Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed) | 2024 World Series of Poker

05-31-2024 18:09 UTC-8

Pen on a Rampage

Yori Epskamp

Level 31 : Blinds 80,000/150,000, 0 ante

Lewis Brant raised on the button and Pearce Arnold and Sovann Pen called from the blinds. Arnold led out on a 10♣8♠6♠ flop and received two callers. The J♣ on the turn was checked around.

Arnold checked the 6♥ on the river, Pen bet, Brant called, and Arnold folded.

Pen tabled A♦6♣3♣2♥ for trip sixes and Brant mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sovann Pen	9,200,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Lewis Brant	4,320,000 480,000	480,000
Pearce Arnold	580,000 420,000	420,000

Tags: Sovann Pen Pearce Arnold Lewis Brant

05-31-2024 18:12 UTC-8

Brant Keeps Winning

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Kaitlyn Jeffers

Level 31 : Blinds 80,000/150,000, 0 ante

After previous action between James Chen and Lewis Brant the players saw a flop of A♠6♦9♥. Brant bet 150,000 and Chen made the call. The turn was 9♦ and Chen checked to Brant who bet 150,000, which Chen raised to 300,000 and Brant raised to 600,000. Chen made the call and on the Q♥ river Brant bet 300,000 which was called by Chen.

When Brant announced "full house" and turned over A♣9♣10♥10♠ Chen mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lewis Brant	6,575,000 2,255,000	2,255,000
James Chen (US)	1,800,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Tags: James Chen (US)Lewis Brant

05-31-2024 18:20 UTC-8

Not the Right Chen, but Still Cheering Him On

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 31 : Blinds 80,000/150,000, 0 ante

https://https://twitter.com/ChipBurglar/status/1796727588200890516

05-31-2024 18:23 UTC-8

Chen Clawing Back

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Liam Gannon

Level 31 : Blinds 80,000/150,000, 0 ante

James Chen raised from under the gun and Adam Nattress called in the big blind.

The flop rolled out 2♦Q♠4♠ and Nattress check-called a bet from Chen.

On the turn 2♣, Nattress checked a second time over to Chen and called once more when Chen bet.

Both players checked the K♦ river with Chen showing A♠K♠10♠9♣ for kings and twos which was good for the pot and Chen took one back.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Chen (US)	2,600,000 800,000	800,000

Adam Nattress	2,200,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Adam Nattress James Chen

05-31-2024 18:24 UTC-8

Arnold Keeps Hanging Around

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Yori Epskamp

Level 31 : Blinds 80,000/150,000, 0 ante

Down to mere crumbs, Pearce Arnold got it in and James Chen looked him up from the big blind.

Pearce Arnold: A♠A♦Q♥7♥ All in
James Chen: K♥10♠9♠7♠

Arnold's aces held up during the J♥9♥5♣3♦3♠ rundown to breathe a bit more life in his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Chen (US)	2,100,000 500,000	500,000

Pearce Arnold	900,000 320,000	320,000

Tags: James Chen Pearce Arnold

05-31-2024 18:30 UTC-8

Filatov Finds A New Hope

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Kaitlyn Jeffers

Level 31 : Blinds 80,000/150,000, 0 ante

Sovann Pen bet 300,000 from late position and Aleksey Filatov called from the cutoff and James Chen called from the small blind.

The flop came out 3♣Q♦7♥ and Pen bet 150,000. Filatov called and Chen folded.

The turn was K♥ and Pen checked and Filatov bet 300,000, which Pen called.

The river was 4♦ and both players checked and tabled their hands.

Aleksey Filatov: A♣K♠J♣3♦
Sovann Pen: 8♦5♠4♥2♥

Filatov scooped the much-needed pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sovann Pen	8,900,000 300,000	300,000
Aleksey Filatov	2,940,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Aleksey Filatov Sovann Pen James Chen (US)

05-31-2024 18:39 UTC-8

Chen Scoops Filatov

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Liam Gannon

Level 31 : Blinds 80,000/150,000, 0 ante

James Chen raised from the hijack and was called by Sovann Pen in the small blind. In the big blind, Aleksey Filatov three-bet which saw both Chen and Pen called.

On the flop 10♠K♠3♦, Pen checked to Filatov who bet and Chen raised, getting only a call from Filatov.

The turn Q♦ saw Filatov check, then call a bet from Chen.

Filatov checked the river Q♣ and Chen bet. Filatov shook his head, but put in the chips to call.

Chen turned over K♥K♦7♣3♠ for kings full and Filatov mucked, switching their places on the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Chen (US)	3,850,000 1,750,000	1,750,000

Aleksey Filatov	1,200,000 1,740,000	1,740,000

Tags: Aleksey Filatov James Chen Sovann Pen

05-31-2024 18:39 UTC-8

A Surprising Multi-Way Winner

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Yori Epskamp

Level 31 : Blinds 80,000/150,000, 0 ante

Lewis Brant raised from under the gun, Aleksey Filatov called in the cutoff, and James Chen called in the big blind. Chen was first to act and bet the Q♠J♦7♦ flop. Both Brant and Filatov called.

On the 2♣ turn, Chen bet again, and two more calls followed. The 7♣ river got checked around.

Chen tabled Q♣8♣3♠2♥ for queens and sevens with the eight as a kicker, but enough as Brant and Filatov mucked their holdings.