Event #21: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-06-2025 19:10 UTC-8

Calvin Anderson Eliminated in 2nd Place ($165,447)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

In the second hand of heads-up play Zachary Zaret opened to 500,000 from the button and Calvin Anderson three-bet to 1,500,000 from the big blind. Zaret called.

The flop came 2♦A♠6♠ and Anderson continued for 1,900,000. Zaret raised to 4,200,000 and Anderson shoved for around 13,000,000. Zaret called with a covering stack to put Anderson at risk.

Calvin Anderson: A♣7♦5♥2♣ All in
Zachary Zaret: J♠J♣5♠3♣

Anderson had two pair and a seven-five low draw while Zaret had a flush draw, pair of jacks and superior five-three low draw. The flush came in on the Q♠ turn giving Zaret the lead and he remained in front on the Q♦ river to eliminate Anderson in second place and win the final hand of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zachary Zaret	29,400,000 14,000,000	14,000,000

Calvin Anderson	Busted

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06-06-2025 18:45 UTC-8

Christopher Vitch Eliminated in 3rd Place ($116,672)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Christopher Vitch shoved for 520,000 from the small blind and Zachary Zaret called from the big blind to put him at risk.

Christopher Vitch: Q♣J♠6♥5♣ All in
Zachary Zaret: A♥A♦J♦9♠

The board ran out K♥10♦6♠Q♦9♦. No low was possible and Zaret had the nut-flush to eliminate Vitch and enter heads-up play with a small lead over Calvin Anderson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zachary Zaret	15,400,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Calvin Anderson	14,000,000 9,300,000	9,300,000

Christopher Vitch	Busted

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06-06-2025 17:45 UTC-8

Darryll Fish Eliminated in 4th Place ($83,465)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Christopher Vitch opened to 400,000 from the button and Darryll Fish responded with a pot-sized raise to 1,360,000 from the small blind, leaving 360,000 behind. Vitch called.

The flop came A♦J♣9♠. Fish shoved for his remaining chips and Vitch called to put him at risk.

Darryll Fish: A♣K♣7♠3♥ All in
Christopher Vitch: A♥9♦4♦3♦

Fish had top pair, top kicker but was in bad shape against Vitch's two pair. Fish found no help when the rest of the board ran out 2♠2♥ and was sent to the rail while Vitch extended his lead over the rest of the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	16,375,000 5,125,000	5,125,000

Zachary Zaret	6,725,000 1,875,000	1,875,000

Calvin Anderson	6,300,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Darryll Fish	Busted

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06-06-2025 17:30 UTC-8

Ronnie Tate Eliminated in 5th Place ($60,584)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Christopher Vitch raised to 480,000 from the small blind, Ronnie Tate three-bet shoved for around 800,000 from the big blind and Vitch called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Ronnie Tate: 10♣10♦6♣3♠ All in
Christopher Vitch: J♠9♥8♣7♥

The board ran out A♦6♥10♥9♦3♦. Tate had flopped a set but Vitch had turned a straight to send Tate to the rail in brutal fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	11,250,000 3,315,000	3,315,000

Ronnie Tate	Busted

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06-06-2025 16:13 UTC-8

Bryce Yockey Eliminated in 6th Place ($44,640)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Bryce Yockey opened to 420,000 from the hijack, leaving 310,000 behind. Calvin Anderson called from the cutoff.

The flop came 6♣2♦6♥ and Yockey fired a 250,000 continuation-bet that Anderson called.

Yockey put in his last 60,000 on the 5♦ turn and Anderson called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Bryce Yockey: A♥10♣9♣2♠ All in
Calvin Anderson: A♠8♣4♠3♦

Anderson had a straight and the nut-low leaving Yockey drawing dead. After the inconsequential J♥ river, Anderson scooped the pot while Yockey's deep run came to an end in sixth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Anderson	7,025,000 1,525,000	1,525,000

Bryce Yockey	Busted

Tags: Bryce Yockey Calvin Anderson

06-06-2025 15:36 UTC-8

Marco Johnson Eliminated in 7th Place ($33,374)

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Jerome Solomon

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

After Calvin Anderson raised under the gun, Marco Johnson went all in with his final 870,000 chips from the big blind and got the call.

