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

06-27-2024 18:19 UTC-8

Rafael Doubles on the Bubble

Christian Zetzsche

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

Sean Rafael raised the pot to 35,000 with 12,000 behind and then called all-in when Austin Apicella reraised out of the blinds.

Sean Rafael: K♦10♦10♣5♠ All in
Austin Apicella: A♦J♥3♣3♦

The board ran out K♣2♥2♣5♥5♦ and Rafael doubled with fives full of kings.

During the same hand, James Chen check-called a bet by Kahle Burns on the Q♠4♠2♠5♥J♠ river and was shown the 8♦8♣7♠Xx. Chen had that beat with the Q♣9♥6♥4x to drag in yet another pot.

There are still 126 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Chen (US)	2,070,000 175,000	175,000

Kahle Burns	700,000 160,000	160,000

Austin Apicella	297,000 103,000	103,000
Sean Rafael	107,000 52,000	52,000

Tags: Austin Apicella James Chen (US)Kahle Burns Sean Rafael

06-27-2024 18:14 UTC-8

Gerritse Gets Some Value

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Frank Visser

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

A completed board of A♣4♣J♠7♣8♠ was in front of Dirk Gerritse and Jim Collopy. Collopy then checked from the big blind and Gerritse put 65,000 into the pot of 120,000.

Collopy made the call but mucked as soon as Gerritse tabled K♥10♦9♠3♣ for a straight to the jack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dirk Gerritse	820,000 440,000	440,000
Jim Collopy	535,000 135,000	135,000

Tags: Dirk Gerritse Jim Collopy

06-27-2024 18:06 UTC-8

Chen Forces Out Burns

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Christian Zetzsche

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

James Chen raised and was called by Kahle Burns in the big blind. On the K♠10♠7♦ flop, Burns check-called for 30,000 and did so again for 80,000 on the 5♥ turn.

After the 5♣ river, Burns checked once more and Chen fired a bet of 275,000.

With Burns tanking for a while, he apologised to the table with the words "sorry guys" to which Chen replied "I understand you".

Bruno Fitoussi also chimed in with a "take as much time as you want" as they were just four away from the money.

Burns folded soon after and Chen added further chips to his large castle.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Chen (US)	1,895,000 65,000	65,000

Kahle Burns	860,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Bruno Fitoussi James Chen Kahle Burns

06-27-2024 18:06 UTC-8

Hand-For-Hand Play Begins

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Frank Visser

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

The floor has announced that the $10,000 PLO Championship will go hand-for-hand with four eliminations remaining before the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Mzareulov	Busted

Ian Bradley	Busted
Matthew Beinner	Busted
Dante Goya	Busted

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

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 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 17:46 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

Level: 16

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

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