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

06-08-2025 17:17 UTC-8

Luo Still On Top; Klein Short-Stacked

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Kai Cocklin

Level 31 : Blinds 0/0, 200,000 ante

7♦2♥3♥9♠
K♣7♣Q♦4♥

Second to act, Xixiang Luo bet 500,000 on the flop and Samuel Stranak was the only one to call.

When the turn hit, Stranak check-folded when Luo potted it to 2,000,000.

J♣5♣3♣
3♥5♠K♥

Shortly after, Robert Klein managed to pick up some valuable antes after he potted to 1,000,000 first to act and everybody else folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xixiang Luo	13,500,000 500,000	500,000

Brian Smith	8,400,000 800,000	800,000
Samuel Stranak	8,300,000 700,000	700,000

Danny Wong	3,300,000

Robert Klein	3,000,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Robert Klein Samuel Stranak Xixiang Luo

06-08-2025 17:14 UTC-8

Klein Gets Three Quartered

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Barry Russell

Level 31 : Blinds 0/0, 200,000 ante

5♥8♠A♣9♣5♦
4♠5♠6♣10♠7♠

Action was picked up as Robert Klein was all in against Samuel Stranak.

Robert Klein: A♥9♥8♣2♥ All in
Samuel Stranak: A♦Q♠8♦3♠

Both players chopped the top board with the same two pair but Stranak scooped the bottom board with a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Stranak	9,000,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Robert Klein	3,100,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Robert Klein Samuel Stranak

06-08-2025 17:05 UTC-8

Wong and Stranak Chop

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Kai Cocklin

Level 31 : Blinds 0/0, 200,000 ante

4♠4♣7♦Q♥9♣
4♦A♣2♥10♠K♠

The flop checked through and Danny Wong bet 550,000 on the turn from the cutoff. Samuel Stranak called on the button.

On the river, Wong thought for around two minutes before he fired 2,100,000, leaving himself a chip behind. Stranak snap-called.

Wong showed 10♦10♣8♦3♦ for a set on the bottom, and Stranak flipped A♠8♠8♥4♥ for trips on the top, meaning they chopped it up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Stranak	7,500,000 300,000	300,000

Danny Wong	3,300,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Danny Wong Samuel Stranak

06-08-2025 17:02 UTC-8

Smith Gives Luo a Speech

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Kai Cocklin

Level 31 : Blinds 0/0, 200,000 ante

K♥8♣A♠6♣7♣
5♦7♦3♠9♠10♦

Xixiang Luo fired out 300,000 on the flop and Brian Smith called on the button. When the turn hit, Luo kept the pressure on with another bet of 675,000, and again Smith called.

On the river, Luo announced pot for a sizing of 2,700,000, and Smith started to give the speech play.

"You got some good rivers today. I'm good at flopping, but nothing materializes,". said Smith.

"But of course, you have no idea what I'm saying , do you?" asked Smith, who eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xixiang Luo	14,000,000 800,000	800,000

Brian Smith	9,200,000 900,000	900,000
Samuel Stranak	7,200,000 300,000	300,000

Danny Wong	2,900,000 600,000	600,000

Robert Klein	2,300,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Brian Smith Xixiang Luo

06-08-2025 16:54 UTC-8

"Good one for the Shorties"

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Barry Russell

Level 31 : Blinds 0/0, 200,000 ante

A♥6♥2♦7♦J♣
4♣10♥9♣5♠K♥

There were 750,000 chips in pot and all players checked the flop. Xixiang Luo was in the cutoff and fired out a bet of 575,000 on the turn, Robert Klein called on the button, Brian Smith called in the small blind and Danny Wong called in the big blind.

Action checked to Klein on the river who announced "all in" for 1,400,000, Smith folded. Wong also decided to move all in, Luo snap folded. Klein tabled K♣Q♦J♠10♦ for a straight on the bottom and Wong tabled A♦8♥5♦2♠ for two pair on the top board. Klein said from across the table "good for the shorties".

Player	Chips	Progress
Xixiang Luo	13,200,000 800,000	800,000

Brian Smith	10,100,000 900,000	900,000
Robert Klein	2,800,000 300,000	300,000
Danny Wong	2,300,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Brian Smith Danny Wong Robert Klein Xixiang Luo

Level: 31

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 200,000

06-08-2025 16:42 UTC-8

Good Runout For Smith

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Kai Cocklin

Level 30 : Blinds 0/0, 150,000 ante

Q♦8♥K♠10♣J♣
A♣5♠10♦9♦K♥

Samuel Stranak made it 375,000 from the cutoff on the flop and only Brian Smith called.

"What do you need?" asked Stranak.

The turns and rivers were both checked through and Smith said, "They were bad runouts for my hand,", before he showed J♠10♠9♠5♥ for a straight on top and two pair on bottom.

Stranak looked at his cards for a while before he said, "Nope, they were good runouts for you,", before he mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Smith	11,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Samuel Stranak	7,500,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Samuel Stranak Brian Smith

06-08-2025 16:41 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: Sam Greenwood Talks Battling Gambledore & High-Stakes Online Poker Cheating

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Connor Richards

Level 30 : Blinds 0/0, 150,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 28th episode, Connor talks with Canadian high-stakes pro Sam Greenwood about getting into poker with his two brothers Lucas Greenwood and Max Greenwood, running up a bankroll in high school, traveling the world playing high-stakes tournaments, climbing Canada's all-time money list and battling with Vladimir "Gambledore" Korzinin at Triton.

Greenwood also talked about the state of online poker, how to deal with cheaters, being a dad and his new "Punt of the Day" blog where he breaks down key hands from high-stakes tournaments.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Sam Greenwood by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Tags: Connor Richards Lucas Greenwood Max Greenwood Sam Greenwood

06-08-2025 16:38 UTC-8

Stranak Picks Up a Pot

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Barry Russell

Level 30 : Blinds 0/0, 150,000 ante

A♦J♠3♥4♣5♥
9♥6♥9♠K♠Q♦

There were 750,000 chips in the pot when the action was checked to Samuel Stranak in the cutoff who fired a bet on the flop of 475,000 and Brian Smith called from the small blind. Action went check-check when the turn cards were dealt.

Smith checked again on the river, Stranak decided to 800,000 and Smith picked up his cards and exposed J♣9♣ and folded. Stranak exposed the 9♦ with the 5♠2♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xixiang Luo	14,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Brian Smith	10,000,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Samuel Stranak	7,000,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Robert Klein	2,500,000 400,000	400,000
Danny Wong	2,400,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Tags: Brian Smith Samuel Stranak

06-08-2025 16:26 UTC-8

Bjorn Verbakel Eliminated in 6th Place ($53,824)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 30 : Blinds 0/0, 150,000 ante

6♦8♦8♣A♦Q♥
A♣K♥10♦9♣7♣

Bjorn Verbakel was first to act and shoved 900,000, and when it got to Brian Smith, he made it 1,900,000. Danny Wong was behind and shoved, and Smith quickly called off his stack of around 5,000,000.

Bjorn Verbakel: J♣10♥8♥3♥ All in
Brian Smith: Q♦J♦9♠7♠ All in
Danny Wong: K♣K♠8♠4♠

Smith had flopped a flush draw on the top along with the nuts on the bottom, and improved to a flush on the top turn. The rivers changed nothing and Smith scooped a monster pot to send Verbakel out in sixth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Smith	11,700,000 6,400,000	6,400,000
Danny Wong	3,500,000 3,900,000	3,900,000

Bjorn Verbakel	Busted

Tags: Bjorn Verbakel Brian Smith Danny Wong