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

06-27-2024 17:28 UTC-8

Kuznetsov Eliminated by Smith

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 17:23 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 17:19 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 17:17 UTC-8

Druckman Prevails In Lengthy Hand

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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 17:16 UTC-8

Parssinen's Nuts See Action

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Frank Visser

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

Eelis Parssinen raised to 20,000 in middle position and was called by the player in the hijack. The flop fell 8♣9♣4♣ and Parssinen bet 25,000, seeing a call from his opponent.

On the 3♣ turn, Parsinnen sized up to 110,000, the size of the pot, and once again received a call.

The 7♥ then completed the river, on which Parssinen bet 330,000. His opponent took a few moments, but ultimately pushed in a call.

Parsinnen showed A♣Q♣8♦3♠ for the nut flush, and his opponent's cards flew into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eelis Parssinen	1,550,000 325,000	325,000

Artem Maksimov	420,000 45,000	45,000
Manh Nguyen	365,000 115,000	115,000
Ethan Cahn	290,000 16,000	16,000
Wook Kim	241,000 29,000	29,000
Filip Lovric	101,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Eelis Parssinen

06-27-2024 17:02 UTC-8

Chen and Luo Lock Horns Again

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Christian Zetzsche

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

The turn showed 7♦6♠3♦K♣ and James Chen checked in the small blind. Xixiang Luo bet the pot for 186,000 only for Chen to then declare all-in and slide forward a rack of T-5,000 chips that was supposed to be coloured up shortly.

Luo had nearly half of his remaining stack in the middle and eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Chen (US)	1,550,000 200,000	200,000

Xixiang Luo	215,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Xixiang Luo James Chen (US)

06-27-2024 17:01 UTC-8

Morton Gets One Through Boeken

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Frank Visser

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

Noah Boeken had open-raised preflop and had called a pot-sized three-bet by Michael Morton to create a pot of 160,000 chips.

Boeken then checked from early position to Morton in the cutoff, who bet all in for 103,000 chips on the flop of K♣7♥2♣.

Boeken thought it over for a while, deliberating whether he would "give Morton a bad beat or not."

Eventually, he laid it down and Morton showed A♣K♦Q♣10♦ for top pair and the nut flush draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noah Boeken	305,000 85,000	85,000
Michael Morton	263,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Michael Morton Noah Boeken

06-27-2024 17:00 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
Niklas Astedt	700,000 350,000	350,000
Thomas Zanot	600,000 390,000	390,000
Richard Gryko	550,000 152,000	152,000

Joni Jouhkimainen	430,000 40,000	40,000

Kevin Gerhart	410,000 140,000	140,000

Dirk Gerritse	380,000 10,000	10,000
Artem Maksimov	375,000 65,000	65,000
Felipe Ramos	320,000 210,000	210,000
Lou Garza	300,000 15,000	15,000

Tim Grau	295,000 20,000	20,000
Eric Wasserson	280,000 190,000	190,000

Xuedong Li	220,000 99,000	99,000
Pallas Aidinian	220,000 110,000	110,000
John Hennigan	190,000 40,000	40,000

Rainer Kempe	120,000 30,000	30,000

Koray Aldemir	90,000 90,000	90,000

06-27-2024 16:54 UTC-8

Smith Holding Steady

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Cottrell van Wingerden

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

After losing a couple of small pots in a row, Justin Smith got back to winning ways to keep his stack hanging steady as the bubble approaches.

Smith opened to 17,000 from the cutoff and received a call from a player in the big blind.

Action checked through the 9♠J♠5♣ flop to the 7♠ turn where the big blind checked again. Smith took the opportunity to bet, making it 30,000 to call. His opponent did not immediately fold but eventually mucked their holding to send the pot over to Smith.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Smith	305,000 108,000	108,000

Tags: Justin Smith

06-27-2024 16:51 UTC-8

Collopy Gets Some Value

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Frank Visser

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

Arriving on a completed board of 5♦K♠4♣4♦9♥, Daniel Demicki checked out of the big blind before Jim Collopy fired a bet of 50,000 on the button. Demicki went deep into the tank but eventually tossed in a call.

Collopy showed A♦K♦9♦3♦ for kings and nines, raking in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jim Collopy	700,000 170,000	170,000

Hieu Luu	500,000 50,000	50,000
Dirk Gerritse	390,000 240,000	240,000
Daniel Demicki	180,000 91,000	91,000
Mark Liedtke	140,000 105,000	105,000
Matthew Beinner	80,000 130,000	130,000