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

06-04-2025 16:48 UTC-7

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Brown	4,000,000 1,250,000	1,250,000

Thomas Taylor	1,180,000 430,000	430,000

Tags: Thomas Taylor Tyler Brown

06-04-2025 16:40 UTC-7

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Remz	2,815,000 485,000	485,000
David Shmuel	2,600,000 700,000	700,000

Paul Vang	1,410,000 360,000	360,000
Dennis Weiss	815,000 285,000	285,000

Tags: David Shmuel Dennis Weiss Paul Vang Sean Remz

06-04-2025 16:31 UTC-7

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Brown	5,250,000 150,000	150,000

Sean Remz	3,300,000 50,000	50,000
Benny Glaser	2,800,000 435,000	435,000

Shane Howeth	2,050,000 90,000	90,000
Travis Pearson	2,000,000 415,000	415,000
Abdyl Konjuhi	1,975,000 100,000	100,000

David Shmuel	1,900,000 105,000	105,000

Patrick Leonard	1,850,000 50,000	50,000

Alan Sternberg	1,800,000

Bashar Trad	1,750,000 450,000	450,000
Sterling Lopez	1,650,000 450,000	450,000
Dennis Weiss	1,100,000 420,000	420,000

Paul Vang	1,050,000 20,000	20,000
Aaron Rogers	950,000 20,000	20,000
Thomas Taylor	750,000 300,000	300,000
Michael Lacer	515,000 35,000	35,000

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shane Howeth	1,960,000 555,000	555,000
Paul Vang	1,070,000 670,000	670,000
Dustin Dirksen	Busted

Tags: Dustin Dirksen Paul Vang Shane Howeth

06-04-2025 16:15 UTC-7

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Brown	5,400,000 55,000	55,000

Patrick Leonard	1,800,000 705,000	705,000

Michael Lacer	550,000 740,000	740,000

Tags: Michael Lacer Patrick Leonard Tyler Brown

06-04-2025 16:05 UTC-7

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Remz	3,350,000 700,000	700,000
Derek Bugg	Busted

Tags: Derek Bugg Sean Remz

06-04-2025 15:55 UTC-7

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♥

The J♦4♠ runout left Sternberg best with two pair and he doubled up through Dirksen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alan Sternberg	1,800,000 925,000	925,000

Dustin Dirksen	500,000 885,000	885,000
Paul Vang	400,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Alan Sternberg Dustin Dirksen Paul Vang

06-04-2025 15:51 UTC-7

Taylor Doubles Through Remz

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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

Thomas Taylor raised on the button and in the big blind, Sean Remz three-bet which Taylor called.

Remz bet the flop of 10♦5♥5♣ which saw Taylor raise all in and Remz called.

Thomas Taylor: A♠8♠5♦2♥ All in
Sean Remz: 8♦8♣7♦6♣

The board ran out 3♣K♠ and the three fives was good for Taylor to double at the expense of Remz.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Remz	2,650,000 300,000	300,000
Thomas Taylor	1,050,000 550,000	550,000

Tags: Sean Remz Thomas Taylor

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

06-04-2025 15:30 UTC-7

Break Time

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Dan O'Hair

Level 27

Limit: 40,000/80,000 Blinds, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 40,000 Ante, 20,000/40,000 Blinds, 40,000-140,000 Pot Limit Raise

The remaining 18 players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Brown	5,345,000

Sean Remz	2,950,000 45,000	45,000
Shane Howeth	2,515,000 1,465,000	1,465,000
Benny Glaser	2,365,000 5,000	5,000

Bashar Trad	2,200,000
David Shmuel	2,005,000 855,000	855,000

Abdyl Konjuhi	1,875,000

Travis Pearson	1,585,000 390,000	390,000
Dennis Weiss	1,520,000 145,000	145,000

Dustin Dirksen	1,385,000 365,000	365,000
Michael Lacer	1,290,000 610,000	610,000
Sterling Lopez	1,200,000
Patrick Leonard	1,095,000 905,000	905,000

Aaron Rogers	930,000 45,000	45,000
Alan Sternberg	875,000 150,000	150,000

Derek Bugg	775,000
Thomas Taylor	500,000 870,000	870,000
Paul Vang	495,000 905,000	905,000