Event #24: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-08-2025 11:48 UTC-8

"I Scoop With a Flush"

Barry Russell

Level 26 : Blinds 0/0, 60,000 ante

10♥5♣10♠K♠7♥
9♠J♣2♠7♠A♣

There were 360,000 chip in the pot as Robert Nehorayan bet 180,000 from the big blind, Ian Matakis called in the hijack and Bjorn Verbakel announced "1,080,000". Nehorayan announced "all in" for 2,200,000. Action was back on Matakis who asked for a count but folded once the chips got confirmed. Verbakel called after tanking with 400,000 behind waiting for a hand to complete on the other table.

Bjorn Verbakel: K♥10♣9♣4♠ All in
Robert Nehorayan: Q♥10♦J♠4♣

Nehorayan took the bottom board with a pair of jacks and Verbakel took the top board with a full house. Verbakel pushed two of his black cards and jokily said "I scoop with a flush" and got a chuckle out of Nehorayan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Matakis	2,700,000 650,000	650,000

Robert Nehorayan	2,500,000 300,000	300,000

Bjorn Verbakel	1,700,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Bjorn Verbakel Ian Matakis Robert Nehorayan

06-08-2025 11:52 UTC-8

Luo Scoops Wang

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Kai Cocklin

Level 26 : Blinds 0/0, 60,000 ante

6♣7♥10♥A♣8♥
5♦7♣5♥2♥2♦

The flop checked around when it got to Xixiang Luo on the turn, he bet 280,000. Only Yang Wang called.

Both tapped the table on the river and Luo showed A♦7♦3♦2♠ for two pair up top and a boat on the bottom. Yang showed Q♠Q♣J♠10♦ and was scooped.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xixiang Luo	7,000,000 200,000	200,000

Samuel Stranak	6,100,000 560,000	560,000

Robert Klein	3,400,000 100,000	100,000
Yang Wang	2,200,000 430,000	430,000
Giorgos Tsoupras	1,800,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Jacob Baumgartner	1,200,000 390,000	390,000

Tags: Xixiang Luo Yang Wang

06-08-2025 12:01 UTC-8

Tamura Chops With Straight Flush

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 0/0, 60,000 ante

J♠8♠6♠9♠2♣
4♥Q♣7♣2♦4♠

The flops checked through to the turns, where Brian Smith fired 300,000 from early position. Matthew Tamura then raised the pot to 1,260,000. Smith quickly put Tamura all-in for not much more, and Tamura called off.

Matthew Tamura: A♦K♦7♠5♠ All in
Brian Smith: Q♠Q♥6♥5♣

Tamura had made a straight flush on the top board, while Smith had top set on the bottom board. The rivers made Smith a full house on the bottom board, and the pot was chopped.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Smith	5,650,000 610,000	610,000
Ian Matakis	2,520,000 180,000	180,000

Robert Nehorayan	2,300,000 200,000	200,000

Matthew Tamura	1,650,000 190,000	190,000
Bjorn Verbakel	1,580,000 120,000	120,000

Danny Wong	1,325,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Brian Smith Matthew Tamura

06-08-2025 12:03 UTC-8

Luo Keeps Building, Baumgartner Getting Short

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Kai Cocklin

Level 26 : Blinds 0/0, 60,000 ante

Xixiang Luo has picked up the last few pots uncontested by betting on the flop and getting no callers. Interestingly, the flop bets have been different sizes from Luo. First, he fired 250,000 into a pot of 360,000, then in the next hand he bet 210,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xixiang Luo	8,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Samuel Stranak	6,000,000 100,000	100,000

Giorgos Tsoupras	1,400,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Jacob Baumgartner	650,000 550,000	550,000

Tags: Xixiang Luo

Level: 27

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 80,000

06-08-2025 12:18 UTC-8

Luo Finds Scoop

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Frank Visser

Level 27 : Blinds 0/0, 80,000 ante

3♥3♦9♦10♠Q♦
J♦K♥10♥2♦5♣

It checked to Yang Wang on the flops, who fired a bet of 280,000. Xixiang Luo called from middle position, while the rest of the table mucked their hands.

