Event #18: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed) Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-06-2024 14:32 UTC-8

Richards Makes a Straight

Tyler Foran

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

John Richards opened 36,000 in early position, and Scott Ball called next to act before Matthew Stone and Abdul Almagableh came along in the blinds.

The action checked to the A♦Q♣2♠3♦K♠ river, where the action checked once again to Richards who put out a bet of 55,000. Only Ball made the call.

Richards whipped over Q♠J♦10♥4♠ for a straight and Ball mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Richards	1,380,000 420,000	420,000
Abdul Almagableh	1,100,000 50,000	50,000
Matthew Stone	790,000 23,000	23,000
Scott Ball	483,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Abdul Almagableh John Richards Matthew Stone Scott Ball

06-06-2024 14:36 UTC-8

McMahan Doubles with Trips

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Kirk Brown

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

On a heads-up turn of 3♥10♥J♣8♦, John Zable and William McMahan got their chips into the middle, with Zable covering.

William McMahan: A♠A♥8♣9♣ All in
John Zable: J♥9♦5♥2♦

McMahan was in the lead with his aces, and he and Zable shared the same straight draw, but he still needed to dodge a heart or any of Zable's danglers for two-pair.

Fortunately for McMahan, the river was the 8♠, giving him trip eights to take the pot for the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Zable	505,000 160,000	160,000
William Mcmahan	172,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: John Zable William McMahan

06-06-2024 14:37 UTC-8

Abdallah Doubles Through Rheem

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Tyler Foran

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

All of the chips went in the middle before the flop and George Abdallah was at risk for his last 96,000 against Chino Rheem.

George Abdallah: J♣J♠10♦9♠ All in
Chino Rheem: K♦K♠8♥2♣

"I told you I was gambling," Abdallah said as the cards were turned face up.

The gamble paid off as the A♠Q♥9♦7♦K♥ runout gave Abdallah a straight to double through Rheem.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chino Rheem	840,000 115,000	115,000
George Abdallah	222,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Chino Rheem George Abdallah

06-06-2024 14:45 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Dentale	2,065,000 835,000	835,000

Andreas Zampas	1,870,000 295,000	295,000
Daniel Zack	1,775,000 420,000	420,000

Richard Ashby	1,600,000 320,000	320,000

Matthew Parry	892,000 495,000	495,000

Edward Bergman	728,000 728,000	728,000
Christopher Frank	650,000 250,000	250,000

Dylan Weisman	605,000 99,000	99,000

Jaspal Brar	587,000 367,000	367,000

Adam Curchack	330,000 122,000	122,000
Steve Zolotow	195,000 112,000	112,000

Corey Hochman	176,000 12,000	12,000
Tareq Sirhan	132,000 208,000	208,000

Himmelbrand KOs Resulaska

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Kirk Brown

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

After checking through the flop 4♣K♠K♥, Zani Resulaska and Greg Himmelbrand get it all in on the turn 8♥, with Resulaska at risk.

Zani Resulaska: A♠K♦10♠9♦ All in
Greg Himmelbrand:10♣9♥8♦8♠

Himmelbrand was in the lead with his eights full of kings, but Resulaska could still hit any of his cards for a bigger boat. Unfortunately, the river was the blank Q♠ and he was sent to the rail while Himmelbrand chipped up to 1,700,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Himmelbrand	1,700,000 1,060,000	1,060,000
Zani Resulaska	Busted

Tags: Greg Himmelbrand Zani Resulaska

06-06-2024 14:51 UTC-8

Recent Eliminations

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Kirk Brown

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Grant Oen	Busted
Christian Darco	Busted
Grant Hart	Busted
Anthony Espejo	Busted
Shariq Khan	Busted
Kelly Kim	Busted
Mark Liedtke	Busted
Christopher Frank	Busted

06-06-2024 14:52 UTC-8

Ball Sends Hochman to the Payout Desk

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Tyler Foran

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

John Richards had 40,000 across the line before Scott Ball raised to 100,000 next to act. The action folded around to Corey Hochman and he jammed for 176,000. Richards got out of the way, and Ball made the call.

Corey Hochman: A♣A♥Q♦6♦ All in
Scott Ball: J♣10♣10♦9♦

The K♦Q♠2♠ flop gave Ball a wrap but Hochman's aces were still in the lead. The 8♥ hit the turn changing nothing, but the A♦ river wasn't what Hockman needed as Ball made Broadway.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Richards	1,544,000 164,000	164,000
Scott Ball	777,000 294,000	294,000

Corey Hochman	Busted

Tags: Corey Hochman John Richards Scott Ball

06-06-2024 15:09 UTC-8

Updated Counts; Lindgren Eliminated

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Tyler Foran

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Grzegorz Derkowski	1,440,000 395,000	395,000

Virgile Turchi	1,080,000 877,000	877,000
Chino Rheem	990,000 150,000	150,000
Matthew Parry	905,000 13,000	13,000

Cuba Levenberry	760,000 649,000	649,000
Gregory Kolo	650,000 336,000	336,000

Tony Hoang	582,000 27,000	27,000
Steve Zolotow	368,000 173,000	173,000

Geffrey Klein	260,000 100,000	100,000

Michael Purcell	180,000 88,000	88,000
Kuhn Keenan	172,000 598,000	598,000
Graeme Frank	Busted
Yuval Levi	Busted
Erick Lindgren	Busted

William Mcmahan	Busted

06-06-2024 15:11 UTC-8

Chen Makes Flush to Crack Aces

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Kirk Brown

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

With a player already all-in preflop, James Chen and two other players checked through to the river 10♣6♦Q♣J♦A♦, which saw a bet of 100,000 from Chen into the pot of around 300,000.

His opponents quickly tossed in their cards and the all-in player tabled A♥A♠Q♥3♠ for a rivered set of aces, but the Chen rolled over 7♦5♥4♦2♥ for a rivered flush to take down the pot, eliminating the player.