Event #15: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed) Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-04-2024 14:24 UTC-8

Jett Flies Up the Counts; Holley Gets Scooped by Deuces

Calum Grant

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

https://twitter.com/hohnjolley/status/1798116944253731187

Player	Chips	Progress
Chip Jett	123,000 1,000	1,000
John Holley	70,000 13,000	13,000
Michael Rodrigues	66,000 26,000	26,000

Todd Brunson	62,000 62,000	62,000

Jeff Madsen	33,000 33,000	33,000

Jared Jaffee	25,000 25,000	25,000

06-04-2024 14:01 UTC-8

Conrad Knocks Out Matusow

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Mike Matusow was recently knocked out of the tournament.

As recounted by his former tablemates, Ryan Conrad opened to 1,200 from the small blind and was called by Matusow in the big blind.

The flop came Jx9x5x. Conrad bet for about half the pot, Matusow moved all in for about 8,000 and Conrad made the call to put Matusow at risk.

Mike Matusow: AxQx10x4x All in
Ryan Conrad: Jx5x4x3x

Conrad remained ahead with two pair when the turn came Qx and the river was a brick to send Matusow to the reentry desk and Conrad took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Conrad	54,000 11,000	11,000
Mike Matusow	25,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Mike Matusow Ryan Conrad

06-04-2024 13:44 UTC-8

New Entries and Updated Counts

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Calum Grant

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nathan Gamble	45,000 20,000	20,000

Michael Rodrigues	40,000 20,000	20,000

Dylan Weisman	30,000 30,000	30,000

Shaun Deeb	30,000 30,000	30,000

Scott Clements	26,000 1,000	1,000

Frank Kassela	25,000 25,000	25,000

Adam Friedman	25,000 25,000	25,000

Bob Mather	20,000 20,000	20,000
Adam Hendrix	17,500 7,500	7,500
Robert Campbell	14,500 14,500	14,500

06-04-2024 13:37 UTC-8

Ye Catches Matusow Speeding

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Siejie Ye opened to 800 from the hijack and picked up calls from Mike Matusow on the button and a player in the small blind.

The flop came A♥K♠Q♥. The small blind bet 2,000 and both Ye and Matusow made the call.

On the A♦ turn action checked around to Matusow who bet 6,000. The small blind got out of the way before Ye moved all in.

"I was bluffing," Matusow announced before his hand hit the muck and Ye took down a nice pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Siejie Ye	36,000 36,000	36,000
Mike Matusow	12,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Mike Matusow. Siejie Ye

06-04-2024 13:04 UTC-8

Some Updated Stacks at the Break

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Calum Grant

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Power	94,000 22,000	22,000
Chip Jett	67,000 1,000	1,000
Shiva Dudani	41,000 41,000	41,000
Damjan Radanov	38,000 38,000	38,000
Mark Dickstein	33,000 8,000	8,000
Jon Kyte	25,000
Katie Kopp	25,000 25,000	25,000

Ren Lin	25,000 25,000	25,000

Nathan Gamble	25,000 25,000	25,000

David Sklansky	12,000 14,000	14,000

06-04-2024 12:55 UTC-8

Holley Gets a Big Pot; Busts Weisman and Dents Rodrigues

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Calum Grant

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

John Holley just dragged in a pot worth around 83,000, which also saw Dylan Weisman bust his first bullet. The table recapped the action.

Holley made it 800 from under the gun, with Weisman calling as the next player to act. The button, who had 900 behind, called. Michael Rodrigues popped it to 4,000 from the big blind, prompting Holley to shove for around 30,200. Weisman put in his stack of around 21,000, with the button chucking in his last 100 chip. Rodrigues called as the covering stack and the cards were tabled.

Button: Cards not caught All in
Dylan Weisman: A♠4♠Jx10x All in
John Holley: A♥A♦9x5♠ All in
Michael Rodrigues: Ax7x4x3x

The K♥9♠6♠ board kept Holley's aces ahead, but Weisman was alive with the nut flush draw. The 10♦ turn confirmed that there would be no low ahead of the board completing 8♥ river.

Holley had the best hand with his aces and he almost tripled his stack, eliminating two players in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Holley	83,000 35,000	35,000
Michael Rodrigues	20,000 20,000	20,000

Dylan Weisman	Busted

Tags: Dylan Weisman John Holley Michael Rodrigues

06-04-2024 12:06 UTC-8

Weisman Gets Active

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Calum Grant

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Five players limped in and saw the 10♣8♠4♥ flop. Action checked to Pot-Limit Omaha specialist Dylan Wiesman, and he bet 1,000 into a pot of 1,200 from the cutoff. The button and small blind called before the remaining two players got out of the way.

The small blind checked on the K♦ turn, prompting Weisman to continue for another 4,200. The button jammed for around 14,000, folding out the small blind. Weisman snap-called and the cards went on their backs.

Button: K♠K♣Q♥9♦ All in
Dylan Weisman: A♥5♥8♥8♣

Weisman flopped a set of eights, but the button turned a set of kings to have the advantage. Thankfully for Weisman, the 6♥ appeared on the river to give him a low and half the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Weisman	26,500 26,500	26,500

Tags: Dylan Weisman

06-04-2024 12:03 UTC-8

Kessler Takes from Raymer

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With three players seeing a board of 9♣9♥3♦ and 1,700 in the middle, a player in the small blind checked, Allen Kessler checked in the big blind and Greg Raymer bet 700 from the button. Both opponents made the call.

Raymer bet again for 2,500 when checked to on the 4♥ turn and was once again called by both opponents.

The 2♣ river brought a possible low. The small blind checked, Kessler made a pot-sized bet of 11,300 and both Raymer and the small blind opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Kessler	38,500 8,300	8,300
Greg Raymer	19,500 5,500	5,500

Tags: Allen Kessler Greg Raymer

06-04-2024 11:25 UTC-8

Kessler Could be Lying

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

The player in the small blind completed and Allen Kessler checked from the big blind.

The flop came 9♠10♦Q♦. The small blind bet 200 and Kessler called.

On the 3♥ turn, the small blind fired a second barrel for 600 and was once again called by Kessler.

Kessler called a 2,000 bet from his opponent on the 6♠ river.

"I flopped the second nuts," Kessler told his opponent, who promptly mucked.

"I could be lying," Kessler continued before showing J♥8♠6♦3♠ for a queen-high straight and scooping the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Kessler	30,200 5,200	5,200

Tags: Allen Kessler

06-04-2024 11:13 UTC-8

Early Notables

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Calum Grant

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Barry Greenstein	25,000 25,000	25,000

Ken Aldridge	25,000 25,000	25,000

Danny Chang	25,000 25,000	25,000
Tyler Brown	25,000 25,000	25,000

Allen Kessler	25,000 25,000	25,000