Event #75: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-03-2023 12:37 UTC-8

Spurlin Eliminated by Kihara

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With both players having invested 18,000 on the 9♣4♠3♦6♦ turn, Naoya Kihara and Jordan Spurlin headed to the 6♥ river. Kihara announced all-in and Spurlin had around 30,000 behind.

The reluctant call followed and Kihara showed his A♠10♠6♠2♦ for trips sixes and the nut low. That won the entire pot as Spurlin only briefly flashed his A♣K♦8♦5♥ for a busted flush draw and inferior low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Naoya Kihara	190,000 84,000	84,000

Jordan Spurlin	Busted
Stephen Deutsch	Busted

Tags: Jordan Spurlin Naoya Kihara

07-03-2023 12:46 UTC-8

Esposito Says "Let's Gamble"

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Josh Noy

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Kyle Cartwright opened to 6,000 from early position and John Esposito called to his left. Joe Hachem then moved all in and the action folded back around to Cartwright. He also moved all in, leaving the decision on Esposito.

After taking some time, Esposito said "let's gamble" as he tossed in the call.

Joe Hachem: A♠K♣4♣3♠
Kyle Cartwright: A♣K♥7♥2♣
John Esposito: A♦8♦5♠2♥

All three players caught a piece of the 7♣J♥2♦Q♦4♥ runout, with Hachem (nut low) and Cartwright staying alive (two pair, no low). Esposito's gamble left him chopping the side pot with his ace-five low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Cartwright	82,000 26,500	26,500

John Esposito	72,000 13,000	13,000

Joe Hachem	52,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Joe Hachem John Esposito Kyle Cartwright

07-03-2023 12:49 UTC-8

Recent Eliminations

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
William Kopp	Busted

Gregory Jamison	Busted
Ali Abduljabbar	Busted
Jerry Wong	Busted

Matthew Beinner	Busted
Renan Bruschi	Busted

07-03-2023 12:55 UTC-8

Wattel Off to a Decent Start

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With around 35,000 in the middle to the 10♦6♣5♥Q♦5♠ river, Lee Armstrong and Mike Wattel opted to check it down. Wattel tabled the A♥Q♥9♠3♦ for queens and fives and that won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Wattel	140,000 46,000	46,000

Lee Armstrong	115,000 10,500	10,500

Tags: Lee Armstrong Mike Wattel

07-03-2023 13:03 UTC-8

Martini Chops With Wilson

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Three ways to the 9♣8♠7♥ flop, Taylor Wilson checked out of the small blind and Julien Martini bet 9,000. Quentin Krueger folded on the button and Wilson then check-raised to 30,500. Martini raised the pot and called when Wilson jammed.

Taylor Wilson: J♥10♦4♣3♦
Julien Martini: A♣J♣10♠5♥

"Do you have a low?" Wilson asked before they had rolled over the cards and both had low draws to go with their flopped nut straight. The Q♦ turn and J♠ river changed nothing and it was a straight chop.

"If I know you have jack, ten, four, three," I would never do that," Martini said with a dry smile on the face. He escaped from a potentially costly setback and retained his profit for the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Martini	200,000 32,000	32,000

Quentin Krueger	190,000 50,000	50,000
Taylor Wilson	130,000 70,000	70,000
Dylan Linde	Busted

Tags: Julien Martini Quentin Krueger Taylor Wilson

07-03-2023 13:05 UTC-8

Siegel Says Pot

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Josh Noy

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The action was three-way to the flop of A♣5♥Q♠, with Bart Hanson checking in the small blind. Jordan Siegel followed with a check in the big blind before Dan Shak tapped the table in late position.

Hanson led out for 7,000 on the 10♣ turn before Siegel raised the pot to 31,000, representing most of his remaining stack.

Shak got out of the way, with Hanson quickly folding as well to give Siegel a boost.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Shak	125,000 14,000	14,000
Bart Hanson	92,000 26,000	26,000
Jordan Siegel	74,000 33,500	33,500

Tags: Bart Hanson Dan Shak Jordan Siegel

07-03-2023 13:12 UTC-8

Chidwick Leaves Lamb Shorter

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With 42,000 total out in front to the K♣8♠5♣Q♦2♣ river, Ben Lamb checked out of the small blind. Fellow late entrant Stephen Chidwick then bet the pot from the big blind and that sent Lamb into the tank. He eventually folded and left himself with ten blinds behind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	160,000

Ben Lamb	26,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Stephen Chidwick

07-03-2023 13:18 UTC-8

Leonard Fills Up

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Josh Noy

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

All of the chips were in the middle in a three-way battle between Patrick Leonard, Marco Johnson and Ren Lin.

Marco Johnson: A♣5♦3♥2♦
Patrick Leonard: A♥10♠10♥3♠
Ren Lin: A♣K♦7♦4♣

Johnson could not make a low on the 4♥10♦7♠7♣9♥ runout and was eliminated, while Leonard's full house took down the pot to send his stack in the right direction.

"Too much gamble, no future" said Lin as he counted his remaining chips.