Event #24: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship (8-Handed) Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-07-2024 20:21 UTC-8

The Force is With Lin and His Antics

Claudio Elizalde

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ren Lin placed a bet for 2,000 on a flop that read 4♦10♠4♣ and Leif Force called, prompting Lin to ask, "You look or no look?".

The turn was the 7♣ and this time he bet 10,000 and got a fold from Force.

Force flashed the 8♠ before mucking and Lin said, "No good... no good!" before flashing the 10♥6♦, declaring three pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	73,000 73,000	73,000

Leif Force	69,000 69,000	69,000

Tags: Leif Force Ren Lin

06-07-2024 20:33 UTC-8

More for Lin

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With two players seeing a final board of 5♣4♠7♣7♥J♥ and about 40,000 in the middle, Ren Lin checked from the big blind and a player who was under the gun bet 40,000. Lin went briefly into the tank before making the call.

"You win" Lin's opponent told him, tabling A♣8♣3♥2♥ for the nut-low and ace-high. Lin turned over A♦Q♠6♠2♠ for the nut-low and a better ace-high to take three quarters of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	99,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Ren Lin

06-07-2024 20:46 UTC-8

Just Paling Around; Slow Rolled at a Glantz

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

It felt like a friendly game when Loni Hui, Ben Lamb, and Matt Glantz all checked a turn of 3♠5♠Q♦5♦. The river completed with the 8♦, checking through. They turned their hands over in order, with Hui and Lamb showing almost identical hands.

Loni Hui: A♥K♦10♥4♠
Ben Lamb: A♣K♥J♦4♣

Glantz took a moment looking at his hand but according to him he was just checked out before finally tabling 7♠4♥3♣2♦ to take down the high with a pair of threes while the other two chopped the low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Loni Hui	155,000 14,000	14,000

Ben Lamb	124,000 42,000	42,000

Matt Glantz	62,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Loni Hui Matt Glantz

06-07-2024 20:48 UTC-8

Allen Shows a Bluff

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Mike Matusow opened to 2,600 from under the gun, Cliff Josephy called from the button and Richie Allen defended from the big blind.

The flop came 9♥9♦4♣. Allen checked, Matusow bet 3,400 and Josephy called. Allen raised to 12,000 and both opponents quickly folded.

Allen revealed the K♣Q♣6♥3♥ in his hand before taking the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cliff Josephy	153,000 85,000	85,000

Mike Matusow	136,500 13,000	13,000

Richie Allen	100,500 100,500	100,500

Tags: Cliff Josephy Mike Matusow Richie Allen

Level: 8

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

06-07-2024 21:12 UTC-8

Clements Leaves Martini Short

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 8 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Scott Clements opened to 3,500 from middle position and received calls from Julien Martini in the cutoff and Dan Zack in the big blind.

All three players checked the flop and turn leading to a final board of K♠10♠10♣A♠5♦. Zack bet 4,000, Clements raised to 14,000, Martini called and Zack got out of the way.

No low was possible and Clements tabled A♦Q♦10♥5♣ for tens full of aces to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Clements	143,200

Dan Zack	63,000

Julien Martini	18,000

Tags: Dan Zack Julien Martini Scott Clements

06-07-2024 21:19 UTC-8

Glaser Can't Find the Fold; Simao Chips Up

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 8 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

On a river reading 9♣5♦5♠8♦3♦, Benny Glaser was facing a bet of 39,000 from Joao Simao. Glaser mulled over his decision for a good minute before matching the bet.

Glaser tabled his hand right away, knowing he was guaranteed a piece with his A♣K♦10♦2♦ but he saw the bad news he'd only get a quarter back when Simao tabled A♦9♦2♥7♠, beating the second nut flush of Glaser and tying his nut low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Simao	102,000 102,000	102,000

Benny Glaser	37,500 22,500	22,500

Tags: Benny Glaser Joao Simao

06-07-2024 21:35 UTC-8

Lamb Chops with Glantz

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 8 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Ben Lamb opened to 4,400 from the button and received a call from a player in the small blind and Matt Glantz in the big blind.

All three players checked the flop and turn leading to a final runout of 8♥5♣4♣10♥4♦. The small blind checked, Glantz bet 15,000, Lamb called and the small blind got out of the way.

Glantz tabled 8♠8♦J♣J♠ for eights full of fours while Lamb showed down A♥A♦8♣6♠ for an eight-low to take the other half.

Michael Duek was moved to this table just after the hand concluded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Loni Hui	193,000 38,000	38,000

Ben Lamb	157,000 33,000	33,000

Michael Duek	137,200
Matt Glantz	63,500 1,500	1,500

Tags: Ben Lamb Matt Glantz Michael Duek

06-07-2024 21:44 UTC-8

Updated Counts; Rheem Right Back on the Grind

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 8 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Chino Rheem rushed into the tournament area, obviously amped up from from his runner-up finish that had happened just moments ago in Event #18: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha. The bracelet still eludes Rheem and it's obvious he's ready to get right back into the action.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cliff Josephy	140,000 13,000	13,000

Viktor Blom	135,000 1,000	1,000
Tyler Phillips	135,000 22,000	22,000
Phillip Hui	102,000 102,000	102,000

Chino Rheem	60,000 60,000	60,000
John Riordan	54,000 54,000	54,000

Shaun Deeb	41,000 19,000	19,000

Anthony Zinno	33,000 3,000	3,000

Allen Kessler	22,500 31,500	31,500