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

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 17:17 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 17:26 UTC-8

Massive Scoop

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Barry Russell

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

J♠5♣3♦6♠J♥
7♥3♠6♣4♣8♥

There were 1,000,000 chips in the pot when the action checked on the flop to Xixiang Luo in the cutoff who bet 400,000, Brian Smith in the small blind was the only caller. Luo continued his aggression with a bet of 1,600,000 when the turn cards were dealt, Smith called.

Smith decided to lead for 5,000,000 when the river cards were dealt, Luo did not waste time and called. Smith tabled 6♦6♥2♥8♦ for a full house on the top expecting to chop but Luo tabled J♣8♠5♠4♠ for a bigger full house on top and a straight on the bottom to scoop this massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xixiang Luo	20,000,000 6,500,000	6,500,000

Brian Smith	1,000,000 7,400,000	7,400,000

Tags: Brian Smith Xixiang Luo

06-08-2025 17:34 UTC-8

Smith Won't Go Down Lightly

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Kai Cocklin

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

9♥3♠7♠2♥9♦
4♣9♠4♥8♣10♦

Xixiang Luo was second to act and bet 500,000. Brian Smith then shoved for 1,050,000 and when it got back to Luo, he called.

Brian Smith: 10♣7♣6♠4♠ All in
Xixiang Luo: K♥J♣6♦4♦

Smith found a great runout as his managed to scoop and double up to get back in contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xixiang Luo	19,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Brian Smith	3,100,000 2,100,000	2,100,000

Tags: Brian Smith Xixiang Luo

06-08-2025 17:38 UTC-8

Stranak and Luo Share the Pot

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Kai Cocklin

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

4♥4♦Q♣3♠9♦
4♠7♠5♦J♣5♠

It checked to Xixiang Luo on the button, who fired out 300,000. Samuel Stranak was the only caller from the cutoff.

When the turn hit, Stranak again went into check-call mode after Luo potted it for 1,600,000.

Both decided to check the river and Stranak tabled 9♠8♣4♣3♦ for a full house on top. Luo then flipped A♥Q♦8♦5♥ for trip fives on the bottom, meaning the two chopped it up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xixiang Luo	19,500,000 500,000	500,000

Samuel Stranak	9,500,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Robert Klein	2,400,000 600,000	600,000
Danny Wong	1,600,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Tags: Samuel Stranak Xixiang Luo

06-08-2025 17:42 UTC-8

Chop Chop

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Barry Russell

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

K♥A♥Q♣9♠9♦
A♠Q♥3♠8♦K♠

There were 1,000,000 chips in the pot and all players checked on the flop and turn. Samuel Stranak decided to lead from the big blind for 400,000 and Brian Smith called on the button. Stranak Q♠4♥10♦2♠ and Smith tabled 6♠4♠A♦3♦ they chop the pot as Stranak had a flush on the bottom board and Smith had top pair on the top board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Stranak	9,100,000 400,000	400,000

Brian Smith	2,600,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Brian Smith Samuel Stranak

06-08-2025 17:44 UTC-8

Stranak Check-Raises

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Kai Cocklin

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

J♥5♦10♦
8♥7♠6♦

The action got to Brian Smith in the cutoff, who fired out 575,000. Samuel Stranak then put in a check-raise to 1,300,000, which got the job done as the rest of the table folded.