Event #21: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day 2 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,561,140
Entries
1,176
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
176
Players Left
11
Players Left 1 / 1,176
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Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The penultimate day has concluded in Event #21: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better here at the 2025 World Series of Poker, hosted at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. After ten action-packed levels, only 11 players remain from 176 hopefuls who had advanced to Day 2.
Zachary Zaret finished the night with the chip lead after bagging 7,060,000, worth 118 big blinds going into the final day. Zaret started the day as one of the shortest stacks with just six big blinds. He steadily increased his stack throughout the early parts of the day before finding himself in a massive three-way all in after dinner break. Zaret hit running cards to make a Broadway straight, eliminating Jake Schwartz and ascending to the top of the counts in the process. Zaret never looked back from there, eliminating several players after the three-table redraw en route to bagging the chip lead.
Zaret is most closely followed by Bryce Yockey with 4,100,000 while Ronnie Tate rounds out the top three after ending the night with 3,855,000. Other notables still in contention include Christopher Vitch, Calvin Anderson and Marco Johnson.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zachary Zaret | Canada | 7,060,000 | 141 |
| 2 | Bryce Yockey | United States | 4,100,000 | 82 |
| 3 | Ronnie Tate | United States | 3,855,000 | 77 |
| 4 | Christopher Vitch | United States | 3,795,000 | 76 |
| 5 | Calvin Anderson | United States | 2,250,000 | 45 |
| 6 | Andres Korn | Argentina | 2,125,000 | 43 |
| 7 | Marco Johnson | United States | 1,945,000 | 39 |
| 8 | Darryll Fish | United States | 1,480,000 | 30 |
| 9 | Amnon Filippi | United States | 975,000 | 20 |
| 10 | Yehuda Buchalter | United States | 965,000 | 19 |
Some notable players to make it to Day 2 but fall before the end of the night include Max Pescatori (95th - $3,346), Jon Kyte (62nd - $4,391), Steve Zolotow (49th - $4,985), Lawrence Brandt (39th - $6,773), Shaun Deeb (31st - $8,101) and Joey Couden (23rd - $9,851).
The third and final day begins Friday, June 7, at 1 p.m. local time. The blinds will start at 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 big blind ante and the plan is to play down to a winner.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action for this event from the moment cards are in the air on the final day until a winner is crowned.
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The 11 remaining players have bagged for the night and will return tomorrow, June 6, to play out the remainder of the tournament.
The chip counts are posted below; a recap of the day will follow shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,060,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
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4,100,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
|
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|
3,855,000 | |
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3,795,000
605,000
|
605,000 |
|
||
|
2,250,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
||
|
2,125,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,945,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,480,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
975,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
|
||
|
965,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
775,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Grant Hart was part of a trio of players who called a 125,000 preflop raise. After Ronnie Tate bet 200,000 on the flop of Q♥4♣K♣, Hart went all in, and Tate made the call.
Grant Hart: A♥10♦6♣4♥ 
Ronnie Tate: A♣10♣10♥2♥
Ronnie Tate had tens, and club and straight draws, while Hart had a pair of fours and a straight draw as well.
The J♣ turn locked in the hand for Tate with the club flush. The 2x bricked on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,855,000
2,255,000
|
2,255,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
In a preflop confrontation Juan Lamprea was all in from the big blind for around 500,000 and up against Andres Korn who covered him from the small blind.
Juan Lamprea: A♥K♥K♣J♠
Andres Korn: Q♣Q♠4♠3♥
The board ran out 4♥9♦7♣Q♥6♠. Neither player had a low and Korn had a set of queens to eliminate the start-of-day chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
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|
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|
Busted | |
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Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Bryce Yockey raised to 100,000 in the cutoff. John Zable then put in 400,000 on the button, and big blind Amnon Filippi moved all in for 810,000.
A surprised Yockey mucked his hands after checking his opponent's stacks, while Zable called off for 765,000.
John Zable: A♠Q♣4♦3♣
Amnon Filippi: A♥K♥8♦2♦
Filippi flopped two pair on A♦J♣8♠. The 5♣ turn gave Zable a low, but the 3♦ river counterfeited it, giving Filippi a better low and eliminating Zable.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,540,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
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|
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1,725,000
1,480,000
|
1,480,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Andres Korn opened to 100,000 from middle position, Bryce Yockey called from the button and Justin Liberto defended from the big blind.
The flop came 5♥9♦8♦ and Liberto shoved for 260,000. Korn called, Yockey shoved and Korn, who was covered with around 600,000 behind, called and was also at risk.
Justin Liberto: 10♠9♣5♠3♠
Andres Korn: A♣Q♣5♦2♠
Bryce Yockey: A♦Q♦6♠5♣
The rest of the board ran out 7♣3♣. Korn had the nut-low for half. Liberto had two pair but Yockey had him beat for the high to send him to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,710,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
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|
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1,200,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
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Busted | |
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Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Juan Lamprea raised the pot to 175,000 from the cutoff and quickly called all in when Bryce Yockey moved in from the small blind.
Juan Lamprea: A♠K♠2♠2♣
Bryce Yockey: A♥Q♥5♣2♦
Lamprea flopped the nut flush on 5♠9♠6♠, but Yockey rivered a quarter of the pot when K♥8♠ completed the board as both players made the nut low.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,540,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
|
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|
|
555,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
|
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Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Darryll Fish made the minimum raise to 100,000 in the cutoff. It folded to Justin Liberto in the big blind, who three-bet to 325,000. Fish quickly moved all in for 840,000, and Liberto shrugged before he called off.
Darryll Fish: A♦A♣J♦2♥
Justin Liberto: A♠Q♥5♠4♦
Liberto had some outs after the J♥9♥6♠Q♣ turn paired him, but the river came a meaningless 8♠, doubling up Fish with his aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,755,000
770,000
|
770,000 |
|
|
435,000
1,015,000
|
1,015,000 |
|
|
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Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Bryce Yockey had limped in from the small blind, and John Zable had checked his option in the big blind. Zable's stack of 380,000 was then put at risk on the 2♦5♠J♣ flop, and the cards were revealed.
John Zable: A♦J♦6♥4♦
Bryce Yockey: 8♠7♦5♣4♣
Zable made two pair and a six-low on the 10♦A♣ runout, scooping the pot and doubling up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,800,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
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|
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810,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
