Event #48: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed) Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-19-2024 16:52 UTC-8

Notable Chip Counts from the Field

Kaitlyn Jeffers

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Asher Neaman	3,100,000 400,000	400,000
Hokyiu Lee	2,200,000 1,095,000	1,095,000

Michelle Maynard	2,100,000 977,000	977,000
Kevin Hyde	1,800,000 210,000	210,000
[Removed:499]	1,800,000 680,000	680,000
Christopher Vitch	1,700,000 50,000	50,000

David Prociak	1,600,000 600,000	600,000

Thomas Taylor	1,420,000 795,000	795,000
Grant Wang	1,400,000 705,000	705,000
Moshe Refaelowitz	1,000,000 400,000	400,000

Phil Laak	905,000 40,000	40,000

06-19-2024 16:43 UTC-8

Eliminations from the Field

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Kaitlyn Jeffers

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yale Hamrick	Busted
Huilin Chen	Busted
Jacob Thibodeau	Busted

Ryan Laplante	Busted

James Mendoza	Busted
Brian Hastings	Busted

Casey Sandretto	Busted
Josue Blancas	Busted
Minho Sohn	Busted

06-19-2024 16:41 UTC-8

Laak Spikes an Ace on the River

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Action was picked up between two players with the board reading to 9♣9♦4♦5♣A♠ and about 165,000 in the middle. Moses Saquing checked from the big blind and Phil Laak, who was under the gun, bet 90,000. Saquing made the call.

Laak tabled A♣A♥8♠3♣ for a full house on the river to take down a decent pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Laak	945,000 233,000	233,000

Moses Saquing	305,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Moses Saquing Phil Laak

06-19-2024 16:41 UTC-8

Hastings Sent to the Rail by Vitch

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Tyler Foran

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Kharlin Sued opened 85,000 on the button and Christopher Vitch made the call in the small blind before Brian Hastings three-bet jammed for 285,000 in the big blind. Sued tank-folded and Vitch made the call.

Brian Hastings: A♣Q♠10♥2♠ All in
Christopher Vitch: Q♦J♦9♣5♣

The K♥9♦7♣Q♣3♠ run out gave Vitch two pair to send Hastings to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kharlin Sued	1,650,000 160,000	160,000
Christopher Vitch	1,650,000 510,000	510,000

Brian Hastings	Busted

Tags: Brian Hastings Christopher Vitch Kharlin Sued

06-19-2024 16:10 UTC-8

Ochana Gets Value from Vitch

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Tyler Foran

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Christopher Vitch opened 70,000 in the cutoff and only Eddie Ochana came along in the big blind.

Both players checked to the A♦9♣5♦10♠A♠ river where Ochana flung two green chips across the line for a bet of 50,000. Vitch thought about it for a few moments and made the call.

Ochana tabled K♠K♥8♦5♣ and that was good as Vitch mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	1,140,000 555,000	555,000

Eddie Ochana	495,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Christopher Vitch Eddie Ochana

06-19-2024 15:46 UTC-8

Eliminations from the Field

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Kaitlyn Jeffers

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Zachary Peay	Busted
Anil Jivani	Busted
Michael Whitton	Busted
Marius Enebakk	Busted
Calen McNeil	Busted

Marco Johnson	Busted

Trai Dang	Busted
Michael Cox	Busted

06-19-2024 15:29 UTC-8

Pawar Forces Out Vitch

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Ranjeet Pawar opened to 40,000 from the cutoff and Christopher Vitch defended from the big blind.

The flop came J♠7♥4♦ and Vitch check called a 50,000 bet from Pawar.

Both players then checked the K♣ turn leading to the 9♥ river. Vitch bet 55,000, Pawar raised to 150,000 and Vitch quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ranjeet Pawar	1,200,000 509,000	509,000
Christopher Vitch	585,000 115,000	115,000

Tags: Christopher Vitch Ranjeet Pawar

06-19-2024 14:51 UTC-8

Tsikopoulos Wins Raising War

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Tyler Foran

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

The A♠7♦2♦5♦ turn was already on the felt and Konstantinos Tsikopoulos checked to Renmei Liu who put in a bet of 53,000. Tsikopoulos responded with a check-raise to 106,000 and Liu quickly pushed about 160,000 across the line.

Tsikopoulos announced all-in, putting Liu at risk and Liu snap-mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantinos Tsikopoulos	2,390,000 980,000	980,000
Jose Ramos	1,900,000 650,000	650,000
Dylan Smith	410,000 84,000	84,000
Huilin Chen	320,000 410,000	410,000
Renmei Liu	264,000 6,000	6,000
Vincas Tamasauskas	185,000 479,000	479,000

Tags: Konstantinos Tsikopoulos Renmei Liu

06-19-2024 14:46 UTC-8

Ochana Doubles Through Vitch

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Kaitlyn Jeffers

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Eddie Ochana was in the big blind when Christopher Vitch raised to 40,000 from late position. Action folded to Ochana who made the call.

The flop came out 9♣Q♣2♦ and Ochana checked to Vitch who bet 55,000. Ochana then potted all in.

Eddie Ochana: A♣8♥6♣4♥ All in
Christopher Vitch: A♦Q♠10♥9♥

The board ran out 7♦5♣ and Ochana's nut flush came in.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	700,000 74,000	74,000

Eddie Ochana	460,000 255,000	255,000

Tags: Christopher Vitch Eddie Ochana

06-19-2024 14:37 UTC-8

Vitch Raises it Away

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Tyler Foran

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Tautvydas Jonikas opened 40,000 in the cutoff and Christopher Vitch called in the small blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of 10♦7♣7♦ and Vitch checked to Jonikas who continued for 40,000. After a few moments Vitch put in the check-raise to 115,000 and that was enough to earn the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Hastings	815,000 22,000	22,000

Assani Fisher	785,000
Christopher Vitch	774,000 26,000	26,000

Ranjeet Pawar	691,000 199,000	199,000
Tautvydas Jonikas	665,000 416,000	416,000
Calen McNeil	296,000 16,000	16,000

Eddie Ochana	205,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Christopher Vitch Tautvydas Jonikas