Jared Anderson raised in middle position to 1,400,000. Next to act, Chun Ho Edward Yam had less than this amount in his stack and pushed it into the middle. The big blind also came along to see a flop.
The A♠A♥8♥ flop led to a check by the big blind, before folding to an Anderson bet of 1,100,000.
Edward Yam: 9♥8♠
Jared Anderson: A♣J♠
Yam was drawing incredibly thin, and the 10♠ turn sealed his fate. The inconsequential 6♦ was turned over and Yam said his farewells.
Jonathan Schwartz found himself with just a few big blinds and on the button. He decided his hand was worthy of an all-in and moved his chips across the line. Small blind Jared Anderson called, and the big blind got out of the way.
Jonathan Schwartz: J♥9♥
Jared Anderson: A♣6♠
The flop looked great for Schwartz, coming 10♣9♣Q♦. The turn brought the 2♣, prompting Schwartz to say aloud, "No club", alluding to the flush draw his opponent had just picked up.
The river wasn't a club but the A♥ was all Anderson needed to send Schwartz to the rail in, bringing his deep run to an end.
Daniel Negreanu ended an 11-year World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet drought last summer, and he could soon make it back-to-back years with a bracelet. But not if he can't outlast online poker legend, Viktor "Isildur1" Blom.
Both poker legends have reached the final table in Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship. Negreanu's playing to win the $470,437 first-place prize in the 217-player tournament. But he's also trying to secure his eighth bracelet, and to get off to a strong start at the 2025 WSOP, something he didn't do last year. Blom's shooting for his first WSOP title.
It would have been a good story if Juan Lamprea just doubled up all the way into a healthy stack and won the tournament but, unfortunately that was not to happen.
Lamprea had stolen the blinds for two consecutive hands by open-shoving. Under the gun, he shoved all-in for a third time and finally got action from Dustin Apperson.
Dustin Apperson: A♥J♥
Juan Lamprea: A♠3♠
Apperson already had Lamprea dominated but the flop 3♥Q♥6♥ improved his hand with a nut flush. The runout 9♥3♣ didn't help Lamprea at all. Apperson doubled up and left Lamprea with only 175,000 chips behind going into the big blind.
With less than the big blind, Lamprea was forced to go all-in without looking at his hand. When the button Alex Paredes limped, they went to showdown. Lamprea was ready to leave when the cards were flipped giving him slight hope.
Juan Lamprea: Q♠3♣
Alex Paredes: 6♥5♥
The board ran Q♦10♠4♦K♥K♠ doubling Lamprea up with flopped queens prompting him to sit back down.
He doubled up one more time in the small blind, and players were beginning to tease him that he might just win with a chip and a chair.
Unfortunately for him, this was not to be the case. Kenneth Kim opened for 1,200,000 in middle position and, with about 1,175,000 behind, Lamprea called on the button.
Juan Lamprea: A♦3♦
Kenneth Kim: K♠Q♣
The flop came K♥2♠2♦ prompting Lamprea to stand up and prepare to leave. Players were telling him it may still change but the runout 10♣9♥ didn't improve his hand eliminating him in the process.
Luis Diazmoreno raised in the small blind to 1,200,000, and Thomas Walsh three-bet all in from the big blind for his last 5,250,000, and Diazmoreno stated, "Why not, I am running hot?".
Thomas Walsh: Q♣10♠
Luis Diazmoreno: K♥Q♥
The board ran out with K♣3♠J♥K♦3♥, and Diazmoreno was hot with his full house.
Yotam Shmuelov moved all in from under the gun for 650,000. Luis Diazmoreno called from the big blind. Daniel Muniz went all in for 6,750,000, and Diazmoreno folded.
Yotam Shmuelov: 2♦2♥
Daniel Muniz: A♠J♠
The flop spelled disaster for Shmuelov with a board of 10♣A♣8♥, leaving him looking for one of the deuces possibly left in the deck.
With the turn card coming the 5♥ Shmuelov needed a deuce to stay alive.
As the dealer placed the 5♠ on the river, Shmulelov wished everyone good luck as he made his way over to the payout cage.
Luis Diazmoreno raised to 1,800,000 in the cutoff and Sascha Wick called for his remaining 2,750,000 in early position.
Sascha Wick: A♣J♠
Luis Diazmoreno: K♦K♣
Wick needed an ace to survive for his tournament life.
The board ran out 5♦6♦Q♠6♥8♦ which brought no help to wick's ace-jack. Diazmoreno raked in the pot and Wick made it over to the payout cage to collect.
