a bet of 1,600 had been called.

The river 5 saw Blom fire 5,000 into the middle, with his opponent taking a couple of minutes before making the fold. Blom took his bet back and added the pot to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Viktor Blom se
Viktor Blom
68,000
8,000
8,000

Tags: Viktor Blom

Kessler Chipping Up

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

The action was heads up on a board showing 84QA, with Allen Kessler's bet of 3,700 being called to the river.

Kessler fired another sizeable bet on a river Q, producing an instant fold to his left to rake in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
71,500
11,500
11,500
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Allen Kessler

Glantz Beats Hachem in Full House Battle

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Matt Glantz
Matt Glantz

Joe Hachem led out for 2,500 from the small blind after the QJJ flop, with Matt Glantz making the call in middle position.

Both players checked the K turn before Hachem fired again for 10,000 on the 8 river.

Glantz made the call and both players turned over their hands. Hachem showed AQJ7 for a flopped full house, while Glantz revealed KJ108 for a bigger full house on the turn to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
93,000
33,000
33,000
$25K Fantasy
Team Lucky
Joe Hachem au
Joe Hachem
42,000
42,000
42,000
Main Event Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Joe HachemMatt Glantz

Level: 2

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

Monnette Makes the Call

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
John Monnette
John Monnette

The action was heads-up on a board showing Q1054 and John Monnette was facing a bet of 7,700 from Randy Ohel.

Monnette called to see the J river, with Ohel continuing for 9,000. Monnette took a moment before sliding in the call.

After seeing Ohel's holding, Monnette turned over KQ94 for a king-high flush to take down a sizeable pot.

Player Chips Progress
John Monnette us
John Monnette
78,500
78,500
78,500
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Randy Ohel us
Randy Ohel
44,000
44,000
44,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: John MonnetteRandy Ohel