Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship (8-Handed) Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-28-2024 00:52 UTC-8

Zanot Loses it All to Astedt and Franco

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

In a single-raised pot between Thomas Zanot in the cutoff and Niklas Astedt on the button, they got it in after the 10♠6♦4♠ flop with Astedt as the player at risk for 950,000.

Niklas Astedt: Jx7♥6♣5♥ All in
Thomas Zanot: A♠K♥8♦7♠

Zanot had a double gutshot and the ace-high flush draw while Astedt had middle pair and the open-ender. The 3♣ turn improved Astedt and the 4♦ river confirmed his double.

Zanot was left on five blinds and potted one hand later, Sonny Franco repotted in the big blind and Zanot called for 125,000.

Thomas Zanot: K♥Q♣Q♠7♣ All in
Sonny Franco: K♦Q♦J♣2♠

The J♦8♥2♦J♠8♣ board gave Franco a full house and Zanot yelled "player out ... son of a bitch" after which everyone at the table burst out in laughter.

"Good luck tomorrow boys," Zanot then said before he headed to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	2,000,000 750,000	750,000
Sonny Franco	1,925,000
Thomas Zanot	Busted

Tags: Niklas Astedt Sonny Franco Thomas Zanot

06-28-2024 00:30 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Noah Boeken	1,575,000 475,000	475,000
Thomas Osmun	Busted

Luu Loses to Chidwick, Chen Departs as Well

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Hieu Luu got his final 200,000 or so chips in from under the gun against Stephen Chidwick under the gun.

Hieu Luu: K♥Q♥J♠10♣ All in
Stephen Chidwick: A♠A♥9♥4♦

The 4♠6♥7♦5♦6♦ board did not help Luu, who left the field at the same time as start-of-day chipleader James Chen, who was eliminated at another table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	500,000 200,000	200,000

James Chen (US)	Busted

Hieu Luu	Busted

Tags: Chen Departs Hieu Luu James Chen Stephen Chidwick

06-28-2024 00:06 UTC-8

Calara Doubles Through Garcia

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Mandy Calara was all-in for 370,000 after a flop of A♦Q♥6♥ and covered by Jose Garcia.

Mandy Calara: A♣Q♦8♣7♠ All in
Jose Garcia: A♥K♦J♦7♦

The top two pair Calara were ahead and he had nothing to fear on the 9♣ turn or 3♦ river.

Moments later, Lior Abudi headed to the payout desk and his chips were sent over to Richard Gryko.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mandy Calara	850,000 400,000	400,000
Richard Gryko	625,000 210,000	210,000

Jose Ramon Garcia	550,000 875,000	875,000
Lior Abudi	Busted

Tags: Jose Garcia Lior Abudi Mandy Calara Richard Gryko

06-28-2024 00:01 UTC-8

Le Four-Bets Kings Into Aces

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Allan Le had raised from the cutoff and Lior Abudi called on the button. Elie Nakache then three-bet from the small blind before Le jammed all in for just shy of 1,000,000 chips.

Abudi quickly got out of the way but Nakache snap called to put Le at risk.

Allan Le: K♠K♦5♣2♣ All in
Elie Nakache: A♠A♣Q♥5♠

Le could not hit a king on the 7♣7♥3♦9♠4♣ runout, sending him to the rail late on Day 1.

On another table, Ofir Mor was eliminated by Mandy Calara, while Rick Aasen also departed in the final level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elie Nakache	2,450,000 1,050,000	1,050,000

Lior Abudi	750,000 50,000	50,000
Mandy Calara	450,000 200,000	200,000
Allan Le	Busted

Rick Aasen	Busted
Ofir Mor	Busted

Tags: Allen Le Elie Nakache Lior Abudi Mandy Calara Ofir Mor Rick Aasen

06-27-2024 23:53 UTC-8

Luo Eliminated by Collopy

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Xixiang Luo was all-in for just 90,000 preflop with the A♣Q♦J♥9♣ and he was up against the A♠Q♠4♣2♦ of Jim Collopy.

