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

06-27-2024 17:17 UTC-8

Druckman Prevails In Lengthy Hand

Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The three-way flop showed 9♥4♦2♥ and Ryan Leng bet the pot for 32,000 in the small blind. Jeremy Druckman then tanked for a while in the big blind and it seemed as if he was about to muck his cards. However, there was no clear motion and Druckman then took another 30 seconds before he pushed forward his stack of 147,000.

Konstantyn Holsky from under the gun reluctantly folded and Leng was sent into the tank. He had the exact same stack as Druckman and kept glancing at the tournament board, shaking his head repeatedly. Eventually, he folded and suggested that Druckman can see his cards in other spots if he were to show "his best two cards".

Druckman obliged and flashed the 2♦2♠.

"I had top two and hearts," Leng replied.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Druckman	201,000 61,000	61,000
Konstantyn Holskyi	167,000 33,000	33,000
Ryan Leng	115,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Jeremy Druckman Konstantyn Holsky Ryan Leng

06-27-2024 17:19 UTC-8

Updated Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Eelis Parssinen	1,900,000 350,000	350,000

Adam Lamphere	750,000 480,000	480,000
Ferenc Deak	650,000 546,000	546,000

Raj Vohra	620,000 80,000	80,000

Vivian Saliba	370,000 170,000	170,000

Vasil Medarov	330,000 85,500	85,500
Johann Ibanez	300,000 47,000	47,000
Allan Le	300,000 20,000	20,000

Tong Li	240,000 20,000	20,000

Kristopher Burchfield	240,000 55,000	55,000
Benny Glaser	237,000 168,000	168,000

Noah Bronstein	80,000 41,000	41,000

Christian Harder	Busted

06-27-2024 17:23 UTC-8

Franco Doubles Up

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Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Sonny Franco had gone all in for his stack of roughly 160,000 chips and was looked up by Sean Rafael.

Sonny Franco: J♠J♥10♣9♥ All in
Sean Rafael: QxQxXxXx

The board ran out 2♥J♦A♠9♠4♠, and Franco made a set to scoop the pot, while Rafael's cards were swiftly swept away.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sonny Franco	355,000 208,500	208,500
Sean Rafael	159,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: Sean Rafael Sonny Franco

06-27-2024 17:28 UTC-8

Kuznetsov Eliminated by Smith

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

With the cards already on their backs, Nikita Kuznetsov was all-in and at risk on the Q♠J♠6♣ flop with the K♣Q♦10♠9♦ for top pair and a wrap. Justin Smith went into the showdown with the A♦Q♣8♣6♦ for top and bottom pair to then improve on the 6♠ turn.

Kuznetsov was drawing dead to make the 5♣ river a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Smith	290,000 15,000	15,000
Nikita Kuznetsov	Busted

Tags: Justin Smith Nikita Kuznetsov

06-27-2024 17:31 UTC-8

Pre-Bubble Bust-Outs

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Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Shannon Westbrook	Busted
Ayaz Mahmood	Busted

Barrett Threadgill	Busted
Firas Kashat	Busted
Juha Helppi	Busted

Corey Hochman	Busted
Emanuel Singer	Busted
Pavel Plesuv	Busted

Zhargal Tsydypov	Busted
Kevin Allen	Busted

Level: 16

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

06-27-2024 17:46 UTC-8

Garza Jams Flop

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

A player raised to 35,000 preflop from the hijack and Lou Garza three-bet to 120,000 from the big blind. The hijack called to see a flop of J♠K♥7♠, where Garza jammed all in for 238,000.

The hijack spent a while in the tank before folding, granting the pot to Garza without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lou Garza	500,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Lou Garza

06-27-2024 17:48 UTC-8

Tuit Knocked Out by Chen

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Zeik Tuit raised the pot to 35,000 with 47,000 behind and it folded to big stack James Chen. "You raise my big blind?" Chen said with a smirk and then tossed in a T-25,000 chip for the call.

On the A♦9♣4♥ flop, Chen checked and Tuit moved all-in. After brief consideration, Chen called and instantly said "merry Christmas".

Zeik Tuit: K♦Q♦Q♠J♠ All in
James Chen: 9♦6♠5♦4♣

Chen was ahead with his bottom two pair and improved to a full house on the 7♣ turn and 9♥ river runout.

"You are walking on water," Bruno Fitoussi grimaced while another player remarked "thank you for your service" as the field was brought one elimination closer to the money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Chen (US)	1,830,000 280,000	280,000

Bruno Fitoussi	180,000 30,000	30,000
Zeik Tuit	Busted

Tags: Bruno Fitoussi James Chen (US)Zeik Tuit

06-27-2024 17:55 UTC-8

Benyacov Knocks One Out

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Amit Ben Yacov and Stephen Hubbard were playing a three-bet pot, where Hubbard got his final 60,000 chips in on a flop of A♦6♥7♠

Stephen Hubbard: A♠K♠K♥3♠ All in
Amit Ben Yacov: 9♣7♣6♠4♠

Ben Yacov had flopped two pair, and filled up on the 7♦4♣ runout to rake in the massive pot and send his opponent out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amit Ben Yacov	1,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Stephen Hubbard	Busted

Tags: Amit Ben Yacov Stephen Hubbard

06-27-2024 18:03 UTC-8

Assorted Counts Near the Bubble

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nino Pansier	1,400,000 250,000	250,000
Elie Nakache	770,000 10,000	10,000

Jim Collopy	670,000 30,000	30,000

Allan Le	375,000 75,000	75,000

Mark Hammond	260,000 35,000	35,000
Tong Li	230,000 10,000	10,000

Kunal Punjwani	210,000 30,000	30,000

Alex Loyer	140,000 86,500	86,500
Huilin Chen	100,000 82,000	82,000
Mark Liedtke	90,000 50,000	50,000
Majid Yahyaei	75,000 8,000	8,000