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

06-05-2024 16:03 UTC-8

Hamed Quadruples Up

Michael Giacobbe

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action started with a limp from under the gun. Early position limped and Jacob Hamed limped from the hijack position.

The button raised to 5,200 and under the gun made the call. Early position three-bet to 22,5000 and Hamed moved all in for his 25,000-chip starting stack. The button called all in for 25,000, under the gun called and early position called as well.

With two players already all in, the flop came down 8♠2♠7♦ and under the gun moved all in for 20,000. Early position quickly made the call covering all three players.

Jacob Hamed: 10♦8♦8♣6♣ All in
Button: A♥K♠10♠9♦ All in
Under the gun: J♥J♦8♥6♦ All in
Early position: K♦K♣9♣3♥

The board ran out 7♠5♣ and Hamed made a full house to quadruple up. Early position won a side pot as well resulting in under the gun and the button player being eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Hamed	120,000 120,000	120,000

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06-05-2024 16:12 UTC-8

Round of Notable Counts

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Brett Slezak

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Guagenti	89,000 89,000	89,000
Jan-Peter Jachtmann	81,000 81,000	81,000

Allan Le	78,000 8,900	8,900

Mo Nuwwarah	55,000 55,000	55,000

Tobias Leknes	53,000 11,800	11,800
David Prociak	42,000 20,000	20,000

Tyler Patterson	38,000 38,000	38,000

Brad Ruben	32,000 32,000	32,000

Quan Zhou	30,000 30,000	30,000
Christopher Frank	27,000 27,000	27,000

John Riordan	22,000 22,000	22,000

Josh Arieh	20,000 20,000	20,000
Brett Stern	19,000 19,000	19,000

06-05-2024 16:14 UTC-8

Patience is Now the Key for Cowen's Re-Entry

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

06-05-2024 16:18 UTC-8

Chen Quadruples Up

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Under the gun limped in for 800, James Chen limped in from middle position before the hijack raised to 4,400. The cutoff three-bet to 15,000 and action folded around to the big blind.

Vincent Moscati four-bet all in from the big blind for 47,000, the under-the-gun player folded, and James Chen called all in for his remaining 11,000. The hijack called all in, covering the entire table and the cutoff called for his last 30,000 chips.

James Chen: 7♥6♥4♠3♥ All in
Cutoff: A♠K♣9♠3♣ All in
Vincent Moscati: A♥A♣Q♦6♦ All in
Hijack: A♦K♦K♠5♠

The board ran out 6♠4♣9♣5♥Q♣ and Chen drilled his straight to stay alive. Moscati's pocket aces held for a sizeable side pot and only the cutoff was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Moscati	135,000 135,000	135,000
James Chen (US)	49,000 5,500	5,500

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06-05-2024 16:23 UTC-8

Ziskin Scores Double Knockout

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Tyler Foran

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

A player in middle position opened 2,500, and Alex Ziskin called in the hijack, followed by the cutoff before the big blind raised 12,900. The original raiser, Ziskin, and the cutoff all made the call.

The dealer spread a flop of K♥6♠5♦, and the big blind shoved his last 2,500. The player next to act shoved for 7,400 and Ziskin made the call before the cutoff mucked his hand.

Big Blind: A♣A♠J♦5♥ All in
Middle Position: 10♣9♣9♠7♦ All in
Alex Ziskin: Q♦J♠9♦8♥

The 4♠ turn, and 7♠ river gave Ziskin a straight to send both of his opponents to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Ziskin	91,200 68,800	68,800

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06-05-2024 16:24 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: How Faraz Jaka Went from Bedridden to Bracelet Winner

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Connor Richards

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

For the sixth episode, Connor spoke with longtime poker pro and coach Faraz Jaka, who was fresh off a runner-up finish in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship. Jaka talked about running up a six-figure bankroll in college, going broke and moving down stakes, battling back from a debilitating back injury to win his first bracelet in 2023 and running deep in this year's $25,000 Heads-Up Championship.

Jaka also talked about his site Jaka Coaching, discussed what makes a good poker coach and offered advice for players looking to grind the WSOP this summer.

This interview took place at the 2024 WSOP in Las Vegas and was filmed inside Horseshoe Las Vegas.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Faraz Jaka by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

06-05-2024 16:34 UTC-8

Aggression Pays for Vitch

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Brett Slezak

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Chris Vitch opened the hijack to 2,000 and both blinds came along.

On the K♣Q♦9♦ flop, the big blind led for 5,500 and only Vitch called.

The turn brought the 8♥. The big blind opted to check and Vitch bet 13,000, which the big blind called.

The 2♥ peeled off on the river. The big blind checked to Vitch who potted to put his opponent at risk for 35,000 effective. After about three minutes in the tank, the big blind finally decided to lay it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Vitch	155,000 46,000	46,000

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06-05-2024 16:39 UTC-8

Jaswinder Scores Double Knockout

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action began with a raise from under the gun to 2,200. Jesse Jaswinder made the call in the small blind before the big blind three-bet to 11,200.

Under the gun raised all in to 37,000 and Jaswinder raised to 80,000 covering the entire table. The big blind called all in for 43,000 and players went three-ways to a runout with two at risk.

Under the gun: A♠A♣J♦2♠ All in
Big blind: A♥Q♦7♦5♥ All in
Jesse Jaswinder: A♦Q♣J♣10♦

The board ran out K♦J♥4♠4♦2♦ and Jaswinder drilled his flush on the river to send both opponents packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Jaswinder	240,000

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06-05-2024 16:39 UTC-8

Riordan Doubles Up

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Kaitlyn Jeffers

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

John Riordan was in late position when the player on the button raised to 10,200. Riordan made the call and they went to a flop of Q♠J♦8♠. Riordan went all in and the button made the call.

John Riordan: A♥J♣4♥2♠ All in
Button: A♣A♠A♦Q♦