Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship (8-Handed) Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-26-2024 16:13 UTC-8

Zinno Doubles Through Klezys

Josh Noy

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action was heads up between Kasparas Klezys and Anthony Zinno through the J♣6♣Q♦ flop. Klezys put Zinno all in and the call was made.

Anthony Zinno: K♠K♣8♣2♥ All in
Kasparas Klezys: A♥Q♣J♥8♠

Zinno's kings were behind but the 10♣ turn and 2♣ river brought a flush to earn the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	53,000 8,000	8,000

Kasparas Klezys	49,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno Kasparas Klezys

06-26-2024 16:14 UTC-8

More Updated Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Lou Garza	160,000 84,000	84,000

Steven Jones	100,000 40,000	40,000

Leonid Yanovski	75,000 8,000	8,000
Jonas Kronwitter	70,000 15,000	15,000
Ghattas Kortas	70,000
George Wolff	63,000 3,000	3,000

Iraj Parvizi	60,000
Ali Abdalla	60,000
Alex Livingston	55,000 5,000	5,000

David Diaz	55,000

Thomas Taylor	45,000
Najeem Ajez	45,000 23,800	23,800
Tomasz Kozub	20,000 40,000	40,000
Aristeidis Moschonas	18,000 42,000	42,000
Omar Eljach	15,000 45,000	45,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

06-26-2024 16:20 UTC-8

Last Year's Finalist Halatenko Among Early Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante

Four ways to the A♥K♦9♦ flop, the action was checked around and the Q♦ followed on the turn. Stanislav Halatenko in the small blind bet 3,000 and David Eldridge then raised to 11,000 on the button. Only Halatenko called with very few chips behind and also called all-in after the 4♦ river.

Eldridge showed the A♦Q♣10♠2♦ for the ace-high flush and Halatenko flashed a jack-high flush before heading out. One year ago, Halatenko finished in third place in this event but now bowed out early on Day 1.

Another high-profile casualty was Farid Jattin, who had nearly doubled his stack only to lose it all. Hokyiu Lee was last spotted raking in the remainder of it.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hokyiu Lee	105,000 45,000	45,000

David Eldridge	70,000

Stanislav Halatenko	Busted
Farid Jattin	Busted

Tags: David Eldridge Farid Jattin Hokyiu Lee Stanislav Halatenko

06-26-2024 16:30 UTC-8

Deeb Pays Off Ladines

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Josh Noy

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Joshua Ladines and Shaun Deeb were heads up through the 5♠2♦8♥4♣5♣ runout.

Action was on Ladines, who slid out a bet of 5,500. Deeb took a moment before making the call.

Ladines tabled 7♠7♦6♦4♥ for a straight, taking down the pot as Deeb mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Ladines	76,000
Shaun Deeb	44,000

Tags: Joshua Ladines Shaun Deeb

06-26-2024 16:37 UTC-8

Aasen Takes From Difelice

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Noah Schwartz limped in and Alex Difelice raised to 2,700 on the button for Rick Aasen in the big blind and Schwartz to call. The K♥5♣5♦ flop was checked to Difelice and he bet 2,000, Aasen called and Schwartz opted to fold.

There was no further action on the 8♣ turn and 3♦ river and Aasen won the pot with ace-king.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rick Aasen	80,000 80,000	80,000
Alex Difelice	55,000 55,000	55,000
Noah Schwartz	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Alex Difelice Noah Schwartz Rick Aasen

06-26-2024 16:47 UTC-8

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Arthur Morris	220,000 20,000	20,000
Richard Gryko	145,000 82,000	82,000

Tim Grau	120,000 53,000	53,000
Matthew Wantman	100,000 40,000	40,000

Tong Li	100,000 45,000	45,000

Nacho Barbero	100,000 100,000	100,000

Josh Arieh	95,000 17,000	17,000
John Riordan	90,000 90,000	90,000

Bruno Fitoussi	90,000 30,000	30,000
Nikolaos Lampropoulos	75,000 15,000	15,000

Christian Harder	70,000 10,000	10,000

Leonid Yanovski	65,000 10,000	10,000
Aaron Katz	65,000 65,000	65,000

Max Kruse	60,000 60,000	60,000

Michael Wang	60,000 60,000	60,000

Artem Maksimov	55,000 22,000	22,000
David Wang	50,000 10,000	10,000
Kevin Gerhart	50,000 50,000	50,000

Allan Le	45,000 15,000	15,000

David Eldridge	45,000 25,000	25,000

Jordan Spurlin	45,000 45,000	45,000
Aaron Duczak	45,000 45,000	45,000
Shaun Deeb	45,000 1,000	1,000

Maxi Lehmanski	38,000 38,000	38,000
Scott Ball	15,000 39,000	39,000

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06-26-2024 16:52 UTC-8

Allen Takes From Cowen

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Michelle Chin opened to 1,500 for Robert Cowen to call, Kevin Allen also came along in the big blind. They checked the 9♣5♠3♣ flop to the 3♦ turn on which Allen check-called for 1,800 when Cowen bet. No action followed on the 4♦ river and Allen tabled Q♥9♠9♦5♥ for nines full of treys to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michelle Chin	75,000 30,000	30,000
Robert Cowen	61,000

Kevin Allen	35,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Kevin Allen Robert Cowen Michelle Chin

06-26-2024 17:00 UTC-8

Stroke Gets Paid With the Nuts

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On the tail end of a J♥5♥9♠3♥2♥ board, Shawn Stroke bet the pot for 18,400. His only remaining opponent by then sigh-called and Stroke tabled the A♥6♥4♠3♠ for the ace-high flush, which also blocked any possible straight flush.

"Everyone thinks I am bluffing" Stroke said while two other players on the table remarked they had flushes. Even the caller exposed the K♥9♥.

"Because you bluff a lot," another player replied before Stroke concluded "don't worry, I will give back some later" to the player that had just paid him off.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Stroke	128,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Shawn Stroke

06-26-2024 17:01 UTC-8

Ponakovs Bets Big

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Josh Noy

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Chino Rheem and Aleksejs Ponakovs both committed 6,600 before the dealer fanned out the J♠7♣8♥ flop.

Ponakovs checked from the big blind and called after Rheem fired 4,000. Both players then checked the 2♠ turn and the Q♠ river was revealed.

Ponakovs led out with a bet of 20,000. Rheem took some time with the calling chips in his hand before laying it down.

A short time later, Rheem was seen heading to the exit after losing the rest of his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	93,000 18,000	18,000

Chino Rheem	Busted

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Chino Rheem