Marco Johnson: A♥Q♥6♠3♠ All in
Calvin Anderson: A♣10♣10♠3♣

The rollout came 9♦9♥K♣A♠9♣, giving Anderson a full house with nines over tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Anderson	3,915,000 715,000	715,000

Marco Johnson	Busted

Tags: Calvin Anderson Marco Johnson

06-06-2025 15:02 UTC-8

Anderson Wins a Leveling War Against Vitch

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Calvin Anderson opened to 300,000 from the small blind and Christopher Vitch defended from the big blind.

The flop came K♠10♣10♥ and Anderson bet 150,000. Vitch clicked it to 300,000, Anderson raised to 550,000 and Vitch called.

Anderson checked the 5♥ turn and Vitch put 350,000 into the 1,800,000 pot. Anderson called and both players checked the 6♠ river.

Anderson showed A♣A♠Q♣3♥ for aces up which was enough to take the sizable pot.

"Nice hand Calvin" Darryl Fish told his tablemate following the hand.

"Leveling wars" Anderson replied.

"Like an old school online hand. Click battles" Fish added as Anderson scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	8,500,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Calvin Anderson	3,200,000 1,250,000	1,250,000

Tags: Calvin Anderson Christopher Vitch Darryl Fish

06-06-2025 14:26 UTC-8

Andres Korn Eliminated in 8th Place ($25,339)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Andres Korn opened to 225,000 from the hijack and received calls from Bryce Yockey on the button, Calvin Anderson in the small blind and Christopher Vitch in the big blind.

The flop came K♣10♣7♦. Anderson checked and Vitch bet 325,000. Korn raised to 1,700,000 which forced folds from Yockey and Anderson. Vitch moved all in, slightly covering Korn who started the hand with roughly 4,400,000. Korn called, putting himself at risk.

Andres Korn: A♠10♦10♥4♠ All in
Christopher Vitch: K♠K♦8♦2♦

Korn winced upon seeing that he was on the wrong side of a set-over-set cooler. with only one out to take the high and backdoors to take the low. A chop was possible on the 6♠ turn but the Q♠ river was a brick and Korn was sent to the rail in brutal fashion while Vitch took down the biggest pot of the tournament so far by a wide margin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	10,200,000 5,250,000	5,250,000

Zachary Zaret	5,755,000 445,000	445,000

Ronnie Tate	3,900,000 145,000	145,000
Calvin Anderson	2,300,000 125,000	125,000

Bryce Yockey	2,100,000 1,575,000	1,575,000

Darryll Fish	2,000,000 400,000	400,000
Marco Johnson	1,100,000 160,000	160,000

Andres Korn	Busted

Tags: Andres Korn Bryce Yockey Calvin Anderson Christopher Vitch

06-06-2025 14:04 UTC-8

Donny Rubinstein Eliminated in 9th Place ($19,538)

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Jerome Solomon

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Donny Rubinstein, limped under the gun, calling the 80,000 big blind. Calvin Anderson limped as well from the button.

Christopher Vitch was having none of that. He raised 400,000 from the small blind, which put Rubinstein all in once he made the call.

Donny Rubinstein: A♣8♠5♠5♦ All in
Christopher Vitch: A♠Q♣6♦3♠

The runout of A♥10♥4♥8♣Q♦resulted in each having two pair, but Vitch took down the pot with the top two, aces and queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	6,100,000

Donny Rubinstein	Busted

06-06-2025 13:22 UTC-8

Amnon Filippi Eliminated in 10th Place ($15,304)

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Jerome Solomon

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Amnon Filippi raised from the cutoff, Calvin Anderson, who was in the big blind, called a pot raise of 960,000, which would put Filippi all-in were he to call. He did.

Amnon Filippi: A♦8♣4♣2♣ All in
Calvin Anderson: A♠K♥Q♦4♠

The flop opened a flush draw for Anderson and it got home on the river in a runout of 10♠2♠7♣K♣9♠. No low qualified and Filippi was out of the tournament just shy of making the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Anderson	2,385,000 285,000	285,000

Amnon Filippi	Busted

Tags: Amnon Filippi Calvin Anderson