Event #15: $1,500 Mixed: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

Jun 04, 2025

Taylor Doubles Through Brown

Liam Gannon

Level 28

Limit: 50,000/100,000 Blinds, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 50,000 Ante, 25,000/50,000 Blinds, 100,000-175,000 Pot Limit Raise

Big O

Thomas Taylor raised to 175,000 on the button and in the big blind, Tyler Brown called.

The flop rolled out K♥9♣2♦ and Brown moved all in for 360,000 which Taylor called.

Thomas Taylor: A♣A♥J♣6♣5♣ All in
Tyler Brown: J♠J♥10♠4♦2♠

Taylor held up on the runout of K♠6♦ to double up at the expense of Brown.

Tags: Thomas Taylor Tyler Brown

Jun 04, 2025

Shmuel and Vang Chop One Up

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Liam Gannon

Level 28

Limit: 50,000/100,000 Blinds, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 50,000 Ante, 25,000/50,000 Blinds, 100,000-175,000 Pot Limit Raise

Omaha Hi-Lo

Dennis Weiss raised in the cutoff and David Shmuel on the button, Sean Remz in the small blind, and Paul Vang in the big blind all called.

The flop rolled out 8♥2♥10♦ and everyone checked to the K♦ turn where Remz checked to Vang who bet and everyone called.

Remz checked the river 3♣ over to Vang who bet once more and this time only Shmuel called.

Vang tabled A♥Q♣J♣4♥ for the nut-low while Shmuel tabled K♠J♦5♠4♦ for a pair of kings for high.

Tags: David Shmuel Dennis Weiss Paul Vang Sean Remz

Jun 04, 2025

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Bets
648	1	Michael Lacer	515,000	3
648	2	Travis Pearson	2,000,000	10
648	3	Sterling Lopez	1,650,000	8
648	4	Aaron Rogers	950,000	5
648	5	Benny Glaser	2,800,000	14
648	6	Thomas Taylor	750,000	4
648	7	Shane Howeth	2,050,000	10
648	8	Tyler Brown	5,250,000	26

649	1	Paul Vang	1,050,000	5
649	2	Abdyl Konjuhi	1,975,000	10
649	3	Bashar Trad	1,750,000	9
649	4	Alan Sternberg	1,800,000	9
649	5	Patrick Leonard	1,850,000	9
649	6	Dennis Weiss	1,100,000	6
649	7	David Shmuel	1,900,000	10
649	8	Sean Remz	3,300,000	17

Dustin Dirksen Eliminated in 17th Place ($10,336)

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Liam Gannon

Level 28

Limit: 50,000/100,000 Blinds, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 50,000 Ante, 25,000/50,000 Blinds, 100,000-175,000 Pot Limit Raise

Omaha Hi-Lo

Dustin Dirksen raised in the hijack and Paul Vang three-bet all in from the small blind. Howeth called in the big blind and Dirksen raised one more bet which Howeth called.

The flop rolled out Q♣2♥J♠ and both players checked to the turn J♥ where Howeth bet and Dirksen called to put himself at risk.

Paul Vang: A♦Q♦J♦4♥ All in
Dustin Dirksen: A♠9♦4♠2♣ All in
Shane Howeth: A♥K♦7♠5♥

The river 9♥ gave Howeth a flush to scoop Dirksen in the side while Vang took down the main pot. Dirksen wished his tablemates luck as the final two tables were set.

Tags: Dustin Dirksen Paul Vang Shane Howeth

Jun 04, 2025

Brown Leaves Lacer Short

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Dan O'Hair

Level 28

Limit: 50,000/100,000 Blinds, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 50,000 Ante, 25,000/50,000 Blinds, 100,000-175,000 Pot Limit Raise

Omaha Hi-Lo

Patrick Leonard raised under the gun and was called by Michael Lacer on the button and Tyler Brown in the big blind for a three-way pot.

Brown led out for a bet on the 10♣8♦9♦ flop and only Lacer called.

Lacer called another bet from Brown on the 2♥ turn and then action checked down on the 4♥ river.

Lacer tabled A♦J♠8♣4♦ for eights and fours, but it was no good against Brown's K♠J♣9♥8♠ for nines and eights.

Tags: Michael Lacer Patrick Leonard Tyler Brown

Jun 04, 2025

Derek Bugg Eliminated in 18th Place ($10,336)

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Liam Gannon

Level 28

Limit: 50,000/100,000 Blinds, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 50,000 Ante, 25,000/50,000 Blinds, 100,000-175,000 Pot Limit Raise

Big O

Derek Bugg raised to 175,000 on the button and Sean Remz in the small blind three-bet to 575,000. Action folded back to Bugg who contemplated his decision for a little bit and engaged in some banter with Remz. After a little more time thinking, he moved al in for 650,000 and Remz called.

Derek Bugg: A♥K♠K♦7♠7♥ All in
Sean Remz: A♣K♣K♥Q♦3♣

The board ran out A♦Q♣J♥9♦6♠ and Remz made aces and queens to scoop the pot and Bugg was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Derek Bugg Sean Remz

Jun 04, 2025

Sternberg Doubles Through Dirksen

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Dan O'Hair

Level 28

Limit: 50,000/100,000 Blinds, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 50,000 Ante, 25,000/50,000 Blinds, 100,000-175,000 Pot Limit Raise

Big O

Paul Vang raised to 150,000 from the cutoff and was called by Alan Sternberg in the small blind. Dustin Dirksen then made it 600,000 from the big blind, which got a fold from Vang and a call from Sternberg.

Sternberg checked on the K♠K♦3♥ flop and Dirksen bet enough to put Sternberg all in for his last 280,000. Sternberg called and hands were revealed.

Alan Sternberg: A♥7♥4♥3♠2♣ All in
Dustin Dirksen: A♣10♠8♠10♣2♥