The K♣J♦4♠4♥3♦ board gave Collopy trips fours and Luo headed to the payout desk in 58th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	700,000 315,000	315,000

Jim Collopy	670,000 80,000	80,000

David Benyamine	620,000 490,000	490,000

Daniel Demicki	290,000 110,000	110,000
Xixiang Luo	Busted

Tags: Jim Collopy Xixiang Luo

06-27-2024 23:44 UTC-8

Saliba and Burns Among Latest Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Kahle Burns pushed his chips forward to the dealer after he had ended up second-best to James Carroll. Both players had hit two pair on the A♠K♥7♦ flop with Burns holding the A♥7♠6♣3♣. However, Carroll was way ahead with the A♣K♦J♠4♥ and it remained that way throughout the 5♥ turn as well as Q♦ river.

Shortly after, Vivian Saliba departed from the same table as the field plummeted below 60 hopefuls.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Carroll	2,050,000 350,000	350,000
Rudolph Sawa	Busted
Kahle Burns	Busted

Wook Kim	Busted
Vivian Saliba	Busted

Shahin Abouk	Busted

Tags: James Carroll Kahle Burns Vivian Saliba

06-27-2024 23:29 UTC-8

Gerhart Goes Out

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Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Kevin Gerhart raised his button to 70,000 and was called by Filippos Stavrakis in the big blind. Gerhart committed the rest of his 170,000 chips on the 8♠J♦6♠ flop and was check-called by his opponent.

Kevin Gerhart: K♣Q♦J♠10♦ All in
Filippos Stavrakis: A♠5♠4♣4♦

The 2♦ turn gave Stavrakis a straight draw in addition to his flush draw, and the 4♠ river brought him a flush to beat Gerhart's top pair and eliminate him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Filippos Stavrakis	1,000,000 160,000	160,000

Michael Zhan	635,000 313,000	313,000
Kevin Marcotte	590,000 275,000	275,000
Krzysztof Magott	520,000 20,000	20,000
Justin Smith	500,000 50,000	50,000
Eric Wasserson	450,000 125,000	125,000

Kevin Gerhart	Busted

Tags: Filippos Stavrakis Kevin Gerhart

06-27-2024 23:12 UTC-8

Bowers Leads the Way for Now

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Eelis Pärssinen raised to 50,000 and was called by Jonathan Bowers on the button, Jose Garcia defended the big blind. On the A♣5♠2♠ flop, the action checked to Bowers and his bet of 60,000 won the pot.

While the hand was going on, four players busted including Marco Johnson and John Hennigan. Konstantyn Holskyi followed shortly after as yet another table broke.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Bowers	2,700,000 700,000	700,000

Eelis Parssinen	1,700,000 150,000	150,000

Jose Ramon Garcia	1,425,000 305,000	305,000
Oshri Lahmani	800,000 320,000	320,000
Vasil Medarov	425,000 115,000	115,000
Ofir Mor	375,000 125,000	125,000
Rick Aasen	150,000 71,000	71,000
Marco Johnson	Busted

John Hennigan	Busted

Konstantyn Holskyi	Busted

Tags: Eelis Pärssinen John Hennigan Jonathan Bowers Jose Garcia Konstantyn Holskyi Marco Johnson

06-27-2024 22:15 UTC-8

Joukhimainen Sent to Rail

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Joni Jouhkimainen limped in from the small blind and Mandy Calara raised to 48,000 in the big blind. Jouhkimainen made the call after some deliberation and a flop of 7♦8♦9♦ was spread.

Jouhkimainen checked, Calara bet 55,000, and Joukimainen jammed all in for 170,000 after taking some more time. Calara snap called and put the Finnish player at risk.

Joni Jouhkimainen: A♣10♣8♠7♣ All in
Mandy Calara: K♦K♣7♥4♦

Calara had flopped a flush and Joukimainen failed to fill up on the 9♣2♦ runout, sending him home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Bowers	2,000,000 150,000	150,000

Jose Ramon Garcia	1,120,000 370,000	370,000
Mandy Calara	670,000
Ofir Mor	500,000 292,000	292,000
Vasil Medarov	310,000 20,000	20,000
Kahle Burns	276,000 724,000	724,000

Rick Aasen	221,000 109,000	109,000
Joni Jouhkimainen	Busted