Luo and Wang then checked to showdown. Luo tabled J♥J♣8♣6♦ for a set of jacks on the bottom board and a straight on the top board, leaving Wang's 5♥4♥3♣2♥ with nothing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xixiang Luo	8,800,000 800,000	800,000

Samuel Stranak	5,750,000 250,000	250,000

Robert Klein	3,100,000 300,000	300,000
Yang Wang	1,975,000 225,000	225,000
Giorgos Tsoupras	1,325,000 1,325,000	1,325,000
Jacob Baumgartner	575,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Xixiang Luo Yang Wang

06-08-2025 12:20 UTC-8

Verbakel in the Tank

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Barry Russell

Level 27 : Blinds 0/0, 80,000 ante

5♦8♦6♦8♥3♠
3♦10♠9♣7♠Q♦

There were 480,000 chips in the middle and all players checked the flop. Bjorn Verbakel bet 110,000 on the button with 10♦8♣5♣2♣, Danny Wong called in the big blind with K♦J♣4♦4♣ and Matthew Tamura called in the cutoff with 5♥3♥3♣2♥.

Wong decided to lead for 540,000 when the river cards were dealt, Tamura made the call now Verbakel went deep into the tank but also landed on a call. Verbakel and Wang chop as Verbakel had a full house on the top board and Wang with a straight on the bottom board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Smith	5,400,000 250,000	250,000
Ian Matakis	2,700,000 180,000	180,000

Robert Nehorayan	2,100,000 200,000	200,000

Bjorn Verbakel	1,800,000 220,000	220,000

Matthew Tamura	1,500,000 150,000	150,000
Danny Wong	1,300,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Bjorn Verbakel Danny Wong Matthew Tamura

06-08-2025 12:29 UTC-8

Tamura Hits Quads, Chops Twice

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 0/0, 80,000 ante

Matthew Tamura was involved in two big hands in a short period of time.

6♦J♣K♣7♥Q♦
K♦6♣Q♥8♠3♣

Tamura potted to 480,000 on the flop, Brian Smith re-potted it, and Tamura was all-in for around 1,800,000.

Matthew Tamura: K♣Q♣9♠5♦ All in
Brian Smith: K♥Q♠5♣4♣

Both held king-queen for two pair and the other draws bricked out, meaning they chopped it up.

10♦8♦4♥3♦2♥
7♥3♣3♠2♦7♣

On the second board, Tamura bet 250,000 on the flop and Ian Matakis potted. Tamura shoved, and Matakis called.

Matthew Tamura: J♠7♠7♦6♠ All in
Ian Matakis: A♥K♦8♣3♦

Tamura ended the bottom board with quads, and Matakis took the top with his two pair, meaning the chopped it up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Smith	5,700,000 300,000	300,000
Ian Matakis	2,600,000 100,000	100,000

Matthew Tamura	2,500,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Brian Smith Ian Matakis Matthew Tamura

06-08-2025 12:33 UTC-8

Wang Receives Three Quarters

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Frank Visser

Level 27 : Blinds 0/0, 80,000 ante

6♥4♣3♥2♠J♦
K♣9♠8♥6♦7♣

Samuel Stranak bet 175,000 on the flops from early position. Yang Wang called in the hijack, and chipleader Xixiang Luo check-called under the gun. After a second check by Luo, Stranak upped the ante to 700,000 on the turns.

Wang then moved in his stack of around 1,800,000, folding out Luo. Stranak quickly called, however, revealing the cards.

Yang Wang: A♦Q♦7♥5♣ All in
Samuel Stranak: K♠6♣5♦3♦

Wang was scooping with a straight on both boards but the bottom river bailed Stranak out somewhat, making him the same straight as Wang.

Stranak cut out half of Wang's stack from his own, seeing it being shipped to his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xixiang Luo	8,500,000 300,000	300,000

Samuel Stranak	4,885,000 865,000	865,000

Yang Wang	3,060,000 1,085,000	1,085,000

Tags: Samuel Stranak Xixiang Luo Yang Wang

06-08-2025 12:41 UTC-8

Verbakel Chipping Up

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Barry Russell

Level 27 : Blinds 0/0, 80,000 ante

5♦A♠6♦J♣K♥
Q♠Q♣J♥10♥3♦

There were 480,000 in pot when action checked to Bjorn Verbakel who bet 80,000 from the button. Brian Smith called in the hijack and Matthew Tamura called in the cutoff. Verbakel did not slow down when the turn cards were dealt as he bet 250,000, Smith and Tamura called again.

Players checked to the aggressor and at this point Verbakel asked the dealer "how much is in the pot" and the dealer responded with "just over 1,400,000", Verbakel verbally announced "all in" for just under the pot. Smith and Tamura both snap folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Smith	5,800,000 100,000	100,000
Bjorn Verbakel	2,800,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Matthew Tamura	2,000,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Bjorn Verbakel Brian Smith Matthew Tamura