Event #15: $1,500 Mixed: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

Jun 02, 2025

Matsuzuki Takes From O'Dell

Dan O'Hair

Level 4

Limit: 300/500 Blinds, 500-1,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 300 Ante, 200/300 Blinds, 600-1,100 Pot Limit Raise

Omaha Hi-Lo

Frankie O'Dell limped under the gun and David Matsumoto limped behind in the hijack. Dan Matsuzuki then raised from the cutoff and both O'Dell and Matsumoto called.

All three players checked on the 8♠7♥J♣ flop and then O'Dell led out for a bet on the 3♦ turn. Only Matsuzuki called.

The K♠ completed the board and O'Dell check folded facing a bet from Matsuzuki.

Matsuzuki showed A♥7♦3♥2♦ for two pair and the nut low before collecting the pot.

Jun 02, 2025

Fitzhugh Falls To Fuentes

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Liam Gannon

Level 4

Limit: 300/500 Blinds, 500-1,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 300 Ante, 200/300 Blinds, 600-1,100 Pot Limit Raise

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Action was picked up on the flop in a pot between Scott Fitzhugh on the button and Bruno Fuentes in early position.

The flop read 6♣K♦7♣ and Fuentes bet 1,500, prompting Fitzhugh to raise to 5,200. Fuentes came back over the top by putting Fitzhugh all in for his last 15,600 which Fitzhugh called.

Scott Fitzhugh: A♥A♦J♠5♥ All in
Bruno Fuentes: A♣10♣7♠2♣

On the turn 4♠, Fuentes held the nut-low with Fitzhugh's aces remaining in the lead. The river 7♦ gave Fuentes three sevens and he took down the pot to eliminate Fitzhugh from the tournament.

Tags: Bruno Fuentes Scott Fitzhugh

Jun 02, 2025

Three Shells From Kemple

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Liam Gannon

Level 4

Limit: 300/500 Blinds, 500-1,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 300 Ante, 200/300 Blinds, 600-1,100 Pot Limit Raise

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Kenneth Kemple raised to 1,500 in the hijack and in the big blind, Yong Liu called.

The flop rolled out 9♦5♠8♥ and Liu check-called a bet of 1,000 from Kemple.

On the turn A♦, Liu checked a second time and Kemple sized up to 3,500, earning a quick call.

Liu checked the river K♠ and Kemple bet 7,000 which saw Liu think for 90 seconds before tossing his cards into the muck.

Tags: Kenneth Kemple Yong Liu

Jun 02, 2025

Kaplan Doubles His Short Stack Through Farha

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4

Limit: 300/500 Blinds, 500-1,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 300 Ante, 200/300 Blinds, 600-1,100 Pot Limit Raise

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Sammy Farha opened to 1,100 from the cutoff and was three-bet by Matthew Kaplan on the button. Action folded back to Farha, who raised again to put Kaplan all in for 5,500 total. Kaplan called and a showdown was held.

Matthew Kaplan: A♣Q♣J♦2♥ All in
Sammy Farha: A♠A♦K♥10♠

Farha was ahead with his aces, but the 6♠9♣2♣10♦K♠ runout improved Kaplan to a straight to award him the double up.

Despite the hit, Farha is still sitting with a healthy stack of about 42,000.

Tags: Sammy Farha Matthew Kaplan

Level: 4

Limit: 300/500 Blinds, 500-1,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 300 Ante, 200/300 Blinds, 600-1,100 Pot Limit Raise

Jun 02, 2025

Top Ten at First Break

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Liam Gannon

Level 3

Limit: 200/400 Blinds, 400-800 Limits
Pot-Limit: 200 Ante, 100/200 Blinds, 400-700 Pot Limit Raise

Jun 02, 2025

Find Out Why Shaun Deeb Gives Away All of His WSOP Gold Bracelets

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 3

Limit: 200/400 Blinds, 400-800 Limits
Pot-Limit: 200 Ante, 100/200 Blinds, 400-700 Pot Limit Raise

There’s no denying that Shaun Deeb is a future Poker Hall of Famer. Whether you know him from his online poker days, where he won more than a dozen COOP titles on PokerStars, or as the 2018 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Player of the Year, Deeb has amassed nearly $13 million in live tournament earnings dating back to 2006 according to The Hendon Mob.

Deeb, who in February 2024 accepted a buyout in his $1 million body fat loss prop bet against Bill Perkins, is also a six-time WSOP gold bracelet winner, but did you know that just like Phil Hellmuth, he’s made a habit of gifting them to those close to him?

PokerNews recently chatted with Deeb about why he gives away his bracelets, which ones he’d keep if he were to win them, and why giving away No. 6 to honor his good friend, the late Thayer Rasmussen, meant so much to him.

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Jun 02, 2025

Break Time

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3

Limit: 200/400 Blinds, 400-800 Limits
Pot-Limit: 200 Ante, 100/200 Blinds, 400-700 Pot Limit Raise

Players in the field have been sent on a 15-minute break.

Jun 02, 2025

Gregorich Gets Three Quarters

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Liam Gannon

Level 3

Limit: 200/400 Blinds, 400-800 Limits
Pot-Limit: 200 Ante, 100/200 Blinds, 400-700 Pot Limit Raise

Omaha Hi-Lo

Quinzzy Pratt called in first position and Mark Gregorich raised in the hijack, prompting calls from Michael Rodrigues in the cutoff, recently crowned bracelet winner David Shmuel in the small blind, and Pratt.

The flop rolled out 3♠A♣2♣ and Gregorich bet after action checked to him, folding out only Rodrigues.

Everyone checked the turn 9♠ to the river 8♠ and Shmuel bet from the small, earning two calls.

"Two pair live five?" asked Shmuel with a slight grimace as he flashed 8♥3♦.

Pratt showed K♣4♥4♦2♥ for a live four, but it was Gregorich holding A♦4♠4♣2♦ with the same live four and aces up. Shmuel mucked and Gregorich took three-quarters of the pot.

Tags: David Shmuel Mark Gregorich Michael Rodrigues Quinzzy Pratt

Jun 02, 2025

Madsen Keeps Betting

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3

Limit: 200/400 Blinds, 400-800 Limits
Pot-Limit: 200 Ante, 100/200 Blinds, 400-700 Pot Limit Raise

Omaha Hi-Lo

On a flop of A♣4♦7♠, Jeff Madsen bet from the big blind and was called by Donald Miller on the button.

Miller called another bet from Madsen on the 2♦ turn, but folded facing a final bet from Madsen on the J♣ river.

The 2006 WSOP Player of the Year recently celebrated his 40th birthday (making him Poker Hall of Fame eligible) and currently sits with 25,500 in chips.

Tags: Donald Miller Jeff Madsen