The action checked to Brian Smith on the button, who bet 175,000. Samuel Stranak called and on the turn, he check-called again after Smith potted it to 750,000.
When the river dropped, Stranak checked and after some time, Smith checked back.
Stranak then showed Q♥Q♠8♠5♦ for a flush on the top and a set on the bottom.
"I didn't know what I was going to do," said Stranak, in reference to if Smith bet.
"You were gonna call," replied Smith bluntly. 'I can tell you with confidence, you were not folding,", he added.
The flop was checked through and Samuel Stranak bet 250,000 on the turn. Brian Smith called and Oleksandr Trokhymenko shoved his last 405,000 into the pot. Both Stranak and Trokhymenko called.
On the river, Stranak checked and Smith potted it to 1,615,000. Stranak folded.
Smith then showed 6♦6♥4♦4♥ for a boat on the top and the nut straight on the bottom. Trokhymenko couldn't compete with that as this K♣Q♣9♣3♥ went into the bin.
There were 350,000 chips in the middle and action had checked to Ian Matakis in the cutoff who bet 150,000, Matthew Tamura called in the small blind and Bjorn Verbakel announced "all in" from the big blind. Matakis decided to put Tamura all in, Tamura went into the tank but decided to fold.
Bjorn Verbakel: A♣Q♦10♠8♥
Ian Matakis Q♣9♥8♣3♦
Verbakel scooped the pot as his ace played as the top board kicker, while he completed a straight on the bottom board.
After the flop checked through, Xixiang Luo bet 300,000 into the 350,000 in the middle. Next to act Anson Tsang then went all in, and Giorgos Tsoupras asked for a count, which amounted to 315,000. Tsoupras then called, leaving Luo no choice but to flick in the remaining 15,000 as well.
After the river peeled off, Tsoupras checked over to Luo, who opted for a tiny bet of 100,000. Tsoupras whipped his head round to Luo, and picked up a 100,000 chip with a wry smile. He played with it for a minute before throwing it high into the air. It landed on the felt to indicate a call. Luo flipped over Q♠10♦4♦3♠ for the nut straight and a queen high flush. Tsang had J♠7♣5♦2♠ for no good trips and two pair. Tsoupras mucked his cards.
The first ever PLO Double Board Bomb Pot tournament at the 2025 World Series of Poker saw 162 players return to Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas for Day 2, already in the money and looking for a deep run.
After 10 levels of play in Event #24: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot, 25K Fantasy player Xixiang Luo bagged a slim chip lead with 5,630,000.
Luo is the only remaining player with multiple bracelets among the final 13 contenders, and sits just in front of Day 1 chip leader Samuel Stranak (5,570,000).
Day 2 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
Xixiang Luo
China
5,630,000
2
Samuel Stranak
Slovakia
5,570,000
3
Brian Smith
United States
5,195,000
4
Ian Matakis
United States
3,470,000
5
Robert Klein
United States
3,150,000
6
Yang Wang
China
2,630,000
7
Robert Nehorayan
United States
2,235,000
8
Georgios Tsoupras
Greece
1,870,000
9
Bjorn Verbakel
Netherlands
1,845,000
10
Jacob Baumgartner
United States
1,590,000
11
Danny Wong
United States
1,375,000
12
Matthew Tamura
United States
1,290,000
13
Arvan Sahakian
United States
460,000
Ian Matakis
The final day will see a total of six WSOP bracelet winners looking to add to their collection of hardware, a list that includes Ian Matakis. The 2023 WSOP Player of the Year sits fourth in chips with 3,470,000,
Others on that list of previous WSOP champions are Robert Klein (3,150,000), Robert Nehorayan (2,235,000), Bjorn Verbakel (1,845,000), and Danny Wong (1,375,000).
Plenty of notable players returned to action on Day 2, but fell short of the final two tables. That group includes five-time bracelet winner Michael Mizrachi, David “ODB” Baker, Nacho Barbero, 2024 WSOP Main Event runner-up Jordan Griff, and Christian Harder.
The final 13 players will return to the felt at 12 p.m. local time on Sunday, where play will begin at Level 26 with a 60,000 ante per player. Levels will continue to be 60 minutes in length, and action will continue until a winner is crowned.
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for full coverage of this and every WSOP bracelet event here in Las Vegas.
