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

06-26-2024 18:40 UTC-8

Lisawad Among the Big Stacks

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Benjamin Primus raised to 2,500 and earned three callers. They checked it down all the way to the K♦9♥5♥J♦4♦ river on which Pakinai Lisawad declared "I have a straight" while actually showing 5♦3♦ for a flush. Primus had that beat with the A♠A♥8♦2♦ for the superior flush.

"I deserved that one," Lisawad said and received a sarcastic "I feel for you" from the other side of the table. Lisawad has four times the starting stack and sits among the chip leaders despite not winning this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pakinai Lisawad	242,000 47,000	47,000
Dylan Weisman	55,000 20,000	20,000

Robert Tanita	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Primus Pakinai Lisawad

06-26-2024 18:48 UTC-8

Glazer Gets it Through

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Josh Noy

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Four-way action through the 10♣9♠4♥ flop saw Jordan Glazer and Viktor Blom check from the blinds. Two more players checked, including David Prociak in the cutoff.

Another round of checks followed the 3♦ turn before Glazer led out for 5,000 on the 2♦ river. That was enough to take down the pot, as all three opponents mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	148,000 28,000	28,000
Jordan Glazer	63,000 16,100	16,100
David Prociak	46,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: David Prociak Jordan Glazer Viktor Blom

06-26-2024 18:50 UTC-8

Assorted Counts in the Purple Section

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kazuhiko Yotsushika	210,000 210,000	210,000
Wing Po Liu	165,000 165,000	165,000

Richard Gryko	140,000 5,000	5,000

Brandon Schaefer	123,000 123,000	123,000

Zarvan Tumboli	120,000 20,000	20,000
Amnon Filippi	100,000 40,000	40,000

Shiva Dudani	85,000 25,000	25,000
Kahle Burns	85,000 40,000	40,000

Nick Schulman	80,000 8,000	8,000

Nacho Barbero	70,000 42,000	42,000

James Chen	70,000 3,000	3,000

Ka Kwan Lau	31,000 3,000	3,000

Shaun Deeb	25,000 20,000	20,000

06-26-2024 18:58 UTC-8

Luo Rivers the Nuts

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Three ways to the K♦5♥2♥3♦ turn, Xixiang Luo bet 3,000 out of the small blind and earned calls from the big blind as well as the cutoff. On the Q♦ river, Luo bet another 5,400 and this time received just one call.

Luo tabled the A♦K♠8♥6♦ for the nut flush and his table neighbour mucked the K♣10♦2♦ for flopped two pair and an inferior flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xixiang Luo	130,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Xixiang Luo

06-26-2024 19:06 UTC-8

Mio Eliminated by Van Loo

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Hani Mio was all-in preflop for a short stack of just 8,700 and initial raiser Tim Van Loo looked him up.

Hani Mio: K♦K♥8♠2♥ All in
Tim Van Loo: A♦K♣4♣4♠

The board ran out 3♠2♣2♦3♥4♥ and Van Loo rivered a full house to score the knockout. Vivian Saliba leads the way on the table while Franco Cantarella is no longer in contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vivian Saliba	270,000 205,000	205,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	150,000 70,000	70,000

Tim Van Loo	90,000 28,000	28,000
Justin Young	53,000
Hani Mio	Busted
Franco Cantarella	Busted

Tags: Franco Cantarella Hani Mio Tim Van Loo Vivian Saliba

06-26-2024 19:13 UTC-8

Two Redraws Miss as Prociak and Blom Chop

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Viktor Blom raised and was only called by David Prociak in the big blind. They headed to the A♥K♠6♣ flop on which Prociak check-called for 2,500. He then checked the 10♥ turn and Blom bet 12,500. Prociak potted and called all-in when Blom went over the top.

David Prociak: Q♦Q♥J♥8♥ All in
Viktor Blom: A♦Q♣J♠6♦

Both held broadway and Prociak had the flush draw on top while Blom could improve to a full house with an ace or six. The river was a blank 9♦ and they chopped.

"Well, that was lame ... but a really cool turn card," another player at the table remarked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	130,000 18,000	18,000
David Prociak	64,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: David Prociak Viktor Blom

06-26-2024 19:20 UTC-8

Knecht KO's Two With Quads

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Josh Noy

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Kyle Knecht limped in early position and moved all in after a three-bet and four-bet from the blinds. Both opponents called off their stacks and the hands were turned up.

Small Blind: K♠K♥8♣8♥ All in
Big Blind: J♣9♦7♣4♦ All in
Kyle Knecht: A♣A♥10♦4♠

Knecht never faced any danger, improving to quad aces on the 10♣A♠6♦3♦A♦ runout to send a pair to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Knecht	237,500 237,500	237,500

Tags: Kyle Knecht

06-26-2024 19:24 UTC-8

Jouhkimainen Chips Up With a Full House

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Following a raise to 2,500, three players called. The action checked all the way to the J♠9♦8♥3♣2♥ river on which Joni Jouhkimainen as the last player to act bet 4,000. Three folds later, the Finn won the pot.

Jouhkimainen was then the only caller of a raise to 2,500 while in the hijack. On the 10♠3♣3♦ flop, both players checked. After the 4♦ turn, the preflop raiser made it 4,000 to go and Jouhkimainen raised to 14,000. A reluctant call by his opponent led to the J♠ river on which Jouhkimainen's bet of 35,000 was eventually paid off.

Jouhkimainen flipped over K♥9♠4♠4♥ for a full house and scooped a far bigger pot this time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joni Jouhkimainen	165,000 165,000	165,000

Tobias Peters	90,000 5,000	5,000

Anthony Hu	80,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Joni Jouhkimainen

06-26-2024 19:30 UTC-8

Updated Counts

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Josh Noy

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Arthur Morris	278,000 18,000	18,000
Brian Hastings	157,500 2,500	2,500

James Chen (US)	152,000 33,000	33,000

Matt Stout	120,000
Paul Volpe	102,000 102,000	102,000

Alex Foxen	98,000 38,000	38,000

George Wolff	97,000 65,000	65,000

Christopher Vitch	68,000 15,000	15,000

Justin Smith	60,000 60,000	60,000
Yuval Bronshtein	53,000 7,000	7,000

Jordan Spurlin	39,000 9,000	9,000
Thomas Taylor	28,000 87,000	87,000
Scott Seiver	22,000 52,000	52,000

Esther Taylor	21,000 45,500	45,500

Talal Shakerchi	17,000 43,000	43,000

06-26-2024 19:32 UTC-8

Third Break of the Day

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The field has already climbed to 681 entries of which 496 players remain at the end of level six. The players are now on their third scheduled 15-minute break of the day and another four 60-minute levels are to follow.