Event #18: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed) Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-05-2024 21:24 UTC-8

Laplante Gets Some Chips from Dentale

Kaitlyn Jeffers

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action unfolded after the 9♦Q♥3♣ flop when Mike Dentale checked from the small blind to Ryan Laplante. Laplante bet 10,000 and Dentale called. The turn brought an 8♥ and action checked around to the 8♦ turn. Dentale checked again and Laplant bet 12,000 and was able to take down the pot from the tournament's massive chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Dentale	729,000 181,000	181,000

Ryan Laplante	150,000 131,000	131,000

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06-05-2024 21:26 UTC-8

Thibodaux Doubles Through Lindgren

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Tyler Foran

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Erick Lindgren opened 7,000 under the gun and the hijack called before Joshua Thibodaux three-bet all-in for 28,000 in the small blind. Lindgren dropped four green chips across the line for the maximum raise of 99,000 putting the hijack in the tank. After about a miniute, the hijack mucked his hand.

Joshua Thibodaux: A♦A♥10♥8♣ All in
Erick Lindgren: A♠K♠10♠8♥

The J♦J♠2♦7♥6♠ run out was safe for Thibodaux's aces as he pulled in the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erick Lindgren	204,000 158,000	158,000

Joshua Thibodaux	66,000

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06-05-2024 21:26 UTC-8

Kokkalis Drills Flush

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Evangelos Kokkalis raised to 12,000 from early position. Action folded around to the big blind player who moved all in for 37,000 and Kokkalis made the call.

Big blind: J♥J♣8♣4♥ All in
Evangelos Kokkalis: A♥K♠8♥5♠

The board ran out 8♠Q♥7♥3♥2♦ and Kokkalis stacked his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Evangelos Kokkalis	190,000

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06-05-2024 21:28 UTC-8

Double KO for Zack

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Brett Slezak

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

A player in early position raised to 10,000. The player next to act called, as well as Dan Zack in the cutoff. The player in the big blind three-bet all-in to 57,000. The early position player repotted to 170,000. The middle position player folded and Zack called.

On the 6♣5♦5♣ flop, the early position player bet his remaining 37,000. Zack quickly called, announcing "That was a good flop for me."

Early Position: K♥K♦6♦2♥ All in
Big Blind: A♦K♣J♦J♣ All in
Dan Zack: 7♦6♠5♥4♥

It was indeed a good flop for Zack who flopped a full house. The 7♣8♦ runout secured the double elimination for Zack, who is currently chip-leading.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Zack	760,000 373,000	373,000

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06-05-2024 21:31 UTC-8

Lee Sends One Out

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Tyler Foran

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

The cutoff opened 11,000 and Nicholas Lee called on the button before both of the blinds made the call as well.

The dealer fanned a flop of 9♦8♥6♦, and all three players checked to the 6♥ turn. The small blind checked before the big blind jammed for his last 32,000, and only Lee made the call.

Big blind: K♠K♦7♠5♥ All in
Nicholas Lee: A♥10♦9♥6♠

Lee turned a full house and the 5♦ river was no help for his opponent as he stood up from the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Lee	282,000 107,000	107,000

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06-05-2024 21:31 UTC-8

Dan Zack Back to Back Attack!

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Kaitlyn Jeffers

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Only moments after Dan Zack's double elimination he had another player all in preflop from the small blind for his remaining 13,000 chips.

Small Blind: J♣10♦7♥6♦ All in
Dan Zack: A♣Q♥4♣2♠

The board ran out K♦K♣3♥Q♦K♠ and Zack's higher cards won.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Zack	786,000 26,000	26,000

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06-05-2024 21:37 UTC-8

Zable Binks the River

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Under the gun opened the action with a raise to 10,000. Early position moved all in for his last 24,000 chips and was called by John Zable in the big blind and under the gun.

The flop came down K♥2♦2♣ and Zable fired 30,000. Under the gun folded while Zable and early position went off to a turn and river.

Early position: A♠K♦9♠8♣ All in
John Zable: A♥K♣4♣3♥

The board ran out A♣5♠ and Zable made a straight to send early position to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Zable	350,000 253,000	253,000

06-05-2024 21:46 UTC-8

Gayao Gets Value

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Tyler Foran

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

The under-the-gun player raised to 8,000 and only Margarette Gayao defended the big blind.

Both players checked to the 8♦7♠2♦10♣4♣, where Gayao fired 16,000. Her opponent tanked for little over a minute before calling to see the bad news as she tabled A♥A♦K♦2♣ before mucking his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Margarette Gayao	243,000 123,500	123,500

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06-05-2024 21:48 UTC-8

Ramos Staying Alive

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action folded around to the button who raised to 7,000. Felipe Ramos called the 7,000 before the big blind three-bet to 28,000. The button folded and Ramos made the call.

A♠2♠Q♣ rolled off and Ramos led all in for his last 24,000 chips, the big blind made the call.

Felipe Ramos: 10♠9♠8♣6♣ All in
Big blind: 8♠6♠4♦